A. Meetings.
(1) Regular Meetings: Regular meetings of the Council shall be held at least twice a month, unless cancelled for a lack of agenda items, at the times and places as the Council may determine.
(2) Special Meetings: Special meetings of the Council may be called by a vote of the Council, taken at any regular or special meeting thereof, upon a majority vote of the members present, or may be called by the Chairperson or by any three (3) or more members of the Council. The City Clerk, or in his or her absence, the Finance Director, shall cause notice of each special meeting to be made by email, by phone or other personal contact to each member of the Council, including the Mayor, not less than twenty-four (24) hours preceding the time of the special meeting; provided, however, that in the event a special meeting is called by a vote of the Council taken at a regular or special meeting from which any member of the Council was absent, notice of the special meeting shall be given only to each absent member in the manner hereinbefore described.
(3) Emergency Meetings: Emergency meetings may be called by the Chairperson or by any three (3) members of the Council. The City Clerk, or in his or her absence, the Finance Director, shall cause notice to be given to each member of the Council, including the Mayor, by personal contact as soon as the emergency meeting is called.
B. Quorum. A majority of the members of the Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Council, but a lesser number, greater than one (1), may meet to compel, by a majority vote of the members present, the attendance of absent members in such a manner and under such penalty as may be provided by ordinance or the Rules of Council.
C. Open Meetings. All meetings of the Council shall comply with Section 13.03 of this Charter and the record of Council’s proceedings, known as the Clerk’s Journal, shall be open for inspection by the public.
D. Record of Proceedings. A journal of the proceedings of the Council, to be known as the “Clerk’s Journal,” shall be kept to:
(1) Record the minutes of all meetings of the Council;
(2) Record, in full, all ordinances adopted by the Council, and the vote upon the question of adoption of each ordinance coming before the Council;
(3) Record, in full, all resolutions passed by the Council, and the vote upon the question of passage of each resolution coming before the Council; and
(4) Record the vote upon each procedural motion coming before the Council.