The order of business to be observed at a meeting of the Common Council, together with the rules for the conduct of its business, shall be that order or mode of conduct adhered to by the presiding officer as deemed by him to most expediently promote the transaction of the Council's business, except that if a majority of the members present object to any order of business or mode of procedure, then the Council may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the members present, adopt a different order of business or rules for its procedure.
('76 Code, § 2-20)