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<br />~ <br />~HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />February 15, 2008 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br />Jim Willis, Interim City Administrator ~ <br />Majority voting <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />The Council has apparently discussed the issue of how to determine - or define - a majority vote <br />of the Council. The case in point was based upon the possibility of a quorum of the Council <br />being present at a meeting and two members of the Council being able [as a majority of the <br />quorum] to approve an item. <br /> <br />Your present Code provides in Section 210.04, Rules and Procedures, Subd. 5, Voting Generally, <br />the following language: <br /> <br />" Except as otherwise provided in this Code, or when a different vote is required by law, <br />a majority vote of those present shall be sufficient to approve any question posed to the <br />Council. " [emphasis added] <br /> <br />If this is troublesome to the Council, the Code could be amended to require a minimum of three <br />affirmative votes to approve an item. <br /> <br />From a policy perspective, and assuming no requirements for a 'super majority' vote, the normal <br />practice in local government is consistent to with your Code. <br />