Substitute Bill No. 42-22 Replacing & Amending Chapter 2, Article 1, Sect 2-1

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reading(s). The bill shall receive a third reading by title only, after which a formal vote of the Common Council shall be taken on the bill. (x) No bill filed for ordinance consideration or proposed resolution shall appear on the agenda of a regular meeting of the Common Council unless said bill or proposed resolution has been properly filed in the Office of the City Clerk on or before the Wednesday at 12:00 noon immediately prior to said regular meeting. All such filings shall be on eight and one- half by eleven inch (8'/" x 11") white paper and/or filed electronically with the Office of the City Clerk, along with a proper cover letter as further addressed in subsection (v)(4) of this section. In matters dealing with proposed rezonings, tax abatements, vacations of public property, variances and special exceptions, or any other matter where a petition or other document is required at time of filing, all required attachments must be filed at time of filing the bill or proposed resolution. Any exhibits referenced in a bill or proposed resolution must accompany the document at time of filing. In the event that a filing is not complete, the Office of the City Clerk may reject a proposed filing as further addressed in subsection (v)(3) of this section. Special or Commendation resolutions may be filed on eight and one- half by fourteen inch (81/2" x 14") white paper and/or filed electronically with the Office of the City Clerk. This subsection is not applicable to special meetings. The City Clerk's office may reject all ordinances and resolutions not meeting the filing deadline, or in the alternative,may schedule such late filing(s) for the next subsequent Council meeting agenda. The Clerk's Office shall immediately notify the Council President, the Chairperson of the Standing Committee which has jurisdiction over the proposed bill and the sponsor(s) of the proposed bill if the bill has been rejected or scheduled for the next subsequent Council meeting agenda. (y) The City Clerk's office may reject all such resolutions not meeting the filing deadline, or in the alternative, may schedule such late filing(s) for the next subsequent Council meeting agenda. The Clerk's Office shall immediately notify the Council President and the sponsor(s) of the proposed bill if the bill has been rejected or scheduled for the next subsequent Council meeting agenda. A "Special" or"Commendation"resolution, i.e., a resolution not legislative in nature, but calling for recognition of an individual, group or organization for notable accomplishments may, in the President's sole discretion, be placed on the agenda of the upcoming Council meeting. Such resolutions shall not be assigned to a Standing Committee, but rather be placed on the full Council agenda under"Special Business" and shall be subject to a voice vote, not a roll call vote. (z) "Special Proclamations"may be presented by one or more Council members on their own behalf to individuals, groups or organizations at any time and place other than a Council meeting. (aa) When a bill is introduced, it shall be read by title by the City Clerk after which the presiding officer shall entertain a motion for disposition. (bb) The third reading of the bill shall be by title, after which the presiding officer shall state that "This is the third reading of the bill, the question is shall the bill pass?" (cc) Any bill may be stricken from the files at any time before passage by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all members elected.