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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />b. Purchases, Contracts, or Transactions. <br />4. Petitions, remonstrances, communications, and citizens and taxpayers <br />wishing to address the Council. <br />5. Public Hearings. <br />6 New Business: <br />a. Introduction and adoption of resolutions and ordinances. <br />b. Receive reports and recommendations from City staff. <br />c. Report of Officers-Boards-Committees. <br />7. Previously tabled items. <br />8. Executive Session. <br />9. Workshop Items. <br />11. Administrative Reports. <br />12. Council Comments. <br />13. Adjournment. <br /> <br />Section 1-209. Reading of Minutes. Unless a reading of the minutes of a <br />Council meeting is requested by a member of the Council, such minutes may be <br />approved without reading if the City Secretary has previously furnished each member <br />with a copy thereof. <br /> <br />Section 1-210. Rules of Debate. <br /> <br />(A) Presidina Officer Mav Debate and Vote. Etc. The Mayor or Mayor Pro <br />Tem, or such other member of the Council as may be presiding may <br />move, second and debate from the chair, subject only to such limitations <br />of debate as are by these rules imposed on all members and shall not be <br />deprived of any of the rights and privileges of a Councilperson by reason <br />of his acting as the Presiding Officer. <br /> <br />(B) Gettina the Floor-Improper References to be Avoided. Every member <br />desiring to speak shall address the Chair, and, upon recognition by the <br />Presiding Officer, shall confine himself to the question under debate, <br />avoiding all personalities and indecorous language. <br /> <br />(C) Interruptions. A member, once recognized, shall not be interrupted when <br />speaking unless it be to call him to order, or as herein otherwise provided. <br />If a member, while speaking, be called to order, he shall cease speaking <br />until the question of order be determined, and, if in order, he shall be <br />permitted to proceed. <br /> <br />(D) Privileae of Closina Debate. The Councilperson moving the adoption of <br />an ordinance or resolution shall have the privilege of closing the debate. <br /> <br />(E) Motion to Reconsider. A motion to reconsider any action taken by the <br />Council may be made only on the day such action was taken. It may be <br />made either immediately during the same session, or at a recessed or <br />adjourned session thereof. Such motion must be made by one of the <br />prevailing side, but may be seconded by any member, and may be made <br /> <br />3 <br />