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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1345 - Special Presentations on Agenda (Repealed by Ord 2024) 1421 2024 1770 §1 CITY OF TUK WILA JEH clh WASHINGTON 2/26/85 Rev 3/20/85 jt ORDINANCE NO. l AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, AMENDING SECTION 2.04.150 OF THE TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD A NEW SUBSECTION 4 RELATING TO SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS ON KEY AGENDA ITEMS, AMENDING SECTION 2.04.160 OF THE TUKWILA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD A NEW SUBSECTION (g) RELATING TO SIGNATURES OF THE MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBERS ON JOINT COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council desires to change the current format of its agenda to include special presentations on key agenda items as an optional part of its agenda and, WHEREAS, the City Council further desires to clarify the circumstances under which the entire City Council and /or the Mayor may sign Council resolutions, now, therefore, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Aqenda Format. Section 2.04.150 of the Tukwila Municipal Code, enacted as part of Section 8 of Ordinance No. 1311 of the City, passed by the City Council on January 16, 1984, is hereby amended to read as follows: 2.04.150 Agenda Format. The format of the City Council agenda shall be as follows: (1) Call to Order. (2) Pledge of Allegiance. (3) Roll call. (4) Special Presentations on Key Agenda Items. (5) Reports. Reports on special interest items from Mayor, City Council, staff, City Attorney, and intergovernmental representatives. (6) Citizen's Comments. To give audience a chance to comment on items not listed on the agenda. (7) Consent Agenda. (A) Contains all consent agenda items for warded from the committee of the whole meeting and routine items such as, but not limited to: (i) Approval of minutes, (ii) Approval of vouchers; (B) The following rules shall apply to the consent agenda: (i) Any member of the City Council may, by request, have an item removed from the consent agenda. That item will be forwarded under new business for further discussion. (ii) The remaining items shall be approved by motion; l (8) Bid Awards. All competitive bid awards require Council approval. (9) Public hearings. (A) For public hearings required by city, state, or federal law or as council may direct, it shall include, but not be limited to: (i) LID, (ii) Zoning, (iii) Budget, (iv) Revenue sharing (v) Annexation; (B) The following procedures shall apply to public hearings: (i) The presiding officer may exercise a change in the procedures, but said decision may be overruled by a majority vote of the City Council. (ii) The proponent spokesman shall speak first and be allowed fifteen minutes. Council may ask questions. (iii) The opponent spokesman shall be allowed fifteen minutes for presentation and Council may ask questions. (iv) Each side shall then be allowed five minutes for rebuttal. (v) After the proponents and opponents have used their speaking time, Council may ask further questions of the speakers, who may respond. (C) At public hearings where a general audience is in attendance to present arguments for or against a public issue: (i) A person may speak for five minutes. No one may speak for a second time until everyone wishing to speak has had an opportunity to speak. (ii) After the speaker has used the allotted time, Council may ask questions of the speaker and the speaker may respond, but may not engage in further debate. (iii) The hearing will then be closed to public participation and open for Councilmanic discussion. (10) Old Business. This section of the agenda shall include items of a general nature, including resolutions and ordinances previously discussed at a Council meeting. The following procedures shall apply during this section of the agenda: (A) The sponsor or a designated spokesman of each item will give a presentation. (B) The Council may then question the sponsor or designated spokesman of the presented item. (C) A motion at this time will be in order: (i) If a resolution or ordinance, the City Attorney or Chairman may read the item by title only, or if requested by any Council member, the docu- ment may be read in its entirety. A motion by Council shall rule. (ii) The Council, by motion, will dispense with the resolution or ordinance. (iii) All other items will be dispensed with by Council motion. (11) New Business. This section of the agenda shall include all items of a general nature, including resolutions and ordinances previously discussed at a committee of the whole meeting and put forward to the regular meeting and items that have been removed from the consent agenda. The procedures that apply during this section shall be the same as those under old business. (12) Miscellaneous. (13) Adjournment. Council meetings shall adjourn no later than eleven p.m. If Council desires to extend 2 the meeting, a motion shall be required of a majority plus one vote of Council Members present. Items not acted upon by the eleven p.m. deadline shall be deferred to the next respective Council meeting as old business, unless Council, by a majority vote of members present, determines otherwise. Section 2. Miscellaneous Agenda Procedures. Section 2.04.160 of the Tukwila Municipal Code, and Section 11 of Ordi- nance No. 1311, passed by the City Council on January 16, 1984 are hereby amended to add a new subsection (g) to read as follows: (g) A joint resolution of the City Council and the Mayor may be proposed when: (1) The subject of the resolution is of broad City concern, and the subject contains Council Policy and Administrative Procedure, or (2) The subject of the resolution is of a cere- monial or honorary nature. Joint resolutions will be subject to the voting rules of Section 2.04.190 and will be signed by the Mayor and the Council President. The Council may provide for all Council Members signing the joint resolution enacted under subparagraph g(2) above. Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect five (5) days after passage and publication as provided by law. PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUKWILA, WASHINGTON, at a regular meeting thereof this �8 day of c G7 GrX., 1985. APPROVED: In accordance with RCW35A.12.130, Mayor Van Dusen has elected not to approve this ordinance. It becomes effective 3/29/85 GARY L. VAN DUSEN, MAYOR APPROVED AS TO FORM: OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY: ATTEST /AUTHENTICATED: 1\74‘44140 /IV i �G�r�rc� ak-z7/-eff MARINE ANDERSON, CITY CLERK FILED WITH THE CITY 'RK: March 21, 1985 PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: March 18, 1985 PUBLISHED RECORD CHRONICLE: March 31, 1985 EFFECTIVE DATE: ORDINANCE NO. 1345 3