[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
The rules of order of procedure herein contained shall govern deliberations and meetings of the Council of Albertville, Alabama.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 1055, 9-21-1981; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996; Ord. No. 2040-26, 6-2-2026]
Regular meetings of the Council shall be held on the dates set at the organizational meeting or as otherwise provided by the Council.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996; Ord. No. 2040-26, 6-2-2026]
All regular meetings shall convene at a time and place set at the organizational meeting or as otherwise provided by the Council.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
Special meetings may be held at the call of the presiding officer by serving notice on each member of the Council not less than 24 hours before the time set for such special meetings, or special meetings may be held as provided by § 11-43-50 of the Code of Alabama, 1975, whenever two Councilmembers or the Mayor making the request shall have the right to call such meeting. Notice of all special meetings shall be posted on a bulletin board accessible to the public at least 24 hours prior to such meeting.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
All meetings of the Council, regular and special, shall be open to the public, except when the Council meets in executive session as authorized by state law.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
A quorum shall be determined as provided by § 11-43-48 of the Alabama Code.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
The order of business shall be as follows:
(1) 
A call to order.
(2) 
Roll call.
(3) 
Reading and approval of the minutes of the previous meeting.
(4) 
Reports of standing committees.
(5) 
Reports of special committees.
(6) 
Reports of officers.
(7) 
Reading of petitions, applications, complaints, appeals, communications, etc.
(8) 
Auditing accounts.
(9) 
Resolutions, ordinances, orders, and other business.
(10) 
Public comments.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996; Ord. No. 2040-26, 6-2-2026]
No person shall speak more than twice on the same subject without permission of the presiding officer.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
No person, not a member of the Council, shall be allowed to address the Council while in session without permission of the presiding officer.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
Every officer whose duty it is to report at the regular meetings of the Council who shall be in default thereof may be fined at the discretion of the Council.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
Motions to reconsider must be by a member who voted with the majority, and at the same or next succeeding meeting of the Council.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
All questions of order shall be decided by the presiding officer of the Council, with the right of appeal to the Council by any member.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
The presiding officer of the Council may, at his or her discretion, call any member to take the chair, to allow him or her to address the Council, make a motion, or discuss any other matter at issue.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
Motions to lay any matter on table shall be first in order, and on all questions the last amendment, the most distant day, and the largest sum shall be first put.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
A motion for adjournment shall always be in order.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
The rules of the Council may be temporarily suspended by a vote of 2/3 of the members present. The rules of the Council may be amended in the same manner as any other ordinance of general and permanent operation.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
The chair of each respective committee, or the Councilmember acting for him or her, shall submit or make all reports to the Council when so requested by the presiding officer or any member of the Council.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
All ordinances, resolutions or propositions submitted to the Council which require the expenditure of money shall lie over until the next regular meeting, provided that such ordinances, resolutions or propositions may be considered earlier by unanimous consent of the Council, and provided further that this rule shall not apply to the current expenses of, or contracts previously made with, or regular salaries of officers, or wages of employees of the City.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
The Clerk, Engineer, Attorney and Chief of Police and such other officers or employees of the City shall, when requested, attend all meetings of the Council and shall remain in the Council room for such length of time as the Council may direct.
[Ord. No. 521, 10-2-1972; Ord. No. 737, 10-4-1976; Ord. No. 992, 10-6-1980; Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
No ordinance or resolution of a permanent nature shall be adopted at the meeting at which it is introduced, unless unanimous consent be obtained for the immediate consideration of such ordinance or resolution; such consent shall be by roll call and the vote thereon spread on the minutes.
[Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
The Council may meet in executive session only for those purposes authorized by state law. When a Councilmember makes a motion to go into executive session for an enumerated purpose, the presiding officer shall put the motion to a vote. If the majority of the Council shall vote in favor of the motion to go into executive session, the body shall then move into executive session to discuss the matter for which the executive session was called. No action may be taken in an executive session. When the discussion has been completed, the Council shall resume its deliberations in public.
[Ord. No. 244-96, 10-7-1996]
Robert's Rules of Order is hereby adopted as the rules of procedure of this Council in those situations which cannot be resolved by the rules set out in this article.