Section 2.050. The council at its first regular meeting in every


calendar year shall select from its members a chair and vice-chair whose termofoffice shallbeforone year.In the absence of thechair and vice-chair, the council shall select fromitsmembers apresiding officer who shall performall of the duties of the chair during the absence of the chair and vice-chair. Section 2.060. The council shall hold regular meetings as may


be fixed by ordinance, but not less than forty-eight regular weekly meetings in each calendar year. All regular and special meetings of the council shall be held at the seat of government andshallbeopento the public. Section2.070. The council shalldetermine itsownrules and order


of business and shall keep a journal of its proceedings. The council shall be the judge of the qualifications of its members. A majority of the members of the council shall constitute a quorum, but a smallernumber present at anymeetingmayadjournfromday todayor to a certaindayandmay compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as the councilmay by ordinance provide. Section 2.080. Ordinances and resolutions shall be


introduced by a member or members of the council or by the council as awhole, andshall be inwritten or printed form.The enacting clause of all ordinances passed by the council shall be, "Be itOrdained by the County Council of St. Louis County, Missouri." An affirmative vote by a majority of all members of the council shall be necessary to pass any ordinance or resolution except as otherwise provided in this charter. On the final passage of any ordinance or resolution the yeas and nays shall be entered by name on the journal, and at the request of any one member, the yeas and nays on any other question shall be so entered.All ordinances, resolutions, orders and proceedings of the council shall be public records and shall be kept in bound formand available for public examination. Section 2.090. No ordinance shall be revived or reenacted by


mere reference to the title thereof, but the same shall be set forth at length. No section or sections of any ordinance shall be amended


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