§ 23.3-309. Procedures.

 A. Council shall meet regularly in public at least once in every month at the office of the Township or such other location as prescribed by resolution at such time as Council may prescribe by ordinance or resolution. Special meetings may be held on the call of the Chairman or of a majority of Council members with at least twenty-four (24) hours notice to members of Council except for emergency actions authorized by §  23.5-505 of this Charter.

 B. Council shall conduct no business except in the presence of a quorum which shall be constituted by a majority of the members of Council.

 C. Council shall, by ordinance, adopt rules of procedure for its meetings which shall be designed so as to assure full and equal participation in the deliberations of Council by all its members.

 D. All public meetings of Council must include, as part of the agenda, an element of the meeting dedicated for interested citizens to address Council on matters of general or specific concern.

 E. Official actions by Council shall be taken only at a public meeting by the adoption of an ordinance, of a resolution or by motion. Voting, except on procedural motions, shall be by roll call vote only and a simple majority of the Council members present and entitled to vote shall be required to make such vote binding upon Council.

 F. Council shall act in all matters as a body and it is contrary to this Charter for any member of Council by virtue of his office to circumvent established policies, procedures, administrative duties or functions of Township employees.