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An Ordinance to repeal and recreate Section 3.01 of Chapter III of the West Allis Revised Municipal Code Relative to Council Meetings.
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The Common Council of the City of West Allis do ordain as follows:
PART I. Section 3.01 is hereby repealed and recreated to read as follows:
3.01 COUNCIL MEETINGS
(1) Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the Common Council of the City of West Allis shall be held at the Council Chambers in the City Hall or such other place as the Common Council may designate on the first and third Tuesdays of each month or such other days that the Common Council may agree upon. The time of the Common Council meeting shall be established by the Common Council at its convenience. Public hearings may be taken up out of the regular order of business. Following a regular City election, the new Council shall first meet on the third Tuesday of April.
(2) Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Common Council may be called by the Mayor (or in his/her absence, by the President of the Council), at such time as he/she may appoint, by written notice of the purpose and time thereof, to each member delivered to him/her personally or left at his/her usual abode, at least six (6) hours before the meeting. Upon petition of five (5) or more members of the Council, the Mayor (or in his/her absence, the President of the Council) shall call a special meeting of the Common Council. No other business shall be considered or transacted at any special meeting other than that for which the special meeting was called.
(3) Adjournments. Any regular or special meeting may be adjourned by a majority of the members present.
(4) Meetings Shall Be Public. All meetings of the Council shall be open and public and all of its procedure shall be recorded by the City Clerk/Treasurer, or under his/her authorization, in record books kept for that purpose.
(5) Call To Order. The Mayor or President or Acting President of the Council (as the ...
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