[CC 1975 §24.300; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.300, 3-19-1991]
A. The
business of all regular meetings of the Board of Aldermen shall be
transacted in the following order unless the Board, by a majority
vote of members present, votes to suspend the rules and change the
order.
12. Executive session (if necessary).
[CC 1975 §24.310; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.310, 3-19-1991]
All agenda items, including bills for payment of warrants, shall
be submitted to the City Clerk no later than the close of business,
the Thursday prior to a Tuesday meeting. Upon a majority vote by the
Board of Aldermen, or as directed by the Mayor, additional items may
be added to the regular agenda.
[CC 1975 §24.320; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.320, 3-19-1991; Ord. No. 10-21 §1, 6-15-2010]
A. All
persons wishing to address the Mayor and Board of Aldermen during
the public comment portion of the meeting shall stand, at the designated
area (podium), state their name, address and the subject matter.
B. All
public comment shall be addressed to the Chair. The Mayor and/or Board
of Aldermen may refer questions which require specific information
from a particular employee of the City to such employee for assistance
in documenting, researching and responding in a timely manner and
as the Mayor and/or Board of Aldermen deem appropriate under the circumstances.
C. Persons
addressing the Chair shall be limited to five (5) minutes, unless
otherwise permitted by the Mayor or Board. At no other time during
the meeting shall comment from the floor be accepted unless specifically
addressed by the Chair.
[CC 1975 §24.330; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.330, 3-19-1991]
A. When
a question is before the Board no motion shall be entertained except:
2. To fix the hour of adjournment.
5. To postpone to a certain day.
8. To postpone indefinitely.
B. These
motions shall have precedence in the order indicated. Any such motion,
except a motion to amend, shall be put to a vote without debate.
[CC 1975 §24.340; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.340, 3-19-1991]
When a motion is made and seconded, it shall be stated by the
chair before debate. Any member may demand that it be put in writing.
A motion may not be withdrawn by the mover without the consent of
the member seconding it.
[CC 1975 §24.350; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.350, 3-19-1991]
The Presiding Officer may at any time, by a majority vote of
the Board, permit a member to introduce an ordinance, resolution,
or motion out of the regular order.
[CC 1975 §24.360; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.360, 3-19-1991]
A. A motion
to adjourn shall be in order at any time, except as follows:
1. When repeated without intervening business or discussion;
2. When made as an interruption of a member while speaking;
3. When the previous question has been ordered;
4. While a vote is being taken.
B. A motion
to adjourn is debatable only as to the time to which the meeting is
adjourned.
[CC 1975 §24.370; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.370, 3-19-1991]
A. After
the decision on any question, any member who voted with the majority
may move a reconsideration of any action at the same or the next succeeding
meeting, provided however, that a resolution authorizing or relating
to any contract may be reconsidered at any time before final execution
thereof.
B. A motion
to reconsider requires a simple majority for passage. After a motion
for reconsideration has once been acted on, no other motion for a
reconsideration thereof shall be made without a unanimous consent.
[CC 1975 §24.380; Ord. No. 91-11 §24.380, 3-19-1991]
In the absence of a rule to govern a point or procedure, Robert's
Rules of Order shall apply. The Mayor or the Mayor Pro Tem, in the
absence of the Mayor, shall act as the parliamentarian and shall have
final say on purely procedural questions, as opposed to purely legal
questions.