§ 2-228. Rules of procedure of the city commission.

(a)

Meetings to be public. All meetings of the city commission shall be open to the public, excepting only those sessions declared exempt from F.S. § 286.011 by state law.

(b)

Quorum; minimum vote requirements. A majority of all members elected to the city commission shall constitute a quorum, but a less number may adjourn from day to day and compel the attendance of absent members. The affirmative vote of two (2) members shall be necessary to adopt any ordinance or resolution and the passage of all ordinances and resolutions shall be taken by "yeas" and "nays" and entered upon the journal.

(c)

Right of floor. Any member desiring to speak shall be recognized by the chair of the meeting, and shall confine his or her remarks to the subject under consideration.

(d)

Officers and employees. City officers, or their duly appointed designees, shall attend all meetings of the city commission as required by the Charter or by law. When requested by the city manager or by the city commission, department heads of the city, or their duly appointed designees, shall attend meetings of the city commission.

(e)

Rules of procedure. The customary rules for small boards found in the most recent published edition of "Roberts Rules of Order, Newly Revised" shall govern the proceedings of the city commission, unless they are in conflict with state law, city ordinance or the Charter.

(f)

Parliamentarian. The city attorney shall serve as parliamentarian to the city commission.

(g)

Tie votes. In the event of a tie in votes on any motion, the motion shall fail.

(h)

Conflicts of interest. Commission members shall abstain from voting on measures affecting their personal, private or professional interest as set forth by F.S. Ch. 112; such public officer shall, prior to the vote being taken, publicly state to the assembly the nature of his or her interest in the matter from which he or she is abstaining from voting; and, within fifteen (15) days after the vote occurs, disclose the nature of his or her interest as a public record in a Conflict of Interest Memorandum, Form 8, filed with the person responsible for recording the minutes of the meeting, who shall incorporate the form in the minutes.

(Ord. No. O-13-25, §§ 2, 3, 9-9-13)