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2001-193NOTE: Amended by Ordinance No. 2001.- 204 NOTE: Amended by Ordinance No. 2002- 018 NOTE: Amended by Ordinance No. 2003- 235 NOTE: Amended by Ordinance No. 2003- 373 NOTE: Amended by Ordinance No. 2004- 014 NOTE: Amended by Ordinance No. 2004- 033 ORDINANCE NO. 2001-193 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 94-183 AND SECTION 2-29 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, AND ALL AMENDING ORDINANCES AND REPEALING AND CONSOLIDATING ORDINANCES 76-48, 81-35, 90-026, 90-150, 90-150, 92-115, 93-073, 94- 183, 96-045, 96-057, 96-085, 96-257, 98-246, 98-325, 98-415, 99-028 AND 2000-420; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas, and Section 2.07 of the City Charter of the City of Denton, Texas, authorize the City Council of said City to promulgate and establish rules of procedure to govern and conduct meetings, order of business, and decorum, while acting as a legislative body representing said City; and WHEREAS, because of its desire to more effectively and efficiently serve the public through the medium of public meetings, it has become necessary to amend and consolidate all amendments of the City Council Rules of Procedure; NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS: 9FC1T0N I That Ordinance Numbers 94-183, 96-045, 96-057, 96-085, 96-257, 98-246, 98-325, 98-415, 99-028, and 2000-420 and Section 2-29 of the City Code (Rules 6-2-6-7) are hereby amended and consolidated into one Ordinance known as the Denton City Council Rules of Procedure to read as follows: 1.1 Charter. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 2.07 of the Charter of the City of Denton, Texas, the City Council hereby enacts these rules of procedure for all meetings of the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas. During any meeting, a reasonable opportunity shall be given for citizens to be heard under these rules. These Rules of Procedure are enacted as guidelines to be followed by all persons in the Council Chamber including the city administrative staff, news media, and visitors. 2. GRNF.RAT, RULES 2.1 Meetings to be Publio: All official meetings of the Council and Council committees and subcommittees, except closed meetings permitted by the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, TEX. GOVT. CODE ANN. (Vernon Annotated Texas Civil Statutes 1999 (Vernon), as amended, shall be open to the public. 5:\Rules of Procedures\0rtllwnce 2001-191 rims page. ooc PAGE 1 2 2 QU=m Four members of the Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business (Charter, Section 2 06) 23 ,,,n 11,n Attendance No member shall be excused from attendance at a Council meeting except for good and valid reasons 24 1,.t.srnnduct The Council may punish its own members for misconduct 25 f Meet,nas An account of all proceedings of the Council shall be kept Council the ecord of the City Secretary and shall bred ered in a book constituting the official r A for all closed meetings and shall be approved by the Ma or in A certified agenda shall be prepa Vernon 1999), as amended accordance with Chapter 552, TEX GOVT CODE ANN t „ (nnta,n (~ue__Suh, ..t All questions submitted for a vote shall 2 6 Council may approve all items which are on the consent contain one subject, except the City , regardless f h subjects are contained in th~ Mn ntrlagee ct and have not agenda alone motion, been properly posted in accordance with the Texas Op long all items have been a Councilmember if two or more points are been removed from the consent agenda by involved, any member may require a division, if the question reasonably admits of a division 27 R, b of Ftnnr Any member desiring to speak shall be recognized by the or to Chairperson, and shall confine his or her remarks to the subject under consideration until every considered No member ~ sly 1 have spoken speak more than once on any one subject member wishing 28 city Manager The City Manager, or Acting City Manager, shall attend all ons to meetings of ri akelpart in all excused tie or she may make of the Counc 1, bu shall have otvot council Carter shall have right to Section 5 03 (d)) 29 C',Ttt-orgy The City Attorney, or Acting City Attorney, shall be available , give on request seither t fornt o act ras the Councils all of the ten ortorals on questions o f of liamwlessThexcused and e City Attorney shall opinion, parliamentarian 210 - n" SWzLta,V The City Secretary, or Acting City secretary, shall attend all erform such other meetings of the Council unless excused, and shall keep the official minutes and p duties as may be requested by the Council Qffi rs and Fmnlnvee Any officer or employee of the City, when requested by 211 - ~P of the Council If requested to do so by the City the City Manager, shall attend any meeting Manager, such employee may present information relating to matters before the Council s \wr meum is\adtmnce.\Oi\ecaueeeoaooi doc PAGE 2 2 12 Rullec of Order These rules govern the proceedings of the Council in all cases, except that where these rules are silent, the most recent Edition of Robert's Rules of Order revised shall govern 2 13 Cu ens,on of Rules Any provision of these rules not governed by the City Charter or Code may be temporarily suspended by the affirmative vote of four members of the Council The vote on any such suspension shall be taken by yeas or nays and entered into the minutes of the Council 2 14 Amendment of Rules These rules maybe amended, or new rules adopted by the affirmative vote of four members of the Council, provided that the proposed amendments or new rules shall have been introduced before the City Council at a prior Council meeting 31 Cauncilmemhers a During Council meetings, Councilmembers shall preserve order and decorum and shall neither by conversation or otherwise delay or interrupt the proceedings nor refuse to observe the rules of the Council b A Councihnember, once recognized, shall not be interrupted while speaking unless called to order by the Mayor or presiding officer, unless a point of order is raised by another member or the parliamentarian, or unless the speaker chooses to yield to questions from another member If a Councilmember is called to order while he or she is speaking, he or she shall cease speaking immediately until the question of order is determined If ruled to be in order, he or she shall be permitted to proceed If ruled not to be in order he or she shall remain silent or shall alter his or her remarks so as to comply with rules of the Council 32 Admmictratrv R aff a Members of the Administrative staff and employees of the City shall observe the same rules or procedure and decorum applicable to members of the Council, and shall have no voice unless and until recognized by the Chair b While the presiding officer shall have the authority to preserve decorum in meetings as far as staff members and City employees are concerned, the City Manager also shall be responsible for the orderly conduct and decorum of all City employees under lus or her direction and control c The City Manager shall take such disciplinary action as may be necessary to insure that such decorum is preserved at all times by City employees in Council meetings s \.r ooaum.rice\oram.nc..\oi\ccawesoaoon aor PAGE 3 FILE REFERENCE FORM 2001-193 X Additional File Exists Additional File Contains Records Not Public, According to the Public Records Act Other FILE(S) Amended b Ordinance No. 2001-204 LaLC 05/29/01 iLp LLAJ JR Amended by Ordinance No. 2002-018 01/08/02 JR Amended b Ordinance No. 2003-235 08/05/03 ) R Amended by Ordinance No. 2003-373 11/18/03 JR Amended b Ordinance No. 2004-014 01/06/04 JR Amended by Ordinance No. 2004-033 02/03/04 J R Amended & Consolidated into one ordinance - Ordinance No. 2004-182 07/20/04 J R d All remarks and questions addressed to the Council shall be addressed to the Council as a whole and not to any individual member thereof e No staff member, other than a staff member having the floor, shall enter into any discussion either directly or indirectly without permission of the presiding officer 33 Citizens a Citizens and other visitors are welcome to attend all public meetings of the City Council, and will be admitted to the City Council Chamber or other room in which the City Council is meeting, up to the fire safety capacity of the room b All meeting attendees shall conduct themselves with propriety and decorum Conversations between or among audience members should be conducted outside the meeting room Attendees will refrain from excessively loud private conversations while the Council is in session c Unauthorized remarks from the audience, stamping of the feet, applauding, whistles, yells, and similar demonstrations shall not be permitted d Placards, banners, or signs will not be permitted in the City Council Chamber or in any other room in which the City Council is meeting Exhibits, displays, and visual aids used in connection with presentations to the City Council, however, are permitted Audience members may not place their feet on any chairs in the City Council Chamber or other room in which the City Council is meeting Only City Council members and City staff may step on to the dais g All people wishing to address the City Council shall first be recognized by the presiding officer and shall limit their remarks to the matter under discussion h All remarks and questions addressed to the City Council shall be addressed to the City Council as a whole and not to any individual members Any person addressing the City Council in the City Council Chamber shall do so from the lectern unless physically unable to do so People addressing the City Council shall not be permitted to approach the dais If they wish to hand out papers or other materials to the City Council, they should express that desire to the presiding officer, and the City Manager shall direct a staff member to hand out a \wr WG=Mto\orasn. --\ot\=RMSS a 0' me PAGE 4 the materials When the time has expired for a presentation to the City Council, the presiding officer shall direct the person speaking to cease A second request from the presiding officer to cease speaking shall be cause of the removal of the speaker if that person continues to speak k Equipment, apparatus, or paraphernalia such as camera tripods, easels, or wheelchairs shall not obstruct, block, or otherwise be located in the doorway, entranceway, or walkways of the City Council Chambers or of any other room in which the City Council may choose to meet Representatives of the electronic media may setup cameras and other equipment only in the back of the room It is permissible for television camera operators to film for short periods of time (several minutes) from the entranceway to the City Council Chambers using hand- held cameras only Any radio station, which broadcasts the regular City Council meetings live may hook their equipment up at the front of the room as long as it remains out of sight and out of the way There will be a uniformed City of Denton police officer present at all regular meetings of the City Council This police officer shall act in the capacity of a security officer/sergeant-at-anus, and shall enforce the meeting rules and act upon the direction of the presiding officer in. Any person making personal, impertinent, profane, or slanderous remarks, or who becomes boisterous while addressing the City Council or who otherwise violates any of the above-mentioned rules while attending a City Council meeting shall be removed from the room at the direction of the presiding officer, and the person shall be barred from further audience before the City Council during that session of the City Council If the presiding officer fails to act, any member of the City Council may move to require the offending person's removal, and the affirmative vote of a majority of the City Council shall require the presiding officer to act The sergeant-at-arms, if so directed by the presiding officer or an affirmative vote of the majority of the City Council, shall remove the offending person from the meeting 34 Rnfornement The City Manager, in the absence of a designated law enforcement officer, shall act as Sergeant-at-Arms for the Council, and shall furnish whatever assistance is needed to enforce the rules of decorum herem established 35 Ceat,ng Arrangement The City Secretary, City Manager and City Attorney shall occupy the respective seats in the Council Chamber assigned to them by the Mayor, but any two or more members of the Council may exchange seats s \wr vocvmence\OMLt ncee\oi\=RMZsonnoi aoc PAGE 5 4 TYPES OF MEFTINGS 41 Regular Meetings The Council shall meet at six o'clock p in on the first and third Tuesday of each month, with executive sessions (closed meetings) of the Council commencing at five fifteen o'clock p in, or at any other time set by the Council, unless the meeting is postponed or cancelled for valid reasons All regular meetings of the Council will be held in the Municipal Building at 215 East McKinney Street, or at such other location as the City Council may, by motion, resolution or ordinance from time to time designate 42 Sper,al Meetings Special meetings may be called by the Mayor, the City Manager, or by any three members of the Council The call for a special meeting shall be filed with the City Secretary in written form, and he or she shall post notice thereof as provided by the Texas Open Meetings Act, [Chapter 551 TEX GOVT CODE ANN, (Vemons 1999, as amended) The Mayor, City Manager, or three of the council members may designate a location for the special meeting other than the Municipal Building as long as the location is open to the public 43 Workshop Meetings Workshop meetings or work sessions may be called using the same procedure required for special meetings (See Sec 4 2) The purpose of the workshop meeting is to discuss or explore matters of interest to the City, to meet with City Board, Commission, or Committee Members, City staff or officers of civic organizations, governing bodies or individuals specifically invited to the session by the Mayor, Council or City Manager These meetings are informational and normally, no final action shall be taken unless the posted agenda indicates otherwise Citizens or other interested persons attending the work session will not be allowed to participate in the session unless invited to do so by the Mayor Citizens should be advised of the nature of the work session and that their input may be received and considered at a regularly scheduled council meeting where the agenda provides for final action to be taken on the matter The purpose of this procedure is to allow the citizens attending the regular meeting the opportunity of hearing the views of their fellow citizens in a more formal setting Any citizen may supply the City Council a written statement or report regarding the citizen's opinion on a matter being discussed in a work session If the Mayor invites citizens to participate in a work session, their participation will cease at the point the Mayor closes the session to public input to allow the Council to give City staff direction as to needed information for the possible future meeting without distracting comment from the audience 44 Emergency Me_ agc In case of emergency or urgent public necessity, which shall be expressed in the notice of the meeting, an emergency meeting may be called by the Mayor, the City Manager or by three members of the Council, and it shall be sufficient if the notice is posted two hours before the meeting is convened 45 Closed Meetings The Council may meet in a closed meeting pursuant to the requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, TEX GOVT CODE ANN (Vernon 1999), as amended e \a r Mcum S\OMInence$01\CMMMSORDOI aac PAGE 6 4 6 R PaPr Pit M=nngs Any meeting of the Council may be recessed to a later time, provided that no recess shall be for a longer period than until the next regular meeting 47 Not,ne of Meetings The agenda for all meetings, including Council Committee or Subcommittee meetings, shall be posted by the City Secretary on the City's official bulletin board and notice of all meetings shall be given by the City Secretary pursuant to the requirements of the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, TEX GOVT CODE ANN (Vernon 1999, as amended) 5 1 Presiding Officer The Mayor, or in the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro- Tem, shall preside as chairman, or presiding officer at all meetings of the Council In the absence of both the Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tern, the Council shall elect a temporary presiding officer (Charter, Section 2 03) 52 Call t Order The meetings of the Council shall be called to order by the Mayor, or in his or her absence, by the Mayor Pro-Tem. In the absence of both the Mayor and the Mayor Pro-Tem, the meeting shall be called to order by the City Secretary, and a temporary presiding officer shall be elected as provided above 53 Preservation of Order The presiding officer shall preserve order and decorum, and confine members in debate to the question under discussion The presiding officer shall call upon the Sergeant-at-Arms as necessary to enforce compliance with the rules contained herein 54 Points of Order The presiding officer shall determine all points of order, subject to the right of any member to appeal to the Council If any appeal is taken, the question shall be, "Shall the decision of the presiding officer be sustamed9" If a majority of the members present vote "No", the ruling of the chair is overruled, otherwise, it is sustained 55 Questions to he Stated The presiding officer shall state all questions submitted for a vote and announce the result A roll call vote shall be taken upon the request of any member, and upon the passage of all ordinances and resolution 56 Substitution for Presiding Officer The presiding officer may call any other member to take his or her place in the chair, such substitution not to continue beyond adjournment 57 Call for Recess The presiding officer may call for a recess of up to fifteen (15) minutes at regular intervals of approximately one hour at appropriate points in the meeting agenda, or if requested by any two members 6 kwr wcu noa\O inencee\01\=MBORO01 d c PAGE 7 ORDER OF RITSINFSS (Section 2-29 of the City Code "City Council Procedures; Order of Business") 6 1 (2-29(a)) Agenda The order of business of each meeting shall be as contained in the agenda prepared by the City Manager, which shall be reviewed and approved by an Agenda Committee composed of the Mayor, one other member of the City Council selected by the Council, and the City Manager The agenda shall be a listing by topic of subjects to be considered by the Council When items are removed from the consent agenda and placed on the regular agenda by members of the Council, the removed items shall be taken up in the order of removal right after the consent agenda Placement of items on the agenda shall be governed by this Section and Section 6 3, provided that if a Councilmember has an "emergency" item that the Councilmember believes should be placed on the next regular or special meeting agenda, the placement must be approved by two members of the Agenda Committee Conduct of business at special meetings and Council Committees and subcommittees will likewise be governed by an agenda and these Rules of Pro- cedure 6 2 (2-29(b)) Pledge, of Allegiance Each agenda shall provide an item for the recital of the "Pledge of Allegiance" at the regularly scheduled city council meetings This item shall begin with the recital of the pledge of allegiance for the United States flag and shall follow with a recital of the pledge of allegiance for the Texas state flag in accordance with article 6139 (b) of Vemons Annotated Texas Civil Statutes 6 3 (2-29(c)) Presentations by Memhers of Council The agenda shall provide a time when the Mayor or any Councilmember may bung before the Council any business that he or she feels should be deliberated upon by the Council These matters need not be specifically listed on the agenda, but discussion and formal action on such matters shall be deferred until a subsequent Council meeting Any member may suggest an item for discussion at a future work session The City Manager or city staff shall only respond preliminarily on this item at the work session If the City Council believes the item requires a more detailed review, the Council will give the City Man- ager or City Staff direction to place the item on a future regular meeting agenda and advise staff as to the background materials to be desired at such meeting 6 4 (2-29(d)) Presentation by Citizens a (2-29(d)(i)) Citize~ n Repcrfs Any person who wishes to place a subject on the Council agenda at regular City Council meetings shall advise the City Manager's office of that fact and the specified subject matter which he or she desires to place on the agenda no later than 5 00 p in Wednesday poor to the Council meeting at which he or she wishes the designated subject to be considered A time for such citizen reports shall be provided on the agenda after the pledge of allegiance, approval of the minutes, and the presentation of proclamations Any speaker providing a citizen Mort shall speak for no longer than five (5) minutes on all items that he or she may bung before the Council at each meeting, unless the Mayor or the majority of the Council grants an extension of time No citizen may fill out a "request to speak" form or have an opportunity to e noc..te\Or J...c..\ni\CMMES M aoa PAGE 8 speak or comment on another citizen's report which is given at the same Council meeting b (2-29(d)(ii)) Spea king an R g ular and Cnnsent Agenda Items Any person who wishes to address the Council regarding an item that is on the Council's agenda for a regular or special meeting, shall complete a "request to speak" form asking to speak regarding the item and return it to the City Secretary before the Council considers the item The Mayor will call upon the citizen to speak for no longer than three (3) minutes as that particular agenda item is considered by the City Council The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to persons appearing at a public hearing in response to an official agenda notice or publication The provisions of this paragraph also do not apply to workshop meetings, and a citizen's right to speak and provide input at those meetings shall be limited and controlled by Section 4 3 "Workshop Meetings" of tlus ordinance c (2-29(d)(ur)) Any person who wishes to address the Council at a public hearing shall complete a "request to speak" form and return it to the City Secretary before the applicable hearing The Mayor will call upon the citizen to speak for no longer than five (5) minutes 6 5 (2-29(e)) Time I Am,ta Speakers before the Council shall limit their remarks to five (5) minutes or less for public hearing items and citizen reports Citizens speaking to a non-public hearing agenda item shall limit their presentations to three (3) minutes or less 6 6 (2-29(f)) Oral Presentations by City Manager Matters requiring the Council's attention or action which may have developed after the deadline for delivery of the written communication to the Council may be presented orally by the City Manager If formal Council action on a subject is required, such action may be taken only if the provisions of the Texas Open Meetings Act have been satisfied 6 7 (2-29(g)) Presentation of Proclamations The agenda may provide a time for the presentation of proclamations The Mayor or presiding officer may deliver and present proclamations upon the request of citizens Proclamations may encompass any activity or theme except that proclamations with a theme religious or partisan in nature shall not be presented Moreover, proclamations shall not be used for any commercial or advertising purpose 7 CONSIDERATION OF ORDTNANCFS9 RESOLUTIONS, AND MOTIONS 71 Printed or Ty ewntten Form All ordinances and resolutions shall be presented to the Council in printed or typewritten form The Council may, by proper motion, amend any ordinance or resolution presented to it and direct that the amended ordinance be placed on the next Council Agenda for adoption 72 City Attorney totoAnnr=ve All ordinances, resolutions, and contracts and amendments thereto, shall be approved as to form and legality by the City Attorney, or he or she shall file a written opinion on the legality of such ordinance, resolution or contract prior to submission to the Council (Charter, Section 6 02) e %wr oo nne\oraimncee\oi\cca~MOI acc PAGE 9 7 3 Distnhntion of Ordinances and Resolutions The City Manager shall prepare copies of all proposed ordinances and resolutions for distribution to all members of the Council at the meeting at which the ordinance or resolution is introduced, or at such earlier time as is expedient 74 R nording of Yates The yeas and nays shall be taken upon the passage of all ordinances and resolutions and the vote of each member shall be recorded in the minutes (Charter, Section 2 06 (b)) 75 Mfganty Vote Required An affirmative vote of four (4) members is necessary to repeal any ordinance or take any official action in the name of the City except as otherwise provided in the Charter or by the laws of the State of Texas (Charter, Section 2 06) 751 Tie-Vote Matters voted on by the City Council which end in a tie-vote shall automatically be placed on each subsequent Council meeting agenda until a full Council is present 76 Demand for Roll Call Upon demand of any member, the roll shall be called for yeas and nays upon any question before the Council, with the exagUion of those ctrcnmstances set forth in Section 7 12„ The P revinna Queshnn It shall not be in order for members to explain their vote during the roll call 77 Person 1 Privilege The right of a member to address the Council on a question of personal privilege shall be limited to cases in which his or her integrity, character, or motives are assailed, questioned, or impugned 78 Dissents and Protests Any member shall have the right to express dissent from or protest against any ordinance or resolution of the Council and have the reason therefore entered upon the minutes Such dissent or protest may be filed in writing, and presented to the Council not later than the next regular meeting following the date of passage of the ordinance or resolution objected to 79 Voting Re gn,r .d No member shall be excused from voting except for lack of information and except on matters involving the consideration of his or her own official conduct, or where his or her personal interests are involved in accordance with Chapter 171, TEX GOVT CODE ANN (Vernon 1999, as amended), and in these instances he or she shall abstain Any member prohibited from voting by personal interest shall announce this at the commencement of consideration of the matter and shall not enter into discussion or debate on any such matter and shall leave the meeting room The member having briefly stated the reason for his or her request, the excuse from voting shall be made without debate a \wr vocomwn[a\~~'uncee\oi\ccnin.ecoxnai aoc PAGE 10 710 Order nfPr ced n nfMotinm a The following motions shall have priority in the order indicated 1 Adjourn (when unqualified) and is not debatable and may not be amended, 2 Take a recess (when privileged), 3 Raise a question of privilege, 4 Lay on the table, 5 Previous question (2/3 vote required), 6 Limit or extend hrnits of debate (2/3 vote required), 7 Postpone to a certain time, 8 Commit or refer, 9 Amend, 10 Postpone indefinitely, 11 Main Motion b The first two motions are not always privileged To adjourn shall lose its privilege character and be a main motion if in any way qualified To take a recess shall be privileged only when other business is pending c A motion to adjourn is not in order 1 When repeated without intervening business or discussion, 2 When made as an interruption of a member while speaking, 3 While a vote is being taken d Only certain motions may be amended as provided in the most current edition of Robert's Rules of Order, revised A motion to amend shall be undebatable when the question to be amended is undebatable 711 R inna~derat,nn A motion to reconsider any action of the Council can be made s %m,. m.~.nc.~o.asn.me.~ov~ccnu~esoaom me PAGE 11 not later than the next succeeding official meeting of the Council Such a motion can only be made by a member who voted with the prevailing side It can be seconded by any member In order to comply with the Texas Open Meetings Act, any Councilmember who wishes to make such a motion at a meeting succeeding the meeting where the action was taken shall notify the City Manager to place the item for reconsideration on the Council agenda No question shall be twice reconsidered, except by unammous consent of the Council, except that action related to any contract may be reconsidered at any time before the final execution thereof A matter which was not timely reconsidered in the manner provided by this section or was reconsidered but the action originally taken was not changed by the Council cannot be reintroduced to the Council or placed on a Council meeting agenda for a period of six (6) months unless this rule is suspended as provided for in these Rules of Procedure 7 12 The Prev,nus Question When the previous question is moved and seconded, it shall be put as follows "Shall the main question be now put? There shall then be no further amendment or debate, except that nothing herein shall allow the pmiai,s question to he called prior to a_ pant one nnnnrhm,ty for a .h member of he Cniinml to sneak an the queat,nn before the Council Any pending amendments shall be put in their order before the main question If the motion for the previous question is lost, the main question remains before the Council An affirmative vote of 2/3 of the Council shall be required to move the previous question To demand the previous question is equivalent in effect to moving That debate now cease, and the Council shall immediately proceed to vote on the pending motion" In practice, this is done with the phrase "Call for the question", or simply saying "Question" 7 13 Withdrawal of Motions A motion may be withdrawn, or modified, by its movant without asking permission until the motion has been stated by the Presiding Officer If the movant modifies his or her motion, the seconding councilmember may withdraw his or her second After the question has been stated, the movant shall neither withdraw it nor modify it without the consent of the Council The subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of amendment A motion to amend an amendment shall be in order, but one to amend an amendment to an amendment shall not be in order 7 14 Annronnat,nns of Money Before formal approval by the Council of motions providing for appropriation of money, information must be presented to the Council showing purpose of the appropriation hi addition, before finally acting on such an appropriation, the Council shall obtain a report from the City Manager as to the availability of funds and his or her recommendations as to the desirability of the appropriation 7 15 Transfer of AT1 ro man t,nns At the request of the City Manager, at any time during the fiscal year, the Council may by resolution transfer an unencumbered balance of an appropriation made for the use of one department, division, or purpose, but no transfer shall be made of revenues or earnings of any non-tax supported public utility to any other purpose 6 \O r wcumna.\O inenroe\01\.OLB60P001 dos PAGE 12 $ CREATION OF COMMITTEES, BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS 8 1 Crnm ,l Committees The Council may, as the need arises, authorize the appointment of the "ad hoc" Council committees Any committee so created shall cease to exist upon the accomplishment of the special purpose for which it was created or when abolished by a majority vote of the Council $ 2 Citmen Boards Comm,ac,nna and Committees The Council may create other Committees, Boards and Commissions to assist in the conduct of the operation of the City government with such duties as the Council may specify not inconsistent with the City Charter or Code Memberships and selection of members shall be as provided by the Council if not specified by the City Charter or Code Any Committee, Board, or Commission so created shall cease to exist upon the accomplishment of the special purpose for which it was created, or when abolished by a majority of the vote of the Council No Committee so appointed shall have powers other than advisory to the Council or to the City Manager, except as otherwise specified by the Charter or Code 83 AWnintments a Individual City Councilmembers making nominations for members to citizen boards and commissions will consider interested persons on a citywide basis b The City Council will make an effort to be inclusive of all segments of the community in the board and commission appointment process City Councilmembers will consider ethmcity, gender, socio-economic levels, and other factors to ensure a diverse representation of Denton citizens c The City Council will take into consideration an individual's qualifications, willingness to serve, and application information in selecting nominations for membership to each board and commission d In an effort to ensure maximum citizen participation, City Councilmembers will continue the general practice of nominating new citizens to replace board members who have served three consecutive, fiill terms on the same board e Each City Councilmember will be responsible for making nominations for board and commission places assigned to him or her, which may correspond to the City Councilrnember's place Individual City Councilmembers will make nominations to the full City Council for the governing body's approval or disapproval 8A Rules of Pmcedi,re Board and Commission members shall comply with the provisions of Article III of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances Each Board shall be provided a copy of these rules of procedure and each advisory board shall adopt rules of procedure governing 6 \O r Cowmenca\OiElnencee\O1\COP~ILBPOPCPl Eoc PAGE 13 the operation of its board, incorporating Sections 2, 3, 5, and 7 hereof insofar as is possible Questions on which the voting requirement is vaned by the Charter, State Statutes and these rules are listed below 91 Charter and State Stamtary Regnn•ements a Charter Amendment - Five Votes Ordinances submitting proposed Charter amendments must be adopted by a two-thirds vote of the Council (Article XI, Section 3, Texas Constitution and Chapter 9, Texas Local Government Code (Vemons 1999, as amended) For a seven member Council, this means five members must vote affirmatively b ring Taxeg - F,ve Vntes Ordinances providing for the assessment and collection of certain taxes require the approval of two-thirds of the members of the Council (Section 302 101, Texas Tax Code) (Vemons, 1999, as amended) c Chn>zging Paw ng Assessment Plans Five Votes Changes in plans for paving assessment require a two-thirds vote of the Council (Section 313 053(e) Transportation Code, Vernon 1999, as amended) d Chimes in Zoning Ordinance or 7onmg Classifications In cases of a written protest of a change in a zoning regulation or zoning classification by the owners of twenty (20%) percent or more either of the area of the lots included in such proposed change, or of the lots immediately adjoining the same and extending two hundred feet (200') therefrom, such amendment shall not become effective except by the favorable vote of three-fourths (3/4) of all members of the City Council, six (6) votes of the City Council is required to override the decision of the Planning and Zoning Commission that a zoning change be denied e Amendment of Tax Abatement Pnhcv The guidelines and cntena adopted as the City's Tax Abatement Policy may be amended or repealed by a vote of three-fourths (3/4) of all members of the City Council (Section 312 002(c)) Texas Tax Code (Vernon 1999, as amended) 10 SVVERABILIT-Y CLAUSE That if any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent junsdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity s \wz ooo~menca\orammrea\on\ccnosssasooi aor PAGE 14 SFCTInN That Ordinances 74-481 81-35, 90-026, 90-150, 92-115, and 93-073 are hereby repealed 4FCTInN 3. That this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval PASSED AND APPROVED this the 1'-tday of 2001 AAZCK, MAYOR ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY BY A" - 9 \wr vocummc.\o[aln.nce.\al\CCPUL86Wt0o1 m= PAGE 15 5bm vmm~ul0l`ANb=02WI In Se Mm W4. 20 Lo~ ORDINANCENO 401 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2001-193 TO AMEND SECTION 6 1 OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF COUNCIL APPOINTEES TO THE AGENDA COMMITTEE, TO CORRECT A REFERENCE TO A STATUTE IN SECTION 4 2 OF THE ORDINANCE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, PROVIDING FOR RETROACTIVE EFFECT, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, on the first day of May, 2001, City Council passed Ordinance No 2001- 193, which consolidated the various ordinances amending the Council Rules of Procedure (Rules) into one ordinance, and WHEREAS, at their meeting of May 22, 2001 the City Council voted to suspend Section 6 1 of the Rules by expanding the number of Council appointees to the Agenda Committee from one other member of the City Council to two members and appointed Councilmembers Burroughs and Redmon to the Committee, and WHEREAS, the City Council deems it necessary to amend the Rules to incorporate this increase in the number of Council appointees to the Agenda Committee, and WHEREAS, Section 4 2 of the ordinance inadvertently contained an incorrect reference to the Texas Open Meetings Act as Chapter 55 instead of Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON TEXAS HEREBY ORDAINS SECTION 1 That Section 6 1 of Ordinance 2001-193 "Agenda" and Section 2-29(a) of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Denton are hereby amended to read as follows Section 6.1 (2-29(a)) AGENDA: The order of business of each meeting shall be as contained in the agenda prepared by the City Manager, which shall be reviewed and approved by an Agenda Committee composed of the Mayor, up to two other members of the City Council selected by the Council, and the City Manager When items are removed from the consent agenda and placed on the regular agenda by members of the Council, the removed items shall be taken up in the order of removal right after the consent agenda Placement of items on the agenda shall be governed by this Section and Section 6 3, provided that if a Councilmember has an "emergency" item that the Councilmember believes should be placed on the next regular or special meeting agenda, the placement must be approved by two members of the Agenda Committee Conduct of business at special meetings and Council Committees and subcommittees will likewise be governed by an agenda and these Rules of Procedure SECTION 22 That Section 42, "Special Meetings" of Ordinance 2001-193, is hereby amended by correcting the statutory reference to the Texas Open Meetings Act from "Chapter 55 TEX GOV'T CODE ANN, (Vernon's 1999, as amended)" to "Chapter 551 TEX GOV'T CODE ANN, (Vernon's 1999, as amended) " SECTION 3 That all previous actions of the City Council to suspend the Rules and appoint Councilmembers Burroughs and Redmon to the Agenda Committee are hereby ratified and approved SECTION 4 That save and except as amended hereby, the remaining paragraphs, sections and clauses of Ordinance 2001-193 shall remain in full force and effect SECTION 5 That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval PASSED AND APPROVED this the ~ day of 2001 r dJZC. a Go EULINE BROCK, MAYOR/ ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY APP'R'OVED AS TO LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY BY /I IVA ATTORNEY ORDINANCE NO AX A - V/ 0 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO 2001-193 AND SECTION 2-29 OF THE CITY CODE RELATING TO RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR TYPES OF MEETINGS AND PRESENTATIONS BY CITIZENS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE, PROVIDING A SAVINGS CLAUSE, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS, the Constitution and Laws of the State of Texas, and Section 2 07 of the City Charter of the City of Denton, Texas, authorize the City Council of said City to promulgate and establish rules of procedure to govern and conduct meetings, order of business, and decorum, while acting as a legislative body representing said City, and WHEREAS, because of its desire to serve the public through the medium of public meetings, it has become necessary to amend City Council Rules of Procedure to provide for more effective and efficient meetings, NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, HEREBY ORDAINS SRCTiON 1. That Ordinance Number 2001-193 of the Denton City Council Rules of Procedure, Section 4 1 to 4 3, TYPES OF MEETINGS, and Section 6 (2-29(d)) PRESENTATION BY CITIZENS as well as Section 2-29, City Council Procedures, Order of Business of the Code of Ordinances of the City are hereby amended to read as follows 4 41 Regula_Yr Meetings The Council shall meet at 6 30 p in on the first and third Tuesday of each month, with executive sessions (closed meetings) of the Council commencing at 5 30 p in, or at any other time set by the Council, unless the meeting is postponed or cancelled for valid reasons All regular meetings of the Council will be held in the Municipal Building at 215 East McKinney Street, Denton, Texas or at such other location as the City Council may, by motion, resolution or ordinance from time to time designate 42 Sn ciao 1 Meetings Special meetings may be called by the Mayor, the City Manager, or by any three members of the Council The call for a special meeting shall be filed with the City Secretary in written form, and he or she shall post notice thereof as provided by the Texas Open Meetings Act, TEX GOV'T CODE ANN § 551001, et seq (Vemonl999, as amended) The Mayor, City Manager, or three of the Council Members may designate a location for the special meeting other than the Municipal Building as long as the location is open to the public 43 Work-shop Meetings Workshop meetings or work sessions may be held from 4 30 p in to 5 15 p in on the first and third Tuesday of each month, to discuss near to mid range issues Workshop meetings or work sessions may be held from 5 15 p in to 5 30 p in on the first and third s \o r me -ta\oraananeea\or\CC MRSORDO] doc PAGE 1 Tuesday of each month, to answer Council questions concerning consent agenda items Workshop or Work Sessions may be held from 4 30 p in to 6 30 p in on the second Tuesday of each month to discuss mid to long-range issues Workshops or Work Sessions may be called using the same procedure required for special meetings as provided for in Section 4 2, above The purpose of the workshop meeting is to discuss or explore matters of interest to the City, to meet with City Board, Commission, or Committee Members, City staff or officers of civic organizations, governing bodies or individuals specifically invited to the session by the Mayor, Council or City Manager These meetings are informational and normally, no final action shall be taken unless the posted agenda indicates otherwise Citizens or other interested persons attending the work session will not be allowed to participate in the session unless invited to do so by the Mayor Citizens should be advised of the nature of the work session and that their input may be received and considered at a regularly scheduled council meeting where the agenda provides for final action to be taken on the matter The purpose of this procedure is to allow the citizens attending the regular meeting the opportunity of hearing the views of their fellow citizens in a more formal setting Any citizen may supply the City Council a written statement or report regarding the citizen's opinion on a matter being discussed in a work ses- sion If the Mayor invites citizens to participate in a work session, their participation will cease at the point the Mayor closes the session to public input to allow the Council to give City staff direction as to needed information for the possible future meeting without distracting comment from the audience 6 4 (2-29(d)) Presentation by Citizens a (2-29(d)(i)) Citizen Reports Any person who wishes to place a subject on the Council agenda at regular City Council meetings shall advise the City Manager's office of that fact and the specified subject matter which he or she desires to place on the agenda no later than 5 00 p in Wednesday prior to the Council meeting at which he or she wishes the designated subject to be consi- dered A time for such citizen reports shall be provided on the agenda after the pledge of allegiance, approval of the minutes, and the presentation of proclamations Any speaker providing a citizen report shall speak for no longer than five (5) minutes on all items that he or she may bring before the Council at each meeting, unless the Mayor or the majority of the Council grants an extension of time No citizen may fill out a "request to speak" form or have an opportunity to speak or comment on another citizen's report, which is given at the same Council meeting b (2-29(d)(n)) Speaking on Regular and Consent Agenda Items Any person who wishes to address the Council regarding an item that is on the Council's agenda for a regular or special meeting, shall complete a "request to speak" form asking to speak regarding the item and return it to the City Secretary before the Council considers the item The Mayor will call upon the citizen to speak for no longer than three (3) minutes as that particular agenda item is considered by the City Council The provisions of this paragraph do not apply to workshop meetings, and a citizen's right to speak and provide input at those meetings shall be limited and controlled by Section 4 3 "Workshop Meetings" of this ordinance c, (2-29(d)(ni)) any person who wishes to address the Council at a public hearing shall complete a "request to speak" form and return it to the City Secretary before the applicable hearing The Mayor will call upon the citizen to speak for no longer than three (3) minutes s \o. ro~wnmce\a*am.ncae\w\ccmn.eeoxoox aoc PAGE 2 d (2-29(d)(iv) Any group or organization comprising of ten or more members present in the City Council Chambers who wishes to address the Council at a public hearing or a non public hearing agenda shall have a representative address the City Council and shall limit their remarks to ten (10) minutes or less 6 5 (2-29(e)) Time. T amity Speakers before the Council shall limit their remarks to three (3) minutes or less for public hearing and non-public hearing items Citizen reports shall be limited to five (5) minutes or less Groups or organizations comprising of ten or more members shall limit their remarks in accordance to the parameters established in paragraph 6 4 (2-29(d)(iv)) At the discretion of the presiding officer or a majority of the City Council, any speaker may be granted a continuance of time to speak gRCTTON 3. That save and except as amended hereby, all the provisions, sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, and phrases of the Code of Ordinances shall remain in full force and effect SECTION 4 If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this ordinance, or application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid by any court of competent ,jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such invalidity SFCTTON 4 That this Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval a PASSED AND APPROVED this the in- day of _q~002 EULINE BROCK, MAYOR ATTEST JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY BY 90A ~1 I J g, ZJ" APP VED A TO LEGAL FORM HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY BY ~Pokc S Nwr wamenu~mai..ncee~oaicc.wesorsoox aoc PAGE 3