111.01 COUNCIL RULES
City of Sheffield Lake City Council Rules
Rule No. 1 Regular Meetings
The regular meetings of Council shall be held in the Council Chamber on the second and fourth Tue...
Rule No. 2 Special Meetings
No business shall be transacted at any special meeting of Council except the particular business ...
Rule No. 3
EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Rule 3 was repealed by Ordinance 87-02.
Rule No. 4
EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Rule 4 was repealed by Ordinance 87-02.
Rule No. 5 Presiding Officer
The President of Council and, in his absence, the President Pro Tem, shall preside over the meeti...
Rule No. 6
EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Rule 6 was repealed by Ordinance 87-02.
Rule No. 7
EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Rule 7 was repealed by Ordinance 87-02.
Rule No. 8 Voting
Every member present shall vote on all questions upon the call for the yeas and nays, unless excu...
Rule No.9 Absentee Voting and Excuse for Absence
Any member, having been unavoidably absent, may at the next meeting be permitted to have his vote...
Rule No. 10 Speaking
No member shall be allowed to speak, except from his own desk, and not for longer than five minu...
Rule No. 11 Right of Floor
When any member is about to address Council, he shall respectfully address himself to the Presidi...
Rule No. 12 Right of Appeal
Any member may appeal to Council from the ruling of the Presiding Officer and, if the appeal is s...
Rule No. 13 Standing Committees
No later than the second meeting of Council after its organization, the President of Council shal...
Rule No. 14 Committee Meetings
A majority of the members of a committee shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of busines...
Rule No. 15 Reports of Committees
If any matter referred by Council to any committee is not reported upon within two weeks of the t...
Rule No. 16 Reference to More Than One Committee
Whenever any pending matter is referred to more than one committee for consideration and report, ...
Rule No. 17 Committee of the Whole
When Council decides to go into a Committee of the Whole, the President of Council or a Council M...
Rule No. 18 Order of Business
Unless changed by the Council President, business of all regular meetings of Council shall be tra...
Rule No. 19 Roll Call Vote
On the passage of every ordinance or resolution and on the appointment of every officer the vote ...
Rule No. 20 Precedence of Motions
When a question is before Council, no motion shall be entertained except the following: (1) ...
Rule No. 21 The Previous Question
When the previous question is moved and seconded, it shall be put as follows: “Shall the main que...
Rule No. 22 Division of Question
If the question contains two or more divisible propositions, the Presiding Officer may, and upon ...
Rule No. 23 Reconsideration
After the decision on any question, any member who voted with the prevailing side, or who was abs...
Rule No. 24 Emergency Ordinances
If any emergency ordinance or resolution fails to receive a two-thirds affirmative vote, such mea...
Rule No. 25 Motions; Withdrawals
When a motion is made and seconded, it shall be upon the request of any member of Council, stated...
Rule No. 26 Measures to be in Writin
When required by any member, any motion or proposition (except privileged questions) shall be red...
Rule No. 27 To Adjourn
To motion to adjourn shall always be in order unless Council is engaged in voting. A motion to a...
Rule No. 28 To Take from the Table
A motion to take from the table shall be in order only when that order of business is being tran...
Rule No. 29
EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Rule 29 was repealed by Ordinance 8-03
Rule No. 30 Introduction
Ordinances and resolutions shall be introduced in Council only by members of Council then present...
Rule No. 31
EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Rule 31 was repealed by Ordinance 21-03.
Rule No. 32 Form of Ordinances
The enacting clause of all ordinances shall be “Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Shef...
Rule No. 33 Appropriation Ordinances
Ordinances making appropriations shall be confined to the subject of the appropriation. No money ...
Rule No. 34
EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Rule 34 was repealed by Ordinance 21-03.
Rule No. 35
EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Rule 35 was repealed by Ordinance 21-03.
Rule No. 36 Attendance Required
The Mayor and directors of all departments shall be required to attend the regular meetings of Co...
Rule No. 37 Reports of City Officers
All the ordinances, resolutions and communications that are referred to Council committee and tha...
Rule No. 38 Public Hearing at All Regular Meetings of Committees
Persons desiring to be heard by a committee of Council on any matter then under consideration ma...
Rule No. 39 Privileges of Council Chambers
No person except members of Council, administrative officers and persons invited by the Mayor or ...
Rule No. 40 Resignation
The resignation of a member of Council shall not take effect until the same has been accepted by ...
Rule No. 41 Violation
If any member, in speaking or otherwise, violates any of these Rules, the President of Council sh...
Rule No. 42 Confirmation of Appointments
All appointments sent to Council for confirmation shall be taken up for consideration at the meet...
Rule No. 43 Vacations
Council may direct the time and duration of its vacation period provided that such vacation perio...
Rule No. 44
EDITOR’S NOTE: Former Rule No. 44 was repealed by Ordinance 66-03.
Rule No. 45 Amendment to Rules
These Rules may be amended, revoked or altered or new Rules adopted by ordinance on the affirmati...
Rule No. 46 Suspension of the Rules
These Rules, or any of them, may be temporarily suspended at any meeting of Council by a concurre...
Rule No. 47 Notification of Meetings to the Public and News Media
(a) Purposes. This Rule No. 47 is adopted pursuant to Ohio R.C. 121.22(F) for the purposes of:...
Rule No. 48 Establishment of Subcommittee
Should the chairman of a committee of Council request a subcommittee be established and should Co...
Rule No. 49 Executive Session
Any member of Council or other individual attending and/or participating in an Executive Session ...
Rule No. 50 Council Representatives to Boards and Commissions
The Council shall cause one of its members to be a representative to each board and commission of...
Rule No. 51 Work Sessions
Council may, at such times as it determines, hold work sessions. Such work sessions shall be held...