# Section 2.23 Rules of Procedure. The County Council shall enact by ordinance rules of procedure governing the time, place and conduct of its meetings and hearings and the introduction, publication, consideration and adoption of ordinances; Provided, that the Council shall meet regularly at least semi-monthly. All meetings shall be open to the public except to the extent that executive sessions are authorized by law and a verbatim public record shall be kept of each meeting by electronic or mechanical means for a reasonable period of time as provided by state law and, in addition, written minutes shall be promptly recorded, said minutes to include a summation of the actions and discussions forthcoming from each council meeting, as well as a record of the vote of each council member.