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AM ORDIN.~_NCE TO ~2~'~D THE CODE OF THE CIRY OF PORTSMOUTH~ VIRGINIA, 1961, BY .@~fi~DING SECTIONS 2-6~ 2-10, 2-11~. 2-14, 2-15, 2-19, 2-22, AND 2-23~ TH~REOF~ ALL P~TAI~--NG TO THE RULES OF ORDER~ 0~ THE COUNCIL. BE IT 0RDA~YED by the Coo_ncil of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, that sections 2-6~ 2-10, 2-11, 2-14, 2-15, 2-19~ 2-22, and 2-23 of the Code of the City of Portsmouth~ Virginia, 1961~ be amended and reordained to read as follows: Section 2-6. ~,~en reguls~ council meetings held; who may call special meeting. ~nere shall be regular meetings og the council on the second and foo~thTo, esdays in each month,.~egir~nir~ at 7:30 P. M., unless othe~ffse provided by special] resolution of the council. R!ne mayor, or any three members of the council, may call a special meetipg. Section 2-10. Order of business The order of business at all regular meetings shsJ_l be as follows: (a) Reading, correction and ~oproval of minutes of pre- vious meeting or meetings. (b) Reports of committees. (¢) Unfinished business (include under this head "report~ of officers") (d) New business. If the council directs arav matter to be the special business of any future meeting, the s~me shall be announced by the msfyor at such future m~eting immediately after the proceedings are read, smd shall have priority over all other business. Section 2-11. When motions, etc., to be written; reading motions, etc.; questions to ~e stated; withdlra~l of motion, etc. Every motion or proposition shall be reduced to writing if desired by the mayor orby ar4v member of the coo~ncil, and shall be delivered to the clerk's table to be there read. The question shall be stated by the chair before the same shall be debated. Bmy motion or proposition may be withdra~^m by the mover at any time before a decision, amendment or other action of the body upon it, with leave of his second.