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ARTICLE II:
Council Organization and Procedure
Section 2.01 -
General
The number of Councilpersons; their terms,
elections and qualification and the
filling of Council Vacancies shall be as
provided in The
Home Rule Charter.
Section 2.02 -
Organizational Meeting -
Presiding Officer of Council:
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The day, time and place of the
Organization Meeting of the
Council shall be as provided in
the Charter.
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B.
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The first order of business
shall be the election of a
President and a Vice President of
the Council and such other
Officers as the Council may deem
appropriate. Until such election
is accomplished, the Municipal
Clerk shall preside.
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C.
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In the absence of the
President, the Vice President
shall exercise the duties of the
President. In the absence of both
the President and the Vice
President, the Council shall
appoint a President pro tem who
shall have all the powers of the
President.
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Section 2.03 -
Meetings:
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Public Notice: Provisions
governing public notice of
meetings shall be as provided by
law.
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B.
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Regular Meetings: Provisions
regarding the regular meetings of
Council shall be as provided in
the Home
Rule Charter.
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Rules of Procedure: All
meetings of the Council shall be
governed by Roberts Rules of
Order and such other rules as
Council may, from time to time,
establish.
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Section
2.04 - Committees of Council
The Council may, at any time, provide for
standing and ad hoc committees to assist
with the carrying out of its function. The
presiding officer shall appoint the
chairperson for each such committee. Each
committee so designed by the Council shall
elect its officers and provide for rules
governing its procedure. Any such
committee appointed by the councils hall,
thereafter, report to the Council at the
regular stated meetings of that Body.
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Section
2.05 - Municipal Clerk
The Council shall appoint and fix
the salary of the Municipal Clerk. The
Municipal clerk shall serve as Clerk of
Council, keep its minutes and records of
its proceedings, maintain and compile it
ordinances and resolutions and perform
such other functions as may be required by
law or by Township Ordinance. The
Municipal Clerk shall, prior to
appointment, have been qualified by
training or experience to perform the
duties of the Office.
(Subsection 2.05 added by Ordinance
2532, adopted 12/20/77)
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