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Should no quorum attend within thirty (30) minutes after the hour appointed for the meeting of the Commission, the presiding officer or the City Clerk may close the meeting until another hour or day unless by unanimous agreement, those members present select another time. The names of the members present and their action at such meeting shall be recorded in the minutes by the Clerk. Rule 5.05. AGENDA (a) ORDER OF BUSINESS. There shall be an official agenda for every meeting of the Commission which shall determine the order of business conducted at the meeting. The order of business shall be as follows: (1) call to order/roll call of members, (2) pledge of allegiance and invocation, (3) approval of minutes, (4) order of business (additions/deletions), (5) special presentations, (6) Zoning matters, unless heard by special meeting or as otherwise decided by the Commission, (7) ordinances submitted for first reading may be handled as a consent agenda at the pleasure of the Commission, public hearings, which are not ordinances and/or which shall be held at specially scheduled time, if the notice so states, (8) ordinances submitted for second reading/public hearing, (9) resolutions, (10) motions, (11) discussion items, (12) citizens' forum: requests,_ofthe Commissioners determines to deviate from the printed agenda. The Commission shall not take petitions and other communications, (13) adjoumment~ Items shall be considered in the order in which they are placed on the agenda unless a majority action upon any matter, proposal, or item of business, which is not listed upon the official agenda, unless a majority of the entire Commission shall have first consented to consideration of the matter. No ordinance, resolution or other matter listed on the agenda for public hearing or the vote thereon may be deferred until a later time unless a majority of the entire Commission shall vote in favor of such deferral. (b) AUTHORITY TO PLACE ITEMS ON AGENDA. Matters may be placed on the agenda by any City Commissioner, the City Manager, the City Attorney and the City Clerk. (c) APPROVAL OF MINUTES. Unless a reading of the minutes of a meeting is requested by a majority of the Commission, such minutes, when approved by the Commission and signed by the presiding officer and the City Clerk, shall be considered approved without reading; provided that the City Clerk shall place a copy of the minutes of each meeting, as soon as they have been completed, at a designated place in the City Clerk's office where they may be examined by the Commissioners prior to formal approval. All minutes shall be summary in nature and not verbatim. The minutes of prior meetings may only be approved by a majority of the Commissioners present at a meeting of the Commission, and upon such approval shall become the official minutes. Rule 5.06. ORDINANCES. RESOLUTIONS. MOTIONS. CONTRACTS. (a) PREPARATION AND ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCES. The City Attorney, when requested, shall prepare ordinances and resolutions. Ordinances may be introduced and listed by title and shall be read by title only before consideration by the Commission on first reading. On Amendment ofD- 98-16 Rules of Procedure Legislation! Attorney LMD:ch 10/19/00 - 1:58 PM -5-