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ORDINANCE NO.a~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC. 2.04.040 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
WITH RESPECT TO COUNCIL RULES.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ASHLAND DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 2.04.040 of the Ashland Municipal Code and Section
4 of Ordinance No. 1544 shall be amended to read as follows:
112.04.040 Order of business. A. Except as provided in
subsection B hereof, the order of business of the Council shall be:
1. Roll call;
2. Approval of minutes of the previous meeting;
3. Special presentations, proclamations and awards;
4. Consent agenda, subject to the limitations of subsection
C;
5. Public hearings, subject to the limitations of subsection
D;
6. Unfinished business;
7. New and miscellaneous business;
8. Public forum for business from the audience not included
on the agenda (limited to a total of 15 minutes);
9. Ordinances, resolutions and contracts;
10. Other business from Council members.
B. At the first meeting in January after the roll call, the
presentation of the Mayor's annual address shall be first in order.
C. Routine business items may be listed by the City Administrator
under a "Consent Agenda", which shall be acted upon in its entirety,
except that the Mayor or any member of the Council may request that
the item be moved to the regular agenda under the appropriate section
of business.
D. Public hearings shall conclude at 9:30 P.M. and be continued to a
future date to be set by the Council, unless the Council by a two-
thirds vote of those present, extends the hearing(s) for one-half hour
until 10:00 P.M. at which time the Council shall set a date for
continuance and shall proceed with the balance of the agenda.
E. At any meeting of the Council, the order of business can be
changed or any part thereof moved to a future agenda, by a majority
vote of the Council.
F. The City Administrator is responsible for the preparation of the
agenda for each City Council meeting, and with the consent of the
Council, shall determine the deadline by which any matter must be
presented in writing by any citizen in order to be included on the
agenda.
SECTION 2. Section 2.04.080 of the Ashland Municipal Code shall be
amended by adding thereto the following sentence:
"All terms of Boards, Commissions and Committees shall be
extended to April 30 of each year, beginning with terms expiring
on December 31, 1989."
SECTION 3. Section 2.04.081 of the Ashland Municipal Code shall be
amended by deleting the last sentence thereof, and adding a new
sentence to read as follows:
"Additional procedures regarding application deadlines and
notification to the City Council of proposed appointments by
the Mayor shall be set forth by Resolution of the Council."
SECTION 4. Sections 2.15.020, 2.22.020, 2.23.020, 2.24.020, 2.25.020
and 2.27.030(B), shall be amended by changing all references to
December 31 to "April 30." All terms of present Board and Commission
members shall therefor be extended for four (4) months to April 30 of
each succeeding year.
The foregoing Ordinance was first read on the 20th day of June, 1989
and duly PASSED and ADOPTED this -5- day ofd~ , 1989.
Nan E. Fr klin
City Recorder
SIGNED and APPROVED this day of 1989.
Catherine M. Golden
Mayor
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