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PROCEDURAL RULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF CITY COUNCIL ME INGS - Page Three
7. Order of Business. The business of the Council shall be taken up for
consideration and disposition in the following rder:
1. Pledge of allegiance.
2. Call to order and roll call.
3. Special presentations.
4. Approval of the Minutes. I
5. Waiver of reading of ordinancesiand resolutions.
6. Public hearings.
7. Ordinances for adoption.
8. Continued business.
9. Current business.
10. Consent Calendar.
11. Disposition of items removed from the Consent Calendar.
12. Additional business.
13. Adjournment.
The order of business shall not be changed except by majority vote of the
City Council.
8. Preparation of Minutes. The City Clerk shall have exclusive responsibility
for preparation of the minutes, and any directions for changes in the
minutes shall be made only by majority action of the City Council.
9. Reading of Minutes. Unless the reading of the minutes of a Council meeting
is ordered by a majority vote of the Council, such minutes may be approved
without reading if the City Clerk previously furnished each Councilman
with a copy.
10. Presiding Officer. The Mayor shall be the Presiding Officer at all meet-
ings of the City Council. In the absence of the Mayor or at the Mayor's
request, the Mayor Pro Tempore shall preside. In the absence of the Mayor
and Mayor Pro Tempore, the City Clerk shall call the Council to order,
whereupon a temporary Presiding Officer +all be elected by the Councilmen
present to serve until the arrival of the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tempore is
used, it shall apply equally to the Presiding Officer as defined in this
section.
Amended - September 11, 1978
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22. Failure to Vote. Every Councilman should vote unless disqualified by
reason of a conflict of interest. A Councilman who abstains from voting
in effect consents that a majority of the quorum may decide the question
voted upon.
23. Tie Vote. Tie votes shall be lost motions and may be reconsidered.
24. Changing Vote. A member may change his vote only if he makes a timely
request to do so immediately following the announcement of the vote by
the City Clerk and prior to the time that the next item in the order of
business is taken up. A Councilman who publicly announces that he is
abstaining from voting on a particular matter shall not subsequently be
allowed to withdraw his abstention.
25. Reconsideration. A motion to reconsider any action taken by the Council
may be made only on the day such action was taken. It may be made either
immediately during the same session, or at a recessed or adjourned session
thereof. Such motion may be made only by one of the Councilmen who voted
with the prevailing side. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent
any Councilman from making or remaking the same or any other motion at a
subsequent meeting of the Council.
26. Ordinances, Resolutions and Contracts.
a) All ordinances, resolutions and contracts shall be prepared by the
City Attorney. No ordinance shall be prepared for presentation to the
Council unless ordered by a majority vote of the Council, or requested
by the Mayor, or City Manager, or prepared by the City Attorney on his
own initiative. The Planning Commission may initiate zoning and planning
ordinances.
b) Prior Approval by Administration Staff. All ordinances, resolutions
and contract documents shall, before presentation to the Coucnil, have
been approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney and shall been
examined and approved for administration by the City Manager or his
authorized representative.
27. Reading of Ordinances and Resolutions. If a motion to waive reading of all
ordinances and resolutions has been adopted at the beginning of the Council
meeting, the City Clerk will read the ordinances and resolutions by title
only. If any Councilman so requests, the ordinances or resolution shall
be read in full.
Adopted August 21, 1972
Amended - November 24, 1975
Amended - November 28, 1977
Amended - July 24, 1978
Amended - September 11, 1978