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MEMBERS.

THE COUNCIL SHALL BE THE JUDGE OF THE ELECTION AND
QUALIFICATIONS OF ITS MEMBERS.

10.       PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT OF COUNCIL.

THE MAYOR SHALL SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL.
THE MAYOR MAY TAKE PART IN ALL DISCUSSIONS, AND HE SHALL
HAVE A VOTE. THE COUNCIL SHALL ELECT A VICE-PRESIDENT OF
THE COUNCIL FROM AMONG ITS MEMBERS, WHO SHALL ACT AS
PRESIDENT OF THE COUNCIL IN THE ABSENCE OF THE PRESIDENT
OF THE COUNCIL.

11.   QUORUM.

A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL SHALL
CONSTITUTE A QUORUM FOR THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS, BUT
NO ORDINANCE SHALL BE APPROVED NOR ANY OTHER ACTION TAKEN
WITHOUT THE FAVORABLE VOTES OF A MAJORITY OF THE WHOLE
NUMBER OF MEMBERS ELECTED TO THE COUNCIL.

12.  RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS; JOURNAL.

THE COUNCIL SHALL DETERMINE ITS OWN RULES AND ORDER
OF BUSINESS. IT SHALL KEEP A JOURNAL OF ITS PROCEEDINGS
AND ENTER THEREIN THE YEAS AND NAYS UPON FINAL ACTION OF
ANY QUESTION, RESOLUTION, OR ORDINANCE, OR AT ANY OTHER
TIME IF REQUIRED BY ANY ONE MEMBER. THE JOURNAL SHALL BE
OPEN TO PUBLIC INSPECTION.

13.  VACANCIES IN COUNCIL.

VACANCIES IN THE COUNCIL SHALL BE FILLED AS PROVIDED
IN #39 OF THIS CHARTER.

14.  PASSAGE OF ORDINANCES; PUBLICATION; EFFECTIVE DATE.

NO ORDINANCE SHALL BE PASSED AT THE MEETING AT WHICH
IT IS INTRODUCED. AT ANY REGULAR OR SPECIAL MEETING OF
THE COUNCIL HELD NOT LESS THAN SIX OR MORE THAN SIXTY
DAYS AFTER THE MEETING AT WHICH AN ORDINANCE WAS
INTRODUCED, IT SHALL BE PASSED, OR PASSED AS AMENDED, OF
REJECTED, OR ITS CONSIDERATION DEFERRED TO SOME SPECIFIED
FUTURE DATE. IN CASES OF EMERGENCY THE PROVISION THAT AN
ORDINANCE MAY NOT BE PASSED AT THE MEETING AT WHICH IT IS
INTRODUCED MAY BE SUSPENDED BY THE AFFIRMATIVE VOTES OF 3
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. EVERY ORDINANCE, UNLESS IT BE
PASSED AS AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE, SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE
AT THE EXPIRATION OF TWENTY CALENDAR DAYS FOLLOWING
APPROVAL BY THE MAYOR OR PASSAGE BY THE COUNCIL OVER HIS
VETO. NOTICE OF EACH ORDINANCE SHALL BE PUBLISHED AT
LEAST TWICE IN A NEWSPAPER OR NEWSPAPERS HAVING GENERAL
CIRCULATION IN THE MUNICIPALITY. AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE