Council Rule

If a council member for any reason cannot attend a regularly scheduled meeting, he or she shall contact the city clerk prior to the meeting in question to give an explanation of his or her anticipated absence. The council member's stated reasons for being absent shall be entered verbally in the council's record. If circumstances render it impossible to give advance notice of an absence, the council member shall file a written statement with the clerk within one week of the absence. At the next regular meeting, the clerk shall enter the statement in the council's record.