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CHAPTER 202: COUNCIL AND COMMISSION PROCEDURES <br />Section <br /> 202.01 Meetings <br /> 202.02 Presiding officer – appointment <br /> 202.03 Quorum <br /> 202.04 Order of business <br /> 202.05 Presiding officer – powers <br /> 202.06 Debate procedure <br /> 202.07 Debate limit <br /> 202.08 Point of order <br /> 202.09 Motions and resolutions in writing <br /> 202.10 Limit on motions <br /> 202.11 Divisions of question <br /> 202.12 Voting <br /> 202.13 Order of consideration <br /> 202.14 Form of question <br /> 202.15 Committees <br /> 202.16 Ordinances <br /> 202.17 Petitions <br /> 202.18 Open meetings <br /> 202.19 Preservation of order <br /> 202.20 Amendment of rules <br /> 202.21 Robert's Rules of Order <br /> 202.22 Purpose <br /> 202.23 Recording votes <br /> 202.24 Scope <br />§ 202.01 MEETINGS. <br /> (1) Regular meetings. The City Council shall have regular sessions on the second and fourth Monday of each month at <br />6:30 p.m., and if that Monday shall fall on a holiday shall have its regular session the next following day, and adjourned and <br />special sessions at any other time the Council may deem proper. <br /> (2) Special meetings. Special meetings may be called as provided by § 3.01 of the Charter. Written notice of any special <br />meeting shall be posted giving the date, time, place and purpose of the meeting at least three days before the meeting. <br />Notice shall be provided at least three days before the meeting to all of the members of the Council and to anyone who has <br />filed a written request for notice of special meetings. In calculating the three days, the first day that notice is given is not <br />counted and the last day is counted, and if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the next regular <br />business day shall be counted as the third day. <br />(Prior Code, § 202.01) (Am. Ord. 06-90, passed 5-29-1990) <br />§ 202.02 PRESIDING OFFICER - APPOINTMENT. <br /> The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the Council. In the absence of the Mayor, the Acting Mayor shall preside. In the <br />absence of both, the Council members shall elect a member as temporary chairperson. The Acting Mayor shall have the <br />same privileges as other members. <br />(Prior Code, § 202.02) <br />§ 202.03 QUORUM. <br /> At all meetings of the Council, a majority of the Council members shall constitute a quorum to do business. <br />Page 121 of 228