§ 3.14. Procedure.

(a)

Meetings. The council shall meet regularly at least once in every month, at such times and places as the council may prescribe by ordinance. Special meetings may be held on the call of the mayor or of any two members upon no less than twenty-four hours' notice to each member, except in case of extreme emergency when the time limit may be waived. No business shall be transacted by the council in such special meeting which has not been stated in the notice unless all members of the council are present and give their unanimous consent to the consideration of such business, and such business is an emergency or of an unusual nature.

No vote shall be reconsidered or rescinded at any special meeting unless at such special meeting there are present as large a number of members as were present when such vote was taken.

(b)

Rules and journal. The council shall determine its own rules and order of business and shall provide for keeping a journal of its proceedings. This journal shall be a public record.

(c)

Voting and quorum. Voting, except on procedural motions, shall be by roll call and the ayes and nays shall be recorded in the journal. Four members of the council shall constitute a quorum, but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time. No action of the council, except as otherwise provided in the preceding sentence, in § 3.10(c) and § 3.11, shall be valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative vote of four or more members of the council.

An affirmative recorded vote of five of the members is required for the adoption of any ordinance or resolution having for its object the levying of taxes or contracting a debt.