71. Section 7. The council shall prescribe the rules of its own proceedings and keep a record or journal thereof in the English language; provided, however, that the rules of procedure of the preceding council shall be followed until changed. All votes shall be taken by yeas and nays, and be so entered upon the journal as to show the names of those voting in the affirmative and those in the negative, and with ten (10) days after any meeting of the council, all the proceedings and votes taken thereat shall be published online on the City’s web page or posting the same in 3 public places within the City unless another manner of publication is required by law. All proceedings of the Council shall be by resolution except where, by the provisions of this charter, an ordinance must or may be passed. Every resolution or ordinance shall be reduced to writing and read before a vote is taken thereon.
Editor’s note:
The above section appears as amended by a proposition approved by the voters on 11-8-2016, by a vote of 6,810 to 3,183.
Statutory reference:
Mandatory that charter provide for keeping of a journal of each session, see M.C.L.A. § 117.3(m)