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-188- <br /> <br />ORDINANCE NO. 2002 - <br /> <br /> CITY OF RAMSEY <br />ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br /> <br />AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 2 OF THE RAMSEY CITY CODE, WHICH CHAPTER IS <br />KNOWN AS THE "COUNCIL, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS" CHAPTER OF THE CITY <br />CODE. <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2.01.02 OF THE CITY CODE WHICH SECTION <br />IS ENTITLED "PRESIDING OFFICER." <br /> <br />The City of Ramsey Ordains: <br /> <br />SECTION 1. AMENDMENT <br /> <br />Section 2.01.02, entitled "Presiding Officer" of Chapter 2 of the City Code is replaced by the <br />following text: <br /> <br />2.01,02 <br /> <br />Presiding Officer <br /> <br /> Subdivision. 1. Mayor as Presiding Officer. The mayor shall preside at <br />all meetings of the council. In the absence of the mayor, the acting mayor shall preside. In the <br />absence of both, the City Adnfinistrator shall call the meeting to order and shall preside until the <br />council members present at the meeting choose one of their number to act temporarily as <br />presiding officer. <br /> <br /> Subd, 2. Presiding Officer Duties. The presiding officer shall preserve <br />order, enforce the rules of procedure herein prescribed, and determine without debate, subject to <br />the final decision of the Council on appeal, all questions of procedure and order. Except as <br />otherwise provided by statute or by these rules, the proceedings of the council shall be conducted <br />zn accordance w~th Roberts Rules of Order Revzsed. <br />affdreSs~d~ %o ~ p~e~d~g' ~:ffi~e <br />M~mb~-S~ffm~ber~.~ <br /> <br /> Subd. 3. Appeal of Presiding Officer Ruling. Any member may appeal to <br />the council from a ruling of the presiding officer. If the appeal is seconded, the presiding officer <br />may explain his/her ruling, but no other council member shall participate in the discussion. The <br />appeal shall be sustained if it is approved by the majority of the members present, exclusive of <br />the presiding officer. <br /> <br /> Subd. 4. Presiding Officer Participation. The mayor or such other <br />members of the council as may be presiding may move, second and debate from the Presiding <br />Ofricer. The presiding officer shall not be deprived of any of the privileges of a council member <br />by reason of acting as presiding officer. <br /> <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br /> I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br /> <br />