95-16RESOLUTION NO. 95 -16
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, RELATING TO THE
RULES OF PROCEDURE OF THE CITY COMMISSION;
CREATING RULE 20 DEFINING ABSENCE OF THE
MAYOR - COMMISSIONER; CREATING RULE 21 DEFINING
EXCUSED ABSENCES; CREATING RULE 22
ESTABLISHING STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSIONS;
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that it is necessary to
amend the rules of procedure for the conduct of its meetings to
define absence of the mayor and excused absences as provided
herein; and
WHEREAS, the City Commission finds that strategic planning
sessions should be added to the rules of procedure as provided
herein; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF CLEARWATER, FLORIDA:
Section 1. Rule 20 of the Rules of Procedure of the
Clearwater City Commission is created to read:
Rule 20
Pursuant to Charter section 2.05, "the vice -mayor shall act as
mayor- commissioner during the absence or inability of the
mayor - commissioner to perform the duties of the office of the
mayor." For the purpose of that section, the mayor -
commissioner shall be considered absent if there are duties of
the office which must be performed and the mayor - commissioner
is not present and able to perform them.
Section 2. Rule 21 of the Rules of Procedure of the
Clearwater City Commission is created to read:
Rule 21
Pursuant to Charter section 2.07(b)l, a commission member
shall forfeit office under certain conditions, one of which is
failure to attend a specified number of "consecutive regular
meetings of the commission, unless such absence is excused by
the commission." An absence shall be considered excused when
advance notice is given by a commission member that the
commission member will not be present at a meeting, or in the
event of emergency which precludes advance notice.
Section 3. Rule 22 of the Rules of Procedure of the
Clearwater City Commission is created to read:
Rule 22
Each year the City Commission shall meet in a strategic
planning sessions) to develop a five -year strategic plan
which will include a three -year financial forecase
presented by the City Manager and will be'the beginning
of the budget process for the next fiscal year.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon
adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 2d day of February, 1995.
Attest:
C hia E. Goudeau
Ci Clerk
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Ri a Garvey
Mayor - Commissioner