Art. II City Clerk. Secs. 2-26 - 2-39
Art. III City Council. Secs.
2-40 - 2-48
Reserved. Secs. 2-49 - 2-57
Art. IV City Treasurer. Secs.
2-58 - 2-70
Art. V Collector of Special Assessments. Secs. 2-71 - 2-83
Art. VI Consulting Engineer. Secs. 2-84 - 2-88
Art. VII Residency Requirement. Secs. 2-89
Reserved 2-90 - 2-110
Art. VIII Law Department. Secs. 2-111 - 2-132
Art. IX Mayor.
Secs. 2-133 - 2-143
Art. X Municipal Purchasing. Secs. 2-144 - 2-161
Art. XI Plan Commission. Secs. 2-162 - 2-178
Art. XII Department of Public Works. Secs 2-179 - 2-185
Div. 1.
Superintendent. Secs. 2-179 - 2-183.
Div. 2.
Department of Public Works Work
Agreement
Ordinance. Secs.
2-216 - 2-219
Art. XIII Comptroller. Secs. 2-185 -
2-200.
Art. XIV Maintenance Department. Secs. 2-201 - 2-215
Art. XV Code Enforcement Department. Secs. 2-216 - 2-220
Art. XVI Code
of Ethics. Secs.
2-221 - 2-226
Art. XVII Department of Social Services. 2-228 -
2-231.
ARTICLE
I. IN GENERAL
Cross Reference - Animal commissioner,
Sec. 6-1; electrical commission, Sec. 8-37 et seq;
plumbing code, Sec. 8-110 et seq; civil defense
organization, Sec. 10-2; elections and ward boundaries, Sec. 12-1 et seq; fair housing commission, Sec. 13-5 et seq; fire department, Sec. 14-1 et seq;
fire chief, Sec. 14-3 et seq; assistant fire chief, Sec 14-7; fire inspector, Sec.
14-9; assistant fire inspector, Sec. 14-10; health department, Sec. 18-1; board
of health, Sec 18-5 et seq; board of directors for
library, Sec. 20-3 et seq; interference with City
employees prohibited, Sec. 22-23; City marshal and deputies, Sec. 27-35 et seq; police department, Sec. 26-54 et seq;
police chief, Sec. 27-57 et seq; director of traffic
control, Sec. 27-62 et seq; dispatcher, Sec. 27-65 et
seq; taxation. Sec. 31-1 et seq;
parking commission, Sec. 32-188 et seq; water
pollution control department, Sec. 34-15 et seq;
superintendent of sewage and treatment works, Sec. 34-19.
Sec. 2-01. Fiscal
year.
The
fiscal year of the City shall commence on the first day of May in each year,
and terminate on the thirtieth (30) day of April of the succeeding year. (Code 1965, Sec. 4.03) (Ord
No. 89-24, Sec. 1,
Sec. 2-01.1 Authority
to issue tickets and citations.
For the purpose of the enforcement of the
provisions of this Code and other ordinances of the City, members of the Police
Department and department heads and their assistants shall have the authority
to issue tickets and citations for violation of such provisions of this Code or
ordinances. For purposes of this
section, department heads shall include, in addition to the chiefs of the fire
department and the police department, the following officers: health officer,
superintendent of the department of sewage and sewage treatment, superintendent
of the department of public works, animal commissioner and parking
administrator.
Sec. 2-02. Bonds required from City officers.
Before entering upon the duties of his office, a City officer shall execute a bond to the City, with sureties to be approved by the City Council. The bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties of the office and the payment of all money received by such officer, according to law and the ordinances of the City, and shall be payable to the City in the following penal sums for the offices indicated:
(1) Mayor $ 3,500.00
(2) City Clerk
5,000.00
(3) City Treasurer. (An amount of money not
less than three (3)
times the latest federal census
population or any
subsequent census figure for Motor Fuel tax purposes.)
(4) Collector of special assessments 10,000.00
(5) Corporation Counsel 1,000.00
(6) Chief of Police and each member of 500.00
the Police Department.
(7) Fire Chief 500.00
(8) Superintendent of Department of
Public Works 500.00
(9) Assistant Superintendent of
Public Works 1,000.00
(10) Health Officer
500.00
(11) Superintendent of sewage
and
sewage treatment 10,000.00
(12) City electrician 500.00
(13) Members parking
commission 500.00
(14) Comptroller. (An amount not less
than three (3) times the
latest
federal census
population or any
subsequent census figure
used for
motor vehicle tax
purposes.)
(15) Plumbing inspector 1,000.00
(Code 1965, Sec. 4-10; Ord. No. 77-34, Sec. 1, 5-16-77; Ord.
No. 78-25, Sec. 4, 7-24-78)
State law reference - Bonds required for
municipal officers, Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 24 Sec.
Editor's note - Ord.
No. 78-25, Sec. 4 adopted July 24, 1978, amended Sec. 2-2 by adding a subsection
(14), which the editor has redesignated subsection
(15) inasmuch as Ord. No. 77-34, Sec. 1, adopted May
16, 1977, had previously added a subsection (14).
Sec. 2-03. Additional or new bond required when
old bond insufficient.
The City Council may require any officer who is required by law to give an official bond, to furnish additional security or execute a new bond whenever the security of the original bond has become insufficient by the insolvency, death or removal of the sureties, or any of them, or when for any cause such bond shall be deemed insufficient. Any officer who fails to furnish additional security, or give a new bond, when so required by the Council, within ten (10) days after he is notified in writing of such requirement, shall be deemed to have vacated his office. (Code
1965, Sec. 4-11)
Sec 2-04. Duty of City Officers to make reports.
Officers of the City shall, in addition to the reports required to be made by them, report in writing to the Mayor, when so required, the condition and business of their respective offices or departments, and all matters therein touching the interests of the City. All such officers shall, when requested, give all the information in their power pertaining to their offices, to the Mayor, the City Council or any committee thereof. (Code 1965, Sec. 4.11)
Sec. 2-05. Liability of City Officers for negligence.
Officers shall be liable to the City for all loss or damage that may result thereto from their negligence or willful misconduct in the discharge of any official duty. The City Council may, in its discretion, by order, withhold the salary of any such officer in order to secure the City from loss. (Code 1965, Sec. 4.11)
State law, reference Local Government and Government Employees Tort Immunity Act, Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 85, 1-101 Sec. et seq.
Sec. 2-06. Vacancy
of office by City officer or alderman.
If the Mayor, or other City officer,
shall, during his official term, remove beyond the limits of the City, his
office shall thereby become vacant. If
any alderman shall remove from the ward in and for which he was elected, his
office shall thereby become vacant.
(Code 1965, Sec. 4.11).
State law reference-Vacancies by
officers, Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 24, Sec.
Sec. 2-07. Leaves of absence for City Officers.
Any officers who may desire to be
temporarily absent from the City, shall apply to the City Council, if in
session, or, if not, to the Mayor, for leave of absence which may be granted by
the Mayor, for any time not exceeding one (1) month, and by the Council for any
time not exceeding three (3) months. Any
officer who shall absence himself from the City for more than one (1) week,
without obtaining such leave of absence, shall incur a penalty of twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) for every such offense.
(Code 1965, Sec. 4.11).
Sec. 2-07.1. Commencement
of terms and date of inauguration of City Officers.
(a) The terms of elected municipal officers
of the City shall commence at the first regular City Council meeting in the
month of May following the proclamation of the results of the regular municipal
election at which such officers were elected during the month of April.
(b) The date of inauguration of newly elected
officers of the City, following the proclamation of the results of the regular
municipal election held in April, shall be fixed as the first regular meeting
of the City Council in the month of May following such election. (Ord. No. 81-8, Secs. 1,2,
Editor's note - Ord.
No. 81-8, Secs. 1,2, adopted
Sec. 2-08. Removal of City officers.
(a) Whenever any charge is preferred against
any alderman, or other officer of the City upon which action may be taken by
the City Council, the same shall be referred to an appropriate standing or
special committee of that body, whose duty it shall be to examine and report as
to whether such charge is well founded or not, and such committee may, when
deemed necessary, be empowered to send for persons and papers.
(b) It shall be the duty of the City Clerk
to issue summons, signed by the Mayor, for all witnesses and the production of
all papers that may be required before the Council, or any committee thereof,
and deliver the same to the Chief of Police or any police officer, who shall
serve such summons by reading or delivering a copy thereof to the person
summoned, and make return in what manner has executed the same. No person shall neglect or refuse to appear
or testify when so summoned, or to produce any papers in his possession or
under his control pertaining to any such investigation by the City Council, or
any committee thereof. (Code 1965, Sec.
4.12)
State
law references- Removal of City officers by Mayor. Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 24, Sec.
Sec. 2-09. Duty of City Officers to turn over books,
records, etc. to successor.
Upon the expiration of their term of office, or their resignation or removal, all City officers shall deliver to their successors in office, all books, records, equipment and property of every description, in their possession, belonging to the City or pertaining to their office.
Sec. 2-10. Maintenance responsibility for City
property.
(a) Department heads. The department head of the respective
departments shall be the official custodian to the buildings and grounds used
by his department.
(b) Chief of Police. The Chief of Police shall be custodian of the
parking areas of the City hall and adjacent grounds of the City jail.
(c) Fire Chief. That portion of the City hall occupied by the
fire department shall be under the jurisdiction and custody of the fire chief
and he shall also be custodian of all other buildings used by the Fire
Department.
(d) Superintendent of the department of
public works. The superintendent of the
department of public works shall be custodian of the City garage and grounds
and all other property used or related to that department. The City parks and parkways or other vacant
and unimproved lots requiring maintenance not otherwise designated to a
specific department shall be in the custody of the superintendent of the
department of public works.
(e) Librarian. The City librarian shall be custodian of the
City library and grounds and other property used or related to the
library. (Code 1965, Sec. 4.16)
Sec. 2-11. Maintenance man generally.
The position of maintenance man for the
City Hall building and grounds is hereby created. The Mayor shall appoint such a person. (Code 1965.
Sec. 4.16)
Sec. 2-12. Maintenance supervisor generally.
The position of maintenance supervisor of
mechanical equipment is hereby created.
It shall be the duty of such supervisor to mechanically maintain all of
the equipment owned by the City used by the police, fire and street and alley
departments. His duties shall be
performed under the direction of the Mayor .
(Code 1965, Sec. 4.16)
Sec. 2-13. Sick leave and vacation periods for City
employees.
(a) All full-time City employees shall be
allowed during the space of the calendar year computed from their first day of
employment a period of ten (10) days paid sick leave. This section shall be construed to mean that
full-time City employees are those employed in a full-time capacity by the City
working minimum of forty (40) hours per week, and shall not apply to part-time
or temporary help. Part-time or
temporary help shall not receive paid sick leave or paid vacation time. The ten (10) days allowed as paid sick leave
time shall not be accumulated and upon the expiration of a calendar year, shall
not be added or tacked on to the ensuing year for any purpose. All full-time City employees shall receive,
after one full year of service, a paid vacation in the amount of one calendar
week or a period not to exceed seven (7) days.
After two (2) years of service by any City full-time employee, a period
not to exceed two (2) calendar weeks shall be allowed as a paid vacation. After fifteen (15) years of service by any
full-time City employee, a paid vacation not to exceed three (3) calendar weeks
shall be allowed. After twenty (20)
years of service by any full-time City employee, a paid vacation not to exceed
four (4) calendar weeks shall be allowed.
(b) This section shall not apply to those
employees of the City who are covered under another contract of employment with
the City which established sick pay and vacation periods under the terms of
such contract. (Code 1965, Sec. 4.18)
Sec. 2-14. Datum established; elevations for grades
of streets, sidewalks, etc.
(a) The City of
(b) Elevations for curbs, sidewalks,
pavements and sewers shall be constructed to grades as determined from the City
of
Cross Reference-Grades for sidewalk
construction, Sec. 29-122 (Code 1965, Sec. 16)
Sec. 2-15. No issuance of permit to applicant
indebted to City.
No permit required by this Code including
permits for sewer service, a building permit, electrical permit or plumbing
permit shall be issued to any person who is indebted to the City, or to any
department thereof, or who is indebted to the City for any fine or penalty
adjudged against such person for the violation of any ordinance of the City,
unless indebtedness or the fine penalty is first paid.
Cross Reference - No issuance of license
to applicant indebted to City, Sec. 21-2.
Sec. 2-16. Manner and method of publication of
treasurer's annual account of monies received and expenditures incurred during
preceding fiscal year.
(a) The City Clerk on or before September 1,
of each year shall cause to be published at least once in a newspaper of
general circulation in the City of Kankakee, Illinois, a notice of filing by
the municipal treasurer of an account of all monies received and expenditures
incurred during the preceding year in a form substantially as set forth in the
following subsection of this section.
(b) The form of notice required by this
section shall be substantially as follows:
STATE OF
) Notice of filing of
) Treasurer's Annual Account
CITY OF
Please take notice that the annual
account of all monies received and expenditures incurred during the preceding
fiscal year has been filed in my office by the City Treasurer of City of
Kankakee, Illinois. Copies of said
account with detailed receipts and expenditures are available for inspection in
the City Clerk's Office, City Hall,
Said account reflects
total balances as follows:
Beginning balance May 1,
19 $
Monies received May 1,
19 to April 30, 19 $
Exp. incurred May 1, 19 to April 30, 19 $
Balance April 30, 19 $
Dated , 19 .
City Clerk
(c) The publication of the notice required by
this section shall be in lieu of the publication requirements of Section
3-10-5.1 of Chapter 24, Illinois Revised Statutes, 1971, and upon filing of
said account with the county collector as required by Chapter 24, Section
3-10-5.2, the Clerk's affidavits shall state said notice has been published as
required by this section under the home rule powers of the City of Kankakee,
Illinois.
(d) Any public officer who fails, neglects
or refuses to discharge any duty imposed on him by subsections (a)--(c) of this
section, or who violates any provisions of subsections (a)--(d) of this
section, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred
dollars ($100.00). (Ord.
No. 73-61, Sec. 4,
Sec. 2-17. Probationary period for
qualifying for employee participation in
That Ordinance No. 75-28 and Chapter 2,
Section 2-17 be and hereby are repealed retroactive to
Editor's note. Ord. No. 75-28 did
not expressly amend this Code, hence codification of Secs.
1-3 as Sec. 1-17 was at the discretion of the editors.
Sec. 2-18. Establishing employment rights for
employees of the City of
The following provisions will apply to all
employees of the City of
(a) A military leave of absence will be
granted to the employee.
(b) The employee will receive the net
difference between his military and civilian pay.
(c) The employee's job will remain open for
a period of four years, or if service of the employee is extended at the
government's request and convenience, for up to five years total.
(d) Continuation of health insurance
benefits will be treated as other unpaid leaves of absences as established by
the policy of the City of
(e) Health insurance coverage will be
provided immediately upon the employees return to his job, without a waiting
period subject to the terms of any then existing policy in force and effect.
(f) Benefits that accrue by virtue of
continued employment will accrue during a military leave of absence.
(g) Employees will be treated as if they had
never left with respect to compensation, benefits, seniority, promotions, etc.
(h) Any and all other provisions of The
Veterans' Reemployment Rights Act are hereby incorporated by reference into
this Ordinance. (Ord. No. 91-03, Sec. 1,
Sec. 2-19 - 2-25. Reserved.
ARTICLE II. CITY CLERK
Sec. 2-26. Duties at Council
meetings.
*Cross Reference-Clerk's duties relative
to publication of treasurer's annual account of monies received and
expenditures incurred, Sec. 2-16.
State law
reference-Election, Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 24, Sec.
(a) The City Clerk shall attend all meetings
of the City Council, and shall keep in a suitable book, to be styled the
"Record of the City Council" a full and faithful record of its proceedings. He shall issue and cause to be served upon
the aldermen, notices of all special meetings of the City Council.
(b) The City Clerk shall, without delay,
upon adjournment of the Council, deliver to the several committees of that body
and to the officers of the corporation, all petitions, communications, reports,
resolutions, orders, claims, and other papers, referred to those committees or
officers by the Council. He shall also,
without delay, deliver to the Mayor all ordinances or resolutions in his
charge, which are required to be approved or otherwise
acted upon by the Mayor. (Code 1965, Sec. 4.02).
Sec. 2-27. Duty to prepare
documents.
The City Clerk shall prepare all
commissions, licenses, permits, and other official documents required to be
issued by him, under the laws and ordinances of the City, and shall attest the
same with the corporate seal. He shall
in like manner, attest all deeds for the sale of real estate owned and conveyed
by the City. (Code
1965, Sec. 4.02).
Sec. 2-28. Appointment of deputy.
The City Clerk may, when necessary,
appoint a deputy, who, during the temporary absence or disability of the Clerk,
shall be empowered to perform all the duties of the Clerk. (Code 1965, Sec. 4.02).
State law references - Authority to
appoint deputy Clerk, Ill. Rev. Stat. Ch. 24, Sec. 3-6-3; deputy Clerk
generally, Ch. 24, Sec. 3-10-9.
Sec. 2-29. Record keeping.
The City Clerk shall carefully preserve
in his office all books, records, papers, maps and effects of every description,
belonging to the City and pertaining to his office. Upon the expiration of his official term, he
shall, on demand, deliver all such books, records, papers and effects to his
successor in office. (Code 1965, Sec.
4.02)
Sec. 2-30. Compensation
for the position of City Clerk
The salary of the Clerk of the City of
Kankakee, Illinois shall be and is hereby set and established to be in the
amount of Thirty-Eight Thousand and no/100s Dollars ($38,000.00) effective May
1, 2009. Said salary shall increase
following each year in an amount equal to One and one-half percent (1.5%) per
annum or the rate of increase for the cost of living as determined by the
annual cost of living applicable to the City of
Sec. 2-31 - 2-39. Reserved.
ARTICLE III. CITY COUNCIL
*State law references-Election, Ill. Rev.
Stat. Ch. 24, Sec. 3-4-1 and 3-4-7 et seq.; City Council, generally, Ch. 24,
Sec. 3-11-9 et. seq.
Sec. 2-40. Meetings generally.
(a) Regular meetings. The regular meetings of the City Council
shall be held on every first and third Monday of each month at
(b) Special meetings. Special meetings of the Council may be called
by the Mayor or any five (5) or more aldermen by filing a request therefore in
writing with the City Clerk, specifying the purpose for which such special
meeting is called and directing the City Clerk to notify the members of the Council
of the time, place, and purpose of such meeting. No business shall be transacted at such
special meeting except that specified in the request, unless by unanimous
consent of a quorum of the Council.
(c) Place of meeting. The Council shall meet in the Council room in
the City hall building, located at the northwest corner of
Sec. 2-40.1. Smoking prohibited in City Council Chambers.
Smoking shall be prohibited in the City
Council Chambers of the City of Kankakee, Illinois. (Ord. No. 83-32,
Sec. 1,
Editor's note - Ordinance No.83-32, Sec.
1, adopted
Sec. 2-41. Quorum, absences, and
penalty for absences.
A majority of the aldermen elected to the City Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. If for any reason a quorum of the Council shall not appear at any regular or special meeting, the Mayor shall forthwith cause a summons to be served by any person authorized to serve a summons upon the members of the Council who do not appear or remain at such meeting, requiring such absent members to appear forthwith at such meeting or show cause why they should not be subject to the penalties provided in this section. If it appears from the return of the officer serving the summons, or otherwise, that the absence of such member from such meeting is not the result of sickness, unavoidable accident or leave or absence previously given to such absent member by a vote of the Council, such absent member shall be subject to a penalty of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and to a like penalty for every meeting he shall thereafter so neglect or refuse to attend. This section shall not apply to members of the Council absent from the City at the time any special meeting of the Council may be called. (Code 1965, Sec. 3.01).
Sec. 2-41.1. Department heads attendance at City Council
meetings.
The following department heads shall be
required to attend all regular and special meetings of the City Council: Chief of Police, Fire Chief, Director of
Public Works, Comptroller, Code Official and at least one of the City
Attorneys, or each and all of them if they have matters on the agenda before
the Council. The attendance of all other
department heads is required only if their respective departments have matters
on the agenda before the Council. Those department heads who are required to attend all
meetings, or whose attendance is required due to business before the Council,
shall only be excused from attendance for sickness, unavoidable accident or
absence from the City. (Ord. No. 72-32 Sec. 1,
Editor's note- Ord.
No. 72-32, Sec. 1, amended this Code by adding provisions designated Sec.
2-41A. Said provisions redesignated as Sec. 2-41.1 to
conform with the numbering system in this Code.
Sec. 2-42. Compensation for
Position of Alderman.
The salary of each Alderman of the City
Council of the City of Kankakee, Illinois shall be and is hereby set and
established to be in the amount of Ten Thousand and no/100s Dollars ($1,000.00)
effective
Sec. 2-43. Order of business.
At a meeting of the City Council, the Mayor shall take the chair at the appointed hour, and call the members to order. The roll shall be called, and if a quorum is present, he shall cause the journal of the last meeting to be read. The Council shall then proceed to the business before them, which shall be conducted in the following order:
(1) The reading of the journal of the last
meeting. Amendments
and approval of the same; the journal standing approved unless objected to.
(2) Receiving petitions.
(3) Receiving written communications.
(4) Reports of standing committees.
(5) Reports of select committees.
(6) Reports of officers.
(7) Unfinished business of previous
meetings.
(8) New business.
(9) Motions and resolutions.
(10) Adjournment. (Code 1965,
Sec. 3.02)
Sec. 2-44. Council procedure.
(a) Speaking on the question. No member shall speak more than twice on the
same question without unanimous consent of the City Council, nor
more than once until every member wishing to speak shall have spoken. Speeches on all questions shall be limited to
ten (10) minutes.
(b) Voting. Every member present when a question is
taken, shall vote, unless excused by the Council, or unless he may be directly
interested in the question, in which case he shall not vote. Every motion shall be reduced to writing if
the Mayor or any member desires it.
(c) Question to be stated. Every question or motion when seconded shall
be stated by the Mayor distinctly before it is open for debate. The Mayor may call any member to perform the
duties of the chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond an
adjournment.
(d) Votes to be recorded. If any member requires it, the ayes and nays
upon any question shall be taken and entered on the journal.
(e) Motion to lay
on the table. A motion to lay on the table simply shall not be debatable, but a motion
to lay on the table with any condition shall be subject to amendment and
debate.
(f) Clerk to forward papers. The City Clerk shall forward all papers to
the appropriate committee and officers, as early as the third day after the
reference shall have been made.
(g) Ordinances to be read. Every ordinance shall be read when
introduced, and lie over until the next regular meeting of the City Council.
(h) Reconsideration of motions. When a motion has once been carried in the
affirmative or negative, it shall be in order for any member who voted on the
side which prevailed, to move for a reconsideration thereof at the same meeting
of the City Council, but not at any time thereafter, but no question that has
been once decided and reconsidered, and decided a second time, shall again be
considered.
(i) Written
communications. Written
communications received by the City need not be read in full, but the City
Clerk may report the substance thereof only to the Council and thereafter the
Mayor may refer to communication to the appropriate committee; provided,
however, that any such communication shall be read in full and separately acted
upon by the Council if so requested by the Mayor or any member of the Council. Upon completion of the reading or reporting
of all communications, a motion shall be made and a vote taken relative to the
referrals of the communication made by the Mayor.
(j) Referral to committee. When any new matter is introduced at any
meeting, it shall be referred by the Mayor without discussion to the
appropriate committees, and lay over until the next meeting, unless by the
consent of two-thirds (2/3) of all of the members of the Council, the same
shall be taken up for immediate consideration.
(k) Claims against the City. No claim shall be allowed unless it has been
filed in the office of the City Clerk on or before the Thursday preceding the date that it is to be presented to the Council
for its approval. This rule shall not
apply to the regular semi-monthly payroll of the officers and employees of the
City, or to the payment of claims which are authorized to be paid by special
resolution.
(l) Addressing the Council. No person not a member of the Council, except
City officials, elective or appointive, shall have the privilege of addressing
the Council without consent of two-thirds (2/3) of all members present.
(m) Robert's Rules of Order. In all matters not particularly specified in
the above rules, the Council shall be
governed by "Robert's Rules of Order" for parliamentary and legislative practice.
(n) Conduct of visitors. No person, acting for himself or another,
shall be allowed upon the floor of the Council (meaning that portion in front
of the railing) while any legislation is pending before the Council in which
the above mentioned parties are interested.
(o) Councilmen not to leave seats. No member of the Council shall leave his seat
during a Council meeting without first obtaining permission of the chair.
(p) Changes in procedure. These rules of procedure shall not be
repealed, altered, amended or suspended, unless by the concurrence of
two-thirds of all the aldermen elected.
(q) Petitions, applications, requests
presented to the City Council. Any
petitions, applications or requests to be presented to the City Council at its
regular meeting must be filed in the office of the City Clerk at or before