2689 Ordinance - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

RITLES OF ORDER GOV.E~TING TrgE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OUSTED Page 4. Rule 15. Coranittee A~setings. ra ms jority of the members oP a committee small constitute a quorum for the transaction of bus insss. Mach committee shall hold its meetings at the time and place fixed by the chairmen of the committee. Should th e chairman of a committee find it necessary to hold the meeting at another time and place he shall cause notice thereof to be given at least twenty-four (24) hours before the new time fixed for the meeting to all members of his committee and other members of council who may desire to attend. .~ majority of the members of a committee shall be necessary for the recommendation of approval or amendment oP any legislation then pending before a co~n¢nittee and council. Rule 15-1. Rules of Committees. Except in case of obvious inconsistency °' or inapplicability committee hearings small be governed by the rules applicable to "' council proceedings. Rule 16. Reports. No ordinance, resolution, petition, or other matter referred to a committee Por action shall be approved or disapproved and reported out until it shall have first bean considered at a committee meeting regularly called as provided for herein and no committee shall consider or hold a hearing on any proposed legislation until it has been introduced in council and referred to the committee. the vote on all matters before the committee shall be recorded in the minutes of the committee meeting. iRhen a majority of a coa!voittee has reported, recommending or not recommending the passage, adoption or approval of the legislation under consideration, the minority may present a minority report. ~aall such reports shall be in writing and signed by the members of the committee voting in favor of or against the report. Rule 17. Committee of the Whole. When the council shall decide to go into committee of the whole, without objection the regular officers shall continua to serve, otherwise the council shall appoint a chairman to preside, anal the presiding officer of the council shall leave the chair. The rules of council, in so far as practicable, shall be observed in the committee of the whole, except that no limit shall be placed on the frequency of speaking, that the ayes and nays shall not be taken, and that a motion to rise and report progress shall always be in order and shall be decided without debate. Rule 17-1. Joint Committee. When it is desired that le gislation shall be considered by two or more committees jointly a reference by the president of council without objection, or upon motion to refer by any member duly seconded and adopted by a majority vote of the members elected to council, to a joint committee composed of the membership of said standing committees shall operate to constitute such committees a single committee. :i quorum of such joint committees shall consist of a men jority thereof counting membership in each cc~nittee separately so that a member of each of two or more committees constituting such joint ecmimittee shall be counted once for each committee of which he is a member. A majority vote, similarly counted, shall be required for action by such joint committee. SECTION IV. DUTIES, PRIVILEGES tiND DECORUDd OF MBMBERS Rule 18. Roll Call of Council. Every member shall be in his seat at the time of roll call, otherwise he shall not be recorded as present except upon special order of council. Rule 19. Duty to Vote. Every me mbar present shall vote on all questions upon the call of the yeas, end nays, unless excused by the unanimous consent of the council; except that no member shall vote on any question in which he is financially interested or which in any way involves personal or private ruts. Any member present, unless so ezcuaed, or excepted as above, who refuses to voto upon any question relating to the city government, upon which ha may vote, when the yeas and nays are being taken shall be guilty of contempt of the council, and y,~ for such contempt, be censured by a majority vote of the council or may be expelled Proms the council by a vote of two-thirds of all the members of the council. Rule 20. Yeas and Nays. On the passage of every ordinance or resolution and on the appointment of every officer the vote shall bs taken by yeas and nays, entered in full upon the records and published in the official journal. On any other question the yeas and nays shall be entered upon the records on the request of any member seconded by any other member. IIpon the call of the .yeas and naps the clerk shall sell the mm~es of member alphabetically anal record the v~pte. i~ttien once begun, voting shall not be interrupted except that any member upon first declaring his vote may explain his vote in a statement consuming not more than two (2) minutes.