A. Four (4) members of Council shall constitute a quorum to do business, but a lesser number may adjourn from time to time and compel the attendance of absent members.
B. Council shall act by ordinance, resolution or motion.
C. Any member of Council or the Mayor may introduce an ordinance or resolution at a regular or special meeting of Council. All legislation introduced shall be in written form and shall contain a concise title. The form and style of ordinances and resolutions shall be as established by Council.
D. Each ordinance shall be read at regular or special meetings of the Council held on three separate days, unless this requirement is dispensed with by vote of not less than five (5) members of Council.
E. Resolutions need only be read at one meeting.
F. Each ordinance or resolution shall be read by title only.
G. The affirmative vote of a simple majority of those members of Council present and voting shall be necessary for the passage or adoption of any ordinance, resolution or legislative enactment, or the selection, appointment or removal of any official, where such action lies within the power of Council, unless otherwise herein provided. Every vote upon such ordinance, resolution or legislative enactment and upon the said election, appointment or removal of any official, and upon every other matter as to which any member of Council shall demand shall be taken upon a roll call and entered upon the journal. Council may adopt rules not inconsistent with this Charter, governing its own proceedings and all other matters pertaining to the exercise of its powers and the performance of its duties.
H. Each ordinance and resolution shall be authenticated by the signature of the Mayor and the Clerk of Council. The failure or refusal to sign shall not invalidate an otherwise properly enacted ordinance or resolution.
(Passed by electorate 11-8-22)