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Ordinance setting the next regular meeting.
An ordinance is presented setting the date and time of the next regular meeting of the City Council. If no meeting date is set, then, in accordance with the Municipal Code, the regular meeting shall be held at 10 a.m. of every second and forth Wednesday of each month.
Roll call on omnibus.
An omnibus vote is a single roll call vote taken and applied to all legislative items that are not voted upon separately or for which another vote was not employed during the course of the meeting.
Adjournment.
If no further business is to be considered and the meeting is concluded, then a motion is made to adjourn.
Miscellaneous Business.
Aldermen may propose a motion to discharge a legislative item that has been pending in a committee for more then 60 days. The motion to discharge requires a majority vote of all aldermen (26 votes are required).
Unfinished Business.
Aldermen may request that the City Council call up for consideration previously deferred legislative items. Notification of an aldermen’s intention to consider these items must be given to each aldermen and must clearly identify the legislative items they intend to call up for a vote.
Correction and approval of the Journal of the Proceedings of the last preceding meeting or meetings.
Corrections to the Journal of Proceedings are presented and referred to the Committee on Committees, Rules and Ethics for review. The Chairman of the Committee on Finance will also recommend that the full City Council approve the Journal from the previous regular meeting, as corrected, as well as any special meetings that occurred since the last City Council meeting.
Aldermanic Introductions Presentation of petitions, communication, resolutions, orders and ordinances introduced by Aldermen.
Presentation of petitions, communication, resolutions, orders and ordinances introduced by Aldermen.
The City Clerk will "Call the Wards" and read into the record new legislative proposals (ordinances, orders, petitions, resolutions or other matters) introduced by aldermen on a variety of topics, including, but not limited to: Municipal Code amendments, traffic regulations, zoning matters, and licensing requirements.
Under City Council Rules, all legislative proposals are automatically referred to a City Council Committee, without debate, unless there is a 2/3rd vote of the aldermen (34 votes are required) to suspend the rules and allow immediate consideration of the proposal in question.
Legislative proposals may be referred to a Joint Committee for consideration, however if two or more committees are called, the subject matter is referred, without debate, to the Committee on Committees, Rules and Ethics.
Agreed Calendar.
Non-controversial resolutions, honoring or paying tribute to individuals or organizations, are considered under the Agreed Calendar and on the recommendation of the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, they are voted upon for passage as a group by the full City Council. This is also commonly referred to as the Consent Calendar.
Reports of Standing Committees.
Standing committee Chairmen report the recommendations of their members to the City Council on legislative proposals that were referred to their committees for consideration. Joint committees, which are comprised of two or more standing committees, also report their recommendations at this time.
Reports of Special Committees.
Special committee chairmen present their reports. Special committees are created by a resolution adopted by a 2/3rd vote of the aldermen entitled by law to be elected.
Communications from the City Clerk.
Reports and communications (including all legislative proposals referred to Committee) from the City Clerk are announced into the record, apprising the City Council of legislative items that were filed in his or her office from various departments, agencies and the general public from the time of the previous meeting. The City Clerk also notes the publication of the previous City Council Journal and other documents required or requested to be published.
Reports and Communications from the Mayor.
Reports and communications (including all legislative proposals referred to Committee) from the Mayor are announced into the record by the City Clerk and sent to the appropriate committee unless there is a 2/3rd vote to suspend the City Council’s Rules of Order and Procedure to consider them immediately. The Mayor or Presiding Officer may also present resolutions or proclamations at this time.
Call to order by the Mayor.
The Mayor, or in his or her absence the President Pro Tempore, calls the City Council to order to begin the meeting.
Call of the roll.
The City Clerk calls the roll of members present beginning with the first ward.
Determination of Quorum.
A quorum consists of the majority of the members of the City Council (26 members), including the Mayor. If a quorum is present, the Council may proceed. If there is no quorum, the City Council shall, by majority vote of the members present, move to recess or adjourn.
Pledge of Allegiance.
The Pledge of Allegiance is recited by the members of the City Council and assembled guests.
Invocation.
An invocation is given.
