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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1015RESOLUTION NO. 1015 A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington concerning Council procedures, superseding Resolution 716. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENT, WASHINGTON DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The order of procedure herein contained shall govern all meetings of the Council of th,e City of Kent, Washington and committees thereof. Council Meetings Section 2. Regular meetings of the Council shall be held as provided by City Ordinance. Section 3. Special meetings or hearings of the Council may be called by the Mayor or any three members of the Council by written notice delivered to each member of the Council at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time specified for the proposed special meeting or hearing. Section 4. Regular meetings of the Council shall be presided over by the Mayor, if present, or the Council President who shall be Mayor Pro Tempore. In the absence of the Mayor and Council President, a member of the Council selected by a majority of the Council membership shall preside. Selection of a council- member to preside over the meeting shall not in any way abridge that member's right to vote on matters before the Council during such meeting. Section 5. At all meetings of the Council a majority of the Council membership shall constitute a quorum for the trans- action of business, but a lesser number may adjourn from time to time and may compel the attendance of absent members. At the demand of any member, any question shall be voted upon by a roll call and the "ayes" and "nays" shall be recorded in the journal. Section 6. The passage of any ordinance, grant or revoca- tion of any franchise or license, and any resolution for the pay- ment of money shall require the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the whole membership of the Council. Section 7. Other than a request from a citizen, only items that have been previously discussed by a Council committee, or approved by the Council President, shall be put on the agenda of the Council meeting. Section 8. The order of business of all meetings of the Council shall be as follows: 1. Call to order; 2. Roll call; 3. Public communications; 4. Public hearings; 5. Consent Calendar; 6. Other Business; 7. Consideration of bids, and related matters; 8. Report from standing committees and staff; 9. Report from special committees; 10. Other business to be considered (and continued communications); 11. Adjournment. Section 9. Except during the third, fourth, and tenth orders of business no person shall address the Council without the consent of the presiding officer. Section 10. The Mayor may address the Council on any matter or participate in the debate of any question unless a majority of the Council shall require the Mayor to call the Mayor Pro Tempore to take the chair and address the Council as a citizen. Section 11. Every officer of the City who shall fail to report to the Council at times and in a manner requested by the Council, shall be summoned in accordance with the direction of the Council. - 2 - Section 12. Motions shall be reduced to writing when demanded by any member of the Council. All resolutions and ) ordinances shall be in writing. Section 13. Notice of a motion for reconsideration may be made only on the day the vote to be reconsidered was taken. A motion to reconsider can be made only by a member voting on the pr~vailing side. A motion to reconsider can be decided only once when decided in 'the negative. Section 14. Motions to lay any matter on the table shall be· first in order. A motion to lay an amendment on the table shall not carry the main question with it unless so specified in the motion to table. On all questions the last amendment, the most distant day, and the largest sum shall be put first. Section 15. Every member who was in the Council Chamber wh~n the question was put shall give his vote unless the Council for special reasons shall excuse him. Section 16. The City Attorney shall act as parliamen- tarian and advise the presiding officer on inquiries concerning parliamentary procedure. The presiding officer shall rule on issues of parliamentary procedure, unless overruled by majority of the members present. Council President and Committees Section 17. The President of the Council, who is Mayor Pro Tempore, shall be selected by the Council and serve at the discretion of a majority of its members. The Council President shall administer the Council budget. Standing committees and their membership shall be decided by the President of the Council. Any decisions made by the Council President may be overruled by ~ majority of the Councilnembers. Section 18. Committees shall consist of the following members: a chairperson, and two reqular members. Section 19. No committee shall act in the absence of a quorum, which shall consist of at least two members. The Council President may sit on any committee when necessary to constitute a quorum. Section 20. All proposed ordinances or resolutions shall first be discussed by, or referred to, the appropriate Council Committee unless otherwise designated by the Council President; - 3 - PROVIDED, however, the Council shall not be denied the right to [refer the subject to a committee or workshop for further consider- .ation. Matters not otherwise designated shall be assigned for consideration to a Council meeting, workshop or to the appropriate Council committee by the Council President, in consultation with the Mayor and the City Administrator. Section 21. A Council committee shall submit all business to the Council with or without recommendation, but in no event shall a committee prevent business from reaching the full Council. Section 22. The chairperson of every standing committee . or another member of the committee shall report the status of business assigned to this committee to every regular meeting of the Council. Section 23. Council workshop meetings where the Council sits as a committee-of-the-whole, shall be held in the Council Chambers at 7:00 p.m. on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of every month or as otherwise scheduled. Workshop agendas shall be approved by the Council President, P~J:lVIDED, however, any member of the public~ a Councilmember, the Mayor, or City Administrator may request an item be added to the Workshop Agenda. Such workshops shall be recorded. Section 24. Any section of this Resolution may be amended or temporarily suspended by a vote of majority of the members present. Section 25. REED'S PARLIAMENTARY RULES shall govern the deliberations of the Council except when they are in conflict with the provisions of this Resolution. Section 26. The Council President shall make the final decisions on interpretation of this resolution; P~OVIDED, however, that any decision made by the Council President may be overruled by a majority of the Councilmembers. Passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Kent Washington this 7th day of May 1984. City of this day of - 4 - ATTEST: ~ MARIE JEN~TY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 1015 , passed by the City Council of the City of Kent, Washington, the f day of J.,"-'J" , 1984. ~~ (SEAL) MARIEJ~IY CLERK 0047L/02L - 5 -