Passage of an ordinance, amendment, or resolution requires an affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the council members, except when the mayor may vote to break a tie vote in a city with an even number of council members, as provided in section 372.4. A motion to spend public funds in excess of ten thousand dollars on any one project, or a motion to accept public improvements and facilities upon their completion, also requires an affirmative vote of not less than a majority of the council members. Each council member's vote on an ordinance, amendment, or resolution must be recorded.
[R60, § 1122, 1134, 1135; C73, § 466, 489, 493, 494; C97, § 683, 684, 793; S13, § 683, 693; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 5717; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, § 366.4; C75, 77, 79, 81, § 380.4]
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