2000_0228_packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

R�� WORK INGDRAFT FOR2 0 0 0 1999 City Council Standing Rules of Procedure Rule 1 Regular Meetings' Regular meetings of the Council shall be held at the City Hall on the second and fourth Mondays of each month at 6:30 p.m. Regular work sessions of the Council shall be held on the third Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. and at other times as scheduled by the City Council with appropriate notice given to the newspapers, posted on the bulletin board, on Channel 16 on Cable TV, and the City's web site. Such meetings may be rescheduled, from time to time, when holidays or scheduling conflicts occur. Rule 2 Special Meetings and Work Sessions' Special Meetings and Work Sessions, including Executive Sessions with legal counsel to discuss pending litigation, must be called at the request of at least three (3) members of the Council, or the Mayor, or the City Manager. Only those items specifically agreed upon in advance shall be considered. At least three (3) days advance notice must be given to all members of the Council prior to the holding of said Special Meetings, Work Sessions, and Executive sessions and such notice shall also be posted on the City Hall Bulletin Board at least three (3) days in advance of the Special Meeting. Rule 3 Emergency Meetings Emergency meetings may be called at any time, providing all members of the Council sign waivers of notice prior to the holding of such emergency meeting. Rule 4 Council Operations The mayor shall be the presiding officer or in his/her absence, the acting mayor as selected in rule 17. The City Manager, or his/her designee, shall attend all council meetings and present all matters before the Council. The City Manager shall be the recorder unless otherwise designated by the Council. Rule 5 Quorum Three (3) members of the Council shall constitute a quorum. Rule 6 Minutes As soon as a quorum is present, minutes of the previous meeting shall be approved as presented or accepted after corrections have been made. Official minutes are mailable for inspection in City offices Footnotes: (1) Regular meetings, wort: sessions and certain special meetings are televised "gavel to gavel".