§ 3.5. Organization and Rule of the Council.

The Council shall determine its own organization, rules, order of business, and standards of conduct subject to the following provisions:

(a)

A journal of the proceedings of each meeting shall be kept by the Clerk in the English Language, and shall be signed by the presiding officer and Clerk of the meeting;

(b)

Each member of the Council shall vote on all questions unless excused by unanimous consent of the remaining members present. Any member refusing to vote, except when so excused, shall be guilty of misconduct in office;

(c)

A vote upon all matters before the Council shall be taken by a "Yes" and "No" vote and entered upon the records, except that, where the vote is unanimous, it shall only be necessary to so state. No member of the Council shall vote on any question in which he has a financial interest, other than the common public interest, or conflict of interest, or on any question concerning his own conduct. On all other questions each member who is present shall vote when his name is called, unless excused by the unanimous consent of the remaining members present;

(d)

The proceedings of the Council or a brief summary thereof, prepared by the Clerk showing the substance of each separate proceedings of the Council shall be made available to the public within ten days.