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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06-12follow: BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles as follows: Section 1. Section 8, Agenda, of the Council Rules of Procedure, is amended to read as all Council meetings. RESOLUTION NO. 06 -12 A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, amending Section 8 and Section 9 of the Council Rules of Procedure. Section 8 Agenda. The City Manager shall prepare the agenda of business for Tonics may be added to the agenda 1) when deemed appropriate by the City Manager. 21 at the direction of the Mayor. or 31 by motion approved by a maioritv of City Council Members attending a regular Council meeting. Every agenda item must be supported by a written explanation informing the Council and staff of the issue, background and /or analysis, and recommendation and/or conclusion, unless the item is self explanatory or unless the Mayor or City Manager has waived this requirement. All written materials for the agenda shall be delivered to the City Manager by twelve o'clock noon on the Friday Thursday preceding the Council meeting. Except for announcements, late items that the City Manager does not receive by the stated deadlines shall not be considered by the Council except upon a majority vote of the members present. Each agenda shall reference all ordinances to be considered by the City Council. No ordinances shall be acted upon unless notice of the preliminary agenda referencing such ordinance has been made available to the public in advance of Council meetings, as set forth below. Except in cases of emergency and of final approval of subdivisions, a proposed ordinance shall be presented to the Council at a regular meeting, and the Council may then act to adopt the ordinance at any subsequent regular meeting. Preliminary agendas for all meetings of the City Council shall be made available at least 24 hours prior to the time scheduled for such meetings. The preliminary agenda will be made available to the public in the following ways: 1. A copy is placed on the City website at www.citvofaa.us 2. Several copies are placed on the front counter at City Hall. 3. A copy is posted on the bulletin board outside the Council Chambers. Section2. Section 9, Order of Business, of the Council Rules of Procedure, is amended to read as follows: Section 9 Order of Business. The Mayor may determine the order of business for a particular City Council meeting. The agenda should be arranged to best serve the needs and /or convenience of the Council and the public. The items of business for regular Council meetings may include the following: 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Ceremonial Matters /Proclamations/Employee Recognition 5. Public Comment: During this portion of the meeting, the Mayor will invite citizens to talk with the Council about topics that are not scheduled for public testimony on the evening's agenda. Prior to the start of the "Public Comment" portion of the meeting, all persons wishing to be heard are asked -2- to sign in with the Clerk, giving their names and addresses, and topic. The Mayor may arrange the order of speakers so that testimony is heard in the most logical groupings. To allow time for the Council to complete its legislative agenda, comments should be limited to no more than 5 minutes per person and a total of 15 minutes for this comment period. At the discretion of the Mayor, these time periods may be lengthened or shortened. Following any public comment, the Mayor may allow time, limited to five minutes, for response from City Council members and /or City staff. No speaker may convey or donate his or her time for speaking to another speaker. If many people wish to speak to a particular issue, the Mayor may limit the total amount of time dedicated to that single issue. Written comments may be submitted into the record of a Council meeting by presenting the written document to the Clerk prior to the meeting, in which case a copy of the document will be provided to each Council Member, but the document will not be read aloud; or a document may be distributed to the City Council, with a copy to the clerk, by a speaker while the speaker is addressing the Council. 6. Latc Items to be Placesd on This or Future Agendas. dctciiiiincd by the City Manager or City Council Member. 7. Consent Agenda 8. Public Hearings [6:30] Quasi Judicial -3- month. 9. Public Hearings Other 10. Ordinances Not Requiring Public Hearings 11. Resolutions Not Requiring Public Hearings 12. Other Considerations 13. Finance 14. Council Reports 15. Information 16. Executive Session 17. Adjournment Work Sessions When Necessary will be held at 5:00 p.m. on the 4 Tuesday of the Section 3. The changes provided herein will become effective May 1, 2012. Except as provided above, the Council Rules of Procedure, as previously adopted, are confirmed, ratified and re- adopted. PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 17ttlday of April, 2012. ATTEST: a Hurd, City Clerk G \LEGAL \a ORDINANCES &RESOLUTIONS\RESOLUTIONS 2012 \06 CC Rules of Procedure 04 17 12 wpd, April 17, 2012 -4- Cherie Kidd, Mtyor APP VED AS TO FORM: 41 illiam E. Bloor, City Aftorney