8.F.
City Council Meeting - FINAL
- Meeting Date:
- 02/19/2019
- From:
- Stacy Saltzburg, City Clerk
Information
TITLE:
Consideration and Possible Adoption: City Council Rules of Procedure, as Amended.
STAFF RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Approve the City Council Rules of Procedure dated February 19, 2019, as amended.
Executive Summary:
As changes are made or procedures require clarification, City Council will periodically make amendments to the City Council Rules of Procedure. A list of proposed amendments was discussed by the City Council at their Regular Meeting of January 15, 2019, and those changes are reflected in the attached document.
Financial Impact:
None.
Policy Impact:
None.
Connection to Council Goal, Regional Plan and/or Team Flagstaff Strategic Plan:
TEAM FLAGSTAFF STRATEGIC PLAN
Provide Exceptional Service.
Foster clear and consistent communication.
Provide Exceptional Service.
Foster clear and consistent communication.
Previous Council Decision on This:
The City Council discussed the proposed changes at their Regular Meeting of January 15, 2019.
Options and Alternatives:
1) Adopt the amendments as proposed.
2) Make further amendments and then adopt.
3) Not adopt amendments.
2) Make further amendments and then adopt.
3) Not adopt amendments.
Background and History:
Below is a recap of the proposed amendments discussed on January 15, 2019:
Section 4.02 - Future Agenda Item Requests (F.A.I.R.):
Section 4.03 - Removal of a F.A.I.R. Item
Section 5.01 - Regular Meeting Agenda
Section 6.03 - Selection of Vice Mayor
Section 11.03 - No New Agenda Items after 9:30 p.m. except by Majority Vote.
Section 11.06 - Video Streaming, Recording, and Photography
Section 4.02 - Future Agenda Item Requests (F.A.I.R.):
The addition of a requirement for the requesting Councilmember to be present through each step of the F.A.I.R. process.
The addition of the process for the disposition of F.A.I.R. items remaining from an outgoing Councilmember.
Changing the number of Councilmembers needed to place an item on a future agenda from two to three.
The addition of a process for changing the order of items in the Discussion Queue.
The addition of the process for the disposition of F.A.I.R. items remaining from an outgoing Councilmember.
Changing the number of Councilmembers needed to place an item on a future agenda from two to three.
The addition of a process for changing the order of items in the Discussion Queue.
Section 4.03 - Removal of a F.A.I.R. Item
The addition of the requirement for a Councilmember to request the removal of an agendized F.A.I.R. item at a public meeting.
Updates to the number of Councilmembers needed to move an item forward from two to three.
Updates to the number of Councilmembers needed to move an item forward from two to three.
Section 5.01 - Regular Meeting Agenda
The addition of the Pledge of Allegiance to the 6:00 P.M. meeting agenda.
Section 6.03 - Selection of Vice Mayor
New section regarding the selection process for the Vice Mayor.
Section 11.03 - No New Agenda Items after 9:30 p.m. except by Majority Vote.
Clarification that agenda items not considered will be placed on the next Regular or Special Council meeting agenda.
Section 11.06 - Video Streaming, Recording, and Photography
New section regarding video streaming, recording, and photography at Council meetings.
Expanded Options and Alternatives:
Inform.