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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-494ORDINANCE NO. r' _ 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, Ala - Lama. 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 PM. 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 Special Meeting; or Special Meetings may be held as provided by SECTION 430, Title 37, of 'the Alabama Code of 1940, when ever two Councilmen (or the Mayor), request in writing that the Presiding Officei :all such meeting; upon the failure or refusal of the Presiding Officer to call ;.such meeting when requested, the two Councilmen (or the Mayor), malting the re- quest 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 recompiled in 1958. SECTION V. All regular meetings shall convene at the Administration 3uilding at the City Hall and all meetings, regular and Special, shall be open to the public. SECTION VI. An Agenda shall be prepared by the City Clerk for all business to come before each regular meeting, and all business 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 (2) Roll Call (3) Reading of the Minutes (4) Reports of Standing Committees (5) Reports of Special Committees (5) Report of Officers SECTION VII. The Order of Business (continued) (7) Reading of Petitions, applications, complaints, appeals, 1communications, etc., (B) Auditing Accounts (9) Resolutions, Ordinances, Orders, and Other Business SECTION VIII. No Member shall speak more than twice on the same 1subject without permission of the Presiding Officer. SECTION IX. No person, not a member of the Council, shall be allowed to address the same while.ln session without permission of the Presiding Officer SECTION X. Every Officer, whose duty it is to report at the regular meetings of the Council, who shall be in default thereof, may be fined at the discretion of the Council. SECTION XI. Motions shall be reduced to writing when required by the Presiding Officer of the Council or any Member of the Council. 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 of the Council. SECTION XIII. Whenever it shall be required by one or more members the ''yeas" and "nays" shall be recorded; and any member may call for 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 issue. 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. SECTION XVII. All meetings of the Council shall be public. SECTION XVIII. A Motion for adjournment shall always be in order. SECTION XIX. The rules of the Council may be altered, amended or tem- porarily suspended by a vote of two-thirds of the members present. I . I SE.C'TION XX. The Chairman of each respective committee, or the councilma acting for him in his place, shall submit or make all reports to the Council when so requested by the Presiding Officer or any member of the Council. SECTIOfd XXI. All ordinances, resolutions or propositions submitted to the Council which require the expenditure of money shall lie over until the next regular meeting; provided, that such ordinances, resolutions, or proposi- tions may be'consi'dered earlier by unanimous consent of the Council; and pro- vided 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 XXII. The City Clerk, City engineer, City attorney and Chief of Police, and Superintendent of Utilities, and such other Officers or employ- ees 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 IF Council may direct. SECTION XXIII. No ordinance or resolution of a permanent nature shall be adopted at the meeting at which it is introduced unless unanimous consent be obtained for the immediate consideration of such ordinance or resolution, I such consent shall be by roll call and the vote thereon spread on the Minutes. SECTION XXIV. 'This ordinance shall go into effect upon the passage and publication as required by law. .. .. , 1972. Approved this the '1,,i14 day of ( !,:, .14 Passed and approved ii' day of' 1972 CLERK II i�