[Ord. No. 499, 6-9-1976; Code 1983; CC 2000 §1-111; Ord. No. 1145 §1, 12-8-2004; Ord. No. 1226 §1, 12-13-2006]
Regular meetings of the Governing Body shall be held on the third (3rd) and fourth (4th) Wednesdays of each month at the hour of 7:00 P.M. or as determined by the City Council and adjourned meetings at any other time they deem proper. In the event that a regular meeting date is a State or national holiday, then the meeting shall be held on the next secular day thereafter that is not a legal holiday.
[Code 1974 §1-204; CC 2000 §1-112]
Special meetings shall be called by the Mayor or acting Mayor, on the written request of any three (3) members of the Council, specifying the object and purpose of such meeting and entered at length on the journal.
[Code 1974 §1-205; CC 2000 §1-207]
A quorum for conducting business shall consist of a majority of the members of the Council, but a minority may adjourn from day to day.
[Code 1987; CC 2000 §1-213; Ord. No. 1174 §1, 10-12-2005; Ord. No. 1277 §1, 9-17-2008]
A. 
The current Code of Procedure for Kansas Cities, prepared by the League of Kansas municipalities, is hereby adopted by reference.
B. 
No less than three (3) copies of the Code of Procedure for Kansas Cities, First Edition, prepared by the Kansas League of Municipalities shall be marked or stamped "the Official Copy as Incorporated by Ordinance 1277" and to which shall be attached a copy of the incorporating ordinance and filed with the City Clerk to be open to inspection and available to the public at all reasonable business hours.
C. 
The provisions of the Code of Procedure for Kansas Cities, First Edition, Section 12, Order of Business, shall be amended as follows:
Section 12. Order of Business. At the hour appointed for the meeting, the Mayor shall call the meeting to order. In Council Cities, the President of the Council shall chair the meeting in the absence of the Mayor. Upon having a quorum present, the Governing Body shall proceed to business, which shall be conducted in the following order
I.
Call to order — Pledge of Allegiance;
II.
Roll call;
III.
Public hearing;
IV.
Special presentations;
V.
Consent agenda;
VI.
Public comments;
VII.
Action items;
VIII.
Committee reports;
IX.
Unfinished business;
X.
New business;
XI.
Mayor's report;
XII.
City Administrator's report;
XIII.
Executive session;
XIV.
Adjournment.
D. 
The provisions of the Code of Procedure for Kansas Cities, First Edition, Section 13, Consent Agenda, shall be amended as follows:
Section 13. Consent Agenda. A member of the public or one (1) member of the Governing Body may remove any item from the consent agenda and such item shall be considered separately.
E. 
The provisions of the Code of Procedure for Kansas Cities, First Edition, Section 33 shall require five (5) affirmative votes of the Council to pass ordinary ordinances.
F. 
The provisions of the Code of Procedure for Kansas Cities, First Edition, Section 35 shall require six (6) votes of the Council members to override the Mayor's veto.
G. 
The provisions of the Code of Procedures, Kansas Cities, First Edition, Section 37 shall require six (6) affirmative votes for the Governing Body to pass Charter ordinances.