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VIII. DECORUM OF COUNCIL MEMBERS. <br />A. Appirational statement. All council members shall assist the presiding officer in <br />preserving order and decorum and in providing for the efficient operation of the meeting. <br />B. Appirational statement. No council member shall engage in conduct which delays or <br />interrupts the proceedings, or which hinders honest, respectful discussion and debate. <br />C. Appirational statement. City council meetings shall be conducted in a courteous manner <br />that recognizes the validity of differing points of view and promotes the ideal of <br />democratic discussion and debate free of insult, slander, and personal attacks and threats. <br />D. To effectuate these aspirational goals, city council members shall conduct themselves at <br />council meetings in a manner consistent with the following: <br />1. No council member shall engage in private conversation or pass private <br />messages while in the chamber in a manner so as to interrupt the <br />proceedings of the council. <br />2. No council member shall leave his or her seat or make any noise of <br />disturbance while a vote is being taken and until the result of the vote is <br />announced. <br />3. No council member shall use profane or obscene words or use language <br />that threatens harm or violence toward another person during a council <br />meeting. <br />4. No council member shall speak on any subject other than the subject in <br />debate. <br />5. No council member shall speak without being recognized by the chair; <br />nor shall any council member interrupt the speech of another council <br />member. <br />6. No council member shall disobey the City Council Rules of Order <br />adopted in VII or a decision of the presiding officer on questions of order <br />or practice or upon the interpretation of the rules of council. <br />7. No council member shall engage in disorderly conduct that disturbs or <br />disrupts the orderly conduct of any meeting. <br />IX. VOTING. <br />A. The votes of the city council will be taken by voice vote. The presiding officer shall <br />announce the results of all votes of the council. <br />B. A clear statement of the matter being voted upon and the names of those voting for and <br />against the matter shall be recorded in the official minutes. <br />C. Council members may ask for a roll call of the vote by the clerk/administrator on any <br />motion or resolution. <br />D. The clerk/administrator may ask for a verification roll call if the vote of a council <br />member is not clear on the voice vote. <br />E. A majority vote of the quorum present shall be sufficient for all matters before the <br />council, unless otherwise provided by state law. <br />F. Whenever a matter is put forward for a vote, every council member shall vote, unless a <br />bona fide conflict of interest, as defined by state law, exists. <br />Minnesota <br />Mayors 47 <br />Association <br />