Sec. 1-2-310. Approval of minutes. Unless the reading of the minutes of a Council meeting is requested by a member of the Council such minutes may be approved without reading if the City Clerk previously has furnished each member of the Council with a copy thereof. Nothing may be added to the minutes except that they may be amended by a majority vote of the Council members to accurately reflect correctly the business of the Council at such meeting. Sec. 1-2-311. Rules of debate. A. Presiding officer may debate and vote. The presiding officer may move, second and debate from the chair, subject only to such limitations of debate as are by these rules imposed on all members of the Council, and shall not be deprived of any of the rights and privileges of a member of the Council by reason of acting as the presiding officer. B. Getting the floor; improper references to be avoided. Every member of the Council desiring to speak shall address the chair, and upon recognition by the presiding officer, shall confine their remarks to the question under debate, avoiding all personalities and indecorous language. C. Interruptions. A member of the Council once recognized shall not be interrupted when speaking unless it be a call to order, or as herein otherwise provided. A member of the Council called to order shall cease speaking until the question of order be determined, and if in order, shall be permitted to proceed. D. Motion to reconsider. A motion to reconsider any action taken by the Council may be made only on the day such action was taken. Such motion must be made by one of the prevailing side, but may be seconded by any member of the Council and may be made at any time and have precedence over all other motions. It shall be debatable. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent any member of the Council from making or remaking the same or other motion at a subsequent meeting of the Council. E. When remarks of Council entered in minutes. A member of the Council shall have the right, upon request to the presiding officer, to have an abstract of his or her statement on any subject under consideration by the Council entered in the minutes. Such an abstract shall contain the statement of each other Council member who addresses the subject at that time. F. When synopsis of debate entered in minutes. The City Clerk may be directed by the presiding officer, with consent of the Council, to enter in the minutes a synopsis of the discussion on any subject under consideration by the Council.
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