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Pursuant to Section 2.7 of the Charter, the President of the Council shall also be deemed the Mayor Pro Tern for the same period of <br /> office. The annual election of the Council President and Mayor Pro Tern will be noted on the Council agenda and will occur on the 3rd <br /> regular meeting of the month of November unless otherwise determined by majority vote of the entire Council. <br /> SECTION 4: PROCEDURE FOR COUNCIL INITIATED LEGISLATION <br /> To promote the orderly development and consideration of proposed legislation and the efficient use of staff time, Council will initiate <br /> legislation as follows: <br /> Council members may seek confidential legal advice from the City Attorney to draft an outline of their proposed legislation for <br /> consideration at a Council meeting. Following Council discussion, the City Attorney will prepare a draft ordinance or resolution if a <br /> request is made by two or more members at a council meeting. Once the legislation has been prepared, the President will place it on <br /> the Council agenda for discussion. Provided, however, the obligations of this section shall be consistent with the Washington Court <br /> Rules for Rules of Professional Conduct, Sate law, the Charter and City Ordinances. <br /> SECTION 5: MOTIONS —VOTING <br /> In presiding over Council meetings, the presiding officer shall cause the business of the Council to be transacted in accordance with <br /> these rules and shall determine all question of procedure subject to the appeal of the majority of the Council members present. <br /> Council's procedural practice shall not be based on Robert's Rules of Order. As it relates to motions, the following shall apply: <br /> A, A motion that does not receive a second dies; <br /> B. A motion receiving a tie vote dies; <br /> C. All motions receiving a second, including a motion to table and to call for the question, are entitled to discussion before taking a <br /> vote. <br /> D. Amendments are voted on first, then the main motion as amended if the amendment receives an affirmative vote; <br /> E. A motion to reconsider shall be in order at a subsequent meeting and by a member voting on the prevailing side provided it is <br /> done prior to the next ensuing item of business taken up by the Council; <br /> F. For a motion to prevail, it must receive an affirmative vote of a majority of those voting except: <br /> 1. In the case of a passage of an ordinance, grant or revocation of a franchise or license, and any resolution for the <br /> payment of money, it must receive the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the whole membership of the <br /> Council (4 vote minimum — Section 3.3 of the Charter); <br /> 2. In the case of an emergency ordinance made effective upon becoming valid, it must receive the affirmative vote <br /> of at least a majority plus one of the whole Council (5 vote minimum — Section 3.4 of the Charter); <br /> 3. In the case of a budget amendment ordinance when there is a proposed decrease within any portion of the total <br /> appropriation provided for in any one fund or a re-appropriation of the same fund for another purpose, it must <br /> receive the affirmative vote <br />