(A) The following order of business will be adhered to in all meetings of the Board unless suspended by the unanimous consent of members present or unless these rules are suspended as provided in § 31.12.
(B) At the hour selected for the meeting, the Clerk, or someone appointed to fill the Clerk’s place, shall proceed to call the roll of members, mark the absentees and announce whether a quorum or majority of all the members elected be present. Upon the appearance of a quorum, the Board shall be called to order, the Village Mayor taking the chair, if present, but the Board appointing a temporary Chairperson if the Mayor is absent. If a quorum does not appear, the Board shall not, thereby, stand adjourned unless by a vote of the members present. When a quorum is present, the Board shall proceed to the business before it which shall be conducted in the following sequence:
(1) Minutes of the preceding regular meeting and of any special meetings subsequent thereto. The Clerk shall deliver copies of the proposed minutes to the Board not less than 48 hours prior to the regular meeting at which the minutes are presented for approval;
(2) Treasurer’s report;
(3) Reports from standing committees;
(4) Reports from special committees, if any;
(5) Presentation of petitions and communications that may not have been previously referred to committees, resolutions and ordinances; and
(6) Miscellaneous business.
(C) All questions relating to the priority of business shall be decided by the chair without debate, subject to appeal.
(Prior Code, § 1-6-4)