(A) The Town Council shall meet at the Town Hall on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. If any regular meeting day shall fall on a legal holiday, then the meeting shall be held the following day at 7:30 p.m.
(Prior Code, § 2.1.1)
(B) Special meetings of the Town Council may be called by the President or a majority of the Council by notifying the Clerk of the date of the meeting. The Clerk shall notify each Council member of the meeting or leave written notice thereof at each Council member's residence.
(Prior Code, § 2.1.2)
(C) A majority of all of the Council members shall constitute a quorum. If the presence of a quorum is questioned and it shall be ascertained that a quorum is not present, no debate or motion, but to adjourn, shall be in order until a quorum is present.
(Prior Code, § 2.1.3)
(D) (1) The order of business of the Council is as follows:
(a) Each meeting of the Council shall be opened by roll call and note of members present and absent;
(b) The reading of the minutes may be dispensed with by the presiding officer, or on request by a member by unanimous consent, and stand approved subject to objection. When objected to, it shall be determined by vote. Any motion to correct mistakes made in entries shall be deemed a question of privilege and proceeded with until disposed of;
(c) Comments by the public;
(d) Old business;
(e) New business;
(f) Report from department heads;
(g) Comments from Council members;
(h) Report from Town Attorney and Clerk; and
(i) Close.
(2) The order of business may be altered by a majority of the Council.
(Prior Code, § 2.1.4)
(3) The President or presiding officer shall preserve order and decorum and shall decide all questions of order without debate, subject to an appeal to the Council. The presiding officer may submit to the Council any question of order for a decision.
(Prior Code, § 2.1.6)
(4) The President may speak to all matters coming before the Council and shall have the right to vote on all ordinances and motions.
(Prior Code, § 2.1.7)
(5) The President shall appoint the members of all standing committees and any special committees as may be ordered by the Council. He or she shall determine the number of members to serve on a committee and may name the Chairperson of it. Standing committees shall be appointed at the commencement of the term of the Council. Members of standing committees shall serve only during the term of the President appointing them. If any member of a committee refuses or is unable to perform the duties required of him or her, the President may replace that member.
(Prior Code, § 2.1.8)
(6) To pass an ordinance, a majority vote of all Council members is required.
(Prior Code, § 2.1.9)
(7) The Clerk shall call for members' votes and every member shall be required to vote when a question is put, unless for good cause a Council member shall abstain.
(Prior Code, § 2.1.10)
(8) No board member shall be permitted to vote after the results have been announced, but may for special reasons change or withdraw his or her vote by unanimous consent of the Council.
(Prior Code, § 2.1.11)