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San Leandro Council Member Handbook | 20212022 14 | Page RULES OF PROCEDURE The Council, by ordinance, shall establish rules of procedure for taking actions. Such rules shall: 1. Provide that Council actions shall require the affirmative votes of a majority of the entire Council membership. 2. Provide for the introduction, publication, adoption, amendment, effective date and codification of ordinances. 3. Provide for the introduction and adoption of resolutions. (Section 330, City Charter) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION No one shall be denied the right to present grievances or offer suggestions for the betterment of municipal affairs at any regular meeting of the Council. (Section 335, City Charter) The public is guaranteed the right to speak at any regular or special meeting on any subject which will be considered by the legislative body before or during its consideration of the item. Also, the public has the right at every regular meeting to speak on any matter under the legislative body’s jurisdiction. (§ 54954.3(a) of the Brown Act) COUNCIL ACTIONS Actions of the Council shall be taken by ordinance, resolution or motion. Actions of the Council require the affirmative votes of a majority of the entire Council membership. The Council shall pass ordinances and resolutions only by taking the ayes and nays by an open vote, which shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting. The ayes and nays shall be taken and recorded on all motions. Abstentions shall also be recorded. (San Leandro Municipal Code, Title I, Chapter 1, Article 3) TIE VOTES Tie votes are lost motions. When all Council Members are present, a tie vote whether to grant an appeal from official action shall be considered a denial of such appeal, unless the Council takes another action to consider the matter further. If a tie vote results at a time when less than all members of the Council are present, the matter shall automatically be continued to the agenda of the next regular meeting of the Council, unless otherwise ordered by Council. (Official actions are those quasi-judicial actions such as made by the Planning Commission wherein less than four votes sustain their action.)