[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Town of
Chesapeake City as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 11-8-1976 as
§§ 1.1 to 1.10 of the 1976 Code]
The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall
have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section:
The elected Council of the Town of Chesapeake City.
Any elected member of the Council of the Town of Chesapeake
City except the Mayor.
The Mayor of the Town of Chesapeake City.
A.
Time. The Town Council shall hold regular meetings each month. Regular
sessions shall be held on the second Monday of each month, at 6:30
p.m.; provided, however, that when the day fixed for any regular meeting
of the Council falls upon a day designated by law as a legal or national
holiday, such meeting shall be rescheduled by a majority Council decision.
[Amended 5-22-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-003]
B.
Place. All regular meetings of the Council shall be held in the Town
Hall of the Town.
[Amended 5-22-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-003]
Special meetings shall be called by the Town Manager and/or
Clerk-Treasurer upon the request of the Mayor or at least three members
of the Council. Whenever a special meeting shall be called, a summons
or a notice in writing signed by the Mayor shall be served upon each
member of the Council in person, by notice left at his place of residence
or by telephone, stating the date and hour of the meeting and the
purpose for which such meeting is called, and no business shall be
transacted thereat except such as is stated in the notice. All meetings
of the Council shall be open to the public, and all rules of the Council
shall provide that residents of the Town shall have a reasonable opportunity
to be heard at any meeting in regard to any municipal questions.
The Mayor, or in his absence the Vice President of the Council,
shall immediately call the Council to order. In the absence of the
Mayor or Vice President of the Council, the Town Clerk, or his assistant,
shall call the Council to order, whereupon a temporary Chairperson
shall be elected by the members of the Council present. Upon the arrival
of the Mayor or Vice President of the Council, the temporary Chairperson
shall immediately relinquish the Chair upon the conclusion of the
business immediately before the Council.
Before proceeding with the business of the Council, the Town
Clerk or his deputy shall call the roll of the members, and the names
of those present shall be entered in the minutes.
A majority of all the members elected to the Council shall constitute
a quorum at any regular or special meeting of the Council. In the
absence of a quorum, the presiding officer shall, at the insistence
of any two members present, compel the attendance of absent members.
Unless a reading of the minutes of a Council is requested by
a member of the Council, such minutes may be approved without a formal
reading if the Clerk has previously furnished each member with a synopsis
thereof.
All special committees shall be appointed by the presiding officer,
unless otherwise directed by the Council.
A motion to adjourn shall always be in order and may be decided
without debate.
[Amended 5-22-2023 by Ord. No. 2023-003]
Each Councilmember elected or reelected to the Town Council
of the Town of Chesapeake City shall receive a monthly stipend of
$100; the Mayor of the Town of Chesapeake City shall receive a monthly
stipend of $400.
