02-18-2020 Council Rules of ProcedureCouncil Rules of Procedure Ethics Code
Council Rules of Procedure
City Council Meeting
February 18, 2020
Proposed Changes to Council Rules to be discussed
Council met on February 4th to discuss potential changes to Council Rules. Staff was directed to prepare a resolution making the following changes:
Set the regular meeting schedule to reflect practice of cancelling or rescheduling certain meetings every year
Change of title from “Deputy Mayor” to “Council President”
Outline the process used for a proposal and approval of council proclamations
Regular Meetings Schedule
Proposal:
Council's regular meetings will be held the first and third Tuesdays of each month in Council Chambers, City Hall with the exceptions outlined below:
Regular meetings of Council will begin at 6:30 p.m., and will adjourn no later than 10:00 p.m. To continue past this time of adjournment, a majority of the Council must concur.
If any Tuesday on which a meeting is scheduled falls on a legal holiday or election night, the meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. on the first business day following the holiday, or on
another day designated by a majority vote of the Council.
In the month of August, one regular meeting of Council will be held on the second Tuesday of the month in lieu of meetings on the first and third Tuesdays.
Unless a majority of Council votes otherwise, the second regular meeting of Council in December (on the third Tuesday) will not be held.
Change Title of Deputy Mayor
Proposal: Change the title and references within the Council Rules from Deputy Mayor to Council President.
Council Proclamations
Proposal:
Council Members may request that a Council Proclamation be added to a regular meeting agenda by submitting a draft of the proposed text of the Proclamation to the Council President or
Mayor prior to the agenda setting meeting outlined in Section 3 of these rules. Council Members who propose a Proclamation must identify a person to receive the proclamation no later
than noon on the Thursday before the meeting where it is to be presented.
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