No action of Council shall be official unless approved by four
or more members, as provided for in the Charter, except that, during
the transition period between 1978 and the beginning of 1980, approval
by a majority of the members in attendance at a meeting shall be required
except where the law or the Charter requires an affirmative vote of
a majority of the members of Council (see Charter, Article VI).
[Amended 12-12-1988 by Ord. No. 1491]
A. Official actions of the Municipal Council shall be taken as provided
for in the Charter (see Charter, Article VI).
B. The full text of every proposed ordinance shall be furnished to each
member of Council and to the Manager at least one week in advance
of the meeting at which Council is to vote on the ordinance and, along
with the copy, shall be a brief statement of the purpose or affect
of the ordinance. The ordinance need not be read aloud at the Council
meeting, but if anyone in attendance requests the reading of the entire
ordinance or any section of it, the requested material shall be read
by the Clerk. A reasonable number of copies of a proposed ordinance
shall be available at the City office at least one week before the
meeting at which action is to be taken on the ordinance.
C. All resolutions presented to Council for adoption shall have one
reading only and shall be read in full.
Any Councilman who shall have a special personal or financial
interest in any matter before Council shall abstain from voting on
the question and shall inform Council of his reasons for abstention,
as provided for in the Charter (see Charter, Article V).
Council may make inquiry and investigation into the affairs
of the municipality as provided for in the Charter (see Charter, Article
VI).