Chapter 2.20
MEETINGS
Sections:
2.20.040 Order of business – Rules of procedure.
2.20.050 Resolutions and motions.
2.20.080 Record of ordinances.
2.20.010 Regular meetings.
(a) The board of trustees shall hold regular meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. When that date falls on a holiday, the board of trustees may, by resolution, set a different date for that meeting at the meeting next proceeding that date. All meetings of the board of trustees will be held at the Town Hall unless otherwise determined by the board of trustees. Notice of all meetings shall be posted at the Town Hall, Zero Jasper Avenue, at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, including specific agenda information where available. Cancellations will be noticed as all others.
(b) Repealed by Ord. 487. [Amended during 2011 recodification; Ord. 692 § 1, 2007; Ord. 487, 1999. Code 1999 § 2-4-1].
2.20.020 Special meetings.
(a) Special meetings may be called by the mayor, or by any two or more members of the board. Formal action may be taken at any special meeting. Notice of all special meetings shall be posted at the Town Hall at least 24 hours in advance of the meeting, if possible, and shall include specific agenda information where available.
(b) Repealed during 2011 recodification. [Amended during 2011 recodification; Ord. 510, 2001; Ord. 487, 1999. Code 1999 § 2-4-2].
2.20.030 Quorum.
No action shall be taken unless a quorum is present. Four members of the board of trustees shall be a quorum for the transaction of business. [Code 1999 § 2-4-3].
2.20.040 Order of business – Rules of procedure.
(a) The board of trustees may, by resolution, provide for the order of business and the rules of procedure to be followed at its meetings.
(b) Executive sessions can be held as defined by state statute. [Code 1999 § 2-4-4].
2.20.050 Resolutions and motions.
Every policy decision made by the board of trustees shall be either resolution, ordinance or motion. The mayor shall call the roll and the vote thereon shall be taken by yeas and nays. [Amended during 2011 recodification; Ord. 350, 1983. Code 1999 § 2-4-5].
2.20.060 Mayor’s vote.
The mayor shall be considered a member of the board of trustees and shall have the same voting powers as other trustees. [Ord. 437 § 3, 1992. Code 1999 § 2-4-6].
2.20.070 Mayor’s veto.
The mayor shall have no veto unless the town adopts an ordinance so providing, as allowed by state statutes. [Ord. 437 § 4, 1992. Code 1999 § 2‑4-7].
2.20.080 Record of ordinances.
All ordinances, as soon as may be possible after their passage, shall be put in a permanent form, authenticated by the signatures of the mayor and town clerk, and retained as a permanent record. [Code 1999 § 2-4-8].
2.20.090 Publication and effective date of ordinances.
All ordinances of a general or permanent nature, and those imposing any fine, penalty or forfeiture, shall be published in a paper of general circulation within the town. Such ordinances shall not take effect until 30 days after such publication, except for ordinances calling for special elections or necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety, which shall take effect immediately upon adoption or at such other time as may be specified in the ordinance. The reasons making the ordinance necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety shall be set forth in a separate section. [Code 1999 § 2-4-9].
2.20.100 Adoption of codes.
Codes may be adopted by reference in accordance with state law. [Code 1999 § 2-4-10].