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Special meetings shall be called by the city secretary upon the written request of the mayor, the city manager or three members of the council. Any such notice shall state the subject to be considered at the
special meeting and may provide for the taking up of any other matters presented at such meeting.
(a) All official meetings of the city council and of all city council committees must be open to the public as provided by state law. Those meetings involving an attorney and client relationship, or other matters authorized by law to be deliberated in closed session, need not be open to the public.
(b) The city council shall adopt rules of procedure that provide reasonable opportunity for people to be heard by the city council. (Amend. of 5-1-93, Prop. No. 5; Amend. of 11-5-24)
A quorum shall consist of nine members, except when the number of city council members, due to vacancies, is reduced to less than nine, in which event a quorum shall consist of all of the remaining city council members; but a less number than a quorum may adjourn from time to time and compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as may be prescribed by ordinance. (Amend. of 8-12-89, Prop. No. 1)
No member shall be excused from voting except on matters involving the consideration of his or her own official conduct, where required by law, or where his or her financial interests are involved, and in these instances, the member shall not vote. The council shall determine its own rules of procedure, and may punish its members for misconduct, and may compel the attendance of absent members. (Amend. of 11-8-05, Prop. No. 13; Amend. of 11-4-14, Prop. No. 9)
The city council shall elect one of its members as mayor pro tem, who shall perform a specific duty of the mayor if the mayor is unable to discharge that specific duty, and who shall, during that time, be vested with all the powers belonging to the mayor to perform that specific duty. The council shall also elect one of its members as deputy mayor pro tem to act if both the mayor and the mayor pro tem are unable to discharge a specific duty and to exercise the powers of the mayor to perform that specific duty. (Amend. of 11-8-05, Prop. No. 13; Amend. of 11-4-14, Prop. No. 9)
The city council shall have power to summon and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books and papers before it whenever it may be necessary for the more effective discharge of its duties, and shall have the power to punish for contempt before it with the same fines and penalties as the county judge may punish for contempt before the county court. All process shall be signed by the mayor and attested by the city secretary and shall be served by the chief of police or any police officer of the said city.
The mayor, city secretary or any member of the city council shall have authority to administer oaths in any matter pertaining to municipal affairs.
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