(a) Voting requirements:
(1) Motions or regular adoption of legislation =
| four (4) members.
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(2) Emergency adoption of legislation =
| four (4) members.
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(3) Suspension of three readings of legislation =
| five (5) members.
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(b) All members shall cast a vote on a measure unless forced to abstain due to a conflict of interest. If a member of Council abstains due to a conflict of interest, is silent or fails to response to a roll call, such abstention, silence or such failure to respond shall be considered acquiescence to meet the statutory requirement of concurrence of a majority of all members elected to the Council and shall be counted as a vote with the majority. An abstention being used by a member of Council a avoid a yea/nay vote shall be counted as a vote with the majority. An abstention may be questioned as to the nature of the conflict of interest by the President of Council or a Member of Council.
(Ord. 3967. Passed 4-18-18.)