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CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 08-133 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE LAKE ELMO CITY CODE OF ORDINANCES BY AMENDING THE CITY'S PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE CITY COUNCIL SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo hereby amends Chapter 31 of the City Code by deleting sections 31.01 through 31.11 in their entirety and replacing them with the sections as follow: § 31.01 MEETINGS. (A) Authority. City councils are authorized to adopt rules of procedure and provide for order at their meetings. (1) Parliamentary procedure. Except as specifically provided under statute or these parts, the most current version of the Robert's Rules of Order Revised governs any question of parliamentary procedure that arises at a city meeting. (B) Purpose. The purpose of this policy on City Council meetings is to set the groundwork for orderly and respectful communications between and among council members, city staff, and citizens to promote the efficient working of the public's business at City Council meetings. (C) Regular meetings. Except as provided herein, regular meetings shall be held at City Hall beginning at 7:00 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. The City Council may cancel regular Council meetings by adopting the appropriate motion at any duly called Council meeting. The City Council may change the date, time, and/or place of a regular meeting by adopting the appropriate motion at any duly called Council meeting and by posting a written notice of the date, time, and place of the rescheduled meeting on the city bulletin board and at the main entrance to the City Hall at least 3 days before the date of the rescheduled regular meeting. (1) Quorum. A simple majority (3) of the Council shall constitute a quorum for the valid transaction of any scheduled business to come before the Council. (2) Location. All meetings, including special, recessed, closed, and continued meetings, shall be held in the City Council chambers, located at City Hall, unless otherwise designated, pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 13D.04, subd. 2. (3) Schedule. A schedule of regular meetings shall be kept on file with the city clerk.