Westfield |
Code of Ordinances |
Appendix A. RULES OF COUNCIL |
Article I. ORGANIZATION; MEETINGS; PROCEDURE |
§ 1. Election of president. |
§ 2. Quorum. |
§ 3. Duties of the president. |
§ 4. Order of business. |
§ 5. Business to be considered at council meetings to be presented to clerk. |
§ 6. Papers addressed to council. |
§ 7. Reserved. |
§ 8. Order of submission of questions. |
§ 9. Motions to be read by presiding officer; withdrawal. |
§ 10. Procedures when question is under debate; form of putting previous question. |
§ 11. Procedure when multiple members seek recognition at the same time. |
§ 12. Reconsideration of matters. |
§ 13. Duties of clerk generally; absence. |
§ 14. Duty of clerk in absence of president. |
§ 15. Manner of addressing council. |
§ 16. Manner of addressing members in debate. |
§ 17. Interrupting members speaking; calling member to order, etc. |
§ 18. Speaking more than twice to same question. |
§ 19. When motion reduced to writing. |
§ 20. Taking roll-call vote; order of voting. |
§ 21. Members voting or serving where private rights concerned. |
§ 22. All members to vote; exception. |
§ 23. Tie vote. |
§ 24. Reserved. |
§ 25. Action on nominations made by mayor. |
§ 26. Committees to be appointed by president; chairman. |
§ 27. Standing committees enumerated; committee quorum. |
§ 28. Public participation. |
§ 29. Reserved. |
§ 30. Reserved. |
§ 31. Committee reports. |
§ 32. Rejection of measures. |
§ 33. Suspension, amendment or repeal of rules or orders. |
§ 34. Determination of procedure in the absence of Council Rule. |