10-1462 City Code Amending Days of City Council MeetingsCITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. ' O
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, HOAGLUN, ROUNTREE, ZAREMBA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTER 7, SECTION 5 OF THE
MERIDIAN CITY CODE, REGARDING DAYS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS the City Council determines the frequency and the agenda for City Council
meetings; and
WHEREAS the City Council has a need to meet four (4) times a month; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERIDIAN, IDAHO:
Section 1. That Title 1, Chapter 7, Section 5 of the Meridian City Code is amended to read as
follows
1-7-5: CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:
A. Time And Place Of Regular Meetings:
1. The regular meetings of the city council shall be held at Meridian city hall at 33 East Broadway
Avenue, by the mayor and city council on the first, third, and fourth Tuesdays of each month at
seven o'clock (7:00) P.M. of said days. When necessary the city council shall hold land use
hearings at these meetings.
2. The city council shall also meet on the second Tuesday of each month in a workshop format
beginning at six o'clock (6:00) P.M. Land use hearings will not be held at these workshops
unless an urgent need exists to require it. Workshops may be held in a more informal manner
than a regular meeting.
3. If a Tuesday meeting or workshop 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.
B. 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 meetings, the most current edition of "Robert's Rules Of
Order (Revised)".
C. Open Meetings: Meetings of the city council shall be open to the public pursuant to Idaho
Code section 67-2341 et seq.
D. Canceling And Rescheduling Of Meetings: Upon the affirmative vote of one-half ('/2) plus
one of the members of the full council, a regularly scheduled meeting may be postponed to a
different date and time, or may be canceled. If a quorum of the council is not available prior
to the start of a meeting then the meeting shall be canceled without a vote. Whenever any
meeting is postponed, rescheduled, or canceled the city clerk will endeavor to diligently
provide notice to the public as soon as practicable. (Ord. 10-1440, 1-19-2010, eff. 2-1-2010)
Section 2. That all ordinances, resolutions, orders, or parts thereof or in conflict with
this ordinance are hereby voided.
Section 3. That this ordinance shall be effective on and after November 1, 2010.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this ~ day of
(J~~~~_, 2010.
APPROVED by the Mayor of the City of Meridian, Idaho, this /~ day of
2010.
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