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H. Preserving Order . A statutory city council is authorized to preserve order at its meetings. The mayor, as the presiding_officer, is also vested with some authority to prevent disturbances. No one who is noisy or unruly has a right to remain in the Council Chambers. When the Council decides that a disorderly person should not remain in the meeting hall, the police maybe called upon to execute the orders of the presiding officer or the Council. If the whole audience becomes so disorderly that it is impossible to carry on a meeting, the Mayor has the right and duty to declare the Council meeting adjourned to some other time. The members of the Council can also move for adjournment. 1. Minutes. Minutes of each Council meeting shall be kept by the Clerk or in the Clerk's absence,the Finance Administrator. In the absence of both, the presiding officer shall appoint a secretary pro tem. Ordinances, resolutions, and claims need not be recorded in full in the minutes if they appear in other permanent records of the clerk and can be accurately identified from the description given in the minutes. 1. Approvals—The minutes of each meeting shall be reduced to typewritten form, shall be signed by the clerk and copies delivered to each Council member in the following month's agenda packet. At the next regular meeting following such delivery, approval of the minutes need not be read aloud, but the presiding officer shall call for any additions or corrections. If there is no objection to a proposed addition or correction, it may be `- made without a vote of the Council. If there is an objection, the Council shall vote upon the addition or correction. If there are no additions or corrections,the minutes stand approved. 2. !ape Electronic Recording—The proceedings of all Council meetings, (with the exception of closed meetings) shall be recorded en tape electronically. The tape—electronic recording of each meeting shall be clearly marked denoting type of meeting (i.e. regular, special,public hearing, etc.), date and time. The tapes electronic recording shall be kept in a secure storage area in chronological order and maintained for one year. Access to tapes the electronic recording shall be open to the public. Copies of tapes the recording may be made available for a fee as set by the Clerk's Office. J. Meeting Schedule. 1. Council meetings shall be conducted in the order of the prepared agendas, unless Council members agree to change the order to accommodate the public. 2. The regular meeting of the council shall be scheduled for the first Tuesday of the month will be sehe at 6:30 p.m. 5