A member permitted to attend electronically will be able to express his or her comments during the meeting and participate in the same capacity as those members physically present, subject to all general meeting guidelines and procedures previously adopted and adhered to. The member attending electronically shall be heard, considered, and counted as to any vote taken. Accordingly, the name of any member attending electronically shall be called during any vote taken, and his or her vote counted and recorded by the city clerk and placed in the minutes for the corresponding meeting. A member attending electronically may leave a meeting and return as in the case of any member, providing the member attending electronically shall announce his or her leaving and returning. A member attending electronically shall not preside over the meeting. The mayor of the city of Clinton shall continue to vote last on any council vote even if attending the meeting electronically. (Ord. 1093, 10-1-2007)