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Rule Forty-Five
Permission to Address the Chair
Persons other than members of the Council, City officials and news reporters, shall not be permitted upon the floor of the Council, or to address the Council, except upon introduction by a member of the Council with the consent of a majority of said Council. The Presiding Officer shall limit the time for the remarks of such person to five (5) minutes and such remarks shall be confined to the subject matter which is under consideration at that meeting. If anyone other than a City official desires to speak to a member of the Council while the Council is in session, the member, if agreeable to the request, shall leave his seat and retire to the rear of the Council Chamber or elsewhere until the conversation is finished.
Rule Forty-Six
The Council Chamber
The Council Chamber shall be under the supervision and control of the Clerk of the Council when the Council is not in session. Except as herein provided, it shall be used solely by the Council and its committees for the transaction of public business of the City. If not required for such use, the Clerk may permit its use by any agency of the federal, state or city governments for the transaction of public business or by any non-political organization in the City, provided due notice is given the President of the Council. Seasonable application for such use must be made to the Clerk in such manner as may be prescribed by him. Any permission so granted may be cancelled or revoked by the President of the Council forthwith where necessary for the protection of City property, the preservation of order, or other sufficient reason.
Rule Forty-Seven
By~Laws, Etc., of Council
All by-laws passed by the Council shall be termed ordinances and the enacting style shan be, "Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Quincy,"
In all votes by which the Council expresses anything by order or command the form of expression shan be "Ordered," and in all votes by which the Council expresses opinions, principles, facts or purposes, the form shall be "Resolved."
Rule Forty-Eight
Communications from Mayor
A list of the communications from the Mayor with their subject matter to be submitted to the Council shall be mailed at least two (2) days before the Council meeting to every City Councillor and to at least one (l) newspaper and one (1) radio station within the confines of our municipality.
Rule Forty-Nine
Council Expression
The City Clerk is authorized to convey the expression of interest shown by the Council on all occasions affecting its members and their families.
Rule Fifty
Notification of Committee Meetings
Ail Councillors are to be notified of all Committee meetings of the Council.
Rule Fifty-One
Council Orders
When a Council body retires at the end of a two-year period, all Council orders in committee shall be placed on file by the Clerk of the Council.
Rule Fifty-Two
Publication
The City Clerk shall determine the newspaper in the City in which shall be published any loan order or any ordinance and said publication shall be made in a newspaper of general circulation in the City.
Rule Fifty-Three
Amendment and Repeal
None of the foregoing rules and orders shall be amended or repealed at any meeting unless a majority of the members consent thereto and a motion for that purpose shall not be made and acted upon at the same meeting.
Rule Fifty-Four
Parliamentary Procedure
The Council shall be governed by "Robert's Rules of Order Revised" in all questions of parliamentary practice not provided for by special rules or orders.
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