2000-03BILL N0.2000-3
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO COUNCIL MEMBER ATTENDANCE
AT COUNCIL MEETINGS9 AMENDING
SUBSECTION 205.15 OF THE RICHFIELD C1T1( CODE
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD ORDAINS:
Section 1. Subsection 205.15 of the Richfield City Code is amended to read as
follows:
205.15. Attendance at council meetings. Attendance of council members at
meetings is one of the most important duties imposed by law on members. Member
presence to participate in the hearings, deliberations and decisions of the council is
essential to the proper discharge of the member's official duties. Recognizing that it is not
always possible for a member to be present at all meetings, and that by reason of
business demands, state of health, personal problems, vacations and other matters
occasional absences are excusable, the following rules apply to absences of council
members from meetings when invoked by resolution of the council:
(a) such rules shall remain in effect until the end of the calendar
year during which the resolution is passed unless revoked prior to that time
by resolution of the council;
(b) unless excused b a ma~orit of the cit council a member of
the council may not be absent from any regular
meeting ~ ' or from such
special meetinas as the council may specify in the resolution;
{~-}~ for each unexcused absence from a regular or special
meeting of the council each council member e~ may be penalized by a
fine of not to exceed $75, and the mayor may be penalized by a fine of an
amount not to exceed $100, but the resolution may specify a lesser penalty
for absence from a special meeting than a regular meeting;
{e}~ any member of the council desiring to be excused shall
insofar as possible give advance notice to the manager, stating (i) the
meeting at which the member will be absent, (ii) ~ the member's reason
for being absent and, (iii) the member's location during the meeting.
Sec. 2. This ordinance is effective in accordance with section 3.09 of the
Richfield City Charter.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield this 10th day of January, 2000.
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Martin J.'K~r-~ch, Mayor
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BILL N0.2000-3
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO COUNCIL
MEMBER ATTENDANCE AT COUNCIL
MEETINGS; AMENDING SUBSECTION 205.15 OF
THE RICHFIELD CITY CODE
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD ORDAINS:
Section 1. Subsection 205.15 of the Richfield City Code is
amended to read as follows:
205.15. Attendance at council meetines. Attendance of
council members at meetings is one of the most important
duties imposed by law on members. Member presence to
participate in the hearings, deliberations and decisions of
the council is essential to the proper discharge of the mem-
ber's official duties. Recognizing that it is not always pos-
sible for a member to be present at all meetings, and that
by reason of business demands, state of health, personal
', problems, vacations and other matters occasional ab-
j sences are excusable, the following rules apply to absences
of council members from meetings when invoked by reso-
1 lotion of the council:
j (a) such rules shall remain in effect until the end of the
calendazyearduringwhichtheresolutionispassedunless
revoked prior to that time by resolution of the council;
I (b) ~nlessexcusedbvamaioritvofthecitvcouncil.amem-
~ ber of the council may not be absent from any regular eP
i ~e~aryeeieel• meeting
ef-tie-eik~-eee~ril or from~uch special meetines as the
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F~(s1 for each unexcused absence from a regular or
Ispecial-meeting of the council each council member e!~
may be penalized by a fine of not to exceed $75, and the
mayor may be penalized by a fine of an amount not tc ex-
ceed $100, but the resolution may specify a Iessei• penalty
for absence from a special meeting than a regular meeting;
(~e~dZ any member of the council desiring to be ex-
cused shall insofaz as possible give advance notice to the'
manager, stating (i) the meeting at which the member will
be absent, (ii) die the member's reason for being absent
and, (iii) the member's location during the meeting.
Sec. 2. This ordinance is effective in accordance with sec-
' tion 3.09 of the Richfield City Charter
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Passed by the City Counci] of the City of Richfield this 10th
i day of January, 2000.
Martin J. IQrsch, Mayor
ATTEST:
Thomas P Ferber, City Clerk
(Jan. 19, 2000) D2/Bill 2000-3