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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING JUNE 9, 1992 3 above. When the chair has called the meeting to order, after finding that a quorum is present, etc.. that is when a quorum is present. Call of the house. In legislative bodies or other assemblies that have legal power to compel the attendance of their members and if you recall I read from 412.191 sub 2, the second to the last sentence of that paragraph. The council may preserve order at its meetings and compel the attendance of members and punish nonattendance. The Call of the House is a motion that unexcused absent members be brought to the meeting under arrest. The Call of the House is not applicable in voluntary societies. Assemblies in which there may be occasion to order a call of the house should adopt a rule that 1/3, 1/5 or some other number less than a majority of the members or house elect are present. When a quorum is not present this motion should take precedent over everything except a motion to adjourn. The rules allow the call to be moved while a quorum is actually present for the purpose of attaining a greater attendance. The motion at such time should rank only with question of privilege. When a call of the house is ordered, clerk calls the roll of the members then calls again the names of the absentees in whose behalf explanations of absence can be made and excuses can be requested. After this, no member is permitted to leave, the doors are locked and sargent of arms, chief of police or other arresting officers ordered to take into custody absentees who have not been excused from attendance in bringing them before the house. He does this on a warrant signed by the presiding officer and attested by the clerk. When arrested members are brought in, they are arraigned separately. Their explanations are heard and on motion can be excused with or without penalty in the form of a payment of fee. Until a member has paid such a fee assessed against him, he cannot vote or be recognized by the chair for any purpose. After a call of the house has been heard no motion is in order even by a unanimous consent. Sue Dunn: Dave, wasn't there just a council meeting last Tuesday. This is a special meeting. What is the subject of this meeting? Do you have an agenda there? Dave: That should have been posted by our clerk. We are in session. This is a meeting in session. I won't entertain any questions from the audience. Those present then are myself, Dave Johnson, Councilman Jess Mottaz. We have available to us four options. We can adjourn to a specific time. we can adjourn period, we can recess at which recess we would call the members who are absent and ask for their reason or I can entertain a motion for call of the house and have them arrested and brought to the council meeting.