Resolution 88-12-13-88-02
RESOLUTION NO. 88-12-13-88-2
RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS
SUPPORTING THE DEADLINE TIMES AND DATES
FOR AGENDA ITEMS AND AGENDA BACKUP
INFORMATION FOR CITY COU.CIL, PLANNING
AND ZONING, ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS,
LIBRARY BOARD AND PARK BOARD MEETINGS
AND FOR AGENDA PREPARATION AND CONSENT
AGENDA AND CITIZEN PARTICIPATION:
WHEREAS, The City Council does agree that it is in the
best interest of all concerned to establish
guidelines for the preparation of an agenda for
City Council and other Board meetings; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council does agree that a consent agenda
would expedite the business matters of the
Council; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council feels that citizens do have a
right to be heard at Public Meetings and a
procedure to insure this right should be
established; and,
WHEREAS, the Home Rule Charter does not provide a procedure
for the agenda preparation or for Citizen
Participation;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS:
SECTION 1 AGENDA PREPARATION
1. Regular Council meetings are held on the Second
and Fourth Tuesdays of each month
2. Special Sessions are meetings called on dates
other than the Second and Fourth Tuesdays of
each month and shall be posted seventy-two (72)
hours prior to the meeting time in accordance
with the Texas Open Meetings Act.
3. The deadline for the posting of a Regular City
Council meeting to be held on a Tuesday evening
shall be Friday before said meeting, at 5:00 P.
M. The back up information for the Council and
interested parties shall also be completed by
this time. The deadline for posting of other
board meetings shall be the Friday before the
said meeting, at 5:00 P.M.
4. The deadline for placing an item on the agenda
is the Wednesday before said meeting at 12:00
Noon. Items placed on the agenda must be of
sufficient clarity to enable the general public
to determine the nature of the issue for
consideration and the type of action required.
Compliance with the provisions of the Open
Meetings Act is required in the preparation of
the agenda.
SECTION 2 PROCEDURE FOR REMOVAL OF ITEMS FROM AGENDA
1. A written request to the City Secretary signed
by any four Council Members to remove an item
from the agenda can prohibit the discussion and
action on such item. The Council can exercise
this power for two consecutive meetings.
2. The Mayor can verbally advise the City
Secretary to remove an item from the agenda.
He shall be able to exercise this power for one
meeting.
3. The person who requested an item be placed on
the agenda, and pulls that item prior to the
meeting, then the item shall not be discussed.
SECTION 3 CONSENT AGENDA
Those items on the Council Agenda which are
considered routine by the Mayor, City Manager and
City Secretary, i. e., grant deeds, grant of
easements, request to seek bids, reports of
administrative actions and proposals, leases, and
agreements previously approved in principle, etc.,
shall appear under the "Consent Agenda". Unless
the Mayor or a Council Member specifically
requests that item(s) be removed therefrom and
Council action taken separately on said item(s),
all items appearing under the "Consent Agenda"
shall be approved, adopted, accepted, etc. by one
motion of the Council and a roll call vote. Such
action will appear in the Council minutes in their
proper form. Those items specifically requested
to be removed from the "Consent Agenda" and acted
on separately shall be approved, adopted,
accepted, etc., by separate motions of the Council
and separate roll call vote.
SECTION 4 GENERAL CITIZENS PARTICIPATION
1. During each Regular Session of the City Council,
held on the Second and Fourth Tuesdays of each
month, citizens wishing to inform the City Council
of problems or concerns will be given the
opportunity to do so under the heading of
"Citizens Participation".
2. A sign up sheet will be provided for citizens to
sign prior to the meeting.
3.
Each speaker must
identify himself,
five minutes.
stand,
and limit
come to the front,
his presentation to
4. The Mayor does have the responsibility and the
right to rule a citizen out of order and ask that
he relinquish the floor.
5.
The Council cannot take
brought up during "Citizen
direct staff to place the
for action or may refer
Department.
action on a subject
Participation", but may
item on the next agenda
it to the proper City
PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WYLIE, TEXAS ON THIS THE 13th DAY OF DECEMBER, 1988.
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