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HomeMy WebLinkAbout87-36 council meeting procedures RESOLUTION NO. 87-36 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH AMENDING RESOLUTIONS NO. 76-44, 76-45 (CITY COUNCIL PROCEDURES) WHEREAS, Government Code §§54950 et seq. (known as the "Brown Act") have been amended effective January 1, 1987; and WHEREAS, those amendments require certain minor changes in existing Council procedures respecting Council agendas NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, that Section 6 of Resolution 76-45 (as amended by Resolution 76-44) is amended to read in its entirety as follows: Sect ion 6. Aqenda. a. Preparation and postinq of aqendas. 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 Thursday, five (5) 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 include a brief description of each item of business to be transacted or dis- cussed 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 - 1 - routine noncontroversial nature and 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. Section b. Discussion of and action on agenda items. Under rules as shall be determined from time to time by the Mayor, the public shall be offered an opportunity to address at the meeting any item included on the agenda. The City Council shall not take action on any item not appearing on the posted agenda unless: 1) a Council majority determines that an "emergen- cy situation", as defined herein, exists; 2) the Council deter- mines by a 2/3 vote or by a unanimous vote if less than 2/3's of the City Council are present, that the "need to take action" on the item arose subsequent to the posting of the agenda; or 3) the item was included in a properly posted agenda for a prior meeting occurring not more than five days prior to the meeting at which the action is taken and was continued to the meeting at which the action is taken. As used in this section "emergency" means as event which will cause a work stoppage, severely impairing public health or safety or a crippling disaster severely impairing public health or safety. /// /// /// - 2 - PASSED AND ADOPTED this 21$tday of January, 1987, by the following roll call vote: AYES.- Councilmembers Schneiter, Shoemaker, Hickey, Kier, and Mayor Henderson NOES: None ABSENT: None MAYOR A: ®ukiah®resoluti ®brownact - 3 -