A.
A roll call shall be used with all questions, upon request of a Council
member or as required by law.
B.
A voice vote shall be used with all motions not requiring a roll
call.
C.
All aye and nay votes shall be recorded in the official minutes.
D.
Except as provided below, the Common Council shall in all other respects
determine the rules of its procedure, which shall be governed by the
current edition of Robert's Rules of Order, Revised, which is hereby
incorporated by reference, unless otherwise provided by ordinance
or statute, except when otherwise limited or modified by this Code
of Ordinances.
1.
No Council member shall address the Council until they have been
recognized by the presiding officer. They shall thereupon address
themselves to the presiding officer and confine their remarks to the
question under discussion.
2.
When two or more members simultaneously seek recognition, the presiding
officer shall name the member who is to speak first.
3.
No person other than a Council member shall address the Council except
under order of business, except that citizens may address the Council
with the permission of the presiding officer as to matters which are
being considered by the Council at the time.
4.
No motion shall be discussed or acted upon unless and until it has
been seconded. No motion shall be withdrawn or amended without the
consent of the person making the same and the person seconding it.
5.
The Mayor shall not vote except in the case of a tie. When the Mayor
does vote in case of a tie, their vote shall be counted in determining
whether a sufficient number of the Council has voted favorably or
unfavorably on any measure. A majority vote of all members of the
Council in favor of any proposed ordinance, resolution or appointment
shall be necessary for passage or approval, unless a larger number
is required by ordinance or state statute. Except as otherwise provided,
a majority vote of those present shall prevail in other cases.
6.
Any member of the Council may demand a roll call vote. On confirmation
of appointments and on the adoption of any measure assessing or levying
taxes, appropriating or disbursing money, or creating any liability
or charge against the City or any fund thereof, the vote shall be
by roll call. A member of the Council may not change their vote on
any question after the result has been announced.
A.
Reconsideration. It shall be in order for any member,
if in the majority, to move for the reconsideration of any vote in
question at the same meeting or at the next succeeding regular adjourned
meeting. A motion to reconsider being put and lost shall not be renewed.
If the motion for reconsideration is brought at the succeeding Council
meeting, it must appear on the agenda, due to open meeting law requirements.
B.
Rescission. A motion for rescission may be heard at
the next succeeding regular meeting of the Council or the subcommittees
which undertake the action proposed for rescission, provided that
such motion is on the agenda for such meeting and specifies exactly
what action the Council or subcommittee will be asked to take. A motion
for rescission requires a 2/3 vote. After the Council action in question
has been published it cannot be rescinded.
A.
Any member desirous of terminating the debate may call the previous
question when the question announced by the Mayor shall be "call the
main question." If a majority of the members present vote in the affirmative,
the main question shall be put to a vote without further debate, and
its effect shall be to put an end to all debate and bring the Council
to a direct vote, first upon the pending amendment and then upon the
main question.
A.
The rules of this chapter shall not be rescinded or amended unless
the proposed amendment or motion to rescind has laid over from a regular
meeting, and then it shall require a vote of 2/3 of all the members
of the Council.
A.
Any of the provisions of Divisions 3 through 5 of this chapter may
be suspended temporarily by a recorded vote of 2/3 of the Council
members present at any meeting.
