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<br /> ~ LEGAL ~ y
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<br /> ARDEN HILLS
<br /> " ORDI NANCE N0, 1 ~
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<br /> ~~.11T _E)RDINANC~'E ESTAHL,ISHIP+G RULES GO~TERIi~;~ CONDUCi AND PROCr~tTRF OF T?Ii
<br /> VrLLAt=E COUNCIL QF"ARDEN HILLS y MINIZ$OiA.
<br /> The Villa.ge eou.ncil' of Arden Hills d:o ord.ain as -Poli ows:
<br /> . RULE 1. The vi,llage council shall have rega.lar se ssions on the last
<br /> Monday of each morith at 9 o' cJ.ock ' p.:n. , and, if sucn day shall
<br /> fall oii a holiday shall have its reguiar session the next -
<br /> fol.lowing day; a.nd adjourned and special sessions at any other
<br /> time the council may aeem proper. The first meeting of the
<br /> year sha7.1 be held on January 2nd unless January `?nd shall
<br /> fall. upan SatizrdEy or Sunday, in which even it shall be held
<br /> on Monday the 3rc1 or 4th. Al1 mee'tings shall be hexd in the
<br /> village hall.
<br /> RTJLS 2. The mayor shall prGside at all meetzng5 of the counc3:1. In
<br /> ` the absenee of the mayor th.e acting mayor s'rla1l presicle.
<br /> In the absence oi ~aothr the trustees ,sha13: e1ect cne of their,
<br /> r~umber a,s teaiporary chairman. : T~ie acting `m~:yor and` ~CeLZporary
<br /> ~hai~rman:xhe~ occapyiiig. the nlace~ of. the mayor- shall ~'nave the
<br /> , s.am.e pravileges as other members.
<br /> RULE-'3. At all meo "t~.n;'s oi t~ie council, a r~~,jority of tlie council
<br /> ' raembers shall constitute a quorum to do busiriess, but a
<br /> _ mi nority may ad j o urn. from day to . day and may ~ com~ae! , the
<br /> ' a'ttendance of~ `absentee~~, by a: fine not exceec:i ng fi ve clollaxs
<br /> for each offense, uhleag a-reascinab1e dxcuse he of~e-red.
<br /> , RULE 4. Pit the hour appointed for mee°ti;ng, the members shall: be calle~
<br /> to order by;the .m~yor,: anc~ ~:n his absence b~~ the:acting mayor,
<br /> `ar_d in the absence af both, by the c1erk. The clerti;;, shall
<br /> call the roil, notn the s:pserltuees and annour.ce ti%Thether a
<br /> quorum be,present. In the absence of the clerk the mayor shalZ
<br /> • appoint a. secretary pr:o-tem. Upon the appearance of a, quorum
<br /> tne couneil shall proceea to business which shall be canducted
<br /> in the fcllowing order:
<br /> 1. Ca11 to oruer.
<br /> 2. Roll call.
<br /> • 3. Reading of the minutes of -,the laet meeti:ig, wrlicn if no
<br /> corx-eEtlons be offered, sha1l stand appraved;
<br /> . 4"Presentatiar of pe'titions: memorials, and rerr,onLtrances.
<br /> Reparts of standing cammittees. .
<br /> Reparts of special committees.
<br /> ; 7, ' Reparts' of nff 'L'cials,
<br /> 9. Second read{ng ol nr3?nanoes;
<br /> Noti_ces and communications.`
<br /> 10. 3ntroducti-on of ordinances,
<br /> lZ. Presentation of claims.
<br /> 12. LTnf3.ntlihed business,
<br /> , Z , ~S~eci~,~ or~.er o~ busIne s s. 1~ Motfons °and l esolut2ons.
<br /> xP, Adjournment.' .
<br /> R'JLE ihe `mayor s~:~.ll pre,serve order ~:nd ~ecorum anc' shall ' ecide
<br /> questions Qf order sub,ject to an a.ppeal to ,l_e 'council, The
<br /> - ma~o~' ~ay make motions, second motions, or ~peak on any
<br /> ~ aue sti onxprov3.~ e.~ hotaever, tha ~ in order to do so, upon demand
<br /> of any one council msmber, he shall vacate the chair and
<br /> cles9.gnate a trtxstee to p'reside `temporarily. ihe mayor shall
<br /> ` be entitl<ed to vote like ather memoers of the ' council.
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