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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-99-21RESOLUTIO A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNTY, FLORIDA, REPEAL[ ESTABLISHING THE DATE AND TI] WORKSHOPS AND QUASi-JUDICIA RULES OF ORDER; PROVIDINI PROVIDiNG FOR AGENDA MODIF] HEARING PROCEDURES (OTHER '] PROVIDING FOR PUBLIC INPU DIRECTION RELATIVE TO VERE FOR REPEAL OF RESOLUTIONS CONFLICT HEREWITH; AND PRO' WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of S~ in the best interest of the citizens of Sebastian to provide dates and provide for conduct of City Council meeting NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE SEBASTIAN, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, as folio SECTION 1. CITY COUNCIL MEETIN Regular Meetings: Regular Meetings sE month at 7:00 p.m. and shall adjoum at 10:30 p.m. unle: present. A motion to extend the meeting time shall be m~ shall be forno more than a thirty (30) minute extension. to the beginning of the next Regular City Council me¢ special meeting agenda. Quasi,judicial Hearings: Quasi-judicial he~ meetings called for such purpose on the fu'st and third' at 10:30 p.m. unless extended by a majority vote of( discretion, may schedule a quasi-judicial heating for a N NO. R-99-21 OF SEBASTIAN, iNDIAN RIVER ~IG RESOLUTION NO. R-97-21; VIE FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, L HEARINGS; ADOPTING ROBERTS ?, FOR AGENDA PREPARATION; CATION; PROVIDiNG FOR PUBLIC ]tAN QUASI-JUDICIAL MATTERS); 1' PROCEDURES; ESTABLISHING ATIM TRANSCRIPTS; PROVIDING OR PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS IN iflDiNG FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. :bastian, Indian River County, Florida, believes it to be clear direction to establish Council meeting times and $. I) BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ~ DATE AND TIME. all be held on the second and fourth Wednesday of each ;s extended by a majority vote of City Council members de only once during the Regular meeting and the motion All unfinished business at adjournment shall be carried :ting unless, prior to adjournment, items are placed on a a-ings, when necessary, shall be conducted at special Nednesday of the month, at 7:00 p.m. and shall adjourn ity Council members present. The City Manager, at his Regular City Council meeting when necessary. Y~orkshops: Workshops, when necessar month at 7:00 p.m. and shall adjourn at 10:30 p.m. unh present. In the event that there is a special meeting scheduled for the first or third Wednesday, the worksho the workshop shall be made only once during the mc (30) minutes. All unfinished business at adjournmen workshop. Special Meetings_for Other Purposes: Special ~ may be called in accordance with the Charter of thc Ci ~ NO SUBSTANTIVE DECIS] be discussed and placed on an appropriate City Council shall not be made at workshops. SECTION ;5. ROBERTS RULES OF ORI Rules of Order, Revised, 9th Edition, published by So meetings and workshops. Failure to follow said rules The City Council recognizes Robert Rules governing a public official in the State of Florida. Councilmember has a conflict of interest. A Councilme in discussion on a motion without relinquishing the chai questions of procedure or a point of order to the Chair an Any member of Council may appeal the decision of th ~ AGENDA SUBMITTAL D1 is directed to prepare agendas for all City Council r~ submitted to the City Clerk not later than noon on the TI shall be held on the first and third Wednesday of the extended by a majority vote of City Council members for the purpose of conducting a quasi-judicial hearing will follow the special meeting. A consensus to extend ~,ting and the extension shall be for no more than a thirty shall be carried to the beginning of the next scheduled teetings for purposes other than quasi-judicial hearings ty of Sebastian. ObIS AT WORKSHOPS. At workshops, matters may aeeting agenda for formal action. Substantive decisions ER ADOPTED. The City Council will follow Roberts ~tt, Foresman as a general guideline in the conduct of all shall not affect the validity of any action taken. )f Order are not applicable to every procedural matter ',ach Councilmember must vote on all motions unless a abet may make a motion, second a motion or participate r. Members of Council have the exclusive right to raise ! have the Chair rule on the procedure or point of order. Chair to the entire Council. ADLINE AND PREPARATION. The City Manager eetings. Documentation for items on agendas must be tursday preceding the respective meeting to expedite the preparation of agenda packets. ~ AGENDA MODIFICATION modify the agenda to add an additional agenda item, and, Council with respect to the new agenda item, shall be af on such new agenda item. ~F~.~~. ORDER FOR PUBLIC BEFORE CiTY COUNCIL~The order for public he as follows: A. Order of Business: 1. Chairperson shall announce ~ 2. City Attorney shall read the City Charter, Code of Ordin than the title be read. 3. Chairperson, if appropriate, heating. 4. City staff shall make a prese: recommendation, if any. 5. Public input. 6. City staff final comments an 7. Chairperson closes heating affirmative vote of three Cc B. Continuance of Public Hearine. continuance wood violate City Charter, City Code, St~ a time certain that the hearing will be re-opened and sha on a matter and continue the public hearing for receipl C. Deferring Decision on Merits. City pending as a result of a public hearing. City Council, by a majority vote of its members, may in such event, an individual who wishes to address City ?orded a reasonable opportunity to address City Council l tEARINGS (OTHER THAN OUASI-JUDICIAL) axings (other than quasi-judicial) before City Council is he opening of the public hearing. )rdinance or Resolution by title unless the aces and/or Florida Statutes requires more ~hall announce the roles that apply to the ~tation, comments and preliminary recommendation, if any. dess hearing continuation granted by the acil members. ',ity Council may continue a public hearing unless a e or Federal law. A Public hearing may be continued to 11 be stated in the record. City Council may defer action of written comments on the matter. 2ouncil may defer a decision on the merits of any matter D. Sus!x~sion of Rules. Any provisions the affumative vote of at least three Council members E. Failure to Follow Rules. If City Resolution, such failure shall not invalidate action tal SECTION 7. PROCEDURES FOR SPEAI FROM THE PUBLIC. A. ~. Sign-up sheets shall be of any meeting of City Council in the City Council Ct Clerk's office from Monday through Wednesday from New Business from the Public and Public Hearings. B. Public Input on Agenda items. Indivk public presentations are permitted on the agenda shall ad4 deliberation of the agenda item. Individuals shall not ad deliberation on an agenda item after public input has ca City Council may recall an individual to provide add individuals shall have the opportunity to address City any federal or state law, the City Charter, the Code of of Sebastian. C. Introduction of New Business from th shall be that portion of Regular Meeting agendas at whi¢ on the prepared agenda. "New Business" as used in was discovered within the previous six months. Any Introduction of New Business from the Public secl opportunity to address the City Council if they have si~ of this Resolution may be suspended for good cause by The good cause shall be stated on the record. '.ouncil fails to strictly abide by any provision of this ;n by City Council or staff. [ERS AND INTRODUCTION OF NEW BUSINESS provided by the City Clerk prior to the commencement mbers one half hour prior to the meeting or in the City :00 a.m. to 4:30 prior to the meeting for Introduction of ~als who wish to address the City Council on items where hess the City Council immediately prior to City Council tress City Council after commencement of City Council ncluded, provided, however, the Mayor and members of fional information or to answer questions. In addition, Council during a public hearing held in accordance with 3rdinances and the Land Development Code of the City e Public. Introduction of New Business from the Public h individuals may introduce new business not otherwise his paragraph, is defined as an item that has occurred or individual wishing to introduce new business during the ion of Regular City Council meetings shall have the ned the sign-up sheet prior to the commencement of the meeting on a first come fa'st heard basis. Individuals attempt to resolve matters. Individuals are also encm New Business from the public by noon on the TI documentation for inclusion in the agenda packet. N, allowed at special meetings or workshops. D. Time Limit for Public Input. Individua be limited to ten (10) minutes in making oral presentati or reduced by the Chair based on the amount of time E. Written Presentations. Individuals by providing ten (10) complete copies to the City Clef re encouraged, whenever possible, to meet with staff to 'aged, whenever possible, to sign up for Introduction of ~ursday preceding the Regular Meeting and provide ~ Introduction of New Business from the Public shall be s, who are not parties in quasi-judicial proceedings, shall ons to the City Council, except if extended by the Chair vailable. ay also submit written presentations tl the City Council k prior to commencement of the meeting. L answering a question of a member of City Council or SECTION 10. VERBATIM TRANSCRI who decides to appeal any decision made by the city corn or hearing will need a record of the proceedings and may is made, which record includes the testimony and evi& with 286.0105 Florida Statutes. The City Clerk's office is not required to prel Council meetings unless City Council, by majority vote, it deems necessary and proper for conduct of internal Public Input Addressed to Chair..a 11 public input shall be addressed to the Chair, unless SECTION 11. ~. All resolutk repealed, including Resolution No. R-97-21. City staff. PTS. OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS~ Any person cji with respect to any matter considered at any meeting aced to ensure that a verbatim record of the proceedings ~nce upon which the appeal is to be heard, in accordance Dare verbatim transcripts or parts of any minutes of City tirects verbatim transcripts for any parts of any minutes tffairs of city. ns or parts of resolutions in conflict herewith are hereby ~. EFFECTIVE DAT The foregoing Resolution was passed for adopti was seconded by Councilmember / follows: Mayor Martha S. Wininger Vice-Mayor Chuck Neuberger Councilmember Joe Barczyk Councilmember Ben Bishop Councilmember Edward Majcher The Mayor thereupon declared this Resolutio /~. ~., ,1999. Katluya M~.;O'H~ildra~, CMC/AAE - (-Seal) Approved es ua Form and Content for Reliance by the City of Sebastian Only: Rich Stringer City Attorney E. This Resolution shall take effect on ~n by Councilmember ~//~.~,-;e~..; . The motion and, upon being put to a vote, the vote was as duly passed and adopted this //-/ZT/-day of CItY O~ SEBAS~TIAN~LORI~A M~ttha S. wininger, Mayo~: /