Corcoran Municipal Code Ch. 5 City Council

Election of members to the city council shall be held in November of each even numbered year. The number of open positions on the council shall rotate between two (2) positions in one election and three (3) positions in the subsequent election. (1996 Code)

If a council person is absent from all regular council meetings for sixty (60) days consecutively from the last regular meeting attended, such office becomes vacant and shall be filled as any other vacancy. (1963 Code § 1-17-2)

A. Regular Meetings: Regular meetings of the city council shall be held on the first and third Monday of each calendar month beginning at the hour of six o'clock (6:00) P.M. in the city council chambers at 1015 Chittenden Avenue. Should the regular day of a council meeting fall on a public holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next succeeding day that is not a holiday. (Ord. 591, 2-5-2007)

B. Change Of Location Or Time: The council may select a different location or time for the purpose of holding any meeting upon a majority vote of its members.

C. Special Meetings: Special meetings may be called in accordance with state code 1 .

D. Meetings Open To Public: Meetings shall be open to the public in accordance with state code 2 . (1996 Code)

E. Adjourned Meetings; Hour: When an order of adjournment of a regular meeting fails to state the hour at which the adjourned meeting is to be held, it shall be conducted at the time and manner as provided in statute 3 . (1963 Code § 1-17-3E)

F. Quorum; Adjournment; Compelling Attendance: A majority of the council shall constitute a quorum for transaction of business. Less than a majority may adjourn from time to time, and compel attendance of absent members. (1963 Code § 1-17-3F)

A. The council may establish rules for the conduct of its proceedings. It may punish a member or other person for disorderly behavior at a meeting. (1963 Code § 1-17-4)

B. The city, in order to curb abusive and disorderly conduct during its meetings, intends to regulate the display of signs and/or posters during its meetings as follows:

1. The size of any placard, sign, and/or poster shall not exceed twelve inches (12") wide by eighteen inches (18") high.

2. Signs and/or posters may be displayed by persons seated either in the back row or behind the back row of the audience section in the city council chambers.

3. The failure of an audience member to comply with this subsection B is punishable as a misdemeanor and subjects the individual to removal from the meeting. (Ord. 558, 4-2-2002)

The council shall cause the clerk to keep a correct record of its proceedings. At the request of a member, the clerk shall enter the ayes and noes in the journal. (1963 Code § 1-17-5)

Members of the city council shall serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of official duties, subject to the approval of the city council. (1996 Code)