(a) Voting. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or by law, all ordinances and resolutions will be voted upon in open Council, and shall be oral roll call votes. The roll call voting shall be different from successive meetings as called by the City Clerk. The City Clerk shall call the roll and each Council member will respond either “yes”, “no”, or “abstain”. No other comment shall be considered proper during the vote. The City Clerk shall record the vote and the same shall be preserved in the minutes of the meeting. After the vote is complete, the City Clerk shall disclose the results thereof. Except as otherwise provided herein or by the Charter, a majority shall carry any resolution, ordinance or motion. The Mayor shall have no vote. No question concerning the vote of any member will be proper after the vote is called.
(Ord. 80-77. Passed 12-16-80.)
(b) Abstaining Vote. No member shall be questioned concerning the necessity of an abstaining vote. A decision to abstain is a matter personal to each member and under no condition may this action be challenged. Each member is urged to use his or her careful discretion in this matter. An abstaining vote shall be treated as neither a positive nor a negative vote and a member who casts an abstaining vote shall not be recorded as voting on either side of the question.
(Ord. 82-9. Passed 3-16-82; Ord. 2007-44. Passed 11-20-08; Ord. 2008-87. Passed 1-6-09; Ord. 2011-09. Passed 3-15-11.)