(A) At all Council meetings a majority of all the Council members elected shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(B) The votes of the members on any question pending before the Council may be by voice vote, standing vote, or any other manner of voting which signifies the intention of the members, and the names of those voting for and against the question shall be recorded in the minutes. If any member, being present, does not vote, the minutes, as to his or her name, shall be marked “Present - Not voting.”
(C) A majority vote of all members of the Council shall be necessary for approval of any ordinance unless a larger number is required by statute. Except as otherwise provided by statute, a majority vote of a quorum shall prevail in all other cases.
(D) Whenever a phrase “four-fifths vote of the Council” or a similar phrase is used in this code or any other ordinance contained in the municipal code of the city, these phrases shall be deemed to mean a four-fifths vote of all the members of the Council, including members not then and there present.
(`74 Code, § 100:20) (Am. Ord. 262, passed 11-10-83; Am. Ord. 494, passed 7-21-22)