§ 2-36. Same—Journal to be kept; entry and correction of minutes; entry of yeas and nays in journal; journal open to inspection

(a) It shall be the duty of the recorder to keep, in a well-bound book, the journal of the town council, in which the shall keep an accurate record of all of its proceedings, ordinances, orders, bylaws, acts, resolutions, rules and regulations, which shall be fully indexed and open to inspection by anyone who is required to pay taxes to the town.

(b) At each meeting of the town council, a journal of the proceedings of the last meeting shall be read, and corrected, if erroneous, and signed by the president officer for the time being; provided, that the reading of the journal of the proceedings of the last meeting may be dispensed with by majority vote of the council if the members thereof have received and examined a copy of the journal or a synopsis thereof prior to the meeting at which the journal is signed. Upon the call of any member, the yeas and nays on any question shall be taken and recorded in the journal.

(Code 1979, § 2-16)

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Record keeping for governing body, W. Va. Code, §§ 8-9-3, 8-10-3.