(A) Reports. A majority of a quorum shall be required to approve or accept a report. However, no vote is required if the report is only for informational purposes.
(B) Consent agenda. The unanimous vote of all members of the Council present is required to approve the matters on a consent agenda.
(C) Resolutions. A majority of quorum shall be required to pass a resolution.
(D) An ordinance involving a fee or fine. An ordinance involving a fee or fine shall require a majority of the Council to pass.
(E) An ordinance not involving a fee. An ordinance which does not involve a fee or a fine shall require a majority of a quorum to pass.
(F) Emergency ordinance. An emergency ordinance shall require the unanimous vote of all members present.
(G) Budget. The budget shall require a majority of a quorum to pass.
(H) Franchise. A majority of a quorum shall be required to pass an ordinance granting a franchise.
(I) Suspension of rules. A unanimous vote of all members of the Council present shall be required to suspend or rescind a rule contained in these rules of procedure, however, rules in this chapter which also appear in the city’s Charter shall not be suspended or rescinded.
(J) Recorded. All votes shall be recorded in the minutes.
(K) Ties.
(1) Tie votes shall indicate a denial of the proposal.
(2) If the tie is a matter that has been appealed from a lower city body or commission, a tie shall render the lower body's decision approved.
(L) Effective date.
(1) A resolution shall become effective upon adoption unless otherwise stated in the resolution.
(2) The following shall take effect immediately upon its passage:
(a) Ordinances making appropriations and the annual tax levy;
(b) Ordinances relative to local improvements and assessments; and
(c) Emergency ordinances.
(3) All other ordinances shall take effect 30 days after passage unless a later date is fixed on the ordinance, in which event it shall take effect at the later date.
(4) The filing of a referendum petition shall suspend the effective date of an ordinance.