CC RES 65-023 ESTABLISHMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE CODE - ADOPT. CHAP. 1

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Unless objection is made by motion c,-Pnci 1, : ic. presiding officer rrn+ ' modify t►;r `orew; ino. order of tr,.:, ; ,ke In rJ:-der to wcoiro6ito citizens present of, to ewtdi to Vo�_ of the ; ..., i 1 . RuE -11 puji•ic 'N-^arings shall be held at th tinie spc,cir•ied if. the police c,f Hearing. Section 6, Quorum_ -A nijority of c,ll :hn members elected to F:he council shaii constitute a auorwm, at any regular or ;pz�i al rreeti ng of the council. for the transac:'ion of business. A sinal ler nimbe, ,may ;adjourn the meeting. The co-.ancil may punish norg-,attendance firsi by reprimand of the presiding officer, follo;r:d by nfFicial censure by a majori ::y of the council unless a reasonable xcuse is cv"fe red. Section 7. The presiding officer.- 1he ;rrsirling officer of the councii shat be the mayor or in his absence, the president pro-tem. The presiding officer shr," preserve s tri c. order and decorum at oil regular and special greetings o• the Council . He shall state, every que_.tion coming before the cour;ci 1, announce the decision of :.he ccunci 1 or. all subjects, and decide all questions of order, subjects however, to an appeal from the council, in which event a majority vote of the council shall govern and conclusively determine such question or order. He shall vote on all questions, his name being called last. He shad sign all ordinane ,,s and resolution^ ac+opted by the council during his presence. In the absence of the mayor and the president pro-tem the clerk shall cell the meeting to order and shall preside until the council members present at the meeting shali choose one of their number to act temporarily as a presiding officer which shnl 1 become the first order of business follow- ing roil call . Upon the arrival of the mayor or president pro-tem, th temporary presiding officer shall immediately relinquish the chair upon con-elusion of the business immediately before the council . At its organizational meeting the Council shall elect from its members by a majority of all councilmen a president pro-tem. Section 8. General Rules of Debate. - The presiding officer may debate from the chair, subject to such limitations of debate as are by these rules impos- ed on all members andAhal 1 not be deprived of any of t;ie rights and privileges of a councilman by reason of hip, acting us the r.,residing officer. Getting the floe;-: Every member desiring to speak sh-iil addr^ss the presiding officer and upon recognition by the presiding officer shall confine himself to the question under debate. Interruptions: A member, once recognized, sty=11 not be interrupted when speaking unless it be to call him to order, or as herein otherwise provid^d. If a member, while speaking, be called to order, he shall cease speaking until the question of order be determined, and, if in order, he rha1l be permitted to }proceed. 8p2ea1 from ruling of chair: Any member may appeal to the council from the ruling of the presiding officer. If the appeal is seconded, the member may speak once sciely on the question involved and the presiding officer may explain his ruling, but no other council member shall participate in the discussion. The appeal shall be sustained if it is approved by a majority . of the membei-s present exclusive of the presiding officer. Motion to reconsider. A motion to reconsider any action taken by the council may be made only at the meeting at which such action was taken. It may be made either immediately during the same session or at a recessed or adjourned session thereof. Such motion must be made by one of the prevailing side but may be seconded by any member, and may be made at any time and havorecedence over all other motions or while a member has the floor; it shall be debatable. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent any member of the council from making or remaking the same or any other motion at a subsequent meeting of the council . Remarks of councilmen when entered in minutes; A councilman may request • through the presiding officer, the privilege of having an abstract of his statement or any subject under consideration by the council , or the reason of his dissent from any action of the council entered in the minutes thereof. Unless the council by motion objects thereto, such statement shall be entered in the minutes.