(A) The Common Council shall meet at least twice per month on Tuesday evening as follows:
(1) The first meeting of the month shall be on the first Tuesday of each month and shall be held in Council Chambers at City Center, 330 N. Main Street, Rushville, Indiana, at 6:00 p.m.;
(2) The second meeting of the month shall be held on the third Tuesday of each month and shall be held in Council Chambers at City Center, 330 N. Main Street, Rushville, Indiana, at 6:00 p.m.;
(3) If a Tuesday is a legal holiday, the Council may meet on the next business day following the holiday.
(B) Meetings of the Common Council shall be held in compliance with the Indiana Open Door Law found at I.C. 5-14-1.5-1 et seq.
(1) Emergency meetings and executive sessions may be held pursuant to Indiana Law.
(2) An agenda shall be posted at the entrance of the location of the meeting prior to the meeting.
(3) Notice of the time, date, and place of regularly scheduled meetings may be given by the City Clerk once each year to media representatives requesting such on or before January 1. If there is a change in the time, date and place of a regularly scheduled meeting, the City Clerk shall notify all Council members and serve notice of the time, date, and place of said rescheduled meeting in writing 48 hours prior to said meeting by posting notice in a public place and mailing notice to media representatives who requested such notice on or before January 1.
(4) A meeting may be recessed and reconvened at a later time, date, and place, if such is announced at the original meeting, and if the agenda remains the same, without the necessity of further notice being given.
(C) Special meetings may be called by the Mayor or requested by any three Council members in writing to the Mayor. Notice shall be served as to time, date and place of said special meeting in writing 48 hours prior to said meeting by posting notice in a public place and by mailing notice to media representatives who requested such notice on or before January 1, or each year; Also, notice shall be delivered to all Council members at least 48 hours prior to the meeting.
(D) A quorum of the Council shall be a majority of all elected Council members. A quorum shall be necessary for the transaction of Council business unless otherwise required by stature or this code. No ordinance or resolution shall be passed which shall not have received the votes of a majority of all members of Council.
(E) A reading in full of the minutes of the previous meeting shall not be necessary unless upon motion duly made and passed by a majority of the members of Council.
(Ord. 1994-3, passed 4-6-1994; Am. Ord. 1996-4, passed 4-9-1996; Am. Ord. 2000-2, passed 3-21-2000; Am. Ord. 2012-1, passed 1-3-2012; Am. Ord. 2020-2, passed 1-7-2020)