HomeMy WebLinkAbout11369RESOLUTION NO. 11369
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES AND RULES OF COUNCIL
RELATING TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON RESOLUTIONS
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: (brackets indicate matter
deleted; underscoring indicates matter added)
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Section 15.1, Order of Business of the Legislative Procedures and Rules of Council, is
amended by the addition of the following subsection (c):
(c) Relevant public comment may be made by any interested resident of the
City on any Resolution listed on the Regular Agenda, except those appointing members to
boards and commissions, provided, that such resident shall prior to the commencement of
the regular council meeting during which the Resolution will be considered signs his or her
name, address and identifies the Resolution by agenda item number on the Resolution
Public Comment sheet made available for that purpose.
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This Resolution shall become effective upon final approval and passage.
INTRODUCED Auaust 11. 2008
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Randy Thurston
Councilperson
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PRESIf NT'ei Cif' Council
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Background Paper for Proposed
RESOLUTION
DATE: August 11, 2008 AGENDA ITEM # oZ 5
DEPARTMENT: OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
DAVE GALLI, CITY MANAGER
DOUG FITZGERALD, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER
TITLE
A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURES AND RULES
OF COUNCIL RELATING TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON RESOLUTIONS
ISSUE
Does the City Council desire to amend its procedures and rules to allow public
comment upon resolutions other than those appointing members to boards and
commissions?
BACKGROUND
City Council has indicated it wishes to consider a change in its procedures which
would allow relevant public comment by residents of the City on Resolutions
during City Council meetings, except for Resolutions appointing members to
Boards and Commissions. The Resolution here would implement such a change,
and would require only that a resident wishing to comment on a Resolution signs
his or her name, address and identifies the Resolution her /she wishes to
comment upon by agenda item number on the Resolution Public Comment sheet
made available for that purpose.
RECOMMENDATION
Put on the agenda by the request of several Council members.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None anticipated.