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During the special meeting, Councilman John Rhodes blasted the mayor, saying there was not honesty or integrity in his veto decision. Guy Midkiff said he took the mayor's veto personally but later apologized for the tone of his remarks.
Monday night, Stratman said council members need to follow city codes in the way they conduct themselves at meetings.
He cited Section 110.180 which addresses meeting decorum and states that no member shall speak more than twice on the same question without permission from the council, nor more than once until every member choosing to speak has spoken.
The code section also states that "in all discussions, disrespectful language or personalities shall be avoided."
"I think we need to try to avoid being argumentative," Stratman said. "We should state our positions, allow everyone to talk, then come back and vote.
"We need to keep personalities and disrespectful language out of the discussions," he added, noting that he wants to give everyone the opportunity to speak.
"Hopefully we can agree to disagree on issues but, as Carolyn (Witt) so eloquently put it, nothing should be personal," Stratman said. "Everyone will have different opinions but we need to take a vote and move on."
Midkiff said he agrees with the mayor "100 percent," noting that two days after the heated meeting "we were in here conducting the people's business." He was referring to a mediation meeting with property owners and the applicant for a special use permit for a daycare center in Dawn Valley Subdivision.
None of the other council members commented on the mayor's remarks.
