§ 2-39. Motions, generally.

(a)

At the request of the mayor or any councilman, all motions shall be reduced to writing.

(b)

A motion to reconsider any of the proceedings of the council shall not be entertained unless it be made by a member who previously voted in the majority.

(c)

No motion shall be debated or put until it be seconded and stated by the mayor. It is then and not until then in possession of the council and cannot be withdrawn but by leave of council.

(d)

A motion to adjourn shall be in order at any time, except as follows:

(1)

When repeated without intervening business or discussion;

(2)

When made as an interruption of a member while speaking;

(3)

When the previous question has been ordered; and

(4)

While a vote is being taken. A motion to adjourn is debatable only as to the time to which the meeting is to be adjourned.

(e)

When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received, except a motion:

(1)

To adjourn.

(2)

To lay on the table.

(3)

For the previous question.

(4)

To postpone to a day certain.

(5)

To commit.

(6)

To amend.

(7)

To postpone indefinitely. The several motions listed in this subsection shall have precedence in the order in which they stand arranged.

(f)

When a proper motion is made, but information is wanted, the appropriate motion is to postpone to a day certain.

(g)

When matters claiming present attention but which should be reserved for a more suitable occasion are presented, the appropriate motion is to lay on the table; the matter may then be called for at any time. If the proposition may need further consideration at the hands of the committee, the appropriate motion is to refer to a committee, but if it needs but a few and simple amendments, the council shall proceed to consider and amend at once.

(h)

On an amendment being moved, a member who has spoken on the main question may speak again to the amendment.

(i)

The question is to be put first on the affirmative and then on the negative side. After the affirmative part of the question has been put, any member who has not spoken before to the question may speak before the negative be put, because it is no full question until the negative side be put.

(Code 1976, § 2-1033)