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B. Parliamentary Procedure <br />Questions of parliamentary procedure not covered by these Rules of Procedure <br />shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised (latest edition). <br />C. Quorum <br />A <br />[a <br />a <br />1. At all meetings of the City Council, four members shall constitute a quorum <br />for the transaction of business. <br />2. Confirmations of appointments by the Mayor, budget transfers, personnel <br />levels, andformal motions, resolutions, ordinances and amendments thereto <br />shall require the affirmative votes of four Councilmembers. <br />Seating <br />Members of the City Council will be seated at the Council dais in order of <br />seniority, except that the Council President will be seated in the center during <br />Committee of the Whole Meetings and at the right of the Mayor during Regular <br />and Special Meetings. <br />General Meeting Decorum <br />1. While the City Council is in session, the members must preserve order and <br />decorum and a member shall neitherdelay nor interruptthe proceedings or <br />the peace of the Council, nordisruptany member that hasthe floor. <br />2. Meeting participants should focus on the meeting agenda and confine <br />remarks to the question ormatter under discussion. <br />3. A Cou n cilmember desiring to speak shall address the Presiding Officer and <br />when recognized shall confine theirremarks to the question underdebate. <br />4. Councilmembers shall notbe interrupted unless itis to be called to order. <br />5. No Council member shall speak a second time on the same item until each <br />Cou n cilmember h as been given an opportunity to speak. <br />Motions, Debate, and Voting at Regular or Special Meetings <br />1. Prior to discussion of an action item, a Councilmember must make a motion, <br />which mustbe seconded byanotherCouncilmember, to place it on the table, <br />except those motions described in 3 below, which do not require a second. <br />2. Motions are generally encouraged to be made by a Committee Chair and <br />seconded by a Committee member for those action items previously <br />discussed in standing committees. <br />3. Motions not requiring a second include nominations, withdrawal of a motion, <br />request for a roll call vote, and pointof order. <br />4. After a motion has been made and seconded (if required), Councilmembers <br />may discuss their opinions on the issue prior to the vote, including why they <br />will vote for or againstthe motion. <br />7 4/27/21 <br />