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Home My WebLink About17-04 RESOLUTION NO. 17-04 A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles, Washington, revising the Council's Rules of Procedure by changing Sections 7 and 8 relating to the public comment period and the addition of late items to be placed on the agenda. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles as follows: .Section 1. The Council Rules of Procedure, as adopted by Resolution No. 13-86 and as most recently amended by Resolution 15-99, are hereby amended by revising Sections 7 and 8 to read as follows: Section 7 Agenda. The City Manager shall prepare the agenda of business for all regular Council meetings. Any Council member, department head, or citizen desiring to place a matter on the agenda shall notify the City Manager by twelve o'clock noon on the Wednesday preceding the 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 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, a proposed ordinance shall be presented to the Council at a regular meeting, -1- and the Council may then act to adopt the ordinance at any subsequent regular meeting. Written copies of preliminary agenda for all meetings of the City Council shall be made available to the local news media and any other persons who have requested copies of such agenda at least 24 hours prior to the time scheduled for such meetings. Additionally, copies of such agenda shall be available at City Hall for any person who may request one, and a copy shall be posted in a conspicuous location at City Hall. Section 8 Order of Business. The order of business for regular Council meetings shall be as follows: 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Pledge of Allegiance 4. Ceremonial Matters/Proclamations 5. Work Session 6. Approval of Minutes 7. A.~. Late Items to be Placed on This or Future Agendas as determined by the City Manager or Ci_ty Council member B.~. Public Comment: This is an opportuni _ty for members of the public to speak to the City Council about an~hing. 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. (These time periods may be lengthened or shortened at the discretion of the Mayor.) 8. Finance 9. Consent Agenda -2- 10. City Council Committee Reports 1 1 r~__~_~: _ tm .......... ,,. _."___ ~-~ ..... '~T~ --~- *, .... -1_ 12.11. Ordinances Not Requiring Public Hearings 13.12. Resolutions Not Requiring Public Hearings -1-4.13. Planning Commission Minutes l ~. 14. Other Considerations t 6.15. Public Hearings - Quasi-Judicial 17.16._~. Public Hearings - Other 18.17. Executive Session (as needed and determined by City Attorney) -1-97.18. Adjournment. The Mayor, City Manager, or designee may change the order of business for a particular City Council meeting agenda if it is determined that such a change would better serve the needs and/or convenience of the Council or the public. Section 2. 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 lSth day of October, 2004. Ri~chard~~O,_H~~~~_,~ ,~. -., . . eadnck, Mayor ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO ,F..O~: l~ecky-JJ Uj~t~pn, C~ Cle'Tk I'-- Wi~i~tm E. Bloo]-,o(~ity Attorney G:\LegaI_Backup\OFIDINANGE$&RE$OLUTION$\R2004-17.AmendCouncil RulosProceduro.wpd, October 1 §, 2004 -3- Exhibit A p - . CITY COUNCIL MEETING w ^ s H i N g T O N, U.S.a. 321 EAST FIFTH STREET , 2004 REGULAR MEETING - 6:00 p.m. A. CALL TO ORDER - Regular Meeting (6:00 p.m.) ROLL CALL - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE - PUBLIC CEREMONIES, PRESENTATIONS I I AND PROCLAMATIONS S. womc SESSION (1} LATE ITEMS TO BE PLACED ON THIS OR FUTU~ AGENDAS as determined bv Citv Manager or Ci~ Council member (2) PUBLIC COMMENT This is an opportuniW for members af the public to speak to the City Council about anTthing. 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 commend period. (These time periods may be lengthened or shortened at the discretion of the Mayor.) D. FINANCE E. CONSENT AGENDA 1. City Council Minutes of Approve Consent Agenda 2. Expendi~re Approval List - , 2004 - $ 3. Electronic Pa~ents -, 2004 - $ 4. F. CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ~PORTS G. O~IN~CES NOT ~QUI~NG PUBLIC HEA~NGS H. ~SOLUTIONS I. OTHER CONSIDE~TIONS J. PUBLIC HEA~NGS - QUASI-,JUDICIAL (7:00 P.M. or soon thereafter) NOTE: HEARING DEVICES AVAILABLE FOR THOSE NEEDING ASSISTANCE MAYOR TO DETERMINE TIME OF BREAK ,2004 Port Angeles City Council Meeting Page - 1 K. PUBLIC HEARINGS - OTHER L. INFORMATION 1. City Manager's Reports: · Goals / Projects Update (Page 2. M. EXECUTIVE SESSION (As needed and determined by City ~4ttorney) N. ADJOURNMENT G:LLcgaI_Backup\ORDINANCES&RESOLUTIONSkR2004-17.Agenda. ExhibitA.wpd PUBLIC HEARINGS Public hearings are set by the City Council in order to meet legal requirements pertaining to matters such as, land use permit applications, proposed amendments to City land use regulations, zoning changes, annexations. In addition, the City Council may set a public hearing in order to receive public input prior to making decisions which impact the citizens. Certain matters may be controversial, and the City Council may choose to seek public opinion through the public hearing process. NOTE: HEARING DEVICES AVAILABLE FOR THOSE NEEDING ASSISTANCE MAYOR TO DETERMINE TIME OF BREAK ,2004 Port Angeles City Council Meeting Page - 2