ADMINISTRATION - Cathy Sorensen, City Clerk
Title
SECOND READING
ARTICLE II. - CITY COUNCIL SEC. 2-33. - RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE.
Background
With new Councilmembers taking office in January, Council meeting days and times were discussed at several workshops in the event any changes were desired. After discussion on January 10, Council consensus was to begin workshops at 6:00 p.m., retain the 7:30 p.m. start time for regular Council meetings to allow more time for workshop discussions, and change the meeting day to Mondays. As the ordinance language was substantially different from first reading held January 3, a new first reading was held January 17 with second reading being presented at this time. If adopted the change would not occur until the first meeting in April to allow for legal publication and ample time to communicate the day change with the public.
Staff is also recommending a minor housekeeping amendment deleting the requirement that Orders of Business are adopted by resolution as historically they are adopted each year by motion at the first meeting of the year.
Recommendation
Hold second reading and adopt the proposed ordinance.
Body
THE CITY OF BLAINE DOES ORDAIN: (Added portions are underscored and deleted portions are shown in brackets with overstrike.)
Sec. 2-33. - Rules of order and procedure.
The following rules of order and procedure shall govern the deliberations and the meetings of the council and of committees thereof:
(1) Regular meetings of the council shall be held on the first and third [Thursdays] Mondays of each month at the hour of 7:30 p.m. Any regular meeting falling upon a legal holiday shall be held within seven days following the legal holiday at the same hour.
(2) The council may, by a majority vote of those present, adjourn from time to time to a certain special date and hour, and no notice is required to be served in the case of adjourned meetings.
(3) The council shall determine [by resolution] the order in which business shall be conducted at council meetings. In the absence of a secretary, the mayor, or the president pro tem, in the absence of the mayor, shall appoint a secretary pro tem.
(4) The proceedings of the meeting shall be conducted in accordance with the parliamentary rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, unless otherwise provided by statute or by these rules; except that failure to comply with such Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall not invalidate any council action.
(Code 1963, § 110.01; Code 1980, § 2-1; Ord. No. 475, 10-16-1975; Ord. No. 481, 1-20-1975; Ord. No. 86-997, 12-18-1986)
Charter reference- Council procedure, ch. 3.
INTRODUCED AND READ in full the 17th day of January, 2019.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Blaine this 7th day of February, 2019.