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� Rule 6 Council Operations � The Mayor shall be the presiding officer or in k��s/her absence, the acting mayor. The City Manager, or � �ZZS/her designee, shall attend all council meetings and present all matters before the Council. The City 4 Manager shall be the recorder unless otherwise designated by the Council. C� ? Rule 7 Electronic Participation and Balloting � No provision is made at this tirr�e for electronic polling or participation in regular meetings, special or {� executive sessions, or emergency meetings. Electronic participation for work sessions may be permitted 1[� by Council action providing reasonable accommodation can be made. ]� 1'_ Rule 8 Minutes ] 3 As soon as a quorum is present at a regular or special meeting, and generally not later than 30 days a�'te�r �� the previous meetings, minutes of the previous regular or special meetings shall be approved as presented l� or corrected. Official minutes shall be maintained in City offices and shall be available for inspection. t� I ? ��le 9 Motions l� Any motion, by any member, shall be reduced to writing upon �ec��,rest of any member. No motion shall be put l{� to a vote until it has been stated by the recorder if requested by any member of the Council. Motions may be 2� introduced after hearing staff reports, responses to Council inquiries, and comments from the public or �} L applicant. Any council member, at any time may, by motion, call for a vote on a motion or to complete �� discussion. Adoption of the motion shall be by three (3) members, except where a larger number is required `' � by law or ordinance. �� �� Rule 10 Minutes of Motions �� Any motion made by a Council member shall be in After a motion shall be statedby the recorder, it shall be in �� the possession of the Council, but it may be withdrawn at any time by the Co��.nci� Member presenting the ��3 motion before being amended or acted upon. All motions and amendments thereto except friendly '?9 a��ndxner�ts accepted by the consent of �al�e� of the motion, shall be entered into the minutes along with the 3t� vote thereon, whether they be adopted, rejected or withdrawn. Drafts ofineeting minutes may be revised by 3 L staff to correct form and clarify intent, such minor changes shall be noted in the copy ofminutes forwarded for �� Council review. 3� �:G �� 3 �� �, �� 3 t� �ll Rule 11 Council Communications Petitions, memorials, and other communications addressed to the Council shall be presented by the presiding officer or by a member in h�s/h�r place, or may be read by the recorder at the request of a member or the presiding officer. All petitions, memorials, and other communicationswhich may be filed with, or delivered to the Manager prior to �ze meeting or session of the Council shall be brought before the Council by the Manager. � ] Rule 12 Ordinances ��? Any Council member may request the City Manager to prepare a proposed ordinance. There shall be a 4 a waiting period for public comment and the conduct of additional research of at least two weeks between the �� initial presentation of the ordinance and the final vote ux��ess waived by unanimous vote of the council. �5 �ti Rule 13 Policy Development i �? The Council may, by resolution, from time to time, adopt positions of policy regarding governance, financing ' �� and operations of City gQVezx�z�ent.