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10-11 RESOLUTION NO. 10-11 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, AMENDING COUNCIL RULES; AMENDING RULE 6, ORDER OF BUSINESS TO CLARIFY THAT COUNCIL DISCUSSION ITEMS WILL BE ON WORKSESSION ONLY UNLESS AGENDAED TO A COUNCIL MEETING AND ADDING MAYOR'S CLOSING COMMENTS; AMENDING RULE 7, AGENDA/EXPENDITURE OF FUNDSM/AIVER OR CHANGE OF RULES TO REQUIRE THAT ALL ITEMS GO TO WORKSESSION BEFORE BEING AGENDAED FOR COUNCIL MEETING; TO PROVIDE AN EXCEPTION FOR EMERGENCY ITEMS THAT MAY BE AGENDAED BY THE CITY MANAGER OR CITY ATTORNEY WITHOUT GOING TO WORKSESSION; TO ALLOW COUNCILMEMBER REQUESTED ITEMS THAT HAVE NOT GONE TO A WORKSESSION TO BE DISCUSSED AT A COUNCIL MEETING ON A MAJORITY VOTE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Council desires to amend the rules to facilitate efficient meetings; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA: Section 1. Rule 6, Council Rules, is amended as follows: RULE 6 ORDER OF BUSINESS (1) The order of business for a regular meeting shall ordinarily be: Council Discussion Items work session only). J. Other Council action if a endaed from work session. K. Closing comments b Mayor. Section 2. Rule 7, Council Rules, is amended as follows: RULE 7 AGENDA/EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS/WAIVER OR CHANGE OF RULES Resolution No. 10-11 - y - I. (A) The City Manager- or City Attorney, or any rr,©„her may agenda an item. 6n[ Councilmember re guested item must be a endaed for discussion at a work session prior to the item being placed on a Council„ Meeting Agenda. Any citizen may request a member to agenda an item, even though staff has assured petitioner that adverse action may result. The Chair cannot depart from the prescribed agenda but the Council may do so by a majority vote or by consensus in response to a suggestion from the Chair. Continuance may be granted by a majority vote of the Council upon the motion of any Council member. The public will be allowed to speak on an item to be continued if that item is an advertised public hearing, but no other action shall be taken. (B) Except for items advertised for public hearing, items may be removed from the agenda. Gity MaRageF; ..FOyffided that a Emergency items may be added to the agenda by the City Manager or City Attorney without prior notice. Councilmember_ requested items that have not been considered at a work session can be discussed at a Council meeting upon a maioritv vote of the council to do so. The agenda may be reordered (C) Any expenditure of funds requiring Council action must be on the agenda, with appropriate support material. No action may be taken on expenditures not on the agenda unless the Council determines by the affirmative vote of a majority plus one to permit action to be taken. (D) The rules may be waived or changed only upon the affirmative vote of a majority plus one. Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of March , 2010. Approved as to form: PamelAaKAkin City Attorney Frank V. Hibbard Mayor Attest: C thia E. Goudeau CI ,erk OF ?#r, COD - ?ATE?s 2 Resolution No. 10-11