(a) Presiding Officer.
(1) The Mayor shall serve as the presiding officer during all meetings. In the absence of the Mayor, the Vice-Mayor shall perform such duties as are imposed upon the Mayor. In the absence of the Mayor and the Vice-Mayor, the Clerk shall call the Council to order and proceed with the roll call. If after the roll is called a quorum is present, Council may appoint a temporary Chairman or President of Council for the sole purpose of conducting the meeting.
(2) Duties. The presiding officer shall preserve order and decorum, prevent personalities or the impugning of members' motives, confine members in debate to the question under discussion, and decide all points of order, subject to an appeal to the Council.
(3) Election of Mayor and Vice-Mayor. No candidate for Mayor or for Vice- Mayor shall be declared elected unless he shall have received a majority vote. Any number of nominations for the position of Mayor and Vice- Mayor may be made, with the presiding officer announcing each name as he hears it. The nominations should then be voted for in the order announced until one receives a sufficient vote for election. Likewise, no vacancy in the position of Mayor or Vice-Mayor shall be filled except pursuant to majority vote. In either case, the vote shall be by a roll call vote, and all members of Council shall either cast a "yes" or "no" vote, which shall be recorded by the Clerk. No member shall abstain from voting in the election of Mayor and Vice-Mayor. The position of Mayor and Vice- Mayor shall be nominated and filled separately, with the position of Mayor being filled first.
(b) Sergeant-At-Arms. The Sergeant-At-Arms, under the direction of the presiding officer, shall preserve order and compel the attendance of absent members in the manner to be prescribed by ordinance. The Sergeant-At-Arms shall be the Chief of Police or another police officer, as designated by the Chief of Police. The Sergeant-At-Arms shall be in attendance at all meetings of Council.
(c) Clerk of Council. The Clerk shall keep the records of Council and shall keep a proper file of all papers and documents that are a part of the transactions of the Council, of meetings of committees and all orders of the Council, and shall make such records available to the public, in accordance with Chapter 104
. The Clerk, or his designee, shall be secretary to all committees. The Clerk shall cause to kept minutes of each meeting of all committees, which shall be kept in record form and made available to the public, in accordance with Chapter 104
. In addition, the Clerk shall perform such other and further duties as may from time to time by charter, statute, ordinance or resolution be required of him.
(d) City Manager. The City Manager shall attend all meetings of Council and make a report to Council on the administrative affairs of the City, the financial condition and future needs of the City, and any personnel issues. The City Manager may also introduce to Council any proposed legislation or amendment to existing legislation for Council's consideration. The City Manager shall research and investigate any matter or question requested by Council and shall report beck to Council on the same in a timely matter.
(e) Director of Law. The Director of Law shall draft all proposed legislation, prepare and review all contracts, ordinances and resolutions, and report to Council on the same. If an amendment is made to any ordinance or other legislation after the Director has reported thereon, the ordinance or legislation may, before its final passage, be referred back to the Director of Law for his opinion on the legality of the same. The Director shall render written opinions on any matter, as requested by Council. The Director of Law shall attend all meetings of Council to provide legal advice and assistance, and shall function as Parliamentarian on all questions of procedure and order when requested by the presiding officer.
(Ord. 03-16. Passed 11-17-03.)