R92-41 11-23-92 RESOLUTION NO. R92-41
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, AMENDING
RESOLUTION NO. R92-22, AS IT MAY HAVE BEEN AMENDED FROM
TIME TO TIME, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND
REESTABLISHING CERTAIN RULES OF PROCEDURE AND ORDER OF
BUSINESS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL, AND CONTAINING OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS:
THAT the following Rules of Procedure and Order of Business
are hereby officially adopted by the City Council pursuant to
authority of Section 3.09 of the Charter of the City of Pearland,
Texas:
I.
Regular meetings of the City Council shall be held on the
second and fourth Mondays of each month at 7:30 P.M., and may be
recessed from time to time at the discretion of the Council. In
the event a regular meeting falls on a holiday, the meeting for
that date shall be held at 7:30 P.M. the following day or at a
time to be agreed upon by the Mayor and Council.
II.
At the hour of the meeting, the Mayor shall assume the chair
of presiding officer and call the Council to order. The Order of
Business, after determination of a quorum, shall be as follows:
1. Call to Order
2. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance
3. Approval of Minutes
4. Mayor's Activity Report
5. Council Activity Reports
6. City Manager Report
7. Citizens
8. Docketed Public Hearings
9. Unfinished Business
10. New Business
11. Other Business
12. Adjournment
III.
No person other than the Mayor or a Member of the City
Council or other municipal officer or employee shall address the
City Council as a body except upon consent of a majority of the
members present.
All citizens wishing to address the Council may do so by
registering in person or by telephone with the City Secretary not
later than close of business on the Friday preceding a Council
meeting or by registering on a sign-up sheet maintained by the
City Secretary not less than fifteen minutes in advance of the
scheduled Council meeting. Citizens registering by the preceding
Friday will be given priority over those registering on the day
of the meeting. All requests for audience must be clearly de-
fined to subject matter. Citizens shall be heard for a period
not to exceed five minutes unless extended by a majority of
Council. Citizens wishing to speak to a specific agenda item may
elect to be recognized immediately in advance of consideration of
that item.
IV.
Items for discussion, consideration and/or possible action
shall be placed on the agenda at the request of any two (2) Coun-
cilmembers. The request shall be submitted to the City Secre-
tary's office and may be made in writing or by phone, by one (1)
Councilmember with his or her assurance that another named Coun-
cilmember concurs with placing this item on the agenda. The City
Manager may, not withstanding, honor the request of any single
Councilmember for placement of any agenda item.
V.
Any motion submitted to the City Council shall be reduced to
writing during open meeting before being voted upon, at the
request of any two (2) members of the City Council.
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VI.
The Rules of Order, other than those prescribed by the City
Charter, or the laws of the State of Texas, may be suspended at
any time by consent of a majority of the members present at any
regular or special meeting.
VII.
Except when in conflict with the foregoing provisions,
Robert's Rules of Order shall govern the deliberation of the City
Council.
VIII.
This Resolution shall take effect from and after its passage
and approval by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this _~_ .... day of
.~/~7 ' , A. D., 1992.
~vv u~-, Mayor
ATTE ST:
Pat Jones, ~y Secretary
Lester Rorick, City Attorney
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