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(b) JUDGE OF GROUNDS CONSTITUTING FORFEITURE.

Council shall be the sole judge of the grounds constituting forfeiture of office. Council shall initiate the process to establish grounds for forfeiture of office by motion and shall have the power to subpoena witnesses, administer oaths and require the production of evidence. (c) NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING.

Upon finding that grounds exist which subject a Council member to forfeiture of office, Council shall instruct the Clerk of Council to notify the Council member. The Clerk of Council shall notify the Council member by any method which includes written evidence of receipt. A member so notified shall receive a public hearing before Council to be held no earlier than ten days nor later than thirty days after the written evidence of receipt.

(d) FINAL DETERMINATION.

Council shall make a final determination by a motion to regard the office of the Council member as forfeited. The Council member subject to forfeiture of office shall be entitled to vote. Upon passage of the motion, the office shall be deemed vacant, and Council shall fill the vacancy as provided in Section 3.09(b).

Article IV.

LEGISLATIVE AND OTHER PROCEDURES

4.01. FORM OF ACTION BY COUNCIL.

Non-legislative action of Council shall be by motion, and legislative action shall be by resolution or ordinance. No action of Council shall be invalidated merely because the form of the action taken fails to comply with the provisions of this Revised Charter. Unless otherwise provided in this Revised Charter, all action taken by Council shall be by a vote of no less than four members of Council.

(a) MOTIONS.

Council shall use a motion to determine policy and procedural matters; to conduct elections among and make appointments by Council members; and as otherwise provided in this Revised Charter or by Council.

(b) RESOLUTIONS.

Council shall use a resolution, where practicable, for any legislation of a temporary, informal or ceremonial nature and as otherwise provided in this Revised Charter or by Council. (c) ORDINANCES.

Council shall use an ordinance, where practicable, for any legislation of a general or permanent nature and as otherwise provided in this Revised Charter or by Council.

4.02. FORM AND READING OF LEGISLATION.

The form of legislation shall be established by the Council Rules of Order. Legislation shall contain only one subject, which shall be clearly expressed in its title; provided that appropriation ordinances may contain the various accounts for which monies are appropriated, and that ordinances which are codified or recodified are not subject to the limitation of containing one subject. The reading of legislation shall be by title only, unless otherwise required by Council.

4.03. PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION OF LEGISLATION.

(a) INTRODUCTION.

Legislation may be introduced by any member at any regular or special meeting of Council. Prior to the introduction of any legislation, the Clerk of Council shall distribute a copy of the legislation to each Council member and to the City Manager, file a reasonable number of copies in the office of the Clerk of Council and such other public places as Council may designate, and publish the title of the legislation together with a notice setting forth the time and place for its public hearing before Council.

(b) PUBLIC HEARINGS.