CHAPTER 31: CITY COUNCIL
Section
   31.01   Regular and special meetings
   31.02   Robert’s Rules of Order
   31.03   Opening proceedings
   31.04   Order of business; regular order suspended
   31.05   Speaking; interruptions; leaving chambers
   31.06   Committee reports
   31.07   Motions
   31.08   Voting
   31.09   Procedure on legislation; prior study
   31.10   Standing committees
   31.11   Sergeant-at-arms
   31.12   Salary and attendance
   31.13   Posting legislation
Statutory reference:
   Authority to establish sewer rates, see R.C. § 729.49
   Authority to purchase and sell real estate, see R.C. Ch. 721
   Composition, see R.C. §§ 731.01, 731.06
   Election and term, see R.C. § 731.03
   Election of officers, see R.C. § 731.04
   General powers, see R.C. §§ 715.02, 731.47
   Mayor, see R.C. § 733.07
   Misconduct, see R.C. §§ 733.72 et seq.
   Powers as to salaries and bonds, see R.C. § 731.07
   Qualifications, see R.C. §§ 731.02, 731.44
   Vacancy, see R.C. § 731.43
§ 31.01 REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETINGS.
   (A)   Regular meetings. Regular meetings of Council shall be held in Council Chambers on the first and third Thursdays of each month at 7:00 p.m.
   (B)   Special meetings. Special meetings of Council may be called as provided in R.C. § 731.46. Notice of such meetings shall be served on all members by the Council Clerk by email, text or phone. No business shall be transacted at any special meeting of Council except the business Council meets to transact unless this rule is suspended by a vote of two thirds of all members.
   (C)   When a regularly scheduled Council meeting falls on a legal holiday, the meeting shall be held the following Thursday evening at the same time as the regularly scheduled Council meeting.
(2003 Code, § 31.01) (Ord. 1937, passed 8-1-1968; Ord. 2850, passed 8-3-1989; Ord. 3140, passed 1-18-1996; Ord. 3477, passed 6-30-2002; Ord. 2020-01, passed 2-6-2020)
Statutory reference:
   Meetings, see R.C. §§ 731.44, 731.46
   Open meetings, see R.C. § 121.22
§ 31.02 ROBERT’S RULES OF ORDER.
   In the absence of any rule herein concerning any parliamentary question, Council shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order.
(2003 Code, § 31.02) (Ord. 1937, passed 8-1-1968; Ord. 2020-01, passed 2-6-2020)
§ 31.03 OPENING PROCEEDINGS.
   In the absence of the President and President Pro Tem of Council, the Clerk shall call Council to order and call the roll; if a quorum is present, then Council shall select some member to preside at the meeting or until the President or President Pro Tem arrives at the meeting. If a quorum is not present, the members may take a recess for a period of not exceeding one hour, and if at the end of that time there is not a quorum present, they may adjourn from night to night until a quorum is present.
(2003 Code, § 31.03) (Ord. 1937, passed 8-1-1968; Ord. 2020-01, passed 2-6-2020)
§ 31.04 ORDER OF BUSINESS; REGULAR ORDER SUSPENDED.
   (A)   The business at all regular meetings of Council shall be transacted in the following order:
      (1)   The Pledge;
      (2)   Roll Call;
      (3)   Public comments. By contacting the Council Clerk by Tuesday before the meeting, any citizen may speak to council for five minutes. If contact has not been made, any citizen may speak for three minutes. Political campaigning will not be permitted;
      (4)   Reading of minutes;
      (5)   Reading of correspondence;
      (6)   Reports of special committees:
         (a)   Finance;
         (b)   Health and Safety;
         (c)   Public Service;
         (d)   Planning Committee;
         (e)   Civic Organization Liaison;
         (f)   Community Action Liaison;
      (7)   Old business;
      (8)   New business;
      (9)   Legislation;
      (10)   Mayor;
      (11)   Service Director;
      (12)   Law Director;
      (13)   Auditor;
      (14)   Treasurer;
      (15)   City Clerk's reports;
      (16)   Fire;
      (17)   Zoning;
      (18)   Code Enforcement;
      (19)   Police; and
      (20)   Adjourn.
   (B)   The President of Council may at any time permit a member to introduce an ordinance, motion or resolution out of the regular order for the same.
(2003 Code, § 31.04) (Ord. 1937, passed 8-1-1968; Ord. 2020-01, passed 2-6-2020)
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