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All legislative power of the City will be exercised by the City
Council pursuant to the Charter. The City Council, in addition to
such other powers and duties as may be conferred upon it by the Charter
or otherwise by general law, may require any municipal officer to
prepare and submit sworn statements regarding his official duties
and the performance thereof, and may investigate the conduct of any
department, office or agency of the municipal government.
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The Council will organize annually during the first seven days
of January, at which time it will select a President of the Council
from among its members. The Mayor shall preside over all meetings
of the Council. In the absence of the Mayor, the President shall preside.
In the absence of the Mayor and the President, the Council shall select
a temporary presiding officer from among its members.
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The absence at three sequential regularly scheduled sessions
of an elected or appointed official may constitute grounds for removal
by the Governing Body requiring a roll call vote of 2/3 of the majority
of the members present.
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The City Clerk, appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent
of the Council, shall maintain, prepare and sign the minutes of the
Council, maintain the records of the Council and perform such other
duties as shall be assigned. At public meetings of the Municipal Council,
the City Clerk shall, in the proper order of business, announce the
subject and author of all correspondence on the agenda. At the request
of any member, any item of correspondence shall be read in full.
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The agenda for each regular meeting of the Council shall be
prepared by the Clerk and made available to the Councilmen 24 hours
prior to the opening of the meeting. Written notice of changes in
the agenda shall be made available to each Councilmember prior to
the convening of a meeting. Additional copies of the agenda shall
be available to the public, posted on the bulletin board at City Hall
and on the website.
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Vacancies in the Council shall be filled by election for the
remainder of the unexpired term at the next general election to be
held not less than 60 days after the occurrence of the vacancy. Council
shall fill the vacancy temporarily by appointment to serve until the
qualification of a person so elected. Any person appointed to fill
a vacancy shall be a member of the same political party as the prior
incumbent.
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The vote upon every motion, resolution or ordinance shall be
taken at the direction of the officer presiding by either voice vote
or roll call vote. The vote shall be "aye" or "nay" or words to the
effect of affirmative or negative by each member. There shall be no
further discussion once the question has been called. Any member of
the Council may abstain from voting at any time. When a roll is called
on any question, the silence of a Council member present shall constitute
an affirmative vote unless he states that he abstains. The question
shall be determined by a majority of those members voting unless otherwise
provided by law. The minutes of each meeting shall be signed by the
City Clerk.