(a) The Council shall meet in the established Council chamber, or in such other place as may be established by ordinance, and shall hold at least two (2) regular meetings in each month.
(b) Special meetings of the Council shall be held at the regular meeting place of the Council. Special meetings shall be called by the City Clerk on the written request of the Mayor or two (2) members of the Council.
(c) At least twelve (12) hours’ written notice shall be given of special meetings designating the time and purpose of the meeting. Such notice shall be given personally by the Clerk to each member of the Council by the Clerk or by someone designated by him.
(d) In an emergency, any special meeting shall be a legal meeting, without such notice, if all members are present; or, if there by a quorum present, all absent members have waived in writing the required notice thereof. Waivers may be made either before or after the time of the meeting. The fact deemed to constitute an emergency as grounds for holding a special meeting without notice under the authority of this subsection shall be set forth in the hournal of the meeting.
(e) An affidavit of the giving or service of any notice required by this section shall be made a part of the journal of a special meeting. All waivers of notice shall be attached to and made a part of the journal of the special meeting to which they pertain.
(f) No business shall be transacted at any special meeting of the Council except that stated or given in the notice of the meeting.
(g) All regular and special meetings of the Council shall be public meetings and the public shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard at a reasonable time in the course of each meeting.
(h) Four (4) members of the Council shall be a quorum for the transaction of business. In the absence of a quorum, any number less than a quorum may adjourn a meeting to a later date.
(i) The Council shall determine its own rules and order of business and shall keep a journal, in the English language, of all its proceedings. The journal of each meeting of the Council shall be signed by the Clerk. The vote upon all matters considered by the Council shall be taken by “yes” and “no” roll call votes which shall be entered upon record, except that, where the vote is unanimous, it shall be necessary only so to state.
(j) The Council may compel attendance of its members and any officers or employees of the city at its meetings. It may punish for non-attendance in such manner as it may prescribe by its rules.
(k) No member of the Council may vote on any question upon which he has a substantial direct or indirect financial interest other than an interest similar to that of other citizens affected; otherwise, each member of the Council shall vote on each question before the Council for determination, unless excused therefrom by the affirmative vote of all remaining members able to vote on the question. If a question is raised under this section at any Council meeting, such question shall be voted on before the question to which it applies is voted upon, but the Council members affected may not vote on such determination.
(l) The vote of a majority of the members present at a regular meeting shall be required for official action by the Council, unless a larger majority is required by law. In the case of a special meeting, the vote of at least four (4) members of the Council shall be required for official action by the Council, unless a larger majority is required by law.
(m) The Clerk shall prepare an agenda of the business to be considered at each regular Council meeting.