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RESOLUTION NO. 92 -79
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, AMENDING RULE 10 OF THE RULES OF
PROCEDURE OF THE CITY COMMISSION RELATING TO THE ORDER
OF PRESENTATION, TIME LIMITS, AND OTHER PROCEDURAL
MATTERS TO BE FOLLOWED IN HEARING VARIANCE APPLICATIONS;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that the existing rules of procedure for
the conduct of public hearings on legislative and administrative matters are
impractical for the hearing of variance requests, which are quasi - judicial in
natures, and finds that the rules should be amended as provided herein; now,
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Rule 10 of the Rules of Procedure of the Clearwater City
Commission is amended to read:
RULE 10
The order of business shall ordinarily be:
I. Procedure
A. Special recognitions and awards.
B. Minutes of previous meetings.
C. Citizens -to be heard re items not on agenda.
D. Public hearings (not before 6:00 p.m.).
Legislative and administrative matters:_
1. City Clerk announces public hearing hearings duly advertised.
2. Presentation of issues by City staff.
3. Statement of case by applicant or representative (5 minutes).
4. Statement of case by opposition (5 minutes).
5. Commission questions.
6. Comments in support and comments in opposition.
a. Individual (3 minutes).
b. Spokesperson for groups (10 minutes).
7. Commission questions.
8. Rebuttal by opposition (5 minutes).
9. Final rebuttal by applicant or representative (5 minutes).
10. Commission motion to determine disposition.
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Variance applications:
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E. City Manager reports.
F. City Attorney reports.
G. Other Commission action.
II. Speaking.
Persons speaking before the City Commission at times other than public hearings
shall be limited to three minutes per speaker.
�-al<� No person shall speak more than once on the same subject at the same
meeting unless granted permission by the City Commission.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of December, 1992.
Attest:
U R v to Garvey
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