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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPart 02 Administration and Government Administration and Government PART 2 ADMINISTRATION AND GOVERNMENT CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 2-101 Absentee Balloting in Elections Section 2-102 Finance Department; City Treasurer Section 2-103 Duties of City Treasurer Section 2-104 Department of Law: Created, City Attorney Section 2-105 City-County Health Department; Director Section 2-106 Officers and Employees; Number and Classes; Compensation Section 2-107 Certain Personnel to be Bonded Section 2-108 City Official to Serve on Boards and Commissions Section 2-109 Compensation of Elected Officials CHAPTER 2 REPEALED Section 2-201 through 2-206 Ordinance 1133, 6/19/2018 CHAPTER 3 RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS ARTICLE A - POLICE AND FIRE PENSION SYSTEM Section 2-301 Pension Systems to be Operated in Accordance with Law ARTICLE B - EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM Section 2-310 Employee Retirement System Created Section 2-311 Administration ARTICLE C - OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM Section 2-316 Optional Retirement Plan Established Section 2-317 Contributions Section 2-318 Definition of Employee Section 2-319 Participation Section 2-320 Execution CHAPTER 4 RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL Section 2-401 General Provisions Section 2-402 Regular Meetings Section 2-403 Special Meetings Section 2-404 Agenda Section 2-405 Presiding official; Election of Duties Section 2-406 Temporary Chair Section 2-407 Quorum Section 2-408 Order of Business Section 2-409 Reading of Minutes Section 2-410 Rules of Debate Section 2-411 Speaking on an Agenda Item Section 2-412 Decorum Section 2-413 Enforcement of Decorum Section 2-414 Disturbing Council Meetings Section 2-415 Recording of Dissent or Protest Section 2-416 Adjournment Page 2-1 Administration and Government CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 2-101 Absentee Balloting in Elections Section 2-102 Finance Department; City Treasurer Section 2-103 Duties of City Treasurer Section 2-104 Department of Law: Created, City Attorney Section 2-105 City-County Health Department; Director Section 2-106 Officers and Employees; Number and Classes; Compensation Section 2-107 Certain Personnel to be Bonded Section 2-108 City Official to Serve on Boards and Commissions Section 2-109 Compensation of Elected Officials SECTION 2-101 ABSENTEE BALLOTING IN ELECTIONS Absentee ballots shall be furnished in all primary, general, special and recall elections in the City. Absentee ballots shall be furnished pursuant to provisions of the state constitution and laws applicable to City elections until otherwise changed by ordinance or charter amendment. (Ord. No. 311, 10/6/81; 1133, 6/18/19) SECTION 2-102FINANCE DEPARTMENT; CITY TREASURER There is a department of finance, the head of which is the City Treasurer appointed by the City Manager for an indefinite term, and removable by the manager. The City Treasurer is an officer of the City, and has supervision and control of the department of finance. (Charter Reference: City treasurer creation and duties, Section 4-1 of the Charter.) (Ord. 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-103 DUTIES OF CITY TREASURER The City Treasurer or personnel under their supervision and control shall collect or receive revenue and other money for the City. The City Treasurer shall be responsible for its custody, safekeeping, deposit, and disbursement. Further, the treasurer shall maintain a general accounting system for the City government and shall have such other powers, duties and functions as may be prescribed by the Charter, by applicable law, or by ordinance. (Ord. 1133, 6/19/18) ( Charter Reference: Finance department, Sections 3-4, 4-1 of the Charter) SECTION 2-104 DEPARTMENT OF LAW: CREATED; CITY ATTORNEY A.There shall be a department of law, the head of which is the City Attorney appointed by the Council, and removable by the Council. The City Attorney is an officer of the City, and has supervision and control of the department of law. B.The City Attorney is the chief legal adviser of the Council, all officers, departments, and agencies of the City government in matters relating to their official powers and duties. The City Attorney represents the City in proceedings in the courts, and performs all services incident to this position which may be required by the Charter, law or ordinance. C.The City Attorney shall preserve a record of all cases in which the City is interested, in any of the courts and shall enter, or cause to be entered therein, abstracts of all proceedings of the cases. The City Attorney shall also preserve copies of all opinions written by the City Attorney. D.The City Attorney shall have a right to the possession of any and all legal papers, books, or dockets belonging to the City, upon leaving a receipt therefore. They may Page 2-2 Administration and Government demand and receive from any officer or employee of the City, any book, paper or document, necessary to be used in any suit, or which they may desire to examine. E.The City Attorney shall prepare, when requested to do so, all ordinances, resolutions, contracts, bonds, and other instruments in which the City is concerned. F.The City Attorney or a designated deputy or assistant shall be present in person, when so requested by a member of the City Council, at meetings of the City Council for the purpose of giving legal advice to the Council. G.Whenever the City Council or other officer of the City shall desire legal advice or an opinion from the City Attorney on any legal question in which they desire a written opinion, such question shall be submitted to the City Attorney in writing and they shall, within a reasonable time, render to the Council or such person an opinion in writing. H.The City Attorney shall have authority to employ competent persons to assist them in the discharge of their duties. (Ord. No. 353, 6/17/86; 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-105 CITY-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT; DIRECTOR The City-county health department of the county and its Director shall have the powers of a City health department and City health officer respectively for the City. References to health department and health officer or Director of the health department in this code and in other ordinances of the City mean the cooperative health department and its Director, unless the context clearly indicates another meaning. (Ord. 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-106 OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES; NUMBER AND CLASSES; COMPENSATION The Council, by motion, resolution, or ordinance, may regulate the number of classes of offices and positions of employment in the various departments, offices, and agencies of the City government, and may determine or regulate the compensation to be paid to officers and employees. (Ord. 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-107 CERTAIN PERSONNEL TO BE BONDED A.Before entering upon their official duties, the following officers and their authorized designee(s) of the City government shall provide bonds for the faithful performance of their official duties, and the accounting and paying to the City of all moneys and property coming into their custody or possession by virtue of their office, payable to the City, with a surety company authorized to operate within the state, in the amounts respectively indicated after their titles: Not less than: City Manager $25,000.00 City Clerk $50,000.00 City Treasurer $50,000.00 Utility Clerk $25,000.00 Court Clerk $50,000.00 B.The Council, by motion or resolution, may require other officers and employees in such positions as it may designate to be bonded; also by motion or resolution may increase the amount of the bonds for the personnel listed in Subsection A and also may provide for blanket bonds for City personnel. C.The City shall pay the premiums on the bonds. Page 2-3 Administration and Government State Law Reference: Officers designated by ordinance to give bond, city pay premium, 11 O.S. Section 8- 105. Charter Reference: City to pay premium on bonds, Section 8-8. (Ord. 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-108 CITY OFFICIAL TO SERVE ON BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS A.The individual selected to represent and serve ex officio, on intergovernmental agencies, boards, or associations in which the City participates or maintains a membership, shall be the Mayor of the City, or a designee of the Mayor in the event the Mayor declines or is otherwise unable to participate or represent the City. Such designation of a designee, if any, shall at all times be in conformity with the provisions of Section 8-6 of the Charter of the City. B.If any intergovernmental agency, board, or association in which the City participates or maintains a membership which requires more than one representative, member, or participant from respective municipalities, then the remaining individual selected to represent and serve shall be the Vice Mayor of the City and serve ex officio, or a designee thereof under the condition outlined above and, if necessary, any other person selected by the City Council of the City. (Ord. No. 315, 2/2/82; 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-109 COMPENSATION OF ELECTED OFFICIALS Neither the Mayor nor any other Councilor may receive compensation as Mayor or Councilor or for any other services performed for the City. Charter Reference: Section 2-3. Page 2-4 Administration and Government CHAPTER 2 SOCIAL SECURITY IN ITS ENTIRETY – Ordinance 1133, 6/19/18 REPEALED Page 2-5 Administration and Government CHAPTER 3 RETIREMENT AND PENSIONS ARTICLE A - POLICE AND FIRE PENSION SYSTEM Section 2-301 Pension Systems to be Operated in Accordance with Law ARTICLE B - EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM Section 2-310 Employee Retirement System Created Section 2-311 Administration ARTICLE C - OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM Section 2-316 Optional Retirement Plan Established Section 2-317 Contributions Section 2-318 Definition of Employee Section 2-319 Participation Section 2-320 Execution ARTICLE A - POLICE AND FIRE PENSION SYSTEM SECTION 2-301 PENSION SYSTEMS TO BE OPERATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW The City shall participate in the Oklahoma Firefighters' Pension and Retirement System and Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System and shall operate in accordance with state law. State Law Reference: Firefighters' retirement and pension law, 11 O.S. Sections (Ord 1133, 6/19/18) 49-100.11 et seq. ARTICLE B - EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM SECTION 2-310 EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT SYSTEM CREATED A.Pursuant to the authority conferred by the laws of the state and for the purpose of encouraging continuity and meritorious service on the part of City employees and thereby promote public efficiency, there is hereby authorized, created, established, approved and adopted, effective as of July 1, 1972, the funded pension plan designated "Employee Retirement System of Owasso, Oklahoma" (hereinafter called "the plan"), and as amended, an executed counterpart of which is on file with the City Clerk. B.Amendments to the Plan may be adopted from time to time by the City Council. (Ord. 331, 1/17/84; 430, 6/18/91; 585, 8/4/98; 686, 9/18/01; 724, 11/19/02; 743, 3/18/03; 975, 12/21/10; 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-311 ADMINISTRATION For the purpose of administration of the system there is hereby established a board of trustees, which shall be the members of the City Council of the City as now existing or as from time to time duly elected or appointed and constituted. The powers and duties of the board of trustees shall be set forth in the Plan. Page 2-6 Administration and Government ARTICLE C - OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PROGRAM SECTION 2-316 OPTIONAL RETIREMENT PLAN ESTABLISHED A. There is hereby created a retirement system for certain qualified employees of the City which retirement system shall be in accordance with the provisions and conditions of this article and the statutes of the State of Oklahoma. B. There is hereby authorized and established an optional retirement system for the employees of the City. The optional retirement system shall be the International City Management Association Retirement Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan, copies of which are on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City, and which is incorporated herein by reference. Such optional retirement plan shall be administered by the ICMA Retirement Corporation. C. The assets of the plan shall be held in trust, with the City serving as trustee, for the exclusive benefit of the Plan participants and their beneficiaries, and the assets shall not be diverted to any other purpose. The trustees’ beneficial ownership of the Plan assets held in the ICMA retirement trust shall be held for the further exclusive benefit of the Plan participants and their beneficiaries. The Plan will permit loans. D. The Director of Human Resources shall be the coordinator of this program; shall receive necessary reports, notices, etc. from the ICMA retirement corporation or the ICMA retirement trust; shall cast upon behalf of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma any required votes under the ICMA retirement trust; administrative duties to carry out the plan may be assigned to the appropriate departments, and is authorized to execute all necessary agreements with ICMA Retirement Corporation incidental to the administration of the plan. SECTION 2-317 CONTRIBUTIONS A. Qualified employees of the City may make contributions into the optional retirement system herein established in accordance with the provisions and conditions of the International City Management Association Retirement Corporation. The City Treasurer is authorized to withhold from qualified City employees’ compensation such amounts as expressly directed by the qualified employee of the City and to collectively remit same to the International City Management Association Retirement Corporation in accordance with the provisions and conditions of the International City Management Association Retirement Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan. B. Each person who shall claim the right to any payment under the system shall be entitled to look only to the retirement fund for such payment. No liability for the payment of the benefits under the system shall be imposed upon the City or any official, officer or employee thereof. SECTION 2-318DEFINITION OF EMPLOYEE For the purpose of this plan, “employee” is defined as a permanent full-time employee of the City. An employee shall be considered permanent full-time if he or she works eighty (80) hours or more per month for the City. SECTION 2-319 PARTICIPATION A permanent full-time employee of the City, having attained the age of twenty-one (21), except those employees who are sixty-five (65) years of age or older on January 1, 1973, may become participants in the system. SECTION 2-320 EXECUTION The mayor is hereby authorized to execute the retirement plan with the International City Management Association Retirement Corporation, incorporated by reference herein, as well as Page 2-7 Administration and Government any other documents necessary, including, but not limited to, the Declaration of Trust of the ICMA Retirement Trust, and that the City Manager of the City may on behalf of the City execute all joinder agreements with the employees and other eligible officials and officers, except those documents which may be necessary for the City Manager shall be executed by the Mayor of the City. (Ord. No. 593, 10/06/98) Page 2-8 Administration and Government CHAPTER 4 RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL Section 2-401 General Provisions Section 2-402 Regular Meetings Section 2-403 Special Meetings Section 2-404 Agenda Section 2-405 Presiding official; Election of Duties Section 2-406 Temporary Chair Section 2-407 Quorum Section 2-408 Order of Business Section 2-409 Reading of Minutes Section 2-410 Rules of Debate Section 2-411 Speaking on an Agenda Item Section 2-412 Decorum Section 2-413 Enforcement of Decorum Section 2-414 Disturbing Council Meetings Section 2-415 Recording of Dissent or Protest Section 2-416 Adjournment SECTION 2-401 GENERAL PROVISIONS The Oklahoma Open Meeting Act shall govern the conduct of all regular, special and emergency meetings of the City Council of the City. (Ord. No. 347, 11/5/85; 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-402 REGULAR MEETINGS A.Time. The City Council shall hold regular meetings on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 P.M.; unless changed in accordance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. B.Place. All regular meetings of the City Council shall be held in the Council chambers, 109 North Birch, Owasso, Oklahoma, unless the location of a meeting is changed in accordance with Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. (Ord. No. 347, 11/5/85; 969, 7/20/10; 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-403 SPECIAL MEETINGS The Mayor may call special meetings of the City Council whenever the public business may require it, or a special meeting shall be called at the request of any three (3) members of the City Council. Whenever a special meeting is called, a notice signed by the Mayor or the City Clerk attesting to the special meeting shall be served upon each member of the Council stating the date, place and hour of the meeting and the purpose for which such meeting is called. No business shall be transacted, except such as is stated in the notice of the special meeting. (Ord. No. 347, 11/5/85; 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-404 AGENDA All documents, or other matters to be submitted to the Council shall be delivered to the City Clerk, at least five (5) calendar days prior to each Council meeting. The City Clerk shall arrange a list of such matters according to the order of business and furnish each member of the Council, the City Manager, and the City Attorney with a copy of same prior to the Council meeting and as far in advance of the meeting as time for preparation will permit. Page 2-9 Administration and Government An addendum to the agenda may be utilized in accordance with the Oklahoma Open Meeting Act. Inclusion of matters on the agenda shall be by request of the Mayor, a City Councilor, the City Manager, the City Clerk, or the City Attorney. (Ord. No. 347, 11/5/85; 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-405 PRESIDING OFFICIAL; ELECTION OF DUTIES A.The presiding official of the City Council shall be the Mayor who shall be elected annually at the first meeting in May of each year, by the members from their membership. The Mayor shall assume the chair of the presiding official immediately after their election. B.The presiding official shall preserve strict order and decorum at all regular, special, and emergency meetings of the City Council. They shall state every question coming before the Council, announce the decision of the Council on all subjects, and decide all questions of order; subject, however, to an appeal to the Council, in which event a majority vote of the Council shall govern and conclusively determine such question of order. C.The presiding official shall vote on all questions, and be called last in the vote order. D.The presiding official shall sign all ordinances and resolutions, and all other obligations of the City as authorized by the City Council. E.In the event of the absence of the Mayor, the Vice-Mayor, elected from the membership at the first meeting in May of each year, shall be the presiding official, as well as sign all ordinances, resolutions or obligations of the City as adopted by the City Council. (Ord. No. 347, 11/5/85; 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-406 TEMPORARY CHAIR Upon the absence of the Mayor and Vice-Mayor, the City Clerk, or designee, shall call the Council to order; whereupon a temporary chairman shall be elected by the three (3) members of the Council present. Upon the arrival of the Mayor or Vice-Mayor, the temporary chairman shall immediately relinquish the chair upon the conclusion of the business immediately before the Council. (Ord. 347, 11/5/85; 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-407 QUORUM A majority of all the members elected to the Council shall constitute a quorum at any regular, special or emergency meeting of the Council. (Ord. No. 347, 11/5/85; 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-408 ORDER OF BUSINESS A.All meetings, regular, special and emergency, except executive sessions as authorized by law, shall be open to the public. No person shall be barred unless such person is disorderly or refuses to obey the order of the Mayor, or vice-Mayor in the Mayor's absence, or temporary chair. The police department shall have at least one officer present or standing by at each Council meeting. B.Promptly at the hour set by law on the day of each regular, special or emergency meeting, the members of the City Council, the City Manager, the City Clerk and the City Attorney shall take their regular stations in the Council chambers and the business of the City Council shall be taken up for consideration and disposition in the following order or according to the posted agenda: 1. Call to order; 2. Flag salute; 3. Roll call; 4. Consideration of Consent Agenda Page 2-10 Administration and Government 5. Introduction and adoption of resolutions and ordinances; 6. Consideration of petitions, contracts and communications; 7. Report from City Manager 8. Report from City Attorney 9. Report from City Councilors; 10. New business; and 11. Consideration of request for executive sessions. (Ord. 969, 7/20/10; 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-409 READING OF MINUTES Unless the reading of the minutes of a Council meeting is requested by a member of the Council, such minutes may be approved without reading if the City Clerk has previously furnished each member with a copy of the minutes to be considered. (Ord. 347, 11/5/85; 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-410 RULES OF DEBATE A.MAYOR OR VICE-MAYOR MAY DEBATE AND VOTE. The Mayor, Vice-Mayor or temporary chair may move, second, and debate from the chair and shall not be deprived of any of the rights and privileges of a Council member by reason of acting as the presiding officer. B.GETTING THE FLOOR IMPROPER REFERENCES TO BE AVOIDED, INTERRUPTIONS. 1.Every Council member desiring to speak shall address the chair, and say, "Mr. Mayor" or “Madam Mayor”, and such member shall not proceed with the member's remarks until recognized by the presiding officer. 2.If any member is speaking, or otherwise transgresses the rules of the City Council, the Mayor shall, or any member may, call such person to order, and the member called to order shall immediately cease, unless permitted to explain, and the Council, if appealed to, shall decide without debate. If the decision is in favor of the member called to order, they shall be at liberty to proceed. If against the member and the case requires, they shall be liable to the censure of the Council. 3.No person shall speak more than twice on the same question, unless permitted by the Council. 4.No member of the Council shall leave their seat to speak to any other member of the Council or any other person in the Council chamber without first obtaining permission of the Mayor. 5.When the City Council is in session, or when a member is speaking or the City Clerk is reading any paper to the City Council, no member shall in any way disturb the proceedings of the City Council. 6.No member of the City Council shall be permitted to talk upon any one given subject longer than five (5) minutes at any given meeting, except when permission be granted for an extension of time by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present at such meeting of the Council. 7.No members of the Council shall, at any time during a meeting indulge in any personalities or indecorous language or in any matters or things not pertaining to the subject under discussion. 8.The right of the floor of the Council shall be accorded only to the members of the Council and to the appointive officers of the City unless otherwise provided for herein. C.PRIVILEGE OF CLOSING DEBATE. The closing of debate shall be governed by the presiding official unless by two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members present at such meeting the Council decides to extend debate for a time certain. Page 2-11 Administration and Government D.MOTION TO RECONSIDER. A motion to reconsider may be made either immediately during the same session, or at a recessed and reconvened session only. Such motion may be made and seconded by any Council member. Such motion shall take precedence over all other motions and it shall be debatable. E.REMARKS OF COUNCIL MEMBERS WHEN ENTERED IN THE MINUTES. Any Council member may request to have their written statement on any subject under consideration by the Council entered in the minutes. F.SYNOPSIS OF DEBATE-WHEN ENTERED IN THE MINUTES. The City Clerk may be directed by the presiding official, with consent of the Council, to enter in the minutes a synopsis of discussion on any question coming before the Council. G.MOTIONS. When a question before the Council contains several propositions, any member may call for a division of the question so as to vote on each proposition separately. Unless such request for division is made, after preliminary discussion of an agenda item, the Mayor shall call the matter for determination by the Council. Subsequent to the Mayor calling the matter for determination, the procedure shall be as follows: 1.Main motion. Any member of the Council desiring to offer a motion on a particular agenda item shall obtain the Mayor's recognition. Subsequent to the Mayor recognizing the member, the member will in clear and concise terms, move to: a.Continue the matter; b.Table the matter to a date specific; c.Take a certain course of action; Thereafter, members desiring to second such motion shall so indicate to the Mayor. Subsequent to the main motion receiving a second, the Mayor shall call for a vote. The City Clerk shall in varying order, with the Mayor being called last, call for a roll call vote. The vote of each member shall be entered in the minutes of the Council. Every Council member abstaining from voting on a motion or being silent to same shall be recorded as having cast a negative vote on such matter. 2.If no member offers a motion on an agenda item, the Mayor shall again call for a motion. If no motion is presented after the second calling, the Mayor shall declare the item fails for lack of motion. Similarly, if no one seconds another member's motion, the Mayor shall, after calling twice therefore, declare that the motion fails for lack of a second. 3.Any time prior to the Mayor's calling for vote of the Council, a member may move to amend the motion, which shall require a second. An amendment must be germane to the main motion and be accepted by the member making the main motion and the member seconding same, if applicable. H.ITEMS PREVIOUSLY VOTED ON BY COUNCIL An item previously decided by the City Council . may be placed on the agenda as a new item of business only under the following circumstances: 1.When the vote by the City Council occurred at least six (6) months before the item again appears on the agenda; 2.When a motion to reintroduce the item is approved by a majority vote of the Council within six (6) months of the Council’s original vote on the item. A motion to reintroduce may be placed on the same agenda as the item proposed for reintroduction. No item shall be proposed for reintroduction to the Council more Page 2-12 Administration and Government than two (2) times in a six (6) month period following the Council’s original vote on the item; 3.Annually, when Council members have been sworn into office and the item was voted on by the previous Council. This section shall not apply to any matters dealing with initiation, prosecution, defense or settlement of litigation brought by or against the City, its employees or agencies. (Ord. No. 347, 11/5/85; 1059, 9/1/15; 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-411 SPEAKING ON AN AGENDA ITEM A.Each person addressing the Council shall stand up and seek the Mayor's recognition. Such person addressing the Council shall give their name and address in an audible tone of voice for the records, and B.Limit comments to three (3) minutes. C.All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a body and not to single member thereof. D.No person, other than the Council and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to enter into any discussion without the permission of the Mayor. E.No questions shall be asked of the Council or City staff except through the Mayor. F. After a motion is made by the Council, no person shall address the Council without first securing permission of the Mayor to do so. (Ord. 347, 11/5/85; 1027, 11/19/13; 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-412 DECORUM By Council members. While the Council is in session, the members must preserve order and decorum, and a member shall neither, by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings or the peace of the Council nor disturb any member while speaking or refuse to obey the orders of the Council or its Mayor. Any person deemed in violation of this ordinance may be summarily removed from the Council chambers. By persons. Any person making personal, impertinent, or slanderous remarks or who shall become boisterous and unruly while addressing the Council shall be immediately barred from further audience before the Council, unless permission to continue be granted by a majority vote of the Council. Any person deemed in violation of this ordinance may be summarily removed from the Council chambers. (Ord. No. 347, 11/5/85; 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-413 ENFORCEMENT OF DECORUM The chief of police, or such member or members of the police department shall carry out all orders and instructions given by the Mayor for the purpose of maintaining order and decorum of the Council meeting. (Ord. No. 347, 11/5/85; 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-414 DISTURBING COUNCIL MEETINGS It is unlawful for any person to, during the course of any regular, special or emergency meeting of the City Council engage in any conduct calculated to or resulting in a disruption or disturbance of the administration of the public business coming before the City Council. Any person deemed in violation of this ordinance may be summarily removed from the Council chambers. Any violation of this ordinance may be punishable in the manner provided in Section 1-108 of this code. Page 2-13 Administration and Government SECTION 2-415 RECORDING OF DISSENT OR PROTEST Any Council member shall have the right to enter into the meeting minutes the reasons for their dissent from, or protest against, any action taken by the Council. (Ord. No. 347, 11/5/85; 1133, 6/19/18) SECTION 2-416 ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn shall always be required to end any meeting of the Council. Further, a motion to adjourn shall always be in order and decided without debate. Page 2-14