HomeMy WebLinkAbout89-45 council meeting procedures 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. 89-45 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH AMENDING SECTION 6(a) OF THE PROCEDURES OF CONDUCT OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR THE CITY OF UKIAH WHEREAS, Resolution No. 87-41 setting forth procedural guidelines for the conduct of City Council meetings, superseded all previous resolutions relating to the conduct of City Council meetings; and WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the said procedures should be amended and updated from time to time by Resolution; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that: 1. Section 6(a) of Resolution No. 87-41 shall be amended to read as follows: SECTION 6. Agenda (a) Preparation and Posting of Agendas: Except for documents or information prepared by City staff that is not available by 12:00 noon on Wednesday, but in the City Manager's judgment should be included with the agenda prior to its delivery to members of the City Council, all reports, communications, ordinances, resolutions, contract documents, or other matters to be submitted to the Council at a regular meeting shall be delivered to the City Clerk not later than 12:00 noon on Wednesday, six (6) working days preceding the meeting. The City Clerk shall prepare the agenda of all such matters under the direction of the City Manager. The agenda and supporting documents shall be delivered to the members of the Council on the Friday preceding the Wednesday Council meeting to which the agenda pertains. The agenda itself shall be posted in a location freely accessible to the public at least 72 hours before each regular meeting or 24 hours before any special meeting of the City Council. The agenda must 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 include a brief description of each item of business to be transacted or discussed at the meeting as well as the time and location of the meeting. The City Manager shall review the items to be placed on the agenda and place those items which he believes to be of a routine noncontroversial nature are properly documented, on for adoption by a single motion. This item shall be the Consent Calendar and it shall take the request of only one Councilmember to remove an item from the Consent Calendar. 2. Except as specifically amended by this resolution, Section 6 as adopted in Resolution No. 87-41 remains unchanged. 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to issue from time to time a single document entitled: Procedures of Conduct of the City Council Meetings for the City of Ukiah, incorporating such amendments to said procedures as the City Council may adopt. Said document shall contain the date of its preparation and shall be deemed to include all amendments adopted by the City Council prior to said date. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of June, 1989, by the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: Councilmembers Wattenburger and Vice Mayor Schneiter. Councilmember Shoemaker. Councilmember Hickey and Mayor Henderson. Mayor