What rules govern City Council Meetings?
City Council meetings are governed by Rules which have been adapted from “Robert’s Rules of Order” a parliamentary procedure originally written in 1876 as a guide to smooth, orderly, and fairly conducted meetings. According to Robert’s Rules of Order, parliamentary procedure is based on the consideration of the rights of the majority, the rights of the minority (especially a large minority greater than one-third), the rights of individual members, the rights of absentee members, and the rights of all of these groups taken together.
