(A) How conducted. Except as provided in this chapter, special meetings and regular meetings shall be conducted in the same manner, and the Council shall sit with open doors and keep a journal of its proceedings; a majority of the Alderpersons elected shall constitute a quorum if present.
(B) Failure to attend. It is unlawful for any Alderperson to wilfully or without reasonable cause fail to attend any regular or duly called special meeting of the Council for the purpose of preventing a quorum of the Council; and such Alderperson shall be penalized and forfeit to the city the sum of $100 for each meeting which he or she shall for the reason fail to attend, which penalty shall be collected for the city upon the complaint of 4 Alderpersons; any court having jurisdiction.
(C) Business transacted at special meetings. No business shall be transacted at any special meeting except that which was mentioned in the notice thereof, but when the Mayor and all of the Alderpersons are present at a special meeting, and all of the Alderpersons concur in the vote, then the business transacted shall be valid, even though the meeting was not called as provided in this chapter, and the business transacted was different than that for which the meeting was called.
(Prior Code, § 2.08.040)