(A) Each Council member shall be required to vote in public by a roll call vote indicating his vote by either a yes or no on any subject, motion, resolution, ordinance, or other matter requiring a vote, and no member shall abstain from voting unless he is personally involved in the issue at hand. If a Council member feels that he might have a conflict of interest which would effectively challenge or negate
his vote, he should announce the fact and the reason for the possible conflict. If a majority of the remaining Council decides, upon such disclosure, that there is no conflict, the member shall be required to vote. In the event of a tie vote by the remaining members on the question of conflict of interest, the Clerk-Treasurer shall break the tie.
(B) All votes of the Council members may be by a voice vote unless a role call vote is requested by any member of the Council, or the presiding officer determines that a roll call vote is necessary.
(C) Discussion and voting on any issue at a regular or special meeting shall be in public and in strict compliance with the Indiana Anti-Secrecy Laws so as to avoid any attempt (or what might appear to be an attempt) to withhold or otherwise conduct private or secret meetings.
(‘82 Code, § 2-302(12) (Am. Ord. 724, passed 8-11-98)