02-958 City Code Revise Council Mtg TimesAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN AMENDING TITLE 1 CHAPTER 7
SECTION 5 A OF THE MERIDIAN CITY CODE, COUNCIL MEETINGS, TIME AND
PLACE OF REGULAR MEETINGS; PROVIDING THAT THE TIME AND PLACE OF THE
COUNCIL MEETINGS SHALL BE AT 7:00 P.M. ON THE NIGHT OF ANY REGULAR
CITY COUNCIL MEETING AND REGULAR MEETINGS SHALL BE HELD ON THE
FIRST, SECOND, THIRD AND FOURTH TUESDAYS, AND IN THE EVENT A CITY
COUNCIL MEETING FALLS ON A HOLIDAY OR TUESDAY ON WHICH A CITY OR
GENERAL ELECTION IS HELD, THE MEETING SHALL NOT BE HELD ON THAT
TUESDAY BUT SHALL BE HELD ON THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY; ADOPTING
ROBERT'S RULES OF ORDER (REVISED) FOR CONDUCTING COUNCIL MEETINGS;
TO PROVIDE FOR A NEW SUBSECTION D PROVIDING FOR COUNCIL TO CANCEL
AND RE-SCHEDULE MEETINGS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, ADA COUNTY, IDAHO:
SECTION 1: That Title 1, Chapter 7, Section 5 A of the Meridian City Code of the City of
Meridian is hereby amended and shall read as follows:
1-7-5 COUNCIL MEETINGS:
Time And Place Of Regular Meetings: The regular meetings of the
City Council shall be held at the Meridian City Hall at 33 East Idaho
Street, by the Mayor and City Council on the first, second, third, and
fourth Tuesdays of each month at six thirty seven o'clock (6:20 7:00.)
P.M. of said days. If a Tuesday of any month is a holiday, City election,
primary or general election, the meeting shall be held the Wednesday
evening following at the same hour and place.
SECTION 2: That Title 1, Chapter 7, Section 5 B of the Meridian City Code of the City of
Meridian is hereby amended and shall read as follows:
1-7-5 COUNCIL MEETINGS:
Be
Manner Of Conducting Meetings: There is hereby adopted by the City
for the purpose of establishing rules and regulations for the conduct of
meetings, the Clerk's duties and the Mayor's duties in relation to Council
meeting, that certain booklet entitled, "How to Conduct Municipal
Council Meetings", published by the Idaho Municipal League, being the
Amended Ordinance changing Time and Place of City Council Meetings
1953 Edition thereof, of which not less than three (3) copies are now on
file in the office of the City Clerk and the same are hereby adopted and
incorporated as fully as if set forth at length herein. (1955 Code § 1 805)
Robert's Rules of Order (Revised).
SECTION 3: That Title 1, Chapter 7, Section 5 of the Meridian City Code of the City of
Meridian is hereby amended to allow for a new subsection D and shall read as follows:
1-7-5 COUNCIL MEETINGS:
De
Cancelling And Re-Scheduling Of Meetings: Upon the affirmative vote
of one-half (1/2) plus one (1) of the members of the full council, a
regularly scheduled meeting may be postponed to a different date and
time, or may be cancelled.
SECTION 4: All ordinances, resolutions, orders or parts thereof in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed, rescinded and annulled.
SECTION 5: VALIDITY: The Meridian City Council hereby declares that
any section, paragraph, sentence or word of this Ordinance as adopted and amended herein be
declared for any reason to be invalid it is the intent of the Meridian City Council that it would
have passed all other portions of this Ordinance independent of the elimination herefrom of any
portion as may be declared invalid.
SECTION 6: SAVINGS CLAUSE: This Ordinance does not affect an action or proceeding
commenced or right accrued before this Ordinance takes effect.
SECTION 7: DATE OF EFFECT: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on the
/ ~'~ day of 3"~t~7~ beP', 2002.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this
~-~'~-- day of ~7-~t~ ~ ,2002.
~ day
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO, this ~4
of ~7'-~ ,2002.
Attest;
Amended Ordinance changing Time
Meetings
Mayor Robert D. Corrie
First Reading: ~-2~-~ 2-
Adopted after first reading by ~u, spension of the Rule as allowed pursuant to Idaho Code
50-902 Yes: r~. No:
Second Reading: ~
Third Reading: --
STATE OF IDAHO,)
: SS.
County of Ada. )
On this ~,t~¥aday- of-J~/vl~' ,2002, before me, the
undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, personally appeared ROBERT D. CORRIE
and WILLIAM G. BERG, JR., known to me to be the Mayor and City Clerk of the CITY of
Meridian, Idaho, and who executed the within instrument, and acknowledged to me that the City
of Meridian executed the same.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the
day and year first above written.
NOTARY PUBLIC FOR IDAHO
RESIDING AT: dqo[~ ~0~
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES: ~-
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