The legislative powers shall be vested in a council consisting of five (5) members. Members of the council shall be nominated and elected from the city at large. The term of office for members of the city council shall be in accordance with the provisions of article IX of this charter. All members of the council shall hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualified:
A. Members of the council shall serve without pay except that they may be reimbursed actual expenses.
B. The city council shall hold its regular meeting on the first Monday of each month and at such other times as it may prescribe by its own rules unless that day is a holiday recognized by the city in which event the regular monthly meeting shall be on the next business day. Meeting shall be in the community room of the police services building unless, due to special circumstances, another, more suitable meeting area is required. In such cases, the mayor may direct an alternate meeting site in a suitable place and such meeting place shall be placed upon the posted agenda. The mayor or any three (3) council members may call special meeting to meet at such times and places as may be designated in the call. All meetings of the council shall be open to the public and shall comply with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act;
C. Unless otherwise specified herein, a majority vote on any issue shall be binding;
D. Those elected to the city council shall be required to attend 80% of the regular and special meetings of the council during a twelve (12) month period and if a councilman fails to do so, his office shall become vacant upon a majority vote of the remaining members.
(Amended by Res. No. 05-C15 approved by voters 2/14/2005)