Regular meetings of the City Council shall be held in the Council
Chambers in the City Hall on each Tuesday of each week at a time set
by resolution.
(Prior code §2.1; Ord.
2755 §1, 1960; Ord. 3298 §1, 1968; Ord. 3368 §1,
1969; Ord. 3596 §1, 1973; Ord. 4972, 1996)
A.
The
City Council shall from time to time adopt by resolution rules of
procedure governing the conduct of City Council meetings.
B.
The
rules of procedure adopted pursuant to this chapter are deemed to
be procedural only, and the failure to strictly observe such rules
shall not affect the jurisdiction of the City Council or invalidate
any action taken at a meeting that is otherwise held in conformity
with law.
(Ord. 3363 §1, 1969; Ord. 5727, 2015)
A.
Councilmembers.
While the City Council is in session, each Councilmember must preserve
order and decorum, and a Councilmember shall neither by conversation
or otherwise delay or interrupt the proceedings or the peace of the
City Council nor disturb any Councilmember while speaking or refuse
to obey the orders of the Mayor.
B.
Persons
Addressing the City Council and Persons in Attendance at City Council
Meetings. All persons addressing the City Council or in attendance
at a City Council meeting shall comply with the rules of procedure
adopted by resolution pursuant to this chapter. Any person in the
audience who engages in disorderly conduct such as hand clapping,
stamping of feet, whistling, using profane language, yelling and similar
demonstrations, which conduct disturbs the peace and actually disrupts
the good order of the meeting, or who refuses to comply with the lawful
orders of the Mayor, shall be, upon instructions from the Mayor, removed
from the meeting by the sergeant-at-arms.
C.
Enforcement
of Decorum. The Chief of Police, or such member or members of the
Police Department as he or she may designate, shall be sergeant-at-arms
of the City Council and shall carry out all orders given by the Mayor
for the purpose of maintaining order and decorum at the Council meetings.
Any Councilmember may move to require the Mayor to enforce the rules,
and the affirmative vote of a majority of the Council shall require
the Mayor to do so.
D.
Authorized
Persons Within Rail. No person except City officials, their representatives
and news media representatives, shall be permitted within the rail
in front of the Council Chambers, without the express consent of the
Mayor.
(Ord. 3363 §3, 1969; Ord. 5727, 2015)
A.
All
ordinances shall be prepared for presentation to the City Council
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter. All ordinances shall be
prepared by the City Attorney.
B.
All
ordinances, resolutions, and contract documents shall, before presentation
to the Council, have been approved as to form and legality by the
City Attorney and shall have been examined and approved for administration
by the City Administrator, subject to any time limit imposed by this
code.
C.
At the
time of introduction or adoption of an ordinance or a resolution,
it shall be read in full, unless after the reading of the title thereof,
the further reading thereof is waived by unanimous consent of the
Councilmembers present. Such consent may be expressed by a statement
by the Mayor to the effect that if there is no objection, the further
reading of the ordinance or resolution shall be waived. All emergency
ordinances must be read in full.
(Ord. 3363 §5, 1969; Ord. 3533 §1, 1972; Ord. 5727, 2015)
