(a) Council may, by resolution, adopt such rules as may be deemed desirable for the conduct of its meetings, the transaction of its business and the official conduct of its members and may include therein reasonable penalties for the violation thereof; but no such rule shall be inconsistent with state law, the Charter or this Code. Such rules may include, among other subjects, the following:
(1) The appointment, jurisdiction and duties of standing and special committees of Council.
(2) Attendance at meetings of Council by members and by others.
(3) Investigations and hearings, the compulsory attendance thereat of witnesses and the production of books and papers thereat as evidence.
(4) Parliamentary procedure.
(5) The preservation of order at meetings.
(6) The manner and form of petitions, applications, and other related papers intended for presentation to the Council, and procedures relating thereto.
(b) Until such time as Council shall adopt rules pursuant to the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the rules of Council in force immediately preceding the effective date of this Code and which are not codified herein or in conflict herewith shall continue in full force and effect.