(A) (1) The ayes and nays shall be taken upon the passage of all ordinances and on all propositions to create any liability against the town, or for the expenditure or appropriation of its money, and upon any question and in all other cases at the request of any member of the Council.
(2) When the Clerk-Treasurer has commenced to call the roll of the Council for the taking of a vote by ayes and nays, all debate on the question before the Council shall be deemed concluded, and during the taking of the vote a member shall be permitted to briefly explain his or her vote and shall respond to the calling of his or her name by the Clerk-Treasurer by answering “Aye” or “Nay,” as the case may be.
(B) (1) Every Council member present shall vote unless he or she has an interest in the matter, in which event he or she shall disqualify himself or herself.
(2) If a Council member who has not disqualified himself or herself does not vote, his or her failure to vote shall, to the extent permitted by law, be construed as concurring with the majority.
(C) The President shall announce the result of the Council’s vote and such votes shall be entered in the journal of the proceedings.