| | | | | | | | | City of Independence | | AGENDA ITEM COVER SHEET |
|
| | | | | | | | Agenda Title:
The Council Rules of Procedure amendment noticed for consideration will be considered at the Monday, July 18, 2022 City Council meeting. |
| | | | | | | | Executive Summary:
If approved, this item would amend the Council Rules of Procedure in the following manner:
- Require the City Clerk to make public all items requiring Council action through publication of the item on the Council agenda no later than noon on the Tuesday before the next Regular Meeting of the City Council. The current Rules of Procedure require publication at least twenty-four hours (excluding weekends) before the meeting in which the desired action is to be taken.
- Require members of the City Council to bring forward their requests for a City Council action item at a Study Session and garner at least four affirmative votes from the City Council prior to staff drafting the action item and placing it on a City Council agenda. Presently, any member of the City Council may request the City Manager to have prepared proposed ordinances with such ordinances to be placed on the agenda of the next scheduled Council meeting, provided the ordinances can be drafted and distributed to members of the Council in accordance with time schedules set forth in Section 6.4 of the Rules of Procedure.
|
| | | | | | | | Background:
On June 21st, 2022, the City Council met to discuss their policies, procedures and rules for self-governance and how they wished to conduct their affairs. The conversation largely centered on establishing a well-defined process to define the policies and procedures by which the City Council will operate. A portion of this conversation was dedicated to the current Council Rules of Procedure, with a specific emphasis on the process and the deadline for adding items to a City Council agenda in order to promote transparency, citizen engagement, and City Councilmember awareness of pending action items. Direction was given to the City Manager to prepare an amendment to the Council Rules of Procedure so that these changes could be considered for formal adoption and implementation. |
| | | | | | | | | Department: City Manager's Office | Contact Person: Zach Walker |
|
| REVIEWERS: | | Department | Action | | City Managers Office | Approved | | City Clerk Department | Approved |
|
| | | | | | | |
| Council Action: | Council Action: |
|
|