[CC 1987 §110.010; Ord. No. 86-8 §2, 6-10-1986]
The regular meetings of the Board of Aldermen of the City of
Northwoods shall be held on the second (2nd) and fourth (4th) Tuesdays
of each month at the hour of 7:30 P.M. at the City Hall of the City
of Northwoods. Both meetings shall be general meetings, and the Board
and/or the Mayor may call for special meetings during or after said
regularly scheduled meetings, if necessary.
[CC 1987 §110.020; Ord. No. 363 §2, 8-23-1955]
Special meetings may be called at the direction of the Mayor
upon notice thereof, whenever such are necessary.
[CC 1987 §110.030; Ord. No. 426 §1, 7-2-1958]
All members of the Board of Aldermen shall be required to attend
all stated and special meetings of the Board unless leave of absence
is granted by the Board or unless excused by the Mayor for illness
or other good cause.
[CC 1987 §110.040; Ord. No. 86-9 §2, 6-10-1986]
At the appointed hour the Mayor, or in his/her absence the Acting
President of the Board of Aldermen, shall call the Board to order;
the Clerk shall call the roll of members and announce whether or not
a quorum is present. Five (5) of the eight (8) Aldermen shall constitute
a quorum. If a quorum not be present, a smaller number may lawfully
adjourn the meeting from day to day until a quorum is present.
[CC 1987 §110.050; Ord. No. 426 §3, 7-2-1958]
The Board of Aldermen shall adopt a policy to determine the
order of business for their meetings.
[CC 1987 §110.060; Ord. No. 426 §4, 7-2-1958]
All committees shall be appointed by the Mayor unless on motion
the Board shall elect to appoint any such committee.
[CC 1987 §110.080; Ord. No. 426 §5, 7-2-1958]
The established rules of parliamentary procedure shall govern
the proceedings of the Board, except when otherwise provided by ordinance.
[CC 1987 §115.060; Ord. No. 25 §§4 — 6, 5-7-1940]
The Board of Aldermen shall cause the objections of the Mayor
to be entered at large upon the journal and proceed at its convenience
to consider the question pending, which shall be in this form: "Shall
the bill pass, the objections of the Mayor thereto notwithstanding?"
The vote on this question shall be taken by "ayes" and "nays" and
the names entered upon the journal, and if two-thirds (2/3) of all
the members-elect shall vote in the affirmative, the City Clerk shall
certify the fact on the roll, and the bill thus certified shall be
deposited with the proper officer and shall become an ordinance in
the same manner and with like effect as if it had received the approval
of the Mayor.
The Mayor shall have power to sign or veto any ordinance passed
by the Board of Aldermen: Provided, that should he/she neglect or
refuse to sign any ordinance and return the same with his/her objections,
in writing, at the next regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen,
the same shall become law without his/her signature.