Idaho § 50-705 - Meetings of council - Quorum - Discipline
Full text of Idaho Idaho Statutes § 50-705 — Meetings of council - Quorum - Discipline, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 50-705. Meetings of council - Quorum - Discipline
Regular meetings of the city council shall be held each month at such place and times as the council may establish by ordinance. At all meetings of the council a majority of the full council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business; unless otherwise provided by law, a question before the council shall be decided by a majority of the members present.
For the purpose of holding regular or special meetings a number less than a majority may compel the attendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as the council may, by ordinance, have previously prescribed. Regular or special meetings of the council may be recessed until further notice.
[50-705, added 1967, ch. 429, sec. 136, p. 1249.]
Source: official Idaho text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 50-705 ("Meetings of council - Quorum - Discipline") is part of the Idaho Statutes, the codified statutory law of Idaho. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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