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expedites the appointment process so as not to delay necessary actions by the boards, <br />commissions and committees. Section 2-4(a) establishes the procedure for selecting a presiding <br />officer of a Council meeting if neither the President nor Vice-President is present at the <br />beginning of the meeting. <br />Section 2-6( d)(l) clarifies that the presiding officer's duty to preserve strict order and <br />decorum applies to Council Members and the public. Section 2-6(e) clarifies that the election of <br />the Chairperson of the Committee of the Whole shall take place in the same manner as the <br />election of the President and Vice-President. <br />Section 2-7( d) clarifies the votes of each Council Member shall be identified by name in <br />the minutes. <br />Section 2-8(b) eliminates the phrase "unless excused or necessarily prevented from being <br />present" with respect to attendance at meetings. Neither State statute, nor the Municipal Code, <br />addresses what constitutes being "excused." Council members who are absent for any reason will <br />be noted as such in the minutes . The amendment does not preclude an explanation for the <br />absence to be noted at the meeting. <br />Section 2-9(v)(3)clarifies that any bill that does not conform to filing requirements , but not <br />rejected by the Clerk's Office may be rejected by the Council President and/or the Chairperson of <br />the Standing Committee having jurisdiction of the bill. Section 2-9(v)(6)establishes a procedure <br />whereby resolutions or ordinances proposed by Council Members are included on the agenda for <br />a Standing Committee or the full Council. Section 2-9(v) clarifies the procedure for Council <br />consideration of a "special" or "commendation" resolution .Section 2-9(y) establishes a procedure <br />for one or more Council Members to present a "special proclamation" at a time and place other <br />than a Council meeting.