HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 7661RESOLUTION NO. 7661
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING RULES OF ORDER
FOR THE CONDUCT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Azusa,
is desirous of adopting rules of order for the conduct of
City Council meetings;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. MEETING TIMES
The regular meetings of the City Council
of the City of Azusa shall be on the first and
third Mondays in two sessions, the first beginning
at 6:00 P.M. and the second beginning at 7:30 P.M.
provided that whenever the time for holding any of
the meetings falls on a holiday, the meeting shall
be held on the next business day unless otherwise
ordered by the Council. The sessions shall be
held in the City Hall of the City of Azusa unless
otherwise ordered by the City Council.
SECTION 2. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
a. AGENDA ITEMS
1.) Persons desiring to place items on the
Agenda shall submit a request, in
writing, stating the nature of business
and as much detail as possible.
2.) Person/Group will be limited to five
(5) minutes maximum time to orally
present their request.
3.) Mayor may ascertain if there are a good
number of persons for or against the
matter, and if so, to request that they
appoint a spokesperson.
4.) There will be no public input once the
Council starts deliberation on the
matter before them unless Council
requests additional information from
either Staff or the public.
b. NON -AGENDA ITEMS
1.) Person/Group desiring to place an item
on the Agenda on the evening of the
meeting shall submit to the City Clerk
(prior to the meeting) a card indicating
the nature of the item and who will
speak.
2.) The City Clerk will present all such
requests to the Mayor PRIOR to the
meeting. The Mayor will make a deter-
mination as to which items will be
discussed at the meeting.
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3.) If an item is placed on the Agenda, the
same procedure that pertains to Agenda
items will be followed.
4.) Non -agenda items will be considered
prior to commencement of the regular
Agenda.
SECTION 3. ORDER OF BUSINESS --FIRST SESSION
a. The business of the City Council at
the first session shall be taken up for considera-
tion in substantially the following order, except
as may be otherwise ordered by the Mayor or
Council:
1.) Receipt and discussion of
of staff reports;
2.) Adoption of Resolutions
or Ordinances as may be
required;
3.) Community Redevelopment Agency;
4.) Closed Sessions pursuant to
Government Code 54957 as may
be required.
b. Nothing herein shall preclude the Council
from taking any actions it deems appropriate at
the first session.
SECTION 4. ORDER OF BUSINESS --SECOND SESSION
a. The business of the City Council at
the second session for consideration in substantial-
ly the following order, except as may be otherwise
ordered by the Mayor or Council:
1.) Pledge to the Flag
2.) Invocation
3.) Ceremonial
4.) Consent Calendar
5.) Community Redevelopment Agency
6.) Industrial Development Authority
7.) Ordinances/Special Resolutions
8.) Scheduled Items, i.e., Public Hearings,
9.) Special Call Items
10.) Other Business/City Council
11.) Audience Participation
12.) Adjournment
b. Nothing herein shall preclude the Council
from taking any actions it deems appropriate at
the second session.
SECTION 5. CONSENT CALENDAR DEFINED
a. Those items on the City Council Agenda
which are considered routine by the City Council
Administrator and the City Clerk shal appear as a
separate section on the Agenda and shall substan-
tially consist of the following items:
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etc.
1.)
Approval of Minutes
2.)
Approval of payment of warrants by
the City
3.)
Approval of Final Tract Maps/Parcel
Maps
4.)
Acceptance of Grant Deeds/Grants of
Easement
5.)
Notices of Completion for projects
6.)
City Treasurer's Report
7.)
Call for Bids
8.)
Bid Awards
9.)
Approval of records destruction
10.)
Approval of leases and Agreements
11.)
Approval of Annexations
12.)
Receive and File or refer correspondence
13.)
Planning Commission Resolutions
14.)
Appointments/Resignations/Personnel
Actions
15.)
Claims against the City
b. Those items so approved under the hearing
"CONSENT CALENDAR" shall be enacted with one vote. The Mayor
will first ask the Council members, staff and the public if
there is anyone who wishes to speak against the Recommended
Council Action of any matter on the Consent Calendar. The
matters removed from the. Consent Calendar will be considered
individually at the end of the Agenda under "SPECIAL
CALL ITEMS". The entire Consent Calendar with the exception
of those specially called items, is then voted upon by roll
call under one motion.
SECTION 6. AGENDA POLICY
Agenda Policy as established by City Council,
allows the Mayor to add or delete items from the Agenda.
SECTION 7. Resolutions.7129 and 7238 are hereby repealed.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this lath day of February , 1985.
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MAYOR
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was
duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the nth day of February,
1985 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS
//CITY CLERK
CRUZ, COOK, CAMARENA, MOSES
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