The proceedings of the Council shall be conducted
in accordance with Robert's Rules of Order.
The order of business of the regular Council
meeting held on the second Tuesday of each month shall be as follows:
C. Presentations and recognitions.
H. Reading of communications and written appeals.
I. Report of Council Chair and liaisons.
O. Executive session (by 2/3 vote).
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The order of business of the regular Council
meeting held on the fourth Tuesday of each month shall be as follows:
D. Consideration of special topics.
E. New business (if needed).
By a two-thirds affirmative vote of the full
Council membership, any item received after the deadline and which
is considered to either be an emergency or a matter of sufficient
import to warrant special consideration may be introduced and, if
added to the agenda, may be considered a part of the agenda at a regular
meeting. If new items are presented to the Council, whether from the
public or from the Council, their addition to the agenda shall be
considered before the public comment portion of the meeting in order
to give the public the opportunity to comment on those agenda items.
The following sections of the Town Charter are
referred to or quoted for the procedure guidance of the Council:
A. Section
C3-2: "A vacancy in the office of the Chair of the Council, from whatever cause arising, shall be filled by appointment by the Council for the unexpired balance of the term, in accordance with C2-3 above. The Council at its first meeting shall appoint from among its members an Acting Chair who shall have all powers, duties and responsibilities of the Chair of the Council in the Chair's absence or incapacity."
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B. Section
C3-4: "The presence of four members shall constitute a quorum, but no ordinance, resolution or vote except a vote to adjourn or fix the time and place of its next meeting or to fill a vacancy in an elective office after a sixty-day impasse has occurred, shall be adopted by fewer than four affirmative votes."
The Council shall elect an Acting Chair at its first meeting in January, following a municipal election, in accordance with §
C3-2 of the Farmington Town Charter.
It is the obligation and responsibility of a
Council member not to interfere with or intervene in the implementation
by the Town Manager or other Town official of the policy or decision
adopted by the Council and not divulge to anyone any aspect of matters
considered and discussed in executive session. Each Council member
shall act in complete accordance with the provisions and tenor of
this section, and should any Council member fail to so act, such failure
shall subject such member to censure, reprimand or such other action
deemed appropriate by the Council.