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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 7823RESOLUTION NO. 7823 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 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 PMT/RES2148 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 determination as to which items will be discussed at the meeting. -1- 3. If an item is placed on the Agenda, the items will be followed. 4. Non -agenda items will be considered prior to commencement of the regular Agenda. SECTION 3. ORDER OF BUSINESS a. The business of the City Council shall be considered in substantially 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, etc. 9. Special Call Items 10. Other Business/City Council 11. Audience Participation 12. Adjournment b. Nothing herein shall preclude the Council from taking any other actions it deems appropriate at the meeting. SECTION 4. CONSENT CALENDAR DEFINED a. Those items on the City Council Agenda which are considered routine by the City Council Administrator and the City Clerk shall appear as a separate section on the Agenda and shall substantially consist of the following items: 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 16. Resolutions of Intent or Calling of Hearings 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 PMT/RES2148 -2- 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. Resolution 7661 is hereby repealed. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 2nd day of December , 1985. i 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 2 hd day of December, 1985 by the following vote of the Council: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS CRUZ, COOK, CAMARENA, LATTA, MOSES NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS NONE ABSE COUNCIL MEMBE1ONE DEPUTY CITY CL PMT/RES2148 -3-