R92-20 06-08-92 RESOLUTION NO. R92-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, AMENDING
RESOLUTION NO. R91-37, AS IT MAY HAVE BEEN AMENDED FROM
TIME TO TIME, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND
REESTABLISHING CERTAIN RULES OF PROCEDUR~ 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 a~d 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. Departmental Reports
7. citizens
8. Docketed Public Hearings
9. Unfinished Business
10. New Business
11. Other Business
12. Adjournme~c -~
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 on a sign-up sheet maintained by the City Secretary,
not less than fifteen (15) minutes in advance of the scheduled
council meeting. All request for audience must be clearly
defined as to subject matter. Citizens shall be h~ard for a
period not to exceed Five (5) minutes unless extended by a major-
ity of Council.
IV.
Items for discussion, consideration and/or possible action
may be placed on the agenda at the request of any two (2) Coun-
cilmembers. The request may be submitted to the City Secretary's
office in writing or by phone, by one (1) Councilmember with his
or her assurance that another Councilmember concurs with placing
this item on the agenda. The Councilmember making the request to
the city Secretary's office will supply the name of the concur-
ring Councilmember.
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 City Council.
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.
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VIII.
This Resolution shall take effect from and after its passage
and approval by the city council.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this ..... _~ day of
~~j , A.D., 1992.
C.V. Copp~n~r /
Mayor
ATTEST:
P.a~--Jones~/~
C~ty Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Lester Rorick
City Attorney
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