1980-09Bill 1980-9
AMENDMEIvTT TO SECTIONS 2.03,
2.05 AND 2.07 OF-THE ORDINANCE
CODE OF THE CITY OF RICHFIELD
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CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Sections x.03, 2.05 and 2.07 of the Ordinance Code of the City
of Richfield relating to order of business, agenda and rules of
order of city council meetings are hereby amended to provide as
follows:
"2.03. ORDER OF BUSINESS. At the hour appointed for the
meeting, the members shall be called to order by the Mayor, and in
his/her absence, by the acting Mayor. The Clerk shall call the roll
and note the absentees. If a quorum is present, the Council shall
then proceed with its business Cin the following order]. Such
business shall include the following: --
(1) Approval of Niinutes of Previous Meeting
(2) Administrative Reports
(3) Public Hearings, including Ordinance Hearings
(4) Other Public Appearances
(5) Proposed Ordinances
(6) Resolutions
(7) Other Business.
The order of business shall be determined, from time to time, b
resolution of the City Council.
"2.05. COUNCIL AGENDA.
Subdivision 1. Contents. The manager shall prepare an agenda for
each regular meeting. The agenda shall include the items set forth
Cin the order of business as specified] in Section 2.03 of this
chapter.
Subd. 2. Completion of Agenda - Deadline. The agenda for any
regular meeting shall be compiled and completed by 4:30 PI~I on the
Wednesday preceding a meeting. Matters of an emergency nature not
on the agenda may be considered by the Council only upon a unanimous
vote of those CCouncilmen] Council Members present. Notwithstanding
the foregoing provisions,_ the Council may by resolution provide for
_a eriod of time during each Council meeting when members of the
general ublic may appear and ma}ce comment to the Council The con
ditions for and limitations upon such comment may also be determined
by Council resolution. Matters commented upon during an such eriod
need not be regarded as action items at the meetings at~iicj~ thzY
are introduced.
Subd. 3. Consent Calendar. In the re aration of the agenda for a
meeting, the City Manager may place certain items of business on a
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'consent calendar'. An member of the Council wishing to remove
any item from the consent calendar may do so at the time_ that the
consent calendar is reached on the general Council_agenda Any
item removed from the consent calendar shall become one of the
regular agenda items of the meeting and shall be taken up immedi-
ately after the consent calendar. All items not so removed from
the consent calendar may be passed b a single, non-debatable
motion. Matters proposed by the City Manager for the consent
agenda shall be those which he deems to be of a routine, non-
controversial nature. - _ -
`'2.07. RULES OF ORDER.
Subdivision 1. Presiding Officer. The Niayor, or in his/her absence
the President Pro Tempore, shall preside at Council meetings, pre-
serve order and decorum, and decide questions of order. The Mayor's
duties under this subdivision shall be in addition to his/her
duties, rights and privileges as a CCouncilman7 Council Member.
Subd. 2. Special Rules. The following special rules shall be
applied:
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(1) A member may be excused from voting on a matter duly before
the Council only with the unanimous consent of the other members
present.
(2) A motion before the Council shall be reduced to writing by
the Clerk at the request of any Council Member.
(3) Such other special rules may be adopted Cand included in
this subdivisions by ordinance or resolution as the Council from time
to time deems necessary,
Subd. 3. General Rules. In all other matters of parliamentary pro-
cedure, the Council shall be governed by the latest printed edition
of 'Robert's Rules of Order'.
Subd. 4. Suspension of Rules. The operation and effect of any rule
established or followed pursuant to this section may be suspended
upon the unanimous vote of the Council."
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Dlinnesota this
28th day of April , 1980.
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Dona d Priebe , Niayor
ATTEST:
yl a K. Bergh, Ac g ity Clerk
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(Official Publication)
Bill 1980-9
AMENDMENT TO SECTIONS E.03
2.05 and 2.07 OF THE ORDINANCE
CODE OF THE CITY OF
RICHFIELD
CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES OR-
DAIN:
Sections 2.03, 2.05 and 2.07 of the
Ordinance Code of the City of Rich-
field relating to order of business,
agenda and rules of order of city
council meetings are hereby
amended to Provide as follows:
"E.03. ORDER OF BUSINESS. At
T the hour appointed for the meeting,
the members shall be called to order
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S by the Mayor, and in his/her absence,
< by the acting Mayor. The Clerk shall
call the roll and note the absentees. If
a quorum is present, the Council shall
NEWSPAPERS then proceed with its business [in the
following order]. Such business shall
include the following:
(1) Appro~•al of-Minutes of Pre-
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION viousMeeting
(E) Administrative Reports
(3) Publfc Hearings, including Or-
dinance Hearings
(4) Other Public Appearances
RICHFIELD SUN (5) Proposed Ordinances
(0) Resolutions
(7) Other Business.
The order of business shall be de-
termined, from time to time, by reso-
lution of the City Council.
"E.05. COUNCIL AGENDA.
Subdivision I. Contents. The manager
9615 Lyndale Avenue South Bloomington, Minneso shall prepare an agenda for each
regular meeting. The agenda shall
include the items set fortli'~ [in the
order of business as specjfied] in
Section 2.03 of this ch8pter...
Subd. 2. Completion of ,kgenda -
State of Minnesota Deadline. The agenda for alit' regular
County of Hennepin meeting shall be compiled and com-
plated by 4:30 PM on thti Wednesday
preceding a meeting. Matters of an
emergency nature not on the agenda
may be considered, by the Council
.only upon a unanimous vote of those
[Councilmen] Council Members pres-
ent. Notwithstanding the foregoing
D. K. MORTENSON, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been 1 mi~on tons, the Council may by reso-
provide for a period of time
vice president and general manager of the newspaper know as The Richfield Sun and has full knowlet oaring each council meeting when
of the facts herein stated as follows: (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in newspa] members of the general public may
format and in column and sheet forme uivalent in rinted s ace to at least 900 s uare inches. (2) S
q P P q ~ appear and make comment to the
Council. The conditionss~,for and Iimi-
newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once every week. (3) Said newspaper has 50% of rations upon such comtnent may also
news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does be determined by Coaacil resolution.
whop du licate an other publication and is not made u entirel of atents, late matter
Y P Y P Y P P ~ Matters commented upon during any
such period need not be regarded as
advertisement. (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipalities which it purport: action items at the meetings at which
has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 7
serve they are fntroauced.
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of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entr as secoi
Y Subd. 3. Consent Calendar. In the
preparation of the agenda for ameet-
class matter in its local post-office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of Richfield in ing, the City Manager may place
County of Hennepin, and it has its known office of issue in the City of Bloomington in said tour certain items of business on a 'con-
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established and o en durin its re ular business hours for the atherin of news, sale of advert[seme
p g ~ g g g sent calendar
. Any member of the
Council wishing to remove any item
and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer of said newspaper or persons in from the consent calendar may do so
employ and subject to his direction and control during all such regular business hours and devo artnetimetnatthe consent calendar
exclusivel durin such re ular business hours and at which said news a er is rinted. (6) S
y g g P P P is reaches on the general Council
agenda. Any item removed from the
newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (7) Said newspa consent calendar shall become one of
is made available at single or subscription prices to any person, corporation, partnership or of the regular agenda items of the meet-
unincorporated association requesting the newspaper and making the applicable payment. (8) S jygaftershhe b onaent ucalendadiatAeli
newspaper has complied with all foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or date items not so removes from the con-
publication mentioned below. (9) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota pi sent ca-enaar may be passes by a
to Januar 1, 1966 and each Januar 1 thereafter and affidavit in the form rescribed by the Secret
Y Y P ~ single, non-debatable motion. Mat-
tars proposed by the City Manager
of State and signed by the managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stat for the consent agenda shell be those
that the newspaper is a legal newspaper. which he seems to be of a routine,
non-controversial nature.
"E.07. RULES OF ORDER.
Subdivision 1. Presiding Officer. The
Mayor, or. in his/her a48ence the
He further states on oath that the printed B i ~ ~ ~ 8 0 +~
hereto attached as a art hereof was cut from the columns of said news a er, and was tin
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at Council meetings, rea~ve order
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and published therein in the English language, once each week, for Orie successive wee [Councilman] Council Member.
Subd. z. Special Rules. The following
special rules shalk:be,applied:
(1) A membeai•~pay:,be excused
from voting on aria; tter duly before
the Council only vv the unanimous
that it was first so published on Wed • the ~ day of Md.~T 19.$l~ consent of the oth~~'members pres-
ent.
(E) A motion before the Council
shall be reduced to writing by the
Clerk at the_requeat, of any Council
and was thereafter printed and published on ever to and includ
Y Member.
(3) Such other special rules maybe
adapted [and included;in this sub-
division] by ordinance"or resolution
as the Council from time to time
deems necessary.
the day of 19 and that the following is a printed ci Subd. 3. General Rules. In all other
of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size ; matters of parliamentary procedure,
kind oft e used in the tom osition and ublication of said notice, to wit:
YP P P the Council shall be governed by the
latest printed edition of Robert's
abedefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz Rules of Order'.
Subd. 4. Suspension of Rules. The
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r~y~z~~ operation and effect of any rule estab-
lished or followed pursuant to this
section may be suspended upon the
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' unanimous vote of the Council."
Passed by the Cfty Councilof the City
of Richfield, Minnesota this 28th day
of April, 1980.
DONALD PRIEBE
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 7 day of May 198 ~ ATTEST: Mayor
SYLVIA K. BERGH
~L ~ NOTARY FUCLIC -MINNESOTA
MiI~NL-Pltil COUNTY
My commission expires July 2, 1986