CC Resolution No. 2092 RESOLUTION NO. 2092
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
AMENDING SECTION 6 "ORDER OF BUSINESS," SUBSECTION 6.2 OF
RESOLUTION NO. 1906, WHICH WAS ADOPTED ON DECEMBER 13, 2007,
REGARDING THE CITY COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE ; PROVIDING A
REPEALING CLAUSE;CONTAINING A SAVINGS CLAUSE;AND PROVIDING FOR
THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That Section 6"Order of Business,"Subsection 6.2 of Resolution No. 1906,which
was adopted on December 13, 2007, is hereby amended to read as follows:
6.2 The order for the agenda shall be as follows unless the Mayor or City Manager
determines that a different order is in the best interest of the City Council and/or the citizens of the City:
(a) Call to order.
(b) Announcement of quorum. (The presiding officer shall announce whether a quorum
is present.)
(c) Pledge of Allegianceilnvocation.
(d) Approval of minutes. (The minutes of the previous meeting(s) of the City Council
shall be submitted to the Council for approval or correction and approval.)
(e) Citizen Communications.
1. Items not on the agenda(5 minutes per speaker). Any citizen who desires to
address Council on a matter not included on the agenda may do so at this
time. Council requests that prior to appearing before Council, the citizen
make every attempt to resolve the problem through administrative channels.
11. The five-minute limit may be extended by a majority vote of the Council.
Council reserves the privilege to make inquiries of the citizen at the end of
his/her presentation. As this is an information-gathering period for Council,
all inquiries, requests, etc. will be referred to the administration for
processing,and a response to the citizen will be made at a later date.
III. To provide an efficient and orderly process to handle citizen
communications and to provide notice to the public of each item to be
discussed during the Council meeting,each citizen desiring to speak will be
asked to complete a citizen communication form to be provided by the City
Clerk. The form will provide a space for the individual's name, address,
telephone number, date of requested appearance, reasons for request to
appear before Council and requested action of Council. The form must be
submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the date that the
meeting is scheduled to be posted by the City Clerk.
IV. Items on the agenda. Any person desiring to address Council regarding an
item on the agenda may do so by registering on the form provided in the
hallway leading to the Council Chambers. Each citizen's remarks will be
limited to three(3)minutes,unless the time is extended by a majority vote of
the Council.
V. A citizen requesting to address Council under either of the above methods
may pass his/her time to another person who has requested to address
Council.
(f) Public hearing.
(g) Business—Ordinances, resolution, motions, reports, and discussion items shall be
considered at this time.
(h) Consent agenda—Routine matters which require no discussion (Any Council
member may remove any item from the consent agenda for discussion.)
(i) Appointments ---Any appointment to boards, committees or commissions shall be
considered at this time.
0) City Manager's report--The City Manager will present reports of current problems
and affairs of interest to the Council.
(k) Adjournment.
Section 2: All resolutions or parts of resolutions inconsistent with the terms of this resolution are
hereby repealed;provided,however,that such repeal shall be only to the extent of such inconsistency and in all
other respects this resolution shall be cumulative of other resolutions regulating and governing the subject
matter covered by this resolution.
Section 3: If any provision,section,exception,subsection,paragraph,sentence,clause or phrase
of this resolution or the application of same to any person or the set of circumstances,shall for any reason be
held unconstitutional,void or invalid,such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of
this resolution or their application to other persons or sets of circumstances and to this end all provisions of this
resolution are declared to be severable.
Section 4: This resolution shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City
Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED, by the affirmative vote of the 1ty Council of the City of
Baytown this the 23`d day of September, 2010.
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S PHEN H. DONCARLOS, Mayor
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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