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be submitted to the City Clerk prior to the calling of the meeting to order. Upon receipt of a request such item may be removed from the Consent Agenda upon request of any Council member. Section XIV. VOTING a) Voting Requirement; Abstention. Each member present, when a question is put, shall vote either "aye" or "nay" except as provided in this section. No member shall abstain from voting on any matter unless such vote is prohibited by applicable provisions of the Virginia State and Local Government Conflict of Interests Act or would constitute an act of impropriety under the circumstances. In all cases of abstention, the member shall advise the Council of the intention to abstain and the reasons therefore; and thereafter the member shall not participate in the transaction in any other way. b) Electronic Roll Call Votes; Roll Call Votes. (1) Electronic roll call votes, in which the name of each member voting and how that member voted are publicly displayed on the electronic voting board and duly recorded, shall be required for the final vote on any ordinance or resolution. (2) If an electronic roll call vote is not feasible for any reason, there shall be a roll call vote. On all roll call votes, each member of the City Council shall vote as the member's name is called in alphabetical order, except that the Mayor or other Presiding Officer shall vote last.2 ____________________ 2 Matters upon which Council votes are generally passed by affirmative vote or a majority of members present. Robert's Rules of Order, § 46. However, there are certain types of votes for which a special vote requirement is imposed. For any ordinance or resolution appropriating over $500. imposing taxes, or authorizing the borrowing of money, there must be a recorded affirmative vote of a majority of all members elected to Council, not just members present. Portsmouth City Code §2-29. For any action to sell the rights of the City in and to its waterfront, wharf property, public landings, wharves, docks, streets, avenues, parks, bridges, and other public places, there must be a recorded affirmative vote of "three-fourths of all the members elected to the Council," which is six votes. Portsmouth City Charter §2.09. After final rejection of an ordinance or resolution, another ordinance or resolution "of substantially the same import" shall not be placed on the agenda or considered by Council for three