The Common Council of the city shall meet in regular session at a date and time established in accordance with division (B) of this section except, if such date shall fall on a legal holiday, the date of such monthly meeting can be determined to be at a
time and date in the month as shall be determined by a majority of the members of the Common Council at the regular meeting held in the month immediately prior thereto.
(B) The members-elect of the Common Council shall hold their first regular meeting in January after their election at the hour of 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers.
(1) The members-elect at such meeting shall determine the time and place of the future meetings of the Common Council which shall be at least once in every month thereafter.
(2) The members-elect at such meeting shall review the existing rules of the Common Council and determine if such rules shall be altered, amended or rescinded and may adopt a motion to accept such rules as established or may make recommendations to alter, amend or rescind any rule or rules in part or in toto. The rules shall remain in affect until altered, amended or rescinded.
(3) The members-elect shall transact such other business as shall be required by statute not limited to but to include the election of a Council member to the City Plan Commission and of any other special body to which the Council shall be entitled to name a member.
(C) Special meetings of the Common Council shall be held upon the call of the Mayor or of any three members of the Common Council, subject to the following provisions:
(1) It shall be the duty of the person or persons calling the special meeting to duly notify the Clerk-Treasurer thereof in writing in time to reasonably permit the Clerk-Treasurer to prepare and serve notice on all members at least 48 hours prior to the time of the meeting as hereafter provided, whereupon it shall be the duty of the Clerk-Treasurer to cause notice of such special meeting to be served in writing upon each member, either in person or by notice left at his place of residence.
(2) Only such ordinances, resolutions, or such communications received or other business shall be considered or acted upon as are specifically stated in the call for the meeting.
(Ord. G-81-1000, passed 4-5-82)