§ 30.11 SPECIAL MEETINGS.

   (A)   Special meetings may be called by the Mayor, or at the request of three members of the Council, at any time by the City Clerk on request, after giving reasonable notice thereof in writing to all the members of the Council present in the city.

   (B)   The business of special meetings must be restricted to the object stated in the notice of the special meeting.

   (C)   All meetings shall be held in a place provided therefor by the City Council.

(Prior Code, § 2.04.094) (Ord. 321, passed - -1980)

§ 30.12 ORDER OF BUSINESS.

   (A)   At all meetings of the City Council, the order of business to be followed by the Mayor shall be as follows:

      (1)   Approve minutes of the last regular meeting and minutes of special or intervening meetings. Minutes will not be read out loud, and corrections shall be made, if necessary;

      (2)   Approval of the agenda;

      (3)   Review and approve payment of claims/payroll;

      (4)   Reports of standing committees;

      (5)   Reports of special committees;

      (6)   Presentations of petitions and communications;

      (7)   Public comment;

      (8)   Unfinished business;

      (9)   New business; and

      (10)   Other comments.

   (B)   For good cause, the Mayor may, upon motion and majority vote, change the order of business.

(Prior Code, § 2.04.095) (Ord. 321, passed - -1980)

§ 30.13 ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER.

   The proceedings of the Council shall, in all cases, be governed by Robert’s Rules of Order, so far as the same are applicable.

(Prior Code, § 2.04.096) (Ord. 321, passed - -1980)

CITY COUNCIL

§ 30.25 QUALIFICATIONS.

   A Council member must be a person:

   (A)   Who is a citizen of the United States;

   (B)   Who is at least 21 years of age;

   (C)   Who has been a resident of the city for at least two years immediately preceding his or her election or appointment;

   (D)   Who is a qualified elector of the city; and

   (E)   Who has been a resident for at least 60 days preceding the election to office of the ward electing him or her, or of an area which has been annexed by the city and placed in the ward.

(Prior Code, § 2.08.011) (Ord. 320, passed - -1980)

§ 30.26 TERM OF OFFICE.

   (A) Except as provided in division (B) below, a Council member shall hold office for a term of four years and until the qualification of a successor.

   (B)   (1)   At the first annual election held after the organization of a city under this title, the electors of the city shall elect two Council members from each ward, who shall, at the first meeting of the Council, decide by lot their terms of office, with one from each ward to hold for a term of four years and one for a term of two years and until the qualification of their successors.

      (2)   In the succeeding elections, one Council member from each ward must be elected for a four-year term.

Statutory reference:

   Related provisions, see M.C.A. § 7-4-4402

§ 30.27 GENERAL POWERS.

   The Council has power to make and pass all bylaws, ordinances, orders and resolutions, not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States or of Montana, necessary for the government or management of the affairs of the city, for the execution of powers vested in the city and for carrying into effect the provisions of the statutes of the state.

(Prior Code, § 2.08.031) (Ord. 320, passed - -1980)