HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-15 RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, amending Sections 7, 9, and 12 of the Council Rules of
Procedure.
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles as follows:
Section 1. Section 7, Chair of the Council, of the Council Rules of Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
Section 7 — Chair of the Council. The Mayor shall be the Chair of the Council and
shall preside at all Council meetings. A Mayor Pro Tempore or Deputy Mayor shall be
selected biennially at the first meeting of a new Council, for a term to run concurrently with
that of the Mayor. In the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro Tempore shall preside. If
neither the Mayor nor the Mayor Pro Tempore is present at a meeting, the presiding officer for
that meeting shall be selected by a majority of the vote of those Council Members present,
provided there is a quorum.
The Chair of the Council may vote on all matters coming before the Council;
however, the Chair of the Council shall not be required to vote except in the event of a tie.
The Chair of the Council shall state all questions coming before the Council,
provide opportunity for discussion from the floor, and announce the decision of the Council on
all subjects. Procedural decisions shall be made by the Chair of the Council,who may request
advice on such matters from the City Attorney; and may refer to Robert's Rules of Order,
Newly Revised (current Edition). Procedural decision made by the Chair of the Council may
be overruled by a majority vote of the Council.
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Section2. Section 9, Order of Business, of the Council Rules of Procedure, is
amended to read as follows:
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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:
4-A. Call to Order
-2-B. Roll Call
-3-. Pledge of Allegiance
4, Ceremonial Matters/Proclamations/Employee Recognition
5C- Public Comment. During this pe-tion of the meeting the r„r.,yof will invite
eitizens to talk with the Couneil about topies that afe not seheduled f6f publi-e
testimony=oir the evening's-agenda. Pfi6i-c6-the scca- of the Etiz-
portion of the meeting, all pefsons wishing to be heard are asked to sign in wit
the—Glefic, gi ving theif names and addfesses, and tepie.Tie Mayof___y
ar-fange the ordef of speakefs so that testimony is heafd in the most logieftl
To allow time f6f the Couneil to eomplete its legislative agenda, eomments
should VV 11111iCVl.[C thTee five minutes pef pef son and a total of 15
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Mayor may allow time, limited to five minutest-ic`spe e {;•••m City Gv'aizcri
membefs and/of City staff, No speakef may eonvey of donate his of hef time
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f67=-Sp CittrcH3g rA-caiotrref-Sp eaccr—iriil'tkny people wish to speak t6-a-Pccrciccrrc`t�
issue, the Mayof may limit the total amount of time dedieated to that sin&
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Written eemments may be submitted into the reeefd of., G ;1 tneeting 3,
presenting the written doetiment to the Glerk pfiof to the meeting, in whieh ease
a eopy of the doc-'cir"i ent i will be pfovided to eaeh Gouneil—Member, b cc the
doeument will not be read aloud; of a doeument may be distributed to the cz;iTfTy
Gouneil, >
tl�rxe Gouneil.
b-D. Items to be Placed on This or Future Agendas.
-7-E. Consent Agenda
8. Publie Hearings [6:30]
91. Public Hearings- Othef
4-9.G. Ordinances Not Requiring Public Hearings
44.H. Resolutions Not Requiring Public Hearings
4-2.I. Other Considerations
4-3.J. Finance
4-4.K. Council Reports
4-5.L. Information
4-6.M. Second Public Comment Period.
4-7.N. Executive Session
Adjournment
Work Sessions - When Necessary will be held at 5:00 p.m. on the 4tn Tuesday of the
month.
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Section 3. Section 9A, Public Comment Guidelines, is added as follows:
Section 9A. Public Comment Guidelines. The following applies to both public
comment periods: During these portions of the meeting, the Mayor will invite citizens to
Weak to the Council about topics that are not scheduled for public testimony on the evening's
agenda. Prior to the start of the first public comment portion of the meeting, all persons
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wishing to be heard are asked 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 three minutes per person and a total of 15 minutes for the comment
period. At the discretion of the Mayor, the time allotted for public comment and the time
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allowed per person may be lengthened or shortened. Following any public comment, the
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Mayor may allow time 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 mecting 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•
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or a document may be distributed to the City Council, with a copy to the clerk, by a speaker
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while the speaker is addressing the Council.
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Section 4. �
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Section 12, Questions of Parliamentary Procedure, of the Council Rules of Procedure,
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is amended by deleting the following:
proeedur-e not eevered by these Rules shall be governed by Robeft's Rules of Ofdef,
Revised (1990 Edition.
Section 5. The changes provided herein will become effective July 7, 2015.
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 7t" day of July, 2015.
Dan Di Guilio, Mayor
ATTEST: AP ROVED AS TO FO
nnife Veneklasen, City Clerk William E. Bloor, City Attorney
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