Minimum vote required.

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  • (1) The minimum number of yes votes required to pass any ordinance or resolution, or to take any action by the council, unless otherwise prescribed by law, is a majority of the voting members of the council, regardless of absence or vacancy.
  • (2)
    • (a) Any ordinance, resolution, or motion of the council having fewer favorable votes than required in this section is defeated and invalid.
    • (b) Notwithstanding Subsection (2)(a), a council meeting may be adjourned to a specific time by a majority vote of the council even though the majority vote is less than that required in this section.
  • (3) If a vacancy exists in one or more council seats, a majority of the council members presently occupying council seats, regardless of number, may vote to fill the vacancy as provided under Section 20A-1-510.




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