HomeMy WebLinkAbout97-57 council meeting proceduresRESOLUTION NO. 97-57
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF UKIAH AMENDING SECTION
21 OF THE PROCEDURES OF CONDUCT OF
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FOR THE
CITY OF URIAH
WHEREAS,
1. Section 21 of the Procedures of Conduct for City Council
Meetings currently requires city council members to vote unless
disqualified due to conflict of interest and counts any abstention
as an "aye" vote; and
2. Council members abstain from voting on matters for other
valid reasons and do not believe those abstentions should be
counted as a vote in favor of a motion or other action submitted to
a vote of the City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows:
1. Section 21. Failure to Vote is hereby amended to read as
follows:
SECTION 21. Failure to Vote
Council members present at a City Council meeting shall
vote unless disqualified by reason of a conflict of
interest or where the council member in good faith
believes that he or she should not vote on a measure for
good cause, such as, but not limited to, not having
attended a prior meeting essential to an informed vote on
the measure. A failure to vote or an abstention shall
not be counted. A measure shall pass only if it receives
"aye" votes from a majority of the council members
present at the meeting, provided a quorum is established.
Council members abstaining shall be counted in
determining whether a quorum is present.
2. The City Clerk may republish the Procedures of Conduct of
the City Council Meetings with this amended version of Section 21.
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February 20, 1997
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of February 1997, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Council Members Chavez, Ashiku, Kelly, and Mastin
Mayor Malone ~
None
ATTEST:
Colleen B. Henderson, City Clerk
~g~ridan Malone, ~a~or
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