All official meetings of Council shall be held at the municipal
building of the Town. All official meetings of Council shall be held
at times determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 401
pertaining to the specific types of meetings and, where required,
communicated in the notice to be sent in accordance with Section 403.
Except as is otherwise specifically provided in the following
two sentences, all official meetings of Council shall be open for
public attendance. Council may hold portions of any official meeting
in executive session at such times as may be determined by the affirmative
vote of all members of Council present at a meeting at which a quorum
exists, but no final action shall be taken by Council on any matter
in executive session. Council may hold unofficial or committee meetings
or portions thereof in executive session at any time, upon the approval
of a motion by Council or such committee. Council at all times shall
provide reasonable opportunities for interested citizens and taxpayers
of the Town to address Council orally or in writing on matters of
general or special concern. However, this requirement shall not preclude
Council from adopting an enforcing in good faith, under Section 406,
reasonable procedures for the orderly conduct of its business.
Council shall adopt and enforce such reasonable rules and procedures
for the conduct of its business, consistent with the provisions of
this Charter, as Council may determine to be necessary for the orderly
conduct of its business. All such rules and procedures shall be designed,
among other things, to promote the full and equai participation of
all members of Council in the deliberations of Council and its committees
and to provide reasonable opportunities for all interested citizens
and taxpayers of the Town to inform themselves of, and be heard with
respect to, all matters under consideration by Council.
A majority of all members of Council shall constitute a quorum
at any official meeting. Council shall conduct no business in the
absence of a quorum.
Council may appoint advisory committees, consisting of members
of Council and/or other residents of the Town for such purposes as
may be specified by Council. The members of such advisory committees
shall serve in that capacity without compensation, but they shall
be reimbursed for the reasonable expenses incurred by them in the
performance of their duties.