(A) The Mayor shall preserve order and decorum and shall decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal to the City Council. He or she shall have the deciding vote on all questions upon which the City Council is equally divided, but not otherwise.
(B) While the Mayor is put the question, no member shall walk across or out of the Council room.
(C) Every member, previous to his or her speaking, shall rise from his or her seat and address himself or herself to the Mayor, but shall not proceed with his or her remarks until recognized and named by the Chair.
(D) When two or more rise at once, the Mayor shall name the member who is first to speak.
(Ord. 549, passed 6-16-1942; Am. Ord. 1323, passed - -; Am. Ord. 1385, passed 11-18-1997)