HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2005-24 RESOLUTION NO. R2005-24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FRIENDSWOOD, TEXAS, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. R2004-16,
PASSED AND APPROVED THE 16� DAY OF AUGUST, 2004, AND
BEING A RESOLUTION ADOPTING RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR
THE CONDUCT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS, BY DELETING
FROM THE RULES OF PROCEDURE ADOPTED THEREBY ALL OF
RULE 2, THE FIRST PARAGRAPH OF RULE 15, AND ORDER OF
BUSINESS NUMBER 6 OF RULE 16, AND SUBSTITUTING THEREFOR
A NEW RULE 2, A NEW FIRST PARAGRAPH OF RULE 15, A NEW
ORDER OF BUSINESS NUMBER 6 OF RULE 16, AND A NEW RULE 20;
PROVIDING THAT THE MAYOR SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO MOVE
AND SECOND MOTIONS, AND VOTE ON MATTERS BEFORE THE
COUNCIL; PROVIDING THAT CITIZENS MAY REQUEST TOPICS BE
PLACED ON CITY COUNCIL AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES;
PROVIDING THAT SUCH TOPICS MAY BE PLACED ON AGENDAS
FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES UPON APPROVAL OF THE MAYOR OR
ANY MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL; PROVIDING FOR
NOTIFICATION ON MEETING AGENDAS THAT� SUCH TOPICS
SHALL BE SUBJECT TO COUNCIL DISCUSSION; PROVIDING FOR
THE DESIGNATION OF A SERGEANT AT ARMS; PROVIDING OTHER
MATTERS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; AND REPEALING ALL
OTHER RESOLUTIONS OR PARTS OF RESOLUTIONS
INCONSISTENT OR IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
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WHEREAS, City of Friendswood Resolution No. R2004-16, passed and approved the
16�' day of August, 2004, adopts Rules of Procedure for the conduct of City Council meetings;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend such Rules of Procedure as set forth in
this Resolution; now,therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
TEXAS:
Section 1. City of Friendswood, Texas, Resolution No. R2004-16, passed and
approved the 16`" day of August, 2004, is hereby amended by deleting Rule 2 from the Rules of
Procedure adopted thereby and substituting therefor a new Rule 2 to provide as follows:
8/16/2005
"Rule 2. Chairman and call to order
The Mayor or in his/her absence the Mayor Pro-Tem, shall preside at all
meetings of the City Council. If the Mayor and the Mayor Pro-Tem are absent,
any Councilmember may be appointed by the Mayor or a majority of the Council
to preside. At the hour of the meeting, the Mayor shall assume the chair, call the
Council to order, and the City Secretary shall record the roll. The Mayor may
make or second motions, and shall vote on all matters before the Council, unless
otherwise prohibited by law."
Section 2. Said City of Friendswood Resolution No. R2004-16 is hereby further
amended by deleting the first paragraph of Rule 15 from the Rules of Procedure adopted thereby
and substituting therefor a new first paragraph of Rule 15 to provide as follows:
"Rule 15. Citizens' right to be heard
Any citizen shall have a reasonable opportunity to be heard at any and all
regular meetings of the City Council in regard to any and all matters to be
considered at any such meeting, or such other matters as citizens may wish to
bring to Council's attention; provided, however, any matter not posted on the
agenda may not be discussed by Council, nor shall any action be taken by
Council, except to indicate that the matter may be placed on a later agenda.
However, if a factual question is asked and a staff inember who has ready
knowledge of the matter is present, the staff inember may be requested to provide
an immediate response at the Council meeting. City Council shall be authorized
to discuss topics that are the subject of a citizen comment portion of an agenda,
and to have dialogue between members of the Council and the citizen if the topic
is specifically identified along with the citizen's name or is an action or
discussion item otherwise on the Council agenda. A time shall be set aside
during each Council meeting for the Council to hear from the public, such
designated time not to exceed five (5) minutes per person. The Mayor shall
retain the discretion to further limit or increase this time for public comments on
agenda items. Citizens attending any regularly scheduled meeting may speak
before Council by completing a form and presenting it to the City Secretary prior
to the beginning of such meeting. Citizens may also request to be placed on the
agenda to appear before Council by making a request to the City Secretary prior
to any regularly scheduled meeting. Such request must be received by the City
not later than two o'clock (2:00) p.m. on the Monday preceding the next
scheduled Council meeting. In addition, citizens may request a Council member
to place an item on the agenda."
Section 3. Said City of Friendswood Resolution No. R2004-16 is hereby further
amended by deleting Order of Business number (6) of Rule 16 from the Rules of Procedure
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adopted thereby and substituting therefor a new Order of Business number (6) of Rule 16 to
provide as follows
"(6) The Council shall receive petitions and hear any member of the public as
provided in Rule 15 of the Rules of Procedure, as amended, and any
appeal or other matter shall then be heard by the City Council. The
agenda shall include a statement that the City Council may discuss topics
identified under this portion of an agenda."
Section 4. Said City of Friendswood Resolution No. R2004-16 is hereby further
amended by adding to the Rules of Procedure adopted thereby a new Rule 20 to provide as
follows:
"Rule 20. Ser�eant at Arms
The highest ranking police officer of the Friendswood Police Department
in attendance at any meeting of the City Council, whether regular or special, shall
be, and is hereby, designated and appointed as the Sergeant at Arms for such
meeting."
Section 5. All other resolutions or parts of resolutions inconsistent or in conflict
herewith are,to the extent of such inconsistency or conflict, hereby repealed.
PASSED,APPROVED,AND RESOLVED,this the 15th day of Au�ust 2005.
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Ki ball W. Brizendine
Mayor
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