§ 30.03 MINUTES.

   (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)

§ 30.04 ORDER OF BUSINESS.

   (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)

§ 30.05 AGENDA.

   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)

§ 30.06 QUORUM.

   At all City Council meetings, a majority of all councilmembers elected shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time.

(Prior Code, § 1-5-6)

§ 30.07 VOTING.

   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)

§ 30.08 ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, MOTIONS, AND THE LIKE.

   (A)   Every ordinance and resolution shall be presented in writing and shall be ready in full before a vote is taken thereon, but reading in full may be dispensed with by unanimous consent. All motions shall be recorded in the minutes and stated in full before they are submitted to a vote by the presiding officer. All petitions and other communications addressed to the City Council shall be in writing and shall be read in full upon presentation of the same to the Council. They shall then be recorded in the minutes by title and filed with the minutes in the office of the Clerk.

   (B)   Every ordinance and resolution passed by the City Council shall be signed by the Mayor, attested by the Clerk, and filed by him or her in the ordinance or resolution book. Proof of publication of every ordinance shall be attached to and filed with the ordinance.

   (C)   Every ordinance or resolution repealing a previous ordinance or resolution or a section or subdivision thereof shall be assigned the number, if any, and the title of the ordinance or resolution to be repealed in whole or part. No ordinance or resolution or section or subdivision thereof shall be amended by reference to the title alone, but an amending ordinance or resolution shall set forth in full each section or subdivision to be amended.

(Prior Code, § 1-5-8)

§ 30.09 COMMISSIONS.

   The City Council may create such commissions, standing or special, as it deems necessary. Commissions shall consist of as many members, and perform such duties, as the Council may from time to time require. Any matter brought before the Council for consideration may be referred by the presiding officer to the appropriate commission or to a special commission appointed by him or her for a written report and recommendation before it is considered by the Council as a whole.

(Prior Code, § 1-5-9)