§ 30.17 ORDER OF BUSINESS.

   (A)   The order of business at all regular meetings of the City Council shall be established by agenda prepared by the City Manager.

   (B)   If the City Council directs any matter to be the special business of a future meeting, the same shall have precedence over all other business at such meeting.

('84 Code, §§ 2-9 – 2-10)

§ 30.18 PROPOSITIONS TO BE SECONDED; REDUCTION OF PROPOSITIONS TO WRITING.

   At meetings of the City Council no proposition shall be entertained by the Mayor until it has been seconded and every proposition shall, when required by the mayor or any member, be reduced to writing.

('84 Code, § 2-11)

§ 30.19 APPLICATION OF ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER.

   Except as otherwise provided in this Code, the procedure of the City Council shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order.

('84 Code, § 2-12)

§ 30.20 CALLING FOR PREVIOUS QUESTION.

   The previous question may be called at any time by a majority of the members present at a meeting of the City Council. The ayes and nays may be called for by any member of the City Council.

('84 Code, § 2-13)

§ 30.21 REVIEW OF PREVIOUSLY DECIDED QUESTION; RECONSIDERATION OF VOTE.

   No question decided by the City Council shall be again brought forward at any subsequent meeting except upon motion made by some member who voted with the majority. A motion to reconsider a vote shall not be in order except at the same or succeeding adjourned meeting of the City Council to that which the vote was taken; provided, that a vote or question may be reconsidered at any time by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the City Council.

('84 Code, § 2-14)

§ 30.22 MOTIONS.

   (A)   When, at a meeting of the City Council, a question is under consideration, no motion shall be received except as follows:

      (1)   To lay on the table;

      (2)   To postpone to a time certain;

      (3)   To postpone indefinitely;

      (4)   To refer to a committee;

      (5)   To amend;

      (6)   To strike out or insert; and

      (7)   To divide.

   (B)   Motions for any of these purposes shall have precedence in the order named.

('84 Code, § 2-15)

§ 30.23 AMENDMENTS AND SUBSTITUTES.

   The provisions of this section shall apply at all meetings of the City Council. All amendments shall be considered in the order in which they are moved. When a proposed amendment is under consideration, a motion to amend the same may be made. No further amendment to such second amendments shall be in order, but when an amendment to an amendment is under consideration a substitute for the whole matter may be received. No proposition on a subject different from the one under consideration shall be received under color of a substituted.

('84 Code, § 2-16)

§ 30.24 ADJOURNMENT.

   At a meeting of the City Council, a motion to adjourn shall always be in order and shall be decided without debate.

('84 Code, § 2-17)