2013 Resolutions - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Council Member at the earliest reasonable opportunity all written materials handed out at the meeting, and also such audio and video tapes of the meeting as may be available. When tasks are assigned to any Council appointee at a meeting, a written record of those assignments, and their subsequent status, shall be maintained and reported to Council in such manner as is satisfactory to Council. This record shall also be available to interested citizens. Minutes of all meetings, including informal work sessions, shall include records of all Council requests for reports from management, including the date when any such report is due. The reports shall be timely provided in future meetings under the category of reports on pending items. Section II. PLACE All meetings of the City Council shall be held in the Council Chamber, 6th Floor, City Hall, 801 Crawford Street, unless the call of a special meeting or other notice with respect to a regular meeting specifying some other place of meeting shall have been delivered to each member of the Council personally or at such member's usual place of business or residence at least twenty-four hours prior to the time of such meeting, but nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting the continuation of any meeting to any other time or place. Section III. PRESIDING OFFICER The Mayor shall preside at the meetings of the Council, or in the Mayor's absence, the Vice Mayor, and at the hour appointed for the Council to meet, shall immediately call the members to order. Section IV. TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN In the event the Mayor and the Vice Mayor are absent from a meeting or unable to preside, the City Clerk shall call the Council to order and call the roll of the members. If a quorum is found to be present, a Mayor Pro Tempore shall be elected by a majority vote of those present to preside during the absence or disability of the Mayor and Vice Mayor. The City Attorney shall preside over any such meeting until a Mayor Pro Tempore shall have been elected, which shall be the first order of business of any such meeting. Section V. DECORUM AND ORDER No language or conduct detrimental to the function of the meeting shall be permitted. The Presiding Officer shall maintain the dignity of the meeting, preserve decorum and order, and shall call out of order any person violating these rules of order and procedure. Applause shall be permitted only during awards and presentations. During all other agenda items, a speaker may request an expression of consensus, support, or opposition by calling for a show of hands or for members of the audience to silently stand. No citizen shall be permitted to make personal accusations or attacks against another citizen. The Presiding Officer shall decide all questions of order, without debate, which shall be subject to appeal to the Council by any member thereof. A question of order takes precedence over the question giving rise to it. The Chief of Police or his designee shall act as Sergeant-At-Arms at all City Council Meetings. The Sergeant-At-Arms shall, under the direction of the Presiding Officer, have charge of the Council Chamber and shall prevent any interruption of the business of the Council by disorder within or without. -2-