The meetings of the Governing Body shall be held in the Council Chambers in the City Hall. Regular meetings shall be held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at the hour of 6:00 p.m. Special meetings may be called by the Mayor, or by three members of the City Council, the object of which shall be submitted to the Council in writing. The call and object, as well as the disposition thereof, shall be entered upon the journal by the Municipal Clerk. No other business shall be transacted at the meeting unless all members of the City Council are present and consent thereto. On filing the call for a special meeting, the Municipal Clerk shall notify the Councilmembers of the special meeting, stating the time and its purpose. Notice of a special meeting need not be given to a Councilmember known to be out of the state, or physically unable to be present. Four members of the City Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business but a smaller number may adjourn from day to day and compel the attendance of the absent members; provided that on the request of any two members, whether a quorum is present or not, all absent members shall be sent for and compelled to attend. At the hour appointed for the meeting, the Municipal Clerk shall proceed to call the roll of members and announce whether a quorum is present. If a quorum is present, the Council shall be called to order by the Mayor, if present, or if absent, by the President of the Council. In the absence of both the Mayor and the President of the Council, the City Councilmembers shall elect a President Pro Tempore.
(1972 Code, § 1-701) (Ord. 965, passed 9-17-2002)