Section
30.01 Meetings
30.02 Presiding officer
30.03 Minutes
30.04 Order of business
30.05 Agenda
30.06 Quorum
30.07 Voting
30.08 Ordinances, resolutions, motions, and the like
30.09 Commissions
30.10 Suspensions, amendments of rules
30.11 Compensation
30.12 Worker’s compensation; elected officials
30.13 Mayoral term
30.14 Removal of appointed city councilmembers from a committee, commission, board, and the like
(A) Regular meetings of the City Council shall be held on the second and fourth Monday of each calendar month at a time to be established and approved annually with the regular meeting schedule of Council and commissions. Any regular meeting falling upon a holiday shall be held on the next following business day at the same time and place. All meetings, including special and adjourned meetings, shall be held in the Council chambers, unless the notice of the special meeting designates a different location.
(B) Special meetings of the City Council may be called by the Mayor or by any two members of the Council by writing filed with the Clerk. At least one day before the meeting, the Clerk or his or her appointed assistant shall notify each member of the time, place, and purpose of the meeting. Special meetings may be held without prior written notice when all councilmembers are present at the meeting or consent thereto in writing. Any special meeting attended by all the councilmembers shall be a valid meeting for the transaction of any business that may come before the meeting.
(C) At the first regular City Council meeting in January of each year, the Council shall:
(1) Designate the depositories of city funds;
(2) Designate the official newspaper;
(3) Choose an acting Mayor from the members who shall perform the duties of the Mayor during the disability or absence of the Mayor from the city, or in case of a vacancy in the office of Mayor until a successor has been appointed and qualifies; and
(4) Appoint officers and employees and members of boards, commissions, and committees as may be necessary.
(D) All City Council meetings, including special and adjourned meetings, shall be open to the public.
(Prior Code, § 1-5-1) (Ord. 616, passed 6-22-2015)
(A) The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the City Council. In the absence of the Mayor, the acting Mayor shall preside, or in the absence of both, the Clerk shall call the meeting to order and shall preside until the councilmembers present at the meeting choose one of their number to act temporarily as presiding officer.
(B) The presiding officer shall preserve order, enforce the rules of procedure herein prescribed, and determine without debate, subject to the final decision of the City Council on appeal, all questions of procedures and order. Except as otherwise provided by statute or by these rules, the proceedings of the Council shall be conducted in accordance with Robert’s Rules of Order, Revised.
(C) Any member may appeal to the City Council from a ruling of the presiding officer. If the appeal is seconded, the member may speak once solely on the question involved and the presiding officer may explain his or her ruling, but no other councilmember shall participate in the discussion. The appeal shall be sustained if it is approved by a majority of the members present exclusive of the presiding officer.
(D) The Mayor or any other member of the City Council may move, second, and debate a motion. The presiding officer shall not be deprived of any of the privileges of a councilmember by reason of his or her acting as the presiding officer.
(Prior Code, § 1-5-2)
(A) The minutes of each City Council meeting shall be kept by the Clerk. In the absence of the Clerk, the presiding officer shall appoint a secretary pro tem. Ordinances, resolutions, and claims need not be recorded in full in the minutes if they appear in other permanent records of the Clerk and can be accurately identified from the description given in the minutes.
(B) The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the Clerk, and copies thereof shall be delivered to each city councilmember as soon as practicable after the meeting. At the next regular meeting following delivery, approval of the minutes shall be considered by the Council, which minutes need not be read aloud, but the presiding officer shall call for any additions or corrections. If there is no objection to a proposed addition or correction, it may be made without a vote of the Council. If there is an objection, the Council shall vote upon the addition or correction. If there are no additions or corrections, the minutes shall stand approved as submitted.
(Prior Code, § 1-5-3)
(A) Each meeting of the City Council shall convene at the time and place appointed therefor, and Council business shall be conducted in the following order:
(1) Call to order;
(2) Approval of minutes;
(3) Citizen comments;
(4) Reports of officers, boards, and committees;
(5) Consent agenda;
(6) Payment of claims;
(7) Ordinance and resolutions;
(8) Public hearings;
(9) New business;
(10) Unfinished business; and
(11) Adjournment.
(B) The order of business may be varied by the presiding officer, but all public hearings shall be held at an approximate time specified in the notice of hearing.
(Prior Code, § 1-5-4)
The agenda shall be prepared in accordance with the order of business and agenda packet shall be provided to each councilmember. No item of business shall be considered unless it appears on the agenda for the meeting; but the City Council may, in its discretion, consider matters not appearing on the agenda.
(Prior Code, § 1-5-5)
The votes of the members on any question pending before the City Council may be by voice vote, standing vote, or in any other manner of voting which signifies the intention of the members; but if the vote is not unanimous, 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”.
(Prior Code, § 1-5-7)
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