63-027 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Section 409. CITY COUNCIL: MEETINGS. The City Council shall meet regularly and in special session at such times and in the manner as shall be prescribed by ordinance and subject to the provisions of this Charter. The City Council shall hold regular meetings at least two times each month and may adjourn or re-adjourn any regular meeting to a certain date which shall be specified in the order of adjournment and, when so adjourned, each adjourned meeting shall be a regular meeting for all purposes. If at any time any regular meeting falls on a holiday, such regular meeting shall be held on the next business day. Special meetings may be called at any time by the Mayor, or by a majority of the members of the City Council, by written notice delivered personally to each member of the City Council at least six hours before the time specified for the proposed meeting. If all members of the City Council shall give their consent, in writing, to the holding of a special meeting and such consent~iS on file with the Clerk of the Council at the time of the holding of such a special meeting, a special meeting shall also be validly called. A telegraphic communication from a member consenting to the holding of such a meeting shall be con- sidered a consent in writing. Only such matters may be acted upon at any special meeting as are referred to in such written notice or consent. Ail regular and special meetings of the City Council shall be held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall and shall be open to the public. The City Council may adjourn to another location within the City Hall as publicly announced. If, by reason of fire, flood, or other emergency, it shall be unsafe to meet in the place designated, the meetings may be held for the duration of the emergency at such place designated by the Mayor or, if he should fail to act, by a majority of the members of the City Council. Section 410. CITY COUNCIL: QUORUM. A majority of the members of the City Council shall constitute a quorum to do business but a less number may adjourn from time to time. In the absence of all of the members of the City Council from any regular meeting, the Clerk of the Council may declare the same adjourned to a stated day and hour.