Ordinance - #92-04 - 05/12/1992 - Laserfiche WebLink

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' Stlbd. 3. First Meeting in January of each ~ear, the council shall: January. At the first regular council meeting in designate the depositories of city funds; designate the official newspaper; choose an acting mayor from the council members who shall perform the duties of the mayor during the disability or absence of the mayor from the city, or in the case of a vacancy in the office of the mayor, until a successor has been appointed and qualifies; and St/bd. 4. Public Meetings. adjourned me ~tin~s, shall be open to the public. 2.01.02 P~esiding Officer. appoint such officers and employees and such members of boards, commissions, and committees as may be necessary. All council meetings, including special and , S~bd. 1. Mayor as Presiding Officer. The mayor shall preside at all meetings of I/he Council. In the absence of the mayor, the acting mayor shall preside. In the absence of bbth,[the Clerk shall call the meeting to order and shall preside until the council members pre,ut ~t the meeting choose one of their number to act temporarily as presiding officer. Sabd. 2. Presiding Officer Duties. The presiding officer shall preserve order, enforc4 thq rules of procedure herein prescribed, and determine without debate, subject to the final dec~siorl of the Council on appeal, all questions of procedure and order. Except as otherwise pm~_ id{ ~ by statute or by these rules, the proceedings of the council shall be conducted in accordaneelwit h Robert's Rules of Order Revised. [Su bd. 3. Appeal of Presiding Officer Ruling. Any member may appeal to the 4om oil from a ruling of the presiding officer. If the appeal is seconded, the presiding officer may e$pla n his/her ruling, but no other council member shall participate in the discussion. The appeal sh~ll I~ sustained if it is approved by the majority of the members present exclusive of the presiding +ffiO~er. [ -- 2.01.03 Minutes. Subd. 1. Preparation of Minutes Required. Minutes of each council meefil g shall be kept by the Council Secretary. Ordinances, resolutions and claims need not be recorde t in,full in the minutes if they appear in other permanent records of the City and can be accuratelyi tenOfied from the description given in the minutes. Su~bd. 2. Procedure for Minutes. The minutes of each meeting shall be reduced to tyl; ,w~tten form, shall be signed by the Council Secretary and copies thereof shall be delivered to eltch .~ouncil member as soon as practicable after the meeting. At the next regular council meeti~ng ~ollowing such delivery, approval of the minutes shall be considered by the council. Tho ~intites need not be read aloud, but the presiding officer shall call for any additions or correctionsi If~there is no objection to the proposed addition or correction, it may be made without a vot~of ~he council. If there is an objection, the council shall vote upon the addition or 2