The chair of a standing committee shall be the
chief presiding officer of the committee and shall preside at all
of its meetings. In the absence of the chair, the members present
shall select a temporary chair to preside.
At the first regular meeting of each calendar
year, each standing committee shall, by majority vote, establish a
schedule of meetings for the committee. Said schedule shall be published
and posted in the lobby of the City Hall. One copy thereof shall be
filed with the Mayor and the Council President, another copy shall
be filed and maintained in the office of the City Clerk for public
inspection.
The office of the City Clerk shall be responsible
for the preparation of minutes for all scheduled meetings of each
standing committee. Upon approval thereof by the committee, a copy
of such minutes shall be filed and maintained in the office of the
City Clerk.
A committee chair shall call the roll of committee
members on all motions to report a proposal from committee. The chair
shall record the vote of each member on such motions, on voting sheets
prepared by the office of the City Clerk. Said roll shall be called
in alphabetical order, except that the chair will be called last and
cast the final vote. The chair will attest to the validity of the
recorded vote by signing the voting sheet in the space reserved, and
file the voting sheet with the office of the City Clerk, to be maintained
for public inspection.
Referral of proposed local laws, ordinances
and resolutions to committees of subject matter jurisdiction shall
be at the sole discretion of the Council President; provided, however,
that the Council may, by majority vote, change such referrals.