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G. CANCELLATION: Any scheduled meeting may be cancelled by the Mayor <br />with the consent of three (3) Councilmembers in the event unforeseen <br />emergent conditions exist which make conduct of the meeting impractical <br />(for example, in the case of power outage) or travel to the meeting unduly <br />hazardous (for example, in the case of blizzard conditions). In the event of <br />such cancellation, all agenda items for such meeting shall not abate but <br />shall be deemed continued to next regular meeting of the Council. <br />V. MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM <br />A. The Mayor shall preside over meetings of the Council when present and <br />able to perform mayoral responsibilities. The Mayor shall have the same <br />voting powers as any Councilmember. <br />B. By the affirmative vote of a majority of the entire Council, a Councilmember <br />shall be appointed as Mayor Pro Tem, for a two-year term, to perform the <br />responsibilities of the Mayor when the Mayor is absent or is otherwise <br />unable to perform the responsibilities of the Mayor. <br />VI. MEETING PROCEDURE <br />A. PREAMBLE <br />1. A bedrock principle of a representative democracy is notice of <br />impending governmental action and an opportunity for members of <br />the public and their representatives to be heard. Principles of good <br />government include deep respect for citizens; prudent stewardship of <br />public resources, including the time of its citizens, staff members and <br />elected officials; direction that is clear and decisive; and decision <br />making that is reasonably consistent, equitable, flexible, and <br />transparent. <br />2. Through the application of these Rules, Council intends to ensure <br />that it balances the principles described in the previous section in a <br />way that ensures robust debate and accountability of City <br />government to its residents. To that end, these procedures are not <br />meant to be employed for the purpose of unreasonable rigidity, <br />surprise, suppression of competing views, or needless prolonging of <br />action. <br />B. CHAIR'S DISCRETION & RIGHT OF APPEAL Council intends that the <br />Chair shall have reasonable discretion in the application of these <br />procedures subject to section VII.A. <br />Louisville City Council Rules of Procedure page 6 <br />adopted 2/6/18 <br />