(a) Admission within Bar. No persons, except members of Council, officers named in the rules and persons invited by the presiding officer of Council or by vote of Council, shall be admitted within the bar of the Council Chamber. The Sergeant at Arms shall cause this rule to be rigidly enforced.
(b) Addressing Council. Persons other than members of Council and City officers shall not be permitted to address Council except upon introduction by the presiding officer.
(c) Sergeant at Arms. There shall be a Sergeant at Arms, who shall be the Chief of Police or his designate. The Sergeant at Arms shall attend meetings of Council and act at the direction of the presiding officer.
(d) Use and Control of Council Chambers. The Council Chamber shall be under the supervision and control of the City Manager when Council is not in session. Except as herein provided, it shall be used solely by Council and its committees for the transaction of public business of the City. If not required for such use, the City Manager may permit its use by agencies of the Federal, State or City Governments for the transaction of public business. Application for such use shall be made to the City Manager in such manner as may be prescribed by him. Any permission so granted may be cancelled or revoked by the City Manager forthwith where necessary for the protection of City property, the preservation of order or other sufficient reason.
(e) Approval of Project in Cooperation with State or Federal Government. All proposals for projects which contemplate cooperation with, or financial participation by, the State or Federal Government shall be transmitted to Council by the City Manager. If a City board or commission desires to propose such a project, the proposed shall first be filed with the City Manager. All proposals shall be in approved form and accompanied by proper plans and specifications conforming to the requirements of respective State or Federal Government. If Council approves the proposal, it shall by resolution authorize the City Manager to make application to the proper authority.
(f) Suspension of Rules. Any provision of the rules set out in this article not governed by the Charter or the Codified Ordinances may be temporarily suspended at any meeting of Council by a two-thirds vote of all members elected. The vote on any such suspension shall be taken by yeas and nays and entered upon the records.
(1969 Code §2-59 to 64)