[R.O. 1996 § 110.230; Code 1985,
§ 24.065; CC 1990 § 2-56]
Except as otherwise provided by law
or ordinance, the proceedings of the Board of Aldermen shall be controlled
by Robert's Rules of Order, as revised.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.240; Code 1985,
§ 24.070; CC 1990 § 2-57]
The Presiding Officer of the Board
of Aldermen shall preserve decorum and shall decide all questions
of order subject to appeal to the Board of Aldermen. Any member may
appeal to the Board from a ruling of the Presiding Officer upon a
question of order. If the motion for an appeal is seconded, the member
making the appeal may briefly state his/her reason for the same and
the Presiding Officer may briefly express his/her ruling, but there
shall be no debate on the appeal and no other member shall participate
in the discussion. The Presiding Officer shall then put the question
to vote as to whether the decision of the Chair shall be sustained.
If a majority of the members present vote "aye," the ruling of the
Chair is sustained; otherwise, it is overruled.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.250; Code 1985,
§ 24.075; CC 1990 § 2-58]
Every member of the Board shall vote
upon every question and, when requested by any two (2) members, the
vote upon any question shall be taken by "ayes" and "nays" and be
recorded, except that no member may vote upon any question in which
he/she has an interest which might create a conflict of interest.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.260; Code 1985,
§ 24.100; CC 1990 § 2-60]
Any member of the Board of Aldermen
shall have the right to express dissent from or protest against any
ordinance or resolution of the Board and to have the reason therefor
entered upon the journal. Such dissent or protest shall be filed in
writing and presented to the Board not later than the next regular
meeting following the date of the passage of the ordinance or resolution
to which objection is taken.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.270; Code 1985,
§ 24.120; CC 1990 § 2-61; Ord. No. 1236 § 1, 12-28-1998; Ord. No. 1355 §§ 1--2, 12-18-2000; Ord. No. 2281 § 1, 2-11-2013]
A. The Board shall act only by ordinance or
resolution. Law of a general, uniform, and permanent nature shall
be reduced to ordinance. When the Board of Aldermen expresses opinions,
principles, facts or propositions, it shall be in the form of a resolution.
B. The style of the ordinances of the City
shall be "Be it ordained by the Board of Aldermen of the City of Grain
Valley, as follows: . . . ." No ordinance shall be passed except by
bill, and no bill shall become an ordinance unless on its final passage
a majority of the members elected to the Board of Aldermen shall vote
for it, and the "ayes" and "nays" be entered on the journal. Every
proposed ordinance shall be introduced to the Board of Aldermen in
writing and shall be read by title or in full two (2) times prior
to passage; both readings may occur at a single meeting of the Board
of Aldermen. If the proposed ordinance is read by title only, copies
of the proposed ordinance shall be made available for public inspection
prior to the time the bill is under consideration by the Board of
Aldermen. No bill shall become an ordinance until it shall have been
signed by the Mayor, or person exercising the duties of the Mayor's
office, or shall have been passed over the Mayor's veto as herein
provided.
C. Whenever this Code shall be amended, the
title of each amendatory ordinance, adapted to the particular circumstances
and purposes of the amendment, shall be substantially as follows:
1.
To amend any Section:
"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION _______
(or SECTIONS ________ AND _______) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GRAIN
VALLEY."
2.
To insert a new Section, Article,
Chapter or Title:
"AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF
THE CITY OF GRAIN VALLEY BY ADDING A NEW SECTION (or NEW SECTIONS,
A NEW ARTICLE, A NEW CHAPTER, or A NEW TITLE, as the case may be)
WHICH NEW SECTION (SECTIONS, ARTICLE, CHAPTER or TITLE) SHALL BE DESIGNATED
AS SECTION ________ (or SECTIONS ________ AND ________) OF CHAPTER
_______OF Title ________(or proper designation if a Chapter or Title
is added) OF SAID CODE."
3.
To repeal a Section, Chapter or Title:
"AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL SECTION ________(SECTIONS
________ AND, CHAPTER ______, TITLE ________ etc., as the case may
be) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF GRAIN VALLEY."
[R.O. 1996 § 110.280; Code 1985,
§ 24.130; CC 1990 § 2-62]
Any bill shall be subject to amendment
until the vote upon final passage.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.290; Code 1985,
§ 24.140; CC 1990 § 2-63]
On the final passage of every ordinance,
the "ayes" and "nays" shall be recorded in the record.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.300; Code 1985,
§ 24.150; CC 1990 § 2-64]
All special committees shall be appointed
by the Mayor unless otherwise ordered by a majority of the Board.
By consent of a majority of the Board, a special committee may be
appointed at any time to hold public hearings for the Board upon any
matter pending before it. A "special committee" is a committee composed
of members of the Board of Aldermen; the concurrence of the Board
shall not be required as to the membership of the special committee,
unless the Board shall order otherwise.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.310; Code 1985,
§ 24.160; CC 1990 § 2-65]
The Board of Aldermen shall cause
to be kept a journal of its proceedings.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.320; Code 1985,
§ 24.170; CC 1990 § 2-66]
The Board of Aldermen may by resolution
prescribe and enforce such rules as it may find necessary for the
expeditious transaction of its business, but such rules shall not
contravene the requirement of this Code or other ordinances.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.330; Code 1985,
§ 24.180; CC 1990 § 2-67]
The Board of Aldermen shall have
power to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of
papers and records relating to any subject under consideration in
which the interest of the City is involved, and shall have power to
call on the proper officers of the City, or of the County in which
such City is located, to execute such process. Such officer (other
than a City Officer) shall receive therefor such fees as are allowed
by law in a Circuit Court for similar services, to be paid by the
City. The Mayor or Acting President of the Board of Aldermen shall
have power to administer oaths to witnesses.
[R.O. 1996 § 110.340; Code 1985,
§ 24.190; CC 1990 § 2-68]
Any rule of the Board may be repealed,
altered or amended by a majority vote of the members. Every amendment
offered shall lie on the table until the next meeting of the Board
before being voted upon except by the unanimous consent of all elected
members of the Board of Aldermen (including the Mayor). Any rule may
be suspended by a majority vote of the members of the Board, or quorum
being present by unanimous consent.