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1~09 Voting <br />Section 12 of the Eugene Municipal Charter states that, the Mayor only votes on matters before the <br />Council in the case of a tie. Council members may not abstain from voting unless a conflict of <br />interest has been declared. <br /> <br />1.10 Presiding Officer <br />The Mayor shall preside over Council meetings when present. The president of the Council shall <br />preside if the Mayor is absent or unable to preside. The Council vice president shall have the <br />powers of the Council president when the Council president is performing the duties of the Mayor. <br />If the Mayor, Council president, and vice president are unavailable, the Council members present <br />shall elect a temporary presiding officer. <br /> <br />1.11 Council Officers <br />Council officers shall be elected for one year terms in the manner prescribed in the E.C. 2.009~ at <br />the first regular meeting in each calendar year. <br /> <br />2, PLACING ITEMS ON COUNCIL AGENDA <br />2.01 Contact the City Manager <br />Contact the City Manager and explain the nature, scope and desired outcome of the item tbr the <br />agenda, or make the request during a City Council meeting under '~Items from Mayor and City <br />Council" at a Council work session. The City Manager and Mayor may then decide to place the <br />item on a 9ature agenda. <br /> <br />2.02 Council Poll <br />Alternatively, an item may be placed on the Council agenda by councilor request. A councilor may <br />ask Council support staff for a work session, and staff shall then poll all councilors, in writing, to <br />ask if the item should be placed on the Council agenda. If, within ten working days of distribution <br />of the poll, a majority of the Com'~cil respond in the affirmative, the item shall be placed on the <br />Conncil agenda. A majority of the Council in this instance is four councilors. <br /> <br /> 2.03 Tentative Agenda on the Consent Calendar <br /> At each regular meeting of the Council, the City Manager shall present the tentative agenda. This <br /> shall be placed on the Consent Calendar. If there are concerns about items on the tentative agenda it <br /> may be removed at the request of any councilors from the Consent Calendar and discussed <br /> separately. <br /> <br /> 2.04 Tentative Agenda Provided Each Week <br /> The tentative agenda shall be included in the weekly information packet provided to the Council. <br /> <br /> 2.05 Scheduling of Items on the Agenda <br /> The City Manager and Mayor shall decide the date that items come befbre Council for work <br /> sessions and for regular meetings. <br /> <br /> Resolution- 5 <br /> <br /> <br />