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PROCEDURAL RULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS - Page 10
shall not remain in his or her seat during the debate and vote on •
such matter, but shall request and be given the permission of the
Presiding Officer to step down from the Council table. A Council
member stating such disqualification shall not be counted as a part
of a quorum and shall be considered absent for the purpose of de-
termining the outcome of any vote on such matter.
23. Failure to Vote. Every Council member should vote unless disqualified
by reason of a conflict of interest. A Council member who abstains
from voting in effect consents that a majority of the quorum may decide
the question voted upon.
24. Tie Vote. Tie votes shall be lost motions and may be reconsidered.
25. 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.
26. Reconsideration. A motion to reconsider any action taken by the City
Council may be made only by one of the Council members who voted with
the prevailing side.
27. 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 Council,
have been approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney
and shall have been examined and approved for administration by the
City Manager or his authorized representative.
28. Readine 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 resolu-
tions by title only. If any Council member so requests, the ordinances
or resolution shall be read in full.
Adopted August 21, 1972 Amended November 27, 1978
Amended November 24, 1975 Amended October 23, 1979
Amended November 28, 1977 Amended February 9, 1981
Amended July 24, 1978 Amended June 25,1984
Amended September 11, 1978 Amended October 22, 1984