(a) At all regular meetings of Council the order of procedure shall be as follows unless otherwise provided herein or by majority vote of Council:
Call to order at 7:30 p.m.
Opening ceremonies
Roll call
Acceptance of Agenda
Approval of Minutes
Communications
Questions and/or comments from the public and others
New and unfinished business such as but not limited to:
a. Ordinances
b. Resolutions
c. Motions
Miscellaneous business
Adjournment
(b) At special meetings the purpose of the call shall have precedence over all other matters and the preceding order shall not be applicable unless made so by a majority vote of Council.
(c) Ordinances and Resolutions shall not be entered on the agenda nor introduced by any member of Council without first having been submitted to the Solicitor for approval as to form.
(d) When a main motion has been made and seconded, the Chair shall declare it specifically before debate. Every motion, resolution, and ordinance (excepting simple motions at the Chair's discretion) shall be presented in written or printed form and a copy of same shall have been made available to all members of Council prior to its introduction. No motion, once made and seconded, may be withdrawn from consideration without consent of a majority of Council.
(e) When any question is before Council, no other motion or question may be entertained unless it be: (1) to adjourn, (2) to lay on the table, (3) for the previous question, (4) to postpone indefinitely, (5) to postpone to a time certain, (6) to refer to Committee, (7) to amend. The motions enumerated, to and including (7), shall have precedence in the order named.
(f) A motion to adjourn shall always be in order unless immediately prior to the making of said motion, (1) a similar motion to adjourn had just been defeated, (2) a member has the floor, (3) the previous question has just been ordered or, (4) Council is voting.
(g) In the event adjournment occurs during consideration of a question, the same question in its entirety shall be placed upon the agenda of the next regular meeting as new business and take precedence over all other new business upon said agenda.
(h) A motion to lay on the table may not be amended nor debated. A question, having been tabled, may be taken from the table only as unfinished business.
(i) A motion to postpone to a future time definite, being seconded, terminates debate upon the main question; provided however, prior to call said motion may be amended, but only as to future time.
(j) A motion to postpone consideration to a future time uncertain shall be considered as a motion to defeat the main question.
(k) All new business shall be referred by the Chair to the appropriate Committee or Committees without debate unless otherwise ordered by a majority vote of Council.
(l) The rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order (Revised) shall govern the Council in all cases to which they are applicable and are not inconsistent with the Charter or the Standing Rules of Council. All other rules are hereby abolished.
(Ord. 2002-11. Passed 1-24-02.)