City of Annapolis - File #: O-19-20

• File #: O-19-20
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 5/6/2020
• In control: Rules & City Government Committee
• On agenda: 6/22/2020
• Final action: 6/22/2020
• Title: City Council Public Hearings - For the purpose of clarifying the rules of procedure concerning the scheduling of public hearings before the City Council.
• Sponsors: Gavin Buckley, Ross Arnett, Rhonda Pindell Charles
• Indexes: Rules and City Government Committee

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/22/2020	1	City Council	adopt on second reader	Pass
6/22/2020	1	City Council	amended	Pass
6/22/2020	1	City Council	adopt as amended	Pass
6/22/2020	1	City Council	adopt on third reader	Pass
6/22/2020	1	City Council	Cosponsor added
6/22/2020	1	City Council	Cosponsor added
6/9/2020	1	Rules & City Government Committee	recommend favorably	Pass
5/26/2020	1	City Council	declare the public hearing closed
5/11/2020	1	City Council	adopt on first reader	Pass
5/11/2020	1	City Council	refer

Title
City Council Public Hearings - For the purpose of clarifying the rules of procedure concerning the scheduling of public hearings before the City Council.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 19-20

Introduced by: Mayor Buckley
Co-sponsored by: Alderman Arnett and Alderwoman Pindell Charles

Referred to
Rules and City Government
90 day Rule: 7/27/20

AN ORDINANCE concerning

City Council Public Hearings

FOR the purpose of clarifying the rules of procedure concerning the scheduling of public hearings before the City Council.

BY repealing and re-enacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2020 Edition
2.16.180


SECTION I: BE IT ESTABLISHED AND ORDAINED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Code of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:

Title 2 - ADMINISTRATION
Chapter 2.16 - CITY COUNCIL

Section 2.16.180 - Public hearings.

A. Public Hearing Required. The Mayor shall schedule a A public hearing SHALL BE SCHEDULED on each ordinance passed on first reading by the City Council and on any resolution passed on first reading for which a member requests a public hearing. The hearing shall be advertised as required by law and shall be held within forty-eight days NO LATER THAN THE SECOND NEXT SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING following its passage on first reading. AN ORDINANCE THAT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED ON FIRST READING AND REFERRED TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION SHALL NOT BE SCHEDULED FOR A PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL UNTIL THE PLANNING COMMISSION HAS ISSUED ITS FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, AT WHICH TIME A PUBLIC HEARING SHALL BE SCHEDULED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE ZONING CODE REQUIREMENTS. If the City Council subsequently substantively amends an ordinance or resolution on which a hearing has been held, final action shall be postponed until a second PUBLIC hearing has been held, no later than forty-eight days following the initial PUBLIC hearing. For purposes of ...