A. Regular Meetings: The city council shall conduct two (2) regular meetings, which shall be held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, at the Elk Ridge City office, 80 East Park Drive, Elk Ridge, Utah, which meeting shall begin promptly at seven o'clock (7:00) P.M. If the meeting date is a national or state holiday, then such meeting shall be held at the same time and place above described on the day next following that which is not a legal holiday. The city council may by ordinance provide for a different time and place for holding regular meetings of the city council. (Ord. 87-10-20-1, 10-20-1987, eff. 11-1-1987; amd. 2003 Code)
B. Special Meetings:
1. If at any time the business of the city requires a special meeting of the city council, such meeting may be ordered by the mayor or any two (2) members of the city council. The order shall be entered in the minutes of the city council. The order shall provide at least three (3) hours' notice of the special meeting and notice thereof shall be served by the city recorder on each member who did not sign the order by delivering the notice personally or by leaving it at the member's usual place of abode. The personal appearance by a council member at any specially called meeting constitutes a waiver of the notice required in this subsection.
2. The written notice required in subsection B1 of this section shall state the time and place the special meeting is to be held and the purpose for which the special meeting is being called.
C. Open Meetings; Exceptions: Every meeting is open to the public, unless closed pursuant to Utah Code Annotated sections 52-4-4 and 52-4-5.
D. Quorum:
1. Defined: The number of members of the city council necessary to constitute a quorum is three (3) or more.
2. Necessary: No action of the city council shall be official or of any effect, except when a quorum of the members are present. Fewer than a quorum may adjourn from time to time.
E. Voting:
1. How Vote Taken: A roll call vote shall be taken and recorded for all ordinances, resolutions and any action which would create a liability against the city and in any other case at the request of any member of the city council by a "yes" or a "no" vote and shall be recorded. The city recorder shall call the roll in alphabetical order. Every resolution or ordinance shall be in writing before the vote is taken.
2. Minimum Vote Required: The minimum number of votes required to pass any ordinance, resolution or to take any action by the city council, unless otherwise prescribed by law, shall be a majority of the members of the quorum, but shall never be less than three (3).
a. Any ordinance, resolution or motion of the city council having fewer favorable votes than required herein shall be deemed defeated and invalid, except that a meeting may be adjourned to a specific time by a majority vote of the city council even though such majority vote is less than that required herein.
b. A majority of the members of the city council, regardless of number, may fill any vacancy in the city council.
3. Reconsideration: Any action taken by the city council shall not be reconsidered or rescinded at any special meeting unless the number of members of the city council present at the special meeting is equal to or greater than the number of members present at the meeting when the action was approved. (2003 Code)
Notes
| 1 | 1. See also chapter 12 of this title. |