(A) Every member who shall be present when a question is stated from the chair shall vote thereon, unless excused by the Council, or unless he is personally interested in the question, in which case he shall not vote. (‘58 Code, § 2-III-11)
(B) The "yeas" and "nays" shall be taken upon the passage of all ordinances and on all propositions to create any liability against the city, or for the expenditure or appropriation of its moneys, and in all other cases at the request of any member of the Council; and such vote shall be entered on the journal of the proceedings, as is provided by statute.
(C) Subject to the rules provided in this section, and in addition to the voting requirements set forth by statute and this code, the Mayor and City Council at any meeting may, by unanimous consent, agree to take a single vote, by yeas and nays, on several questions of any two or more of designated ordinances, orders, resolutions or motions placed together for voting purposes.
(1) The official and express designation for such voting procedure shall be "omnibus vote" or "consent agenda."
(2) In the event the Mayor and City Council utilize an omnibus vote or a consent agenda, the City Clerk may enter the words omnibus vote or consent agenda in the minutes of a regular or special meeting in each case in lieu of entering the names of the Mayor and City Council voting aye and those voting nay on the passage of each of the designated ordinances, orders, resolutions and motions included in the omnibus vote or consent agenda.
(3) The taking of such single or omnibus vote and such entries of the words "omnibus vote" or "consent agenda" in the minutes of a regular or special meeting shall be a sufficient compliance of the requirements of this code to all intents and purposes and with like effect as if the vote in each case had been taken separately by yeas and nays on the question of the passage of each ordinance, order, resolution and motion included in such omnibus vote or consent agenda, and separately recorded in the minutes of a regular or special meeting.
(4) The omnibus vote or consent agenda shall be recommended by the City Administrator, or the City Clerk in the absence of the City Administrator, in the preparation of the regular or special meeting agenda.
(5) If any Council member would like a designated ordinance, order, resolution or motion removed from the recommended omnibus vote or consent agenda, then the yeas and nays shall be taken upon the question of the passage of the designated ordinance, order, resolution or motion and shall be recorded in the minutes of a regular or special meeting.
(6) In order to foster continuity in the reading of the omnibus vote or consent agenda, the Mayor may appoint one or more Council members to read the omnibus vote or consent agenda at each regular or special meeting for a specified length of time such as one year or until the next municipal election.
(‘58 Code, § 2-III-17) (Ord. 00-21, passed 9-12-00; Am. Ord. 08-2, passed 5-13-08; Am. Ord. 14-16, passed 4-8-14)