13-1559 City Code Amendment to Meridian City Code Title 1 City Council ResponsibilitiesCITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE NO. 13 - ~ ~ 5 `~
BY THE CITY COUNCIL: BIRD, HOAGLUN, ROUNTREE, ZAREMBA
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 1, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 7
CITY COUNCIL, OF THE MERIDIAN CITY CODE, FOR THE PURPOSE
OF AMENDING 1-7-2 QUALIFICATIONS; 1-7-6 ASSIGNMENT OF
DEPARTMENT LIAISONS; DUTIES AND TERMS; 1-7-7 RULES OF
PROCEDURE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS AND 1-7-8 PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council qualifications, roles and responsibilities, and public
hearings process are all within the purview of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council periodically reviews and updates those requirements
as necessary; 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 2, of the Meridian City Code is
amended to read as follows:
1-7-2: QUALIFICATIONS:
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A. Any person shall be eligible to hold the office of council member 1) whose
domicile is, at the time of declaration of candidacy or intent to seek election, and if
elected, remains, in the city limits of the City of Meridian; and 2) is a qualified elector
within the City of Meridian under the constitution and laws of the state of Idaho.
B. "Domicile," for the purposes of this section, shall mean that individual's true,
fixed and permanent home and place of habitation. It is the place where that
individual intends to remain, and to which that individual expects to return when that
individual leaves without intending to establish a new domicile elsewhere.
C. "Qualified elector," for the purposes of this section, shall mean a person who is
eighteen (18) years of ale, is a United States citizen, has resided in Meridian city
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limits for at least the thirty (30) days preceding the election at which he desires to be
elected, and who is registered to vote as required b, law.
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Section 2: That Title 1, Chapter 7, Section 6, of the Meridian Cit Code is
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amended to read as follows:
1-7-6: ASSIGNMENT OF DEPARTMENT LIAISONS; DUTIES AND TERM:
A. Assignment: The president of the city council after conferrin with the Ma or and
Cit~ Council shall a oint '
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1. Generally: It shall be the duty of each ~n~-m°~+'~ ,.,,,,,.,,.,.,;~r;,, i~ ±~„+ ~r ~ ~; •~
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the desires and interests of the city council to that department, and vice versa, from
the department to the council, all as they shall deem to be in the best interests of the
department and the city. It shall also be the duty of each Council Liaison
a. To sign purchase orders and budget amendments pursuant to the City's Finance
policies; and.
b. To assist hi s dep~,rtl~il~ ,~~ the Department Director, as needed, to
develop a budget for the ensuing fiscal ear; and
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' .To review financial reports of the assi.n~ed department; and
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with the adopted financial policies and practices of the Cit. ;and
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Section 3: That Title 1, Chapter 7, Section 7, of the Meridian City Code is
amended to read as follows:
1-7-7: RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS:
The following rules are hereby established, shall be observed in the conduct of any
ublic hearing noticed on the A eg_ nda before the Cit, Council ' ,and shall
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be known as the "Meridian rules of procedure for public hearings":
A. Si n Up To Testify: N~eAll persons shall be permitted to testify or speak before the
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city council at a public hearing ",a 1~but all such persons that have
tee, r' ~~ 'provided their name and 'residential address
on signup sheets for each~ublic hearing t~ provided by the city shall have
priority to speak~rior to requesting additional public comment from other
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members of the audience. All parties shall be required to state their name and
address for the record in addition to the signup sheet. This rule shall not apply to
staff or technical witnesses directed by the mayor to give evidence or information
to the city council.
B. Recognition By Mayor: No person shall be permitted to speak before the city
council at a public hearing until such person has been recognized by the mayor.
C. Record Of Proceedings: All public hearing proceedings shall be recorded
electronically or stenographically such that said proceedings are capable of being
transcribed, and all persons speaking at such public hearings shall speak before a
microphone in such a manner as will assure that the recorded testimony or
remarks will be accurate. The mayor may order at any time that the record be
transcribed. If a party other than an official of the city requests that the record be
transcribed, he shall so request the mayor to effect such, and all costs of preparing
the transcript shall be paid in advance by the party so requesting.
D. Time Limit For Speakers: In the notice of the public hearing or at the
commencement of the public hearing, the mayor may establish a time limit to be
observed by all speakers. The time limit shall be established depending on the
number of speakers who sign up for each public hearing and shall apply only to
the speaker's comments. The mayor may also, either in the notice of the public
hearing or at the close of the hearing, indicate that written testimony shall be
received and set a date and time when such written testimony must be submitted
in order to be included in the written report.
E~. Questioning Speaker: At the conclusion of a speaker's comments, each city
council member, when recognized by the mayor, shall be allowed to question the
speaker and the speaker shall be limited to answers to the questions asked. The
question and answer period shall not be included in the speaker's time limit as
established.
F~. Compliance With Rules: Any person not conforming to any of the above rules
may be prohibited from speaking during the public hearing. Should any person
refuse to comply with such prohibition, he may be removed from the room by
order of the mayor.
GPI. Suspend Or Amend Rules: The city council may suspend or amend any one or
more of these rules byvote ofone-half (1/2) plus one of the full city council.
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HI. Interpretation Of Rules By Mayor: The mayor shall have the authorit to in
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and apply the foregoing rules, subject to an appeal to the cit council whose
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decision shall be determined by a majority vote of the council members resent.
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where the public hearing is before a duly appointed hearin officer the resident
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of the council or presiding council member or the hearin officer shall fulfill the
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duties of the mayor described herelnabove.
Section 4: That Title 1, Chapter 7, Section 8, of the Meridian Cit Code is
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repealed and replaced to read as follows:
1-7-8: PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL:
The p~~ident anu ~ ~~ n~ ~r~~~ a president and Vice President of the ' Cit
Council shall have the following duties, rights and obligations:
A. President:
1. Election: The city council~~ ~ +~, o; r ~~ I ~r ~ ~+~ ~,~, shall elect a city council member to
serve as the President of the ' Cit• Council. The vote shall be a
maj ority vote by the city council. The vote shall be '
held in January ever ear. The city council member nominated to be
elected as the President shall have the right to decline the nomination,
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2. Term: The President shall serve a one year term. The Cit Council ma
se ect the same council member to serve consecutive terms if they so choose. He ma
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serve two (2) consecutive terms but not more than two (2) consecutive terms of one
year each term; a council member may serve as President again but shall not
serve as President for more than two (2) consecutive terms.
3. Duties:
a. The President shall have the authority to, and shall, act as the mayor of the
city during the absence or disability of the mayor until the mayor returns, as re uired
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under Idaho Code section 50-608; and
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to Idaho Code the Council President shall, with the assistance of the Ma or, set the
Council a enda, and
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c. The President,
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nnii~n;~ nt~n+rcr~shall have the authorit to a oint councilmembers as de artment
liaisons, pursuant to City ordinances; and
d. The president of the city council shall ' '
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other matters; and
e. The President of the Cit Council and the Ma or shall confer annuall to determine if
ouncilmembers should represent different sections of the City.
B. Vice President:
1. Election: The city council, by their own action, shall elect a city council member to
serve as the Vice President of the city council. ~T~ ° r~~» ~°
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member nominated to be elected as the President shall have the right to decline the
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2. Authority: The Vice President shall have the authority to, and shall, act
as the President of the city council during the absence or disability of the
' President. If both the mayor and city council President are absent
from the city, the Vice President shall have the authority to, and shall,
act as the mayor of the city during the absence of the mayor and council
' President.
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1. In the absence of the President and Vice President of the City Council the senior
member of the City Council shall be authorized to act in their place.
2. Seniorit shall be determined b the Councilmember's ears of service of the Cit
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ouncil. In the event the time of service is the same then it can be determined b~
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Section 5. That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect beginning on
the day of , 2013.
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PASSED by the Ci Council of the Ci ' '
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day of ~ , 2013.
APPROVED b the Ma or of the Ci ' ' `-1
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of ~ , 2013.
APPROVED:
TAMMY EERD, MAYOR
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NOTICE AND PUBLISHED SUMMARY
OF ORDINANCE PURSUANT TO I.C. § 50-901(A)
CITY OF MERIDIAN ORDINANCE N0.13-15.5
An Ordinance of the City of Meridian amending Title 1, Administration, Cha ter 7 Cit
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Council of the Meridian City Code, for the purpose of amending 1-7-2 ualifications• 1-7-6•
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Assignment of Department Liaisons; Duties and Terms; l -7-7 Rules of Procedure of Public
Hearings; and 1-7-8 President and Vice President of City Council; and rovidin an effective
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A full text of this ordinance is available for inspection at City Hall, Cit of Meridian 33
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East Broadway Avenue, Meridian, Idaho. is ordinance shall become effective u on the
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Adopted after first reading by suspension of the Rule as allowed pursuant to Idaho Code 50-
902: YES ~ NO
Second Reading:
Third Reading: -
STATEMENT OF MERIDIAN CITY ATTORNEY AS TO ADEQUACY OF
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 13- - 55 ~''
The undersigned, William L.M. Nary, City Attorney of the City of Meridian, Idaho,
hereby certifies that he is the legal advisor of the City and has reviewed a co of the attached
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Ordinance No. l3- I 5 of the Cit of Meridian Idaho and has found the sam
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be true and complete and provides adequate notice to the public pursuant to Idaho Code 50-
901 A (3 ).
DATED this day of June, 2013.
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William. L.M. Nary
City Attorney
ORDINANCE SUMMARY - AMENDMENT TO MERIDIAN CITY CODE TITLE 1, ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 7, CITY
COUNCIL