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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-580V ORDINANCE NO. 5WO BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, that the order of procedure in all instances .from meetings of the Council shall be as follows: SECTION I. That the rules or order of procedure herein. contained shall govern deliberations and meetings of the Council of the City of Fairhope, Alabama. SECTION II. Regular meetings of the Council shall be held on the following dates: The 2nd and 4th Monday nights of each month at 7:00 P.M. I SECTION III. Special meetings may be held at the call of the Mayor by serving notice on each member of the Council not less than TWENTY-FOUR (24) HOURS before the time set for such, Specia. Meeting; or Special Meeting May be held as provided by SECTIO14 430, Title 37, of the Alabama Code of 1940, whenever two Councilmen ( or the Mayor ), request in writing that the Presidi Officer call such meeting; upon the failure or refusal of the Presiding Officer to call such meeting when requested, the two*, Councilmen. ( or the Mayor ), making the request shall have the right to call such meeting. SECTION IV. A Quorum shall be determined as provided by-,-; SECTION 429, of Title 37, of the Alabama Code of:1940 as recompill- ed in 1958. SECTION V. All regular meetings shall convene at the Administration Building at the City Hall and all meetings, regula and Special, shall be open to the public. SECTION VI. An Agenda shall be prepared by the City Clerk fo all business to come before'each regular meeting, and all busines to be transacted shall be put on the Agenda not later than Friday Noon before the next regular Council meeting on the following Monday night. SECTION VII. The order of Business shall be as follows: (1) The call to order 1� (2) Roll Call 1 �(3) Approval of minutes l► (4) Reports of Standing Committees (if any) ► (.5) Reports of Special Committees (if any) (6) Report of Officers (if any) ► ► (7) Reading of Petitions, applications, complaints, appeals, I communications, etc. I (S) Auditing Accounts I (9) RE!solutions, Ordinances, Orders, and Other Business I 1 SECTIO14 VIII. No Member shall speak more than twice on the i same subject: without permission of to Presiding Officer. SECTIO14 IX. No person, not a member of the Council, shall. be 1 ►allowed to address the same while in session without the permission I ►of the Presiding Officer.. i Sh'�CTION X. Every Officer, whose duty it is to report at the ►regular meeting of the Council, who shall be in default thereof_, i,may be fined at the discretion of the Council. SECTION XI. Motions shall be reduced to writing when require by the Presiding Officer of the Council or any Member of the Counci All. resolutions and ordinances shall be in writing. SECTION XII. Motions to reconsider must be by a member who voted with the majority, and at the same or next succeeding meeting Iof the Council. SEC:iION XIII. Whenever it shall be required by one or more members the "yeas" and "nays" shall be recorded; and any member may call fcr a division on any question. SECTION XIV. All questions of order shall be decided by the Presiding Officer of the Council with the right of appeal to the Council by any member. SECTION XV. The Presiding Officer of the Council, may, at his discretion, call any member to take the chair to allow him to address the council, make a motion, or discuss any other matter at Ii.ssue. SECTION XVI. Motions to lay any matter on the table shall be (first in order; and on all questions, the last amendment, the most distant day, and the largest sum shall be first put. M h SECTION XVII. All meetings of the Council shall be public.. t SECTION XVIII. A Motion for adjournment shall always be in i order. SECTION XIX. The rules of the Council may be altered, amended, or temporarily suspended by a vote of two-thirds of the members present. SECTION XX. The Chairman of each respective committee, or the �Counciliiian acting for him in his place, shall submit or make all I when so re uested b reports to the Council q Y the Presiding Officer I 'lor any member of the Council. !I 9 SECTION XXT. All ordinances, resolutions or por.pos,iti.ons ,'submitted to the Council which require the expenditure of money 'shall lie over until the next regular meeting; provided., that such 'ordinances, resolutions, or propositions may be considered earlier i iby unanimous consent of the Council; and provided further, that M ,this rule shall not apply to the current expenses of, or contracts )reviously made with, or regular salaries of Officers3, or wages of :mployees of the City. SECTION XXII. The City Clerk, City Engineer,: City Attorney, ind Chief of Police, and Superintendent of Utilities, and such >ther Officers or employees of the City of Fairhope, shall, when requested, attend all meetings of the Council and shall remain in the Council room for such length of time as the Council may direct SECTION XXIII. No ordinance or resolution of a permanent ', nature shall. be adopted at the meeting at which it is introduced i sunless unavai_mous consent be obtained for the immediate considera- tion of such ordinance or resolution, such consent shall be by Droll call and the vote thereon spread on the Minutes. SECTION XXIV. This ordinance shall go into effect upon the I' I passage and publication as required by law. �I 1976. 1976