Chapter 2 ADMINISTRATION*
Section 2-46 Order of business.
The order of business of the council, unless otherwise determined, shall be
as follows:
(1) Introductory items:
a. Pledge
of Allegiance;
b
. Roll call;
c
. Approval of previous minutes;
d
. Approval and adjustment of agenda;
e
. Finalization of consent agenda—Council and public to indicate any items
on which
comment is requested.
(2) Special items.
(3) Appointment to boards and commissions.
(
4
) Scheduled public comment.
(
5
) Public hearings, with or without bills.
(
6
) Old business (items not included on consent agenda):
a. Ordinances:
1. Second
reading by title;
2. Third
reading by council bill number;
3. Final
consideration of ordinances.
b. Resolutions:
Final consideration of resolutions previously introduced.
(
7
) Consent agenda, which shall be all bills and resolutions ready for final consideration
except bills requiring an advertised public hearing, or bills on which comment is requested by
any member of the city council or the public, or bills requiring a super majority vote.
a. Second and third reading by council
bill number of all bills on the consent agenda;
b. Reading
of resolutions by number;
c. Final
consideration of consent agenda.
(
8
) Resolutions not on consent agenda.
(
9
) Introduction and first reading of ordinances by council bill number.
(
10
) Reports and petitions.
(11) General comments by public,
council and staff.
(12) Adjournment.
(Code 1964, § 2.180; Ord. No. 10017, § 1, 12-5-83; Ord. No. 12913, § 1, 3-18-91; Ord.
No.
14821 § 1, 4-15-96; Ord. No. 18212, § 1, 9-7-04; Ord. No. 20710, § 1, 8-2-10; Ord No.
20847, §
1, 1-3-11)
(Ord. 20847, Amended, 01/03/2011, Prior Text; Ord. 20710, Amended, 08/02/2010, Prior Text; Ord. 018212, Amended, 09/07/2004, Prior Text)