The rules council runs by

Rule 84 · in 23 meetings

Recording party dissent in the minutes

When the Speaker or Presiding Officer puts a question to the council, any councillor can say they want their party's opposition to that item formally written into the minutes. Parties, mainly the DA but also the ACDP, use it to put their dissent on record, even when the item is still approved by the vote.

Rule 105 · in 22 meetings

Councillors' questions for oral or written reply

Rule 105 lets councillors give notice of questions to the Executive (such as the Executive Mayor or an MMC). Under Rule 105(1) the question is asked orally at a Council meeting, and under Rule 105(2) it is answered in writing, with the responses uploaded or loaded to a shared link or drive. The passages show a question not being considered when the councillor was absent, and the Speaker allowing the Executive more time to answer. They do not give the rule's exact wording, notice periods or other requirements, so those are unclear.

Rule 24 · in 15 meetings

Election of Section 79 committee chairpersons

Rule 24 governs how chairpersons of Section 79 committees (such as Public Safety, Health and Social Development, GEYODI, and the Rules Committee) are elected when a post is vacant. Parties submit nominations to the Speaker before the next scheduled Council meeting, and a nomination that arrives after the meeting has started cannot be accepted. Nominations are made on a form with a proposer and seconder, and voting is by show of hands, not the Schedule 3 procedure. Council can also resolve by motion, for example after a vote of no confidence, that a vacancy be filled under this rule.

Rule 94 · in 9 meetings

Councillors' motions in Council

Rule 94(1) is the provision councillors cite when they formally propose a motion to Council, which must have a proposer and a seconder. It is used to table motions such as renaming streets, rescinding earlier decisions, or calling for service delivery action. The passages do not quote the rule's text, so details like notice periods or other requirements are unclear.