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The Mayor, or any three members of Council may call a special meeting by giving at least twelve hours notice to each member of Council. Such notice shall be served personally upon such councilman or left at his usual place of residence.
The notice of the special meeting shall specify the time and the place of such meeting, and shall indicate subject matter to be considered. If a councilman is unable to attend a regular or special Council meeting, he shall notify the President of Council of that fact at the earliest possible time.
(Ord. 1-74. Passed 1-3-74.)
(a) Duties. The President of Council shall have all the powers, duties, functions, obligations and rights of any other member of Council and, in addition thereto, he shall preside at all meetings of Council.
(b) Absence; Vacancy. Any vacancy in the office of the President of Council, whether occurring by death, disqualification, removal or resignation, or by succession to the office of Mayor, shall be filled by the remaining members of Council by electing the president pro tem to fill such vacancy. Such election shall occur within thirty days, and, in the absence of a special meeting called for such purpose, the president pro tem of Council shall place the question of electing the successor before Council at the first regular meeting following the vacancy.
During the temporary absence of the President of Council, the president pro tem of Council shall preside at all meetings of Council and shall perform and exercise any and all of the duties and powers of the President of Council.
(Ord. 1-74. Passed 1-3-74.)
(a) A majority of the members of Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of Council, but a lesser number may adjourn the meeting from time to time and compel the attendance of absent members.
(b) At any meeting at which a quorum is present, any ordinance or resolution may be passed or adopted, or any other business may be transacted by the affirmative vote of four members of Council unless a larger number is required by the provisions of the City Charter or by the Constitution or laws of the State.
(Ord. 1-74. Passed 1-3-74.)
(a) The business of Council at all regular meetings shall be transacted in the following order:
(1) Call to order;
(2) Roll call;
(3) Reading of minutes;
(4) Reports of standing committees;
(5) Reports of special committees;
(6) Requests for Council action;
(7) Reports of municipal officials;
(8) Notices, communications and petitions;
(9) Unfinished business;
(10) Introduction of visitors;
(11) Introduction and consideration of ordinances or resolutions;
(12) Comments by Council; review of pending matters;
(13) Adjournment.
(b) The President of Council, on his own motion, without second, and with the approval, tacit or formal, of a majority of Council, may change the order of business from time to time. He shall, however, advise all members of Council who are present of his intention to make any such change and shall promptly honor any motion opposing the change of order.
(c) Members of Council shall be permitted the opportunity to comment generally on matters which pertain to the City and their duties as members of Council during the portion of any meeting devoted to comments by Council. The President shall accord to each Council member the opportunity to make such comments, and he may impose reasonable time limitations upon any speaker.
(Ord. 1-74. Passed 1-3-74.)
(d) Members of the public shall be permitted the opportunity to speak on any issues and concerns which pertain to the City during the portion of any meeting devoted to introduction of visitors. The President shall require that all comments be directed to the chair and may impose reasonable, equitable time limitations upon any speaker. Members of the public may be afforded the opportunity for comment at other portions of any meeting as determined by the President or by a majority of the Council present and voting. (1-4-88)
(a) On or before the eighth day of January of each year, Council shall meet in the Council Chamber and organize. Attention shall be given to the rules of Council, to the election of a Council president pro tem, to appointments recommended by the Mayor and the President of Council and to such other recommendations, appointments and business as may properly come before Council by way of organization.
(b) The Council president pro tem shall be elected by a majority of the members of Council and shall serve for a term of two years or until his successor is elected. He shall, in the absence of the President of Council, preside over all Council meetings, and otherwise perform the duties and functions of the President of Council.
(c) The organizational meeting shall not be considered to be a regular Council meeting, and may be called at the instance of the President of Council or otherwise, as provided for in the case of special meetings.
(Ord. 1-74. Passed 1-3-74.)
(a) The rules of Council, as now constituted or subsequently amended, shall govern the conduct of Council meetings, regular and special, until revoked or superseded. The rules, or any of them, may be temporarily suspended upon motion passed by the affirmative vote of two- thirds of the members of Council who are present and available to vote on the motion; except where a larger percentage is required by the Charter.
(b) These rules of Council shall be considered for reenactment or amendment at the annual organization meeting of Council. At such meeting, these rules may be reenacted, amended or new rules may be adopted by a majority vote of the members of Council.
(Ord. 1-74. Passed 1-3-74.)
In the absence of any rule upon any matter of business or procedure not provided for in this chapter or in the statutes of the State or in the Charter of the City, so far as provisions for the same are therein made, Robert's Rules of Parliamentary Procedure shall be the standard followed by this Council, and the same are hereby incorporated into these rules, by reference.
(Ord. 1-74. Passed 1-3-74.)
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