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CHAPTER 3 COUNCIL PROCEDURES Section 3.1 Council Meetings. The council shall meet regularly at least once each month at such times and places as the council may designate by ordinance. The mayor or any ?::c three members of the council may call special meetings of the council upon at least twenty-four hours notice to each member, and such reasonable public notices as may be prescribed by council rule in compliance with state statutes. The twenty-four hours notice shall not be required in an emergency. A state of emergency shall be deemed to exist when the public peace, health, morals, safety or welfare are in immediate jeopardy. To the extent provided by state statutes, all meetings of the council and its committees shall be public, and any citizen shall have access to the milmtes and records of the council at all reasonable times. During any of its public meetings, the council shall not prohibit, but may place reasonable restrictions upon citizens' comments and questions and citizen input shall be provided for at the beginning of each council meeting. Section 3.4 Ordinances, Resolutions and Motions. 3.4.1 Except as otherwise provided in this charter of state statutes, an affirmative vote of t!:ree four or more members of the council shall be required for the adoption of all ordinances, resolutions and motions. The votes of councilmembers on any action taken shall be recorded in accordance with state statutes. CHAPTER 4 NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS Section 4.5 Vacancy of Municipal Elected Office. 4.5.5 When a vacancy in an elected office of the city occurs within 120 days prior to a regular municipal election date, the special election to fill the vacancy shall coincide with the regular election. If the vacancy occurs within sixty days prior to the regular election date, the notice of such vacancy shall be published as soon as is practicable. If, within the 120 day period before a regular municipal election, the vacancy occurs in the office of the mayor or in the office of e~t~er er ~ct~ c£t~e any councilmembers whose seats are to be decided in the election, said vacancy shall be considered not to exist for the purposes of the election. However, if such vacancy occurs in the office of either of the other two councilmelnbers, the seat shall be filled by the candidate for councilmember with the third highest vote total, or in the case of two vacancies, the third and forth highest vote totals at the upcoming election. Where two vacancies exists, the candidate with the third highest total shall fill the vacancy in the office having the longest unexpired term. CHAPTER 5 INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL Sectiou 5.2 General Provisions for Petitions. 5.2.1 Petition for Initiative and Referendum. A petition for initiative and referendum provided for under this chapter shall be sponsored by a committee of five registered voters of the city whose names and addresses shall appear on the petition. A petition may