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[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] A majority (four members) of the Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If at any meeting of the Council a quorum is not present, the meeting shall stand adjourned until the next regular, special or emergency meeting; however, any two members of the Council may have a call of the Council and send for and compel the attendance of any absent member of the Council in the manner and subject to the penalties prescribed by the rules of the Council.

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] At the time prescribed for a meeting of the Council, or to which it may have been adjourned, the Mayor shall call the members of the Council to order and, a quorum being present, shall proceed with the order of business.

[1] Editor's Note: Former § 2.50, Order of business, was repealed at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1 , General Provisions, Art. II ).

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] The Mayor shall preserve decorum and order, may speak to points of order in preference to other members of the Council and shall decide all questions of order, subject to an appeal of the Council. If such appeal is seconded, then no other business shall be in order until the question on the appeal is decided. All questions of parliamentary procedure not provided for in this article shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order.

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] The Mayor shall propound all questions in the order in which they are moved, unless the subsequent motion shall be previous in its nature; however, in naming sums and fixing times, the largest sum and longest time shall be first put.

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] (a) When a question is under debate, the Mayor shall receive no motion but: (1) To adjourn. (2) To lay on the table. (3) For the previous question. (4) To postpone to a certain time. (5) To commit. (6) To amend. (7) To postpone indefinitely. (b) The several motions shall have precedence in the order in which they are arranged in Subsection (a) , and the first three shall be decided without debate.

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] The previous question shall be put in the following form, "Shall the main question be now put?," and all further amendments or debate upon the main question shall be suspended until the previous question shall be decided. After the adoption of the previous question, the vote of the Council shall forthwith be taken upon all pending amendments in their regular order, and then upon the main question.

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] The Mayor and each Council member present when a question is put, when not excluded by private interest, shall give their vote unless the Council shall, by vote, excuse a member of the Council, but no member shall be permitted to vote on any question or serve on any committee where their private interest is immediately concerned, distinct from that of the public.

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] Voting shall be by roll call, except on procedural motions, and the ayes and nays shall be recorded in the journal. Roll call votes shall be taken in the order as prescribed by rule of the Council. Except as otherwise required by law, the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Council then in office shall be necessary to adopt any ordinance or resolution.

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] After a vote of the Council has been taken upon any question, it shall be in order for any member voting in the majority to move a reconsideration thereof at the same meeting or at the succeeding meeting unless the subject of the vote shall have passed out of the custody of the Council; not more than one motion for the reconsideration of any vote shall be entertained.

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] Each motion shall be reduced to writing if the Mayor directs, or if any Council member requests it.

[ Ord. No. 9777 , § 1, 7-3-2008 ] No person shall bring any sign or placard into City Hall or into the Council Chambers unless such sign or placard is for informational or demonstrative purposes as part of a public hearing scheduled on the Council meeting agenda. This prohibition shall not apply to signs or placards related to City sponsored events, activities, proclamations or recognitions.

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] No ordinance shall be passed except by bill, and every bill shall be numbered consecutively. No bill shall become an ordinance unless, on its final passage, a majority of the members of the Council shall vote therefor and the ayes and nays be entered on the journal, or as otherwise provided in this article.

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] (a) Every proposed ordinance shall be read by title in an open Council meeting at last twice before final passage, and at least one week shall elapse between its first reading and final passage. A copy of each proposed ordinance shall be provided for each Council member at the time of its introduction and, after it is introduced, copies of such proposed ordinance shall be available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk. The Council shall provide by its rules the opportunity for persons interested in any proposed ordinance to be heard before the Council. If the Council adopts an amendment to a proposed ordinance which constitutes a change in substance, the proposed ordinance as amended shall be placed on f...

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] The granting of franchises, the right of regulation, the issuance of temporary, revocable permits, and the effect of any operation beyond the franchise period are set forth in Article IX of the Charter.

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] No ordinance shall be revived or reenacted by mere reference to the title thereof, but it shall be set forth at length as if it were an original ordinance.

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] Whenever any bill shall be introduced in the Council, the City Clerk shall endorse on the bill the date of its introduction, and shall note in the record the introduction of the bill, stating its number and title.

[ Ord. No. 7497 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ] All amendments to any bill shall be in writing and shall be spread upon the record, and if adopted, shall be numbered and attached to the original bill and preserved therewith. If the bill shall pass, the City Clerk shall make out a copy thereof, making such changes therein as shall be necessary to show the bill as amended and passed, and the copy, certified by the City Clerk, shall be authenticated by the Mayor; however, if no amendments or alterations are made in a bill, the original bill may be authenticated.