Amend Ch2 Art1 Addressing Council and Amend Ch2 Art5 Sec2-58 Addressing Requirements of Entities of Municipial Code

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Ordinance Amending Chapter 2 of the SBMC Page 6 The Council President shall appoint the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson of each standing committee following his or her election as Council President. A majority of the total membership of a standing committee shall constitute a quorum. The Council President shall have the right to vote on each standing committee only in the event of a tie. The Office of the City Clerk shall provide notice of all committee meetings, pursuant to applicable state law. Such notice(s) shall also be sent to all citizen members on a committee calling a meeting, along with all copies of documents sent to a standing committee for review and recommendation. (j) The Council President may appoint special or ad hoc committees. Such committees shall be considered advisory to the Common Council. Such committees shall file appropriate written reports addressing the issue(s) for which they were created with the Council President. Following the completion of their purpose, such special or ad hoc committee shall be dissolved by the Council President unless a majority of the Common Council determines to continue the existence of such committee for a long period of time. (k) The governing rules of the Common Council as far as they are applicable shall be the rules of each of the standing committees unless determined otherwise by the Committee Chairperson. (1) It shall be the duty of the Chairperson of each Council Committee to report promptly to the Common Council on all proposed resolutions, ordinances, and other matters referred to it for review and recommendation. {m) Public hearings on proposed resolutions or ordinances coming before a standing committee shall be conducted pursuant to the following procedures: (1) Report by an entity having advisory review [Example: Area Plan, Board of Zoning Appeals, Board of Public Works, Community Development, etc]; (2) Presentation by the parties filing the proposed legislation with copies of all handouts being presented to all Council Members and for the public record; (3) Public Portion: Those speaking in favor shall be followed by those speaking in opposition. (4) Rebuttal by the petitioning parties. (~ Committee discussion and recommendation by proper motions. (n) The standing committees are authorized to receive exhibits, hear witnesses, and use all applicable powers to procure relevant information on issues referred for review and recommendation. The Committee Chairperson shall report to the Common Council verbally on all action taken on proposed resolutions and ordinances. (o) In order to assure proper respect to the conduct of all standing committee hearings, the highest standards of dignity, propriety ,courtesy and decorum shall be upheld in order to assure the proper fact-finding mission through the hearing process. The Chairperson may establish special rules governing such hearings as circumstances may require.