(a) City council debate may occur only after a motion has been made and seconded.
(b) The mayor, or acting mayor, shall not show themselves to be partisan in their duties as the presiding officer of a city council meeting. The mayor, or acting mayor, shall relinquish the chair if he or she desires to enter into the debate of the merits of a pending question. The mayor, or acting mayor, shall not return until the pending main question has been disposed of by the city council.
(c) Every member desiring to speak shall address the mayor, or acting mayor, and upon recognition, shall keep comments confined to the question under debate.
(d) A member, once recognized, shall not be interrupted when speaking unless it is to be called to order, or as herein otherwise provided. If a member, while speaking, is called to order, the member shall cease speaking until the question of order be determined, and if in order, the member shall be permitted to proceed.
(e) A motion may be reconsidered at any time during the meeting of the city council or at the next regular meeting. A motion for reconsideration being once made and decided in the negative, shall not be renewed. A motion for reconsideration can only be made by a member who voted on the prevailing side.
(1992 Code, § 2-17) (Ord. 50-95, passed 3-20-1995; Ord. 52-11, passed 7-11-2011)