§ 5.2. Organization of the council.
The council shall meet and organize on the first Monday following each regular city election. At such meeting, or within two weeks thereafter, the council shall appoint such standing committees as it shall deem fit and do such other acts as may be required for its organization and the conduct of its business. The council shall appoint a secretary of the council who shall attend all its meetings and keep a permanent journal, in [the] English language, of its proceedings, which journal shall become official when approved by the council and filed with the clerk.
State law reference
Mandatory that Charter provide for keeping of a journal of every session, MCL 117.3(m).