§ 30.17 ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS; PENALTY.
   (A)   In case there is no quorum at any meeting of the City Council, it shall be the duty of the Mayor, if a majority of the members present so direct, to order any police officer to immediately arrest and bring in all absent members that can be found in the city, who are not unable through sickness, to attend.
   (B)    Any member who purposely absents himself or herself from the city to avoid attending any meeting of the Council or who, being in the city, conceals himself or herself from such officer or refuses to be brought in when found, shall be deemed guilty of disorderly conduct, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to a fine according to the Uniform Fine Schedule in § 10.99, and the Council may, with the concurrence of two-thirds of all the members elected, expel such member, in which event his or her seat shall be deemed vacant and be filled by election.
('72 Code, § 2.05) (Ord. 1326, passed 2-20-08 )