(A) A majority of the members of the Council constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a less number may meet and adjourn at a time stated, and may compel the presence of absent members under such rules and penalties as the council may prescribe.
(B) The ayes and nays must be called and recorded on the final passage of any ordinance by law or resolution or the making of any contract. The voting on the election or appointment of any officer must be viva voce. A majority of the whole number of members elected is requisite to appoint or elect an officer, and such vote must be recorded.
(Prior Code, § 2.08.098) (Ord. 320, passed - -1980)