(A) The Mayor shall declare all votes; but if any member doubts a vote, the Mayor, without further debate upon the question, shall request the members voting in the affirmative and negative, respectively, to so indicate, and he shall declare the result.
(B) The "ayes" and "nays" on any question before the Council shall be recorded in the minutes. Any member of Council may be allowed up to five minutes to explain his or her vote and may have his or her reasons for the vote recorded in the minutes. No Council member shall vote on a question of a private nature in which he or she has a personal or pecuniary interest.
(C) Votes on motions to approve minutes, consent agenda, agenda, or adjourn may be taken without a roll call and the Mayor may put the question in the following form: "Without objection, it will be so ordered." If no objection is heard, it will be so ordered and have the same effect as if it had been favorably voted upon. If there is an objection, then the roll will be called.
(D) Every member of Council present, including the Mayor, shall vote on every question except when required to recuse himself or herself from voting by state law.
(E) If a member of Council temporarily leaves a meeting and a vote is taken in said member's absence, the vote shall be recorded as if the member voted in the affirmative.
(F) The vote on every question shall be recorded in the minutes.
(G) No proxy, mail, telephonic, facsimile, electronic or absentee vote may be cast.
(Ord. 26-08, passed 9-23-08)