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ARTICLE III <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />3 -1: Rules of Procedure. The Town Council may provide for its own rules of procedure. <br />3 -2: Meetings. Meetings of the Town Council shall be held in Town Hall. When Town Hall <br />facilities are not available or are inadequate, the Council may designate an alternate place <br />for such meeting and shall post notice thereof at Town Hall. Town Council shall hold at <br />least one regular meeting a month with the date and time to be designated by ordinance. <br />The Town Council shall provide by ordinance for the manner in which special meetings <br />shall be called, notice of which shall be sent to all Councilmembers. Four members of <br />the Council shall constitute a quorum to do business but a lesser number may adjourn to a <br />definite date. All regular and special meetings of the Town Council shall be open to the <br />public. Minutes shall be kept of all meetings. The Town Council may go into an <br />executive session in accordance with procedures provided by ordinance. <br />3 -3: Council Action. Council may act by ordinance, resolution or motion. <br />3 -4: Voting. The vote of each Councilor upon every ordinance, resolution and motion shall <br />be recorded in the minutes. Each Councilor shall be required to vote on every question <br />unless the Councilor has disclosed a substantial personal or significant financial interest <br />in the matter or unless the matter concerns the Councilor's own conduct. <br />3 -5: Action by Ordinance. The Council may act by ordinance as it deems appropriate and <br />shall act by ordinance when levying a tax, establishing any rule or regulation for the <br />violation of which a penalty may be imposed or which places any restriction or limit <br />upon the use of private property or as otherwise required by this Charter. <br />3 -6: Form of Ordinance. Every ordinance shall have a title and an enacting clause which shall <br />read "Be it ordained by the Town Council of the Town of Ridgway, Colorado ". <br />3 -7: Procedure for Adoption of Ordinances. <br />(A) The ordinance shall be introduced at any regular or special meeting of the <br />Council and shall either be available in written form for the Council to review or shall be <br />read in full. <br />The Charter of the Town of Ridgway <br />