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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1796-1960 - Rules for Common Council3fL RU)"'Ez"; OF COMMON AN ORDINANCE -FRIESCRIBING RULZ8 FOR THE (KrMERNHEN'l' 01' T14F C01�2,10X, C(,rtJ!iC:Tl-. Or, THE CITY OF IT'S OFFICERS, C'WNITTTEES AND L),'-,-eFIcERS C-9NNECTED 'ralITH THE CITY GOVIERHLMT AND OMER IMAIPICERS PERTA71NING UL-RETO, -L.-ND REPEALING 01-01 NANM NOS 1621�-1`F? ALL 0;.RDlkUl !.] ri F-9 A.RD E'AlZTS O. ORDINANOL;S IN CONFL-ECT THE,ET ITH. SECTION I.. BP ql I-A7!F loy h—!Gamauo a Coum Q c)f 1-he Gity o f lltahmcnd, lndliarm,, that I-Ine, vulies hereby ai.opted arid, enact,-:-d for thz� 0-f ."Aac; U-1ommon Ccn-uricll, it's officera ar.d and cai'fic'eni corir,,ecterl zrdth thc, Government, ADOPTED BY THE COMMO r0 NCIL 0 , THE CITY OF RICHMOND, INDI ANA9 THIS D A Y OF 1960 ATTES' A. MEETINGS TZ119 Kegular Of cort=n Council shall he held on 'the first and Ho,_ndays of each ntsa; at tha hour: of 7 s 30 ®° c.edk p.m. or at the hour set by Counc$ l o 94erbers shall he seated in alphabetical order. ®cial neatinas of the Council may be bad upon call by the Mayor, the Presideant, or the President Pro-Tem, or by any five (!5) members of Common Council. In case ®f a call for a special jrset- ing in whatever manner made, it shall he the duty of the person or persons wa rho izing the see to duly notify the City Clerk, and i sh.a].i use the duty of- the City Clank to notAfy each member personal- ly or to leave a noL ce at his place cf reE,identp tAhich said notice Est he senjed at least t%�anty-four 124) bcur:s prior t® the ti set for the mee 'JU19- At any special et:Lng of Comman Council, ®n"iy such ordinances or resolutions ,shall he considered or. acted u-jvone or such co sni- cations received, as are enpressly stated in call for such spe®. ciao. maetingg provided hwuav r, than consid4raE• Fcn and action May be. taken on other matters only by consent of twu,V-thirds (2/3" ®f the members -elect of the Comwon Council® D o DEEDS The President or the President Frc-.Tem in the F-Vae ce ®f the ftresi dent,a sha-IA he the presiding off 1cer of the C© n-A courCil. Hm-elver, in the ahoence of both the President and the V?residIent Elr®-gem at &ny etizig Of .she coman ccmncilg, the CORMO.0 shall,, upon motion, appoint one ®f its members as presiding ofta.cer, Vao ahz e l hold such po zition •fume and during said meeting; and kae g3hali have all th0 authority and power vested In the duly elactee. presi- dent or President pro-Tem® The President shall a-0100int all Special OX select c®lru-nitt"'.es of Council, unless Ccunci l shall.'by resoluotion ®r o dii_Bncep scribe wother m mk3®d of s- ch appointment The presiding officer shall he designated and addressed as "Fres3,dent" aOOMO BUTPTS02d OLP, '909 P91-LeD ST UOTSTATP le sle U009 SIF 'UPTSTATP 2 201 11-GO AMU ITOMOD -ZO 980MMul AW '9ZOA ITPD 110a Aq UT-eble ue%MZ 8-170A Gq4 6Aaq 0� ZqST-T e�q-v eA=-'-.i -E-K!eZlg Oq `;TP-Va2 SqZ 02. 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Cortowittee -on F.ube:��llc Property, awws, Streets and Allays. Cou"mittee on Mblic Utilities. 4.) Co7­;,--LvLttea sit olie welfare axed Education. 5.� Co-m-zinittee On Airport Commission. 6.) Coxznniittee ors Municipai ught Plant. b.. 7he Pres4-dent Shall appoint e. xmwaber- from Common Cou-sk-im cil to the following organizations: Fltfblic Healt1h Fmrsing Association Board of Directors. 2.) Raid Lmlwwxiall Hospital Board of c. A niwbax of CoytonCouncil shall be elected by Co-ancil to the ciky Ellwh com"I'l-Issions. 7. Tile duties of the Standing, COM-Mittees Shall be the same as in legisla-*?-4kve ba-dies, scut ept as herein modified or changed. "Xae Standing Committees shall make studies wad raconwznda® tions conce-nning ordinances htving to do with matters in their general area. S. - Prdinances makIng the anVI'Mall budget and t.wz levy and those making an-nural ;--,)pprcq U Mo of exr-m-anse priations to met the so-va-al ite that are appropriately Chargeable against the City, shall be con- sidered by. the cou0mittee of the nole. SMILI other matters relating to the raising O:E ravenues or claix-tis ehall also be reported to the Com,ittae -of the Whole. F. 1. Ordinay oes shall be of three distinct classes: lot. Appropriation ordinances. 2nd. Special ordinances, mrtaining to special € at ters. 3rd. GO--'neral Ordinances, relating to the goverment of the City® %` a Clark shall koepp each class of ordinw1ces in distinct tiles, accar ing to the nunuber of their reading, and sha`11 give each ordinsasnrnce of each class a distinct number in the order of its intrOduction, also seals place such Meg On the Cler o s desk at the O.Dwaing of each re-seting. How no ordinances shall be presented to Cncilunless 80h_ olance he bean laced tha hand the City Clerk not later thA;_� o ° clod. on the — Council TU22t1,m� 2. 'No ordinance shall be permuted to be Litroduced to the CO-IMEMOn. Council unless it is presented to Council by a member of Council 3. The City Clerk shall, upon receipt of a proposed ordinance, send a copy of the proposed ordihance to each 7neirber oZ Council for inspection WE lest two (2) days before the next Council rtee t i ng. 4. The vote on an ordinance or resolution upon suspension'of the Fines® and Motions to reconsider, Est be by roll cal: vote. Any t% (2) MWO-bens May call for the ayes and mays upon any ques- tion or Motion. kny giber :may call for a divisioxi of a question when the sense will adLt of it. S. All ordinances shall be read through by title and sections upon troduclUon and said ordinance shall then be referred by the President to the propar ca it tee or to the COMMttttes of the Whole. Provided however, with -the unanzimous consent'of of the ambers of Council in attendance, wiy ordinance may be read on fixst reading by title only. 6. After introduction of an ordinance, the ordinance shall not be collSidered for second reading until the next regularly scheduled eting, or at a special zMeseting called pursuant to Bales of Coun� cil® unless this rule be suspended by aanani us iconsent, and then only in case there are present and voting at lust t-F -thirds (2/3) of all the zrbers®elect of the Coixncil. tls6m�peez p2M eta OPU00as C492 ER. 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Ordinances, resolutions mad reports may be cos fitted and recomitteel -alt, the pleasure o-O the Council. 17. W� al any S-dbject is referred tb a Standing Committee or Special Cormk'Ctee, the Mel-O-be-r intwoducing the Swr-m sha I be a rnamber OE Sud"n coralittee d-Uring, its deliberations thereon, but shall have no power to vote. He shall be not!ZiGd by the ellaiman o-e such corn -antes of the tires and place of meting . of said commit- tee. 16. All reports Zrom caamdttee shall, be at In writing and must be signed by a majority of the meziCi�ers thereof, and all camait- tees, including -,-'-he CommAttee of the Whole, shall report upon the same to the Council not later than the second regular meeting after the same is introduced and re2e.-&-rad: FBI.Ow-DR-D, that the Council may, at its discretion, extend the time for making such report. 19. When an Ordinance is passed, it shall be recorded by the Clark in a book og Ordinances, and signed by the President or President Pro-Tran, og Council c-ad attested by the Clerk, z4ho shall also append. thereto the date o:E the passage by Council. 20. Aftwc the call of "ayes" and"hays" Baas been answered to by any meitbar, It- shall not be in order for any member to of9er any remarks except in ezT-16nation of bis votes- and no a:kvlanation shall be in order under the 1 eration of the previous question, or motion OP to lav on the table. 21. Ha 0.rdinanca which has failed to receive a sufficient number of votes on final passage and/or which has been stricken from the files shall be parruitted to be reintroduced nor shall the same be considered again by this body for a period of at least one (1) year after said Ordinance has been so stricken from the files. PROVIDED HOWEVER, that any Ordinance may be reintroduced and/or reconsidered at any time by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the imenba-rz-elect of Council. G. RUTIA III -- MOT1:3 a TIMIR PTOCEDENCE, ETC. 1. Mhen caxsy motion ia mw de aid seconded, it shall be stated by the Presiding Officer,, or being in writing, it shall be handed to the Clerk and read aloud be:! -are debate, and shall be entered upon the journal with ltl--he nama of the me-TrOber making it, unless it is vYithdra%--nL at the sa.-me creating. 2. Every -mation shall be reduced to writing, except to adjourns to adjoux'n to a, Certain day; to lay on the table; to postpone to a certain day* to Mmi 0 . postpone indefinitely to co t; to amend- to squapend the rules,- to cancur; and every other motion not so -reduced to writing @hall, upon thy., objection of array ammber, be considered out of order. 3, A rriotion. '"Co lay on the table" or for the "previous question" shall not be in order if prefaced by any speech or remarks. 4. -My motion or resolution which in effect contf-utiplates a vio- lation og law, or is in conflict vidth any or,.dliin-�mtce, will be ant filed Out order S. A motion to adjourn Y.4hich has been defoated, can -not be repeei:- ed unless other business has intervened between the motions. 6. A motion to adiour n cannot .be reconsidered. 7. Any utter laid upon the table may be taken up by a vote of -the council at ally time; PROVIDED4 a motion to recon.5ider once laid upon the table cannot be again taken up. 8. A raotion to -reconsider, and a motion that Whan the Council adjourns It adjourn to meet on a certain day, are privileged questions, and. are not dobatalble. 9. A business, 'which by law or necessity, mLmt, or should be, trar3F3acted -%ry_j-%J1in or by a cartaiza time, will be considered a privileged queotion. 10. A anotion to "suspend the rules" is a privileged question, not debatable® and cannot be allbanded, encept by acceptance of the mover. H. RULE IV - RSCONSIDERRT100 1. when a question has once been ' decided in the affirmative, or neg@tive, any raember voting with the majority MMY.Move a reconsidera- tion thereof on lu-he same or neat regular meeting: PROVIDED4 that no such resolution sha'12. be Introduced at the na2ct or Subsequent mseting® unless the same member intending to make the sayme shall have given written notice o2' ouch intention al'-_ the meeting at which the vote he desires to have: reconsidered was taken: 2. & resolution, once adopted, may be rescinded by suboequent resolution, and ordinances passed may be repealed by subsegaent ordinances a RJUT - PRIM. C2 AUMIS`. ION The"Previous question" shall be Imat in this form: 01312a13. the main question be now put'° .It shall• only be admitted when decided by a tum-thirds Q2/3y majority of the merdbers present, and until. decided, shall preclude all other twt ions or auend..ments, except she rixxtion to adjourn. ZZ the motion be sustained, Che President shall at once put t'he queSti=D, Za rst upon the painding axLP-nOmen 's, in tb.eir order, and -then upon the g ain question. J. RULE `91 — eiRUER OF B 1MSS 1. The fol mnyi g order of baasiness shall be observed by the Cartoon Council at its Meetings: A. cam see ing to order. B. Devotions. C. Call `che roll and note absentees. D. E2zcuse for p evious absences. E. IZ.ead and correc C j du al of the lase preceding regular or s c:ial meeting. 7. Calling og he roll for tbe pbesentation of patitioils, armorials or Remonstrances and for tba introduction of Motions, Resolutions, etc. Tnese zmst be in writing. G. 2rom the Mlayor. H� Report- gaol Abe Bond oz- Public Works and safety. 1. atepo-, is from City Departments. J. -Repox'ts from other of:Eicars. K. Reports from Standing Committees, in the follo-eling orders 1.) cornaiittee on Ord} nences, Contracts and Franchises. 2.) co -�.ttme on Public Property, Sewers, strev`s and Alloys. 3.) Coffumittee an. Public Utilities. 4.) co.-tni.ittee on Public Welgare and Education. 5.) Co %ittee oil Fairport Co taisaion. s 6.) COMMittee on Municipal Light Plant. 7.) Representative on Public Health and arsing Association Board. 8.) Rep desentative on City Plamn Commission. 9.) Representative on Reid Memorial Hospital Board. L. Roports of Special. Coaaittees. N. Introduction of Mscel.l.aneous Musiness. X. Introduction of ordinataces. 0. ordinances on second reading. P. ordinances on thirst reading. Q. Unfinished business. R. Order of the day. 2. The reading 09 the j ou al upy be disloensed with at any time by a majority vote of. Council. 3. Special orders may be - taken up immediately after 614eports from Special Coimittees", if so ordered by Council,, 4. The Council may return to any order of business after the call of the rogulaa order of business, by a majority vote of Council or at the discretion of the President. K. MULE VIX TTIPIE or IME WHOLE 1. Zn Bowing a Cdwmi tee of the Whole Council,, the presiding offLcer, if leaving. -the chair, shall appoint a chairman to preside,, 2. When ail Ordinance io committed to the Comi ittee _of the Whole Council, the Ordinaunce shall be .read by the Chaim or the Clerk., and debated by sections or clauses. The bcdy og the Ordinance shall not be defaced or interlined, but all amendmants, noting the line and page, zball be dualy entered by the Chai an or Clerk upon a separate paper as •ehe sane shall be agread upon by the . Committee, eald so re- ported to Council. After report, the Ordinance shall again be sub- jected to debate and ameada4 by clauses before a question to engross it be 'raker. 3. e rules of procedure in Council shell, be observed (as wall as parliamentary Iaw) in a Comaittee of the IThole Council,, as far as they may be applicable, except the rule limiting the time of speaking; but no mber shall. speak >re than twice on any question until every meriber choosing to speak shall have spot-cena 0- RULE V111 -- DECORUM WM DEBATE 1. When any tmeaber is about to speak or deliver any matter to the Council, h6 shaill rise from his seat and respectfully address the. Council, and shgll con:Uine hlpsel� to the question in debate, and void personalities. The chair shcall not recognize eny member as in order unless be shall be in his asoigned place. 2. No manober may spear. more than ttyica on the sane question without 1,--Ave of the Council, not mote than once -until every member , ii- - L, shall have spolte-P n- ROI VI -DM, alb Oaches Sl be pp-hal ,cbc�os ag to praea 0 limited 0,4o give (5) minutes unless further 1;6_:Lyae. is granted by Council. An-mviering qtuastlon is not to be considered as part of the Z-Peakeros 3. Wben two (2) or mare nienb#ars rise at once, the presiding of2icer shall dackQe tAiicb shall speak first. 4. When �_ha presiding officer is putting the question or address,-.7 ing Coun ci 1, or when anty maiaw' er is speaking, no member shall engage in private discourse, or walk across or leave the room unnecessarily. S. No Weer -.Shall' ilkpune the MPtive of anothak member of council. 6. Any ni�rtrber may change his vote before the announcerznt Of the result b,,,,, the dhair. Every member -must vote upon every question unless excused Zrom voting by a majority of the mambers present. 7. Ilff any minazuber in w-y 'way tranasgress.es the rules of Council, any other riambe',c may call him to ordez, in which case the alleged offender shall Immediately take his seat Unless petmitte.d to explain. If the question of order be decided against him, be Shall be liable, If the case requiras it, to tha censure of the Council.. If the de- cision be in bis favor, he shall be at liberty to proceed© RULE XX winen the reading of any paper is called for, if objections be made" i� .0ball be diec - _16-ed by Cotincil: and no paper shall be read if objected to withont the consent of the Council. N. ' RULE X - No matter or propo-sition on a subject different from that under r consideration shall be admitted under color of an amendment IThen any matter is postponed indefinitely, it shall not agziin be voted upon during that or the next two succeeding meetings. P. RULE XT.1 - PETITIONS &IMMMMU. ETC. Mhen -the roll cE ne=bers is called for the purpose, the a &-dbars shall have the privilege of presenting petitions, memorials, co ni- cat on or or of offering motionB or resolutions, and after such call has been made it shall not be in order for any me er to present any petition, memorial, cos nicationa , or remonstrance or offfer &my motion or resolution during the evening until the call of unfinished business Is reached: PROVIDED, that nothing herein con- tained shall be construed to prevent any uce rber from offering any motion upon any pending Witter at any time, if the same be declared by the Chair to be ice. order. 40 RAJ X-111 - iMY � G THE RULES These rules wz�y be amemded or annuled by a majority vote of all the er.s of the Couumn Council. All ,proposed awandments to the males shall be referred to the Ordinance Cowmittee without debate, and said Committee shall have the right to report at any tires, and may, at any time. report aay change in the rules, PROVIDED however, that no vote on any azmandmnt or rezolutioin to annul shall be taken until at least turn (2) wa ks' notice shall be given of such intended action.