95-35RESOLUTION NO. 95 -35
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CLEARWATER,
FLORIDA, AMENDING RULE 5 CITY COMMISSION RULES
TO CHANGE THE MONDAY MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COMMISSION TO WORK SESSIONS; PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. That Rule 5 of the City Commission Rules is hereby
amended to read as follows:
RULE 5
(1) The City Commission shall meet on the first and third
Thursdays of each month at 6:00 p.m. in its chamber (11:eeg ' aM nigh
IIe later than -19 , 90 a.'fa. e'r at sueh ether Cifte as shall be
anneuneed net less than 24 heur-s in ad-e:anee Plregulai- daytime
___et ngs";. However, in July, the City Commission shall hold one
regular night meeting on the third Thursday and one regular daytime
meeting on the Monday before the third Thursday of the month. In
December, the City Commission shall hold one regular night meeting
on the first Thursday and one regular daytime meeting on the Monday
before the first Thursday of the month. Special meetings may be
held on call of the Mayor - Commissioner, City Manager or any two of
the members and upon no less than 24 hours notice to the public and
to the members of the City Commission.
(2)
eiEeept� that items ie—,
(3) Except for items advertised for public hearing, items may
be removed from the agenda. Additional items may be added upon not
less than 72 hours notice by a Commissioner to the City Manager;
provided, that emergency items may be added to the agenda by the
City Manager or City Attorney without prior notice. The agenda may
be reordered. Minutes shall be taken and distributed by the City
Clerk.
(4) A regular night meeting or special night meeting shall
conclude at approximately midnight, and -a— regular day fne .- i
bng
shall eenelude at reximately 6:09 p.m., unless the time is
extended by a majority vote of the members of the Commission in
attendance. The Chair shall adjourn the meeting upon the
conclusion of the item of business which is under discussion at the
time for adjournment unless the time for adjournment is extended.
With the majority vote of the members of the Commission in
attendance, the meeting may be extended for such time as is
necessary to discuss and act upon any of the remaining items of
business on the agenda as the members may agree. Uncompleted
agenda items shall be automatically postponed to the next regular
meeting and included on the appropriate agenda unless such items
are placed upon the agenda of a later regular meeting or a special
meeting, as a majority of the members in attendance may; agree.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the setting of meeting dates, the
scheduling of uncompleted agenda items for a regular or special
meeting, and a motion to adjourn shall be in order regardless of
the time of night.
(5) Four (4) "town" meetings shall be scheduled during the
year, excluding June, July, August and December. They will be
scheduled at City -owned facilities throughout the corporate limits
when possible.
Section 2. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of March ,
1995.
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Rita Garvey, Mayor -Com i sioner
Attest:
Cyn Tia E. Goudeau, City Clerk