Revising the Governing Rules Regulations of the Legislative Branch of the City of South Bend

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(f). The Council may discipline any member of the public who causes or attempts to cause disorder or undue delay during a Council meeting. The Chairman shall call the citizen to order by a verbal reprimand. If removal of the citizen is deemed necessary, a vote of 2/3 of the Councilmen present shall authorize removal of said citizen from the meeting. (q). The Council shall have the power to discipline councilmen. (h). The Council shall have the power to pass all ordinances,orders, resolutions, ana morions ror the government or the City; ror the control or its property and rinances; and ror the appropriation or money.13 (i). The Council shall have the power to supervise and investigate all departments, otticers, and employees of the City government and to examine into any charge preferred against them, and into the afrairs of any corporation, firm or person In -which the City may be interested in contracting.14 (j). The Council shall have the power to manage the finances of the city subject to the powers and duties vested in the executive departments.15 SEC. 2-3 ORGANIZATION MEETING OF COMMON COUNCIL; OFFICERS; ELECTION; TERMS.3 16 The members -elect of the Common Council shall hold their first regular meeting on the first Monday in January after their election at the hour of 7:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers. At this meeting they shall choose from the members a presiding officer or president and a presiding officer pro tempore or vice- president, which officers shall serve until noon of the first Monday in January of the next succeeding year. Their successors shall be chosen to serve for one year on or before the first Monday of the next succeeding year. (Code 1962, 92-4; Ord. No. 3630, §1; Ord. No. 5484-73 91). SEC. 2-4 REGULAR MEETINGS OF COMMON COUNCIL; CALLING OF COUNCIL TO ORDER; COUNCIL CAUCUS MEETINGS (a). The regular meetings of the Common Council shall be held at the Council Chambers on the Second and Fourth Monday evenings of each month at the hour of 7:00 P.M. If any regular meeting date falls on a holiday established by State or City law; or if a serious conflict for the Council arises as to a meeting date, the Council, at its election at the last preceding regular meeting, may meet on the regular meeting date or the next succeeding night. The regular meeting may be rescheduled for any date or time by majority vote of the Council. At the hour named, the President shall call the Common Council to order, and if he is absent, the Vice -President shall act in his stead. If the latter is absent, any member of the Common Council may, upon motion, be called to the chair, and act as presiding officer only until the arrival of one entitled to preside. (Code 1962, §2-5; Ord. No. 3630, K ; Ord. No. 3695; Ord. No. 4055, 91; Ord. No. 4154, ®1; Ord. No. 4517, §1; Ord. No. 5484-73, ®1; Ord. No. 5555-73, ®1. (b). The President of the Council shall schedule Council caucus meetings as necessary, giving all councilmen reasonable notice in writing or by other appropriate means. Such caucus meeting shall be open to both the press and public as are all -3-