Port St. Lucie |
Code of Ordinances |
CHARTER OF THE CITY OF PORT ST. LUCIE, FLORIDA |
Article III. LEGISLATURE |
§ 3.10. 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 rule. Special meetings may be held on the call of the mayor or of a majority of the members upon reasonable notice to each member, public, and the press.
(b)
Rules. The council shall determine its own rules by resolution and publish same sixty (60) days after the installation of each new council. The Mayor shall set the order of business for each meeting.
(c)
Voting. Voting, on ordinances and resolutions, shall be by roll call on final action and shall be recorded in the minutes of the proceeding. A majority of the council shall constitute a quorum; but a smaller number may adjourn from time to time and may compel the attendance of absent members in the manner and subject to the penalties prescribed by the rules of the council. No action of the council except as otherwise provided in the preceding sentence and in section 3.10, shall be valid or binding unless adopted by the affirmative vote of a majority of the council
(Adopted by electorate, 11-2-76; Amendment adopted by electorate, 11-6-90; Amendment adopted by electorate, 11-2-04)