R91-37 11-04-91 RESOLUTION NO. R91-37
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, AMENDING
RESOLUTION 72-4, AS IT MAY HAVE BEEN AMENDED FROM TIME
TO TIME, FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING AND REESTAB-
LISHING CERTAIN RULES OF PROCEDURE AND ORDER OF BUSI-
NESS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL, AND CONTAINING OTHER PROVI-
SIONS 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 busi-
ness are hereby officially adopted by the City Council pursuant
to authority of Section 3.09 of the Charter of the City of Pear-
land, Texas:
I.
Regular meeting of the City Council shall be held on the
second and fourth Monday 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. All special
meetings of the Council shall be held and requested pursuant to
Section 3.08 of the City Charter.
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. 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 seeking audience with the Council must submit
their request to the City Secretary, in writing or by phone, no
less than five (5) days prior to the scheduled Council meeting.
All requests for audience must be clearly defined as to subject
matter, citizens shall be heard for a period not to exceed five
minutes unless extended by a majority of Council.
IV.
Items for discussion, consideration and/or possible action
may be placed on the agenda at the request of any two Council
members. The request may be submitted to the City Secretary's
office in writing or by phone, by one 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 the 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.
VIII.
This resolution shall take effect from and after its passage
and approval by the City Council.
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this /~ day of
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ATTEST:
PA~-~ONES, C~ SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
LESTER RORICK, CITY ATTORNEY
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