(A) Tie votes or a vote lacking the required number of affirmative votes shall constitute "no action," and the matter voted upon remains before the Council and is subject to further Council consideration. If the City Council is unable to take action on a matter before it because of a tie vote or the lack of the required number of votes, the City Clerk/Deputy City Clerk shall place the item on the next regular meeting of the City Council for further consideration. If after subsequent consideration, the vote remains tied or the requisite number of affirmative votes is not obtained, the vote shall be deemed to result in a failure of the pending motion or a denial of the requested action.
(B) Subsection (A) shall not apply to votes in which all members of the City Council participate, unless a member abstains for reasons other than a conflict of interest, or to votes on matters from which a council member is disqualified from participation by operation of state law, in which event a tie vote or vote lacking the requisite number of affirmative votes shall be deemed to result in a failure of the pending motion or a denial of the requested action.
(Ord. 1205, passed 11-6-96)