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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-404ORDINANCE NO. 404 IBE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF FAIRHOPE, ALABAMA, that the order Iof procedure in all instances for meetings of the Council shall be las follows: Section 1. That the rules or order of procedure herein cc Rained shall govern deliberations and meetings of the Council of IFairhope, Alabama. Section 2. Regular meetings of the Council shall be held Ion the following dates: The second and fourth Monday of each month. Section 3. Special meetings may be held at the call of th iMayor by serving notice on each member of the Council not less in - Itha n twenty-four hours before the time set for such special meetingls; for Special meetings may be held as provided by Section 430, Title 7, of the Alabama Code of 1940, whenever two aldermen (or the Mayolr) request in writing that the presiding officer shall call such meetings; upon the failure or refusal of the presiding officer to call such meetings when requested, the two aldermen (or the Mayor) making the request shall have the right to call such meetings. VOTE: Items in parentheseses wojld be omitted from this section in Municipalities of less than 12,000 population since the Mayor Ls the presiding officer of the Council. They should be included, iowever, in cities over 12,000 population where the Mayor is not :he presiding officer. Section 4. A Quorum shall be determined as provided by ection 429 of Title 37, of the Alabama Code of 1940. Section 5. All regular meetings shall convene at 7:30 P.M 'clock at the City Hall and all meetings, regular and special, Shall be open to the public. Section 6. The Order of business shall be as follows: 1. A call to order 2. Roll call 3. Reading of the minutes 4. Reports of standing committees 5. Reports of speical committees 6. Reports of Officers 7. Reading of petitions, applications, compla. appeals, communications, etc. 8. Auditing accounts 9. Resolutions, ordinances, orders, and the other business. I .nts, Section 7. No member shall speak more than twice on the same subject without permission of the presiding officer. Section 8, No person, not a member of the council, shall be allowed to address the same while in session without permission of the presiding officer. Section 9. Every Officer, whose duty it is to report at tl regular meeting of the Council, who shall be in default thereof, may be fined at the discretion of the Council. Section 10. motions shall be reduced to writing when re- quired by the presiding officer of the Council or any member of the Council. All resolutions and Ordinances shall be in writing. Section 11. motions to reconsider must be by a member whol voted with the majority, and at the same or next succeeding meetinj of the Council. Section 12. Whenever it shall be required by one or more members of the "yeas" and"Nays" shall be recorded; and any member) may call for a division on any question. Section 13. 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 14. The presiding officer of the Council may, at his discretion, call any member to tdke the chair, to allow him tol address the Council,; make a motion, or discuss any other matter at issue. Section 15. motions to lay any matter on the table shall be first in or der; and on all questions, the last amendment, the most distant day, and the largest sum shall be put first. order. Section 16. All meetings of the Council shall be public. Section 17. A motion for adjournment shall always be in Section 18. The rules of the Council may be altered, amen] or temporarily suspended by a vote of two-thirds of the members present. is led Section 19. The chairman of each respective committee, o the Councilman acting for him in his place, shall submit or make fall reports to the Council when so equested by the presiding of= Ificer or any members of the Council. Section 20. All ordinances, resolutions or propositions submitted to the Council which require the expenditure of money sha lie over until the next regular meeting; provided, that such ordinances, resolutions, or propositions may be considered earlier by unanimous consent of the Council; and provided further that this rule shall not apply to the current expenses of, or contracts previously made with, or regular salaries of officers, or wages of employees of the City. Section 21. The clerk, engineer, attorney and chief of police and such other officers or employees of the City (or town) of Fairhope shall, when requested, attend all meetings of the C oun. cil and shall remain in the Council room for such length of time aE the Council may direct. Section 22. No ordinance or resolution of a permenent nature shall be adopted at the meeting sit which it is introduced unless unanimous consent be obtained for the immediate consideratii of such ordinance or resolution, such consent shall be by roll cal: and the vote thereon spread on the minutes. Section 23. This Ordinance shall go into effect upon the passage aind publication. as required by law. As set out on Pages 80, 81 and 82 of the Handbook for mayors and Councilmen published by the Alabama League of municipalities for the year 1968. S/ R. C. Macon Mayor Attest: S/ Marie Moore City Clerk I, Marie Moore, Clerk of the City of Fairhope, Alabama hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 404, as adopted by the City Council and duly ublished in the Fairhope Courier. /' City i C erlc Ill