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7.10 Minutes 7.10.1. All Proceedings Recorded An account of all open meetings of the City Council shall be recorded, and minutes prepared, by the City Clerk. [36814, 408011. After the City Council approves the meeting minutes, the City Clerk shall enter them into official minute books of the City Council. 7.10.2 Approval The minutes for a City Council meeting shall be reviewed and approved as set forth in this section. a. The City Council shall approve minutes for a regular meeting, special meeting, and special meeting workshops. b. A Councilmember may not approve the minutes for any City Council meeting that the Councilmember did not attend, unless the Councilmember observed the meeting or reviewed a video or audio recording prepared for that meeting. Also, a Councilmember may not approve the minutes for a meeting that they were not eligible to attend as a Councilmember. c. If no Councilmembers are eligible to approve the minutes for a City Council meeting, then the City Clerk shall attest to the accuracy of the meeting minutes and enter them into official minute books of the City Council. d. The minutes shall be approved without reading if the City Clerk has furnished each Councilmember with a copy. 7.10.3 Preferred Method of Recordation and Minutes City Council meetings which are open to the general public are recorded by electronic means. Audio and video tapes of such City Council meetings are not the official record of those meetings. The approved minutes constitute the only official record.6 7.11 Staff Attendance 7.11.1 City Manager The City Manager, or designee, shall attend all City Council meetings,. [PMC 2.08.130]. The City Manager may make recommendations and shall have the right to take part in all discussions of the City Council, but shall have no vote. 6A majority of the City Council who were at the meeting can amend and re-adopt meeting minutes. 10