§ 2-31. Formulation of agenda.  


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  • Each item of business for consideration by the board of directors at any regular, special, study session or executive session meeting of the board shall be first placed on a written agenda. The agenda shall be formulated and disseminated according to the following directions:

    (1)

    The preparation of the agenda for each regular, special, study session or executive session meeting of the board of directors shall be the duty of the city clerk, under the supervision of the mayor.

    (2)

    An item of business may be placed on the agenda for any regular, special, study session or executive session meeting of the board at a study session meeting preceding the meeting of consideration by the city administrator, or by the concurrence of any two (2) members of the board. An item of business may be placed on the agenda for any regular, special, study session or executive session meeting of the board at any time by the city administrator provided notice of the specific subject of the addition to the agenda is given to the mayor and the members of the board of directors at least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting of consideration.

    (3)

    An item of business may be placed on the agenda at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the time of the meeting of consideration by four (4) members of the board upon notice to the city clerk of the name of the proposed directors and the specific subject of the items of business to be considered. The city clerk shall immediately notify the directors, the city administrator and the mayor of the specific subject of the addition to the agenda.

    (4)

    Any item of business may be denied a place on or removed from the agenda by notice of four (4) directors to the city clerk prior to the date of the meeting of the proposed consideration. The city clerk shall immediately notify the city administrator, the mayor, the directors and other interested persons of such action.

    (5)

    An item of business requiring immediate action by the board may be placed on the agenda within forty-eight (48) hours or at the meeting of consideration by notice from all seven (7) members of the board to the city clerk pursuant to subsection (c) above or by unanimous vote of the entire membership of the board. An absent member of the board may express consent to consideration by those present in writing, or by facsimile or electronic mail communicated to the city clerk.

    (6)

    An item of business presented at a regular or special meeting of the board, not placed on the agenda of the meeting at which presented, shall be automatically placed on the agenda of the following regular meeting unless its place on the agenda is denied, or it is removed as provided in this article.

    (7)

    Any ordinance or resolution placed on the agenda of any regular or special meeting of the board requiring by its terms the appointment by the board of a person and the insertion of a person's name in the ordinance or resolution shall be automatically referred to and constitute a call of an executive session prior to adjournment of such meeting, and formal action on the ordinance or resolution shall take place in public session after the executive session.

(Ord. No. 24-10, § 1, 5-18-10)