§ 1:9. Voting.

(a)

Roll call:

(1)

Unless a motion is approved by unanimous consent, all voting shall be by roll call, show of hands, or electronic voting and the ayes and nays shall be recorded in the journal.

(2)

In roll calls upon the electric voting board, green lights shall indicate "aye" votes; red lights shall indicate "no" votes and the white lights shall indicate "not voting."

(3)

When roll call has been completed and the voting board locked, the minute clerk shall announce the vote, as reflected by the roll call shown upon the voting board. The clerk shall announce the names of those members who vote "no" and "not voting."

(4)

The minute clerk shall then proceed to record the vote in the journal and upon completion thereof shall clear the voting board. The minute clerk only shall have authority to clear the voting board.

(5)

Any member of the council has the right to change his vote up to the time the vote is finally announced. A change of vote shall be called to the attention of the chairman and no attempt shall be made to record a change of vote upon the voting board. After the vote has been finally announced, no member shall be permitted to change his vote except by unanimous consent.

(6)

Malfunction of the voting board shall be called to the attention of the chairman before the vote is finally announced. In the event of malfunction, the roll call shall be taken verbally. Malfunction within the meaning of this section shall mean a complete failure of the voting board to record the votes cast. If the machine fails to record or properly record the vote of an individual member but is otherwise in operating order, then the member or members of the council affected may declare their vote prior to the time the vote is finally announced by calling it to the attention of the chairman, in which case the voice of that member or members shall constitute his vote to the same extent as if shown on the voting board.

(b)

Reconsideration:

(1)

Any member who is on the prevailing side of a question may, before adjournment of the meeting at which the question was considered, move to reconsider the vote.

(2)

A motion to reconsider requires a second.

(3)

If the motion to reconsider receives a second, the matter shall be reconsidered prior to the adjournment of the meeting.

(4)

A motion to reconsider requires a majority vote regardless of the vote necessary to adopt the question reconsidered.

(5)

If a motion to reconsider is lost it cannot be repeated except by unanimous consent.

(c)

Future consideration. Any item which has been considered and voted upon twice shall not be considered by the council for a period of one (1) year following the date on which the item was last acted upon, except upon the vote of two-thirds ( 2/3 ) of the entire membership of the council. A vote on a motion to postpone action on an item or to defer action on an item to a subsequent meeting shall not be considered when counting the number of times the item has been considered and voted upon by the council.

(d)

Postpone action or defer action.

(1)

Any member may make a motion to postpone action on an item or defer action on an item on the agenda to a future meeting.

(2)

A motion to postpone action or defer action requires a second.

(3)

A motion to postpone action or defer action requires a majority vote of the entire metropolitan council regardless of the vote necessary to adopt the item.

(4)

A motion to postpone action or defer action on an item may be made by a member at any time prior to the chair moving to the next order of business.

(City Code 1951, Title 1, § 9; Parish Code 1962, Title 1, § 9; Ord. No. 7001, § 1, 1-12-83; Ord. No. 16008, § 1, 7-22-15)