CC - Agendas - City Council - REGULAR - 1/26/2010

Home

RESOLUTION NO. 4001-1031 PAGE 5 D. Scheduling Agenda Items. The Mayor may place any item on an agenda for consideration or discussion by the Council. Any two (2) councilmen may place an item on an agenda for consideration or discussion by the Council E. Withdrawing Agenda Items. When an item is initially placed on an agenda, it may only be withdrawn by the individual (Mayor or Councilmembers) who placed that item on the agenda. RULE 5 PRESIDING OFFICER The Mayor or, in his absence, the Mayor Pro Tempore, shall take the chair at the hour appointed for the Council to meet and shall immediately call the members to order. In the case of absence of both the Mayor and the Mayor Pro Tempore, the City Clerk shall call the Council to order. If a quorum is found to be present, the Council shall proceed to elect, by a majority vote of those present, a chairman of the meeting. RULE 6 CONDUCT OF MEETINGS The presiding officer shall serve as Council Parliamentarian. He shall preserve decorum and decide all questions of order, subject to appeal to the Council. A. During Council meetings, Council members shall preserve order and decorum and shall not delay or interrupt the proceedings or refuse to obey the orders of the presiding officer or the rules of the Council. Every Council member desiring to speak shall address the chair and, upon recognition by the presiding officer, shall confine himself to the question under debate and shall avoid all offensive or indecorous language. A Council member once recognized shall not be interrupted while speaking unless called to order by the presiding officer or unless a point of order or other privileged motion is raised by another Council member. If a Council member is called to order while he is speaking, he shall cease speaking immediately until the question of order is determined. If ruled to be in order, he shall be permitted to proceed. If ruled not to be in order, he shall remain silent or shall alter his remarks so as to comply with the rules of the Council. A Council member, with permission of the presiding officer, may address questions to the City Manager or staff or members of the audience, but he shall confine his questions to the particular issue before the Council. If a point of order is raised and the presiding officer fails to act, any member of the Council may move to require him to enforce the rules and the affirmative vote of the majority of the Council shall be require the presiding officer to act. B. The presiding officer shall have the authority to preserve decorum in meetings as far as the audience, staff members, and City employees are concerned. The City Manager shall also be responsible for the orderly conduct and decorum of all City