SECTION 304. QUORUM.

   Three (3) members of the Council shall constitute a quorum, and the affirmative vote of three members shall be necessary for the passage of an ordinance or the final transaction of any business.

   Less than a quorum may adjourn from time to time, and compel the attendance of absent members in the manner and under the penalties prescribed by ordinance.

SECTION 305. ACTIONS BY COUNCIL.

   The Council may act by ordinance, resolution or motion.

SECTION 306. MAYOR PRO TEM.

   The Council shall elect one of its members as Mayor Pro Tem who shall preside at all meetings of the Council during the absence of the Mayor, and shall, in case of sickness or inability of the Mayor, or his absence from the City, act as Mayor of the City.

SECTION 307. RULES; CENSURE AND EXPULSION OF COUNCIL MEMBERS; SUBPOENAS.

   The Council shall establish rules for its proceedings. It shall have power to censure its members for disorderly conduct, committed in its presence, and may expel any member upon conviction of a felony by an affirmative vote of three (3) of its members. It shall have the power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses, and production of all papers relating to any business before the Council, and disobedience of such subpoena or the refusal to testify before the Council shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable in the same manner as violations of this Charter are punishable.

(Amended by election on November, 1991)

SECTION 308. ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS.

   All Council members shall have the power to administer oaths and affirmations relative to any business brought before or under consideration of the Council.

SECTION 309. MINUTES OF COUNCIL MEETINGS.

   Minutes of all Council Meetings shall be kept by the City Clerk or a Deputy City Clerk under the direction of the City Council, and the ayes and noes on each action taken by the Council shall be entered in the minutes.

SECTION 310. SALARIES AND EXPENSES OF COUNCIL MEMBERS.

   The monthly salary of each Council Member shall be $500.00 per month and each Council Member may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred by such member in the performance of official duties.

(Ratified June 7, 1988)