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RULES OF OF2DER GOVERNING T3E COUNCIL OF ~iE CITY OF NORT_-i OLMtSTED Page 9. SECTION VII. AI~tIINISTFti-TIVE OFFICERS mule 51. .attendance }3equired. The mayor and the directors of all departments shall be required to attend the regular and special meting of council and shall be provided with seats on the floor of the council. They shall be required, at any such meeting, to answer such sus stions relating to the affairs of the city under their respective supervision and control as may be put to them by any member of the council. The mayor shall be entitled to take part in the discussion on all qu®stions before the council. The directors shall be entitled to take part in the discussion on all questions relating only to their department. Rule 52. reports of City Officers. All ordinances, resolutions and communications pertaining to matters that come under the supervision and control of the Mayor, and directors of departments shall, in addition to being referred to th e proper committees, be also referred to such respective administrative officers for recommendation and report. Not later than thirty (30j days after reference to the administrative officer or officers as the case may be each ordinance, resolution, or communication so referred shall be returned to the Clerk of Council with the endorse- ment of each such administrative officer's approval or disapproval of such matter so referred. It shall be the duty of the Clerk of Council to enforce this rule rigidly. The Clerk small use all diligence in seeing that departments to which measures are referred retuxn them to the Cle rk's office within the time fixed herein. Rule 52-1. Mandatory teferral oP Legislation. Mandatory referral of legislation to the proper committees shall be deemed to include: 1, honing or other regulations of land use. 2. licquisition or lease of land for public uses. 3. Sale o r lease of publicly oxned lands. 4, Vacation or dedication of streets or alleys. 5. Street widening or street extensions. 6. Permits for private uses of attests or public property. 7, Determining to proceed with public improvements. 8. itequ®sts for studies or plan preparation. 9. Bond issues for capital improvements. 10. Housing. Rule 53. keport or Status of Pending Measures. The City Clerk shall keep the members of Council informed regarding the status of pending ordinances. All ordinances and resolutions to be acted upon by committees or the Council on ~ieyTdESpgy shall be in the hands of the Clerk not liter than the preceding w- ~a~r~a aY 00 o'clock P. M. Rule 54, Approval of Council of 1~ppointments by Mayor. Whenver the approval of council is required for appointments by the mayor, the council shall then proceed to vote upon the approval of each appointment. A majority vote of all members elected to council shall be necessary to conrixm each appointment. SECTION VIII. COUNCIL C~ER Rule 55. Use of Council Chamber. The council chamber shall be used only for mBetings of the council or coamaittees thereof, except where the council by vote authorizes its use by persons other than city officials. The clerk, with the v~ritten '" approval of the president of council, may pe rmit other public officials to use the council chamber on public business, whe not in use by the council or committees. Rule 56. Privileges of Floor. No person at any meeting of council shall address the council except upon the invitation of t3~e president and the sergeant-at- arms shall cause this rule to be rigidly enforced. SECTION IX. RULES - SU3P~iSION - AMENI~F2iT $ND OTHER Sine 57. Suspension of iiules. Any provision of these rules may be suspended at any meeting of the council, by a majority vote oP all the members elected, except when a greater number is required by lax or by the rules. The vote on any such suspensions shall be taken by yeas and nays and entored upon the records.