[CC 1975 §24.010; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.010, 3-19-1991]
All regular meetings shall be held in the Board of Aldermen chambers of City Hall.
[CC 1975 §24.020; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.020, 3-19-1991]
The Board of Aldermen shall meet in regular session on the first (1st) and third (3rd) Tuesday of each month between the hours of 7:00 P.M. and 11:59 P.M.
[CC 1975 §24.030; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.030, 3-19-1991]
A. 
Special meetings may be called by two (2) or more members of the Board of Aldermen, or by the Mayor.
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The City Clerk is hereby directed to prepare a written notice for any special meeting, setting forth the date and time of such meeting, the place such meeting is to be held, and the general subject matter to be discussed. Such written notice shall be prepared as soon as practicable after the announcement of any such special meeting and shall be prominently displayed on the public bulletin board in City Hall.
[Ord. No. 97-19 §§A — C, 11-18-1997]
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It shall be the duty of each member of the Board of Aldermen to be present at each meeting of the Board, unless leave of absence be granted by the Mayor or he/she is sick and unable to attend.
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The Mayor may temporarily excuse any member of the Board from a meeting but no member shall be permitted to leave the meeting of the Board without permission of a majority of the members present.
C. 
Excessive unexcused absences may be grounds for discipline of the Mayor or a Board member including removal from the Board for inattention to Board duties.
[CC 1975 §24.040; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.040, 3-19-1991; Ord. No. 02-45 §2, 11-5-2002]
A. 
All meetings of the Board of Aldermen and all other boards, commissions, committees, subcommittees and agencies of the City of Carl Junction, Missouri, shall be deemed to be public meetings, open to the public, except as provided by the City of Carl Junction's Open Meetings and Records Policy as set forth in Section 110.400 and as otherwise provided by law.
B. 
All other Sections of this Chapter shall apply to Board of Aldermen meetings only.
[CC 1975 §24.050; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.050, 3-19-1991; Ord. No. 02-45 §2, 11-5-2002]
An executive (closed) session may be convened in accordance with the City of Carl Junction's Open Meetings and Records Policy as set forth in Section 110.400 and in compliance with Sections 610.010 to 610.030, RSMo.
[CC 1975 §24.060; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.060, 3-19-1991; Ord. No. 91-15 §1, 3-26-1991]
Five (5) members of the Board of Aldermen shall constitute a quorum to do business; but no ordinance thereof shall be valid unless at least five (5) members (a majority of those elected to the Board) shall vote in the affirmative, signified by a "yea", of such action. All other action shall require a majority of the quorum.
[CC 1975 §§24.100 — 24.140; Ord. No. 91-11 §§24.100 — 24.140, 3-19-1991]
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Seating. Members shall occupy the respective seats in the Board chambers assigned to them by the Mayor.
B. 
Right Of Floor. When recognized by the chair, a Board member shall confine himself/herself to the question under debate, avoid personalities, and refrain from impugning the motives of any other member. No Board member shall address the chair or demand the floor while any vote is being taken.
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Personal Interest. A member refraining from voting, because of personal interest, shall be expected to leave the Board chambers during the debate and not vote on any such matter.
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Right Of Appeal. Any member may appeal to the Board from a ruling of the Presiding Officer. If the appeal is seconded, the member making the appeal may briefly state his/her reason for the same, and the Presiding Officer may briefly explain his/her ruling; 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 "shall the decision of the chair be sustained?" If a majority of the members present vote "aye", the ruling of the chair is sustained; otherwise, it is overruled. For the purpose of this Section, the chair may not vote on the question. A tie vote sustains the chair.
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Voting.
1. 
Every member present when a question is posed shall vote either "yea", "nay", or "abstain".
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If the decision is made by the member to vote "abstain", the member shall state his/her reason to the Board for the abstention. Said decision shall be recorded by the City Clerk in the minutes of the Board's journal.
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For the purpose of counting votes on any given question or ordinance, pursuant to Missouri Attorney General's Opinion Number 65, dated February 2, 1981, given to the Honorable James R. Strong, an abstention shall be counted as if the member did not vote on the question. Under no circumstances shall an abstention be counted as a vote for or with the majority vote of the remainder of the Board.
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Upon every vote the "yeas", "nays" and "abstains" shall be called and recorded. If requested by any member on any vote, or upon final vote of the passage of any ordinance, a roll call vote shall be taken.
[CC 1975 §§24.200 — 24.210; Ord. No. 91-11 §§24.200 — 24.210, 3-19-1991]
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Mayor. The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the Board; but may vote only to break a tie. The Board of Aldermen shall, at the time of organizing, elect one (1) of its members as Mayor Pro Tem for a term of one (1) year.
B. 
Absence Of The Mayor. In the absence of the Mayor, the duties of the Mayor shall be performed by the Mayor Pro Tem.