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City Council Consent Calendar - For the purpose of amending the Rules of Procedure to permit certain agenda items to be voted upon as a single group under a Consent Calendar category of the City Council Meeting Agenda.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis
Ordinance 53-15 Amended
Introduced by: Alderman Budge
Referred to
Rules Committee
AN ORDINANCE concerning
City Council Consent Calendar
FOR the purpose of amending the Rules of Procedure to permit certain agenda items to be voted upon as a single group under a Consent Calendar category of the City Council Meeting Agenda.
BY repealing and re-enacting with amendments the following portions of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2013 Edition
Section 2.16.030
Section 2.16.050
Section 2.16.060
BY adding the following portions to the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2014 Edition
Section 2.16.055
WHEREAS, a Consent Calendar is a category of the City Council Agenda whereby routine committee reports, meeting minutes, and non-controversial items not requiring debate or independent action are voted upon as a single group; and
WHEREAS, a Consent Calendar is an efficient procedure to save meeting time by allowing the City Council to approve a single group of items under one motion and one roll call vote; and
WHEREAS, items may be placed on a Consent Calendar subject to unanimous City Council agreement. Upon the objection of a member of the City Council, any item in question shall be removed from the Consent Calendar and heard in its regular order on the agenda; and
WHEREAS, If a member of the public wishes to speak on an item on the Consent Calendar, that item must be removed and heard in its regular order on the agenda.
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:
CHAPTER 2.16 - CITY COUNCIL
Article I - Rules of Procedure
2.16.030 - Order of bu...
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