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. . . , Section XIII. CONSENT AGENDA Ordinances or resolutions relating to any zoning matters or any other matters previously approved on first reading unanimously by City Council shall be listed under the Consent Agenda for a second reading and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussions of those items. If discussion by one or more members of Council is desired on any item listed therein, such item will be removed from the Consent Agenda upon the request of anyone ofthe Council members and considered separately. 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 ofInterests 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. (I) 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.' 'Matters upon which Council votes are generally passed by affirmative vote of a majority of membels plesen!. Robert's Rules of Or del, ~ 46. However, thele are certain types of votes for which a special vote requirement is imposed, For any oldinance or resolution appropriating over $500, imposing taxes, or authorizing the borrowing of money, there must be a recorded affirmative vote of a majolity of all membels elected to Council, not just members presen!. 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, thele must be a lecorded affilmative vote of "three-fourths of all the membels elected to the Council," which is six votes. Portsmouth City Charter ~2,09. After finallejection ofan ordinance or lesolution, another ordinance or Draft /,/ 7