The following order of business shall be observed in Council meetings:
A. 
Call to order.
B. 
Mayor's welcoming statement.
C. 
Pledge of Allegiance.
D. 
Roll call.
E. 
Mayor's statement regarding the Open Public Meetings Act of 1975.
F. 
Approval of minutes.
G. 
Mayor's appointments and proclamations.
H. 
Reports of standing committees.
I. 
Clerk's correspondence.
J. 
Ordinances for second reading, public discussion and vote.
K. 
Ordinances, first reading.
L. 
Unfinished business.
M. 
New business and resolutions.
N. 
Public discussion.
O. 
Approval of vouchers.
P. 
Adjournment.
The aforesaid order of business may be changed by a majority vote of the members of the Council present or by the Mayor with the Council's consent.
The deliberations of the Council shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, except when the same are in conflict with the laws of the State of New Jersey or this chapter, in which case said Robert's Rules of Order shall be inapplicable.
The Mayor shall preside at meetings of the Council. He shall also participate in the determination of Borough affairs to the extent permitted by statute. He shall at all times preserve order and decorum, and he shall cause the removal of all persons who interrupt the orderly proceedings of the Council. In the absence of the Mayor, the President of the Council shall preside.
Except as otherwise required by the statutes or specifically provided in this chapter, all actions of the Council shall be by a majority vote of those present. No ordinance shall be passed or appointment of any subordinate officer of the Borough confirmed except by a vote of the majority of the members of the Council present at the meeting, provided that at least three affirmative voters shall be required for these proposes, the Mayor voting only in the case of a tie.
Upon demand of one member of the Council or when ordered by the Mayor or when directed by statute, a roll call vote shall be taken and the yeas and nays entered into the minutes of the meeting.
When two or more Council members shall request recognition at the same time, the Mayor shall name the one entitled to the floor.
The Mayor shall decide all questions of order without debate, subject to an appeal to the Council, and he may call upon the Council for its opinion upon any question of order.
The Council President shall serve as liaison between the Council and all boards, committees, agencies or organizations, except for liaisons herein assigned to a specific Council committee.