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Very Interesting! The reason why i caught such of interest in this is because everytime i read city council meeting minutes and agendas: It always states councilman made a motion to approve so and so and then it gets seconded by another council member, so i wondered what was the councilman's actual words
Very Interesting! The reason why i caught such of interest in this is because everytime i read city council meeting minutes and agendas: It always states councilman made a motion to approve so and so and then it gets seconded by another council member, so i wondered what was the councilman's actual words
The minutes are not a direct transcript of the proceedings, they are the secretary's record of what occurred and will usually be written using the past tense.
If you attend the meeting, and the council is adhering to Robert's Rules, you will hear the language "I move".
Wow it seems that in a council-manager form; the mayor has no power! Does a council member have to get permission from the Mayor before he/she make a motion?
Wow it seems that in a council-manager form; the mayor has no power! Does a council member have to get permission from the Mayor before he/she make a motion?
The mayor in a council-manager governed city is selected by the other council members, who are elected by the registered voters in the city.
The pool of possible mayors is limited to the members of the city council, and often the city council will rotate the job of mayor among themselves.
They also select a mayor pro-tem, whose job is analogous to a vice president, since they assume the functions of the mayor in the mayor's absence.
The mayor pro-tem is typically selected as the next mayor.
The mayor presides over the meeting and is the official delegate and "face" of the city at meetings or ceremonial functions, however in practice he/she has the same powers and responsibilities as any other council member.
The city manager is appointed by the council, serves at the council's pleasure, and is responsible for the day to day operations of the city.
The council enacts ordinances, appropriates tax money, votes on permits, and performs several other municipal legislative functions.
Since the mayor is just an "exalted" council member, that individual does not give permission for a motion, with the exception that the mayor is responsible for keeping order in the meeting and can rule a motion impermissible if it is not germane to the purpose of the meeting.
@Harrier: My town has a council-manager form but the Mayor is elected at large
OK, that is a different approach.
Harrier is more familiar with the council selecting the mayor paradigm.
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