09-08RESOLUTION NO. 09-08
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, AMENDING RULE 1, SCHEDULING COUNCIL
MEETINGS/WORK SESSION AGENDA, COUNCIL RULES;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the Council Rules; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. The Council Rules are hereby amended as follows:
RULE 1
SCHEDULING COUNCIL MEETINGS/WORK SESSION AGENDAS
(1) The City Council shall meet on the first and third Thursdays of each month at
6:00 p.m. in its chamber. However, in July, the City Council shall hold one regular night
meeting on the third Thursday of the month. There will be no regular meeting on the
third Thursday of December or the first Thursday of January. The Council will make
this determination at the time the annual meeting calendar is being compiled. The day
of the meeting may be changed by majority vote of the Council.
(2) Except as may be rescheduled from time to time when necessary due to conflict,
a work session shall be held at 9:00 a.m. 1.30 p.m. on the first working day of the
Council meeting week. Work sessions are primarily designed for information gathering
and guidance, and no formal Council decision approving or disapproving an agenda
item or items scheduled for public hearing may be made. No public input will be
accepted at work sessions except by consensus of Council. Only items on the work
session agenda will be discussed. Items not on the agenda may be brought up by the
Council or staff during the work session asking they be scheduled for subsequent
meetings or work sessions.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect March 15, 2009.
Resolution No. 09-08
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
Approved as to form:
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Pamela K. Akin
City Attorney
19th day of February , 2009.
Frank V. Hibbard
Mayor
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