Boonville Order of business ordinance (§ 2-119)

(a) The order of business to be followed in regular meetings of the city council shall be as follows:

(1) Call to order—Pledge and prayer.

(2) Roll call.

(3) Reading and approval of minutes of preceding meeting.

(4) Hearing of citizen's comments.

(5) Presentation of account and claims.

(6) Unfinished business.

(7) New business.

(8) Reports of standing committees.

(9) Reports of special committees.

(10) Reports of city officers.

(11) Miscellaneous.

(12) Executive session, if requested.

(13) Motion to adjourn.

(b) At special meetings the order of business shall be as follows:

(1) Message or statement from the president of the council as to the cause of convening the council in special session.

(2) Consideration and disposition of the business mentioned in the president's message or statement.

(3) Motion to adjourn.

(c) Communications from the mayor may be read at any time, but no business shall be taken up or considered until the order of business to which it belongs shall be declared in order.

(d) Any duly elected member of the city council may request in writing that an ordinance be drafted for a particular subject, as permitted by law, and placed on the order of business under new business.