The Council shall enact by ordinance rules of procedure governing the time, place and conduct of its meetings and hearings and the introduction, publication, consideration and adoption of ordinances. The Council shall meet at least once in each of fifty weeks during the calendar year. All meetings shall be open to the public except to the extent that executive sessions are authorized by law. A verbatim public record shall be kept of each public meeting by electronic or mechanical means for a reasonable period of time as provided by state law. In addition, written minutes shall be promptly recorded, said minutes to include a summation of the actions and discussions forthcoming from each Council meeting, as well as a record of the vote of each Councilmember. The Council shall provide for the preparation and maintenance of records of proceedings of the Council as required by this Charter, state law, or County ordinance. (Amendment No. 18, Approved November 5, 1996; Originally Adopted November 4, 1980)

ORIGINAL TEXT Adopted November 4, 1980:

The Council shall enact by resolution rules of procedure governing the time, place and conduct of its meetings and hearings and the introduction, publication, consideration and adoption of ordinances. The Council shall meet at least once in each of fifty weeks during the calendar year. All meetings shall be open to the public except to the extent that executive sessions are authorized by law. A verbatim public record shall be kept of each public meeting by electronic or mechanical means for a reasonable period of time as provided by state law. In addition, written minutes shall be promptly recorded, said minutes to include a summation of the actions and discussions forthcoming from each Council meeting, as well as a record of the vote of each Councilmember. The Council shall provide for the preparation and maintenance of records of proceedings of the Council as required by this Charter, state law, or County ordinance.