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 Butte-Silver Bow County
 Code of Ordinances
 Charter
 Article III. LEGISLATIVE POWERS

  § 3.05. —COUNCIL OF COMMISSIONERS PROCEDURE, PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

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  • (a)

    The legislative procedure of the Council of Commissioners shall be as prescribed by state law.

    (b)

    The Council of Commissioners shall determine its own rules and order of business and shall provide for the keeping of a journal of its proceedings by the Clerk and Recorder.

    (c)

    The Council of Commissioners shall have a chair and a vice-chair who shall be elected by the members of the Council of Commissioners from their own number for a term established by ordinance.

    (d)

    The presiding officer for all regular and special meetings of the Council of Commissioners shall be the Chief Executive who shall decide all tie votes of the Council of Commissioners but shall have no other vote. If the Chief Executive cannot preside, the Council of Commissioners shall designate a presiding officer from among their own number pursuant to its adopted rules.

    (e)

    The Council of Commissioners shall meet at least twice monthly and all meetings shall be open to the public except in such circumstances as are prescribed in state law.

    (f)

    All documents and records of the Council of Commissioners shall be public records and shall be made available for examining or copying.

(Amendment adopted at referendum 11-7-2006)