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7 <br /> <br /> CHAPTER 3 <br />COUNCIL PROCEDURES <br /> <br />Section 3.1. Council Meetings. The council shall meet regularly at least once each month at <br />such times land places as the council may designate by ordinance. The mayor or any two members <br />of the courl~cil may call special meetings of the council upon at least twenty-four hours notice to <br />each member, and such reasonable public notices as may be prescribed by council role in <br />compliance' with state statutes. The twenty-four hours notice shall not be required in an <br />emergency.¢ A state of emergency shall be deemed to exist when the public peace, health, morals, <br />safety or welfare are in immediate jeopardy. To the extent provided by state statutes, all meetings <br />of the council and its committees shall be public, and any citizen shall have access to the minutes <br />and records of the council at all reasonable times. During any of its public meetings, the council <br />shall not pr0hib~t, but may place reasonable restrictions upon citizens' comments and questions and <br />citizen input shall be provided for at the beginning of each council meeting. <br /> <br />Section 3.:2. Liaison Function. Council members shall be assigned as liaison to necessary <br />areas both i~ternal and external to 'the city. These assignments shall be rotated periodically and <br />shall involv~ no administrative responsibility. <br /> <br />3.2.1. Precinct Liaison. Following the adoption of this charter, a system of yearly <br />rota ,ting precinct liaisons shall be established such that three of the four council members <br />will ~aeh act as liaison for one of the three precincts for a period of one year. At no time <br />shall; the same council member act as liaison for the same precinct during his/her full four <br />year,term, nor shall any council- member act as liaison to the city at large for a period <br />longer than one year during his/her full four year term. <br /> <br />3.2.2. Precinct Boundaries. The precinct boundaries shall correspond to those <br />adop~text and revised periodically by council. There shall be three (3) precincts and they <br />shalllapproximate each other in population. <br /> <br />3.2.3. deleted (effective September 8, 1993 relating to Precinct <br /> : Liaison Meetings) <br /> <br />Section 3.3. Rules of Procedure and Quorum. Except as otherwise provided in this <br />charter, the d~ouncil shall determine its own rules and order of business. A majority of al/members <br />shall constitate a quorum to do business, but a smaller number may adjourn from _~me to time. <br />The council nay by rule provide means by which a minority may compel the attendance of absent <br />members in ~iccordance with state statutes. <br /> <br />Section 3.4. Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions. <br /> 3.4.1... Except as otherwise provided in this charter or state statutes, an aff'amaative vote of <br /> three Or more members of the council shall be required for the adoption of all ordinances, <br /> resoltitions and motions. The votes of councilmembers on any action taken shall be <br /> record~ed in accordance with state statutes. <br /> <br /> 3.4.2.' Except as otherwise provided in this charter, all legislation shall be by ordinance. <br /> The vote on all ordinances shall be by a roll call vote. <br /> <br />3.4.3. The general administrative business of the council shall be conducted by resolution <br />or motion. <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br /> <br />