City of Annapolis - File #: O-6-21

• File #: O-6-21
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 2/8/2021
• In control: Rules & City Government Committee
• On agenda: 4/12/2021
• Final action: 4/26/2021
• Title: Agency Regulations - For the purpose of establishing a procedure for the promulgation of regulations by a City of Annapolis department, board, or commission; requiring public notice; and generally relating to City of Annapolis regulations.
• Sponsors: Ross Arnett, Rob Savidge
• Indexes: Rules and City Government Committee

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/26/2021	1	City Council	adopt on second reader	Pass
4/26/2021	1	City Council	amended	Pass
4/26/2021	1	City Council	Cosponsor added
4/26/2021	1	City Council	adopt as amended	Pass
4/26/2021	1	City Council	adopt on third reader	Pass
4/6/2021	1	Rules & City Government Committee	recommend with amendments	Pass
3/2/2021	1	Rules & City Government Committee	no action taken
2/22/2021	1	City Council	declare the public hearing closed
2/8/2021	1	City Council	adopt on first reader	Pass
2/8/2021	1	City Council	refer

Title
Agency Regulations - For the purpose of establishing a procedure for the promulgation of regulations by a City of Annapolis department, board, or commission; requiring public notice; and generally relating to City of Annapolis regulations.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Ordinance 6-21

Introduced by: Alderman Arnett
Co-sponsored by: Alderman Savidge

Referred to
Rules and City Government Committee
90 day Rule:___________

AN ORDINANCE concerning

Agency Regulations

FOR the purpose of establishing a procedure for the promulgation of regulations by a City of Annapolis department, board, or commission; requiring public notice; and generally relating to City of Annapolis regulations.

BY repealing and reenacting with amendments the following portion of the Code of the City of Annapolis, 2021 Edition
2.04.090

WHEREAS, City departments have long had the ability to issue regulations where authorized by the City Council by following a simplistic procedure by digitally posting adopted regulations to the City's website.

WHEREAS, City departments are moving to promulgate regulations with increased frequency.

WHEREAS, regulations have the force and effect of law, the public has interest in having an opportunity to be heard and to participate in the adoptionpromulgation of regulations and to be sure that its elected representatives play a role in safeguarding their interests.

WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to establish a more comprehensive procedure to be followed by City departments when adoptingpromulgating regulations.

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 2.04 - GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATIONS
2.04.090 - Regulations-Adoption PROMULGATION and posting on City's website.
A. For purposes of this section the adoptionPROMULGATION of a regulation refers to the DRAFTING, REVIEW AND PUBLICATIONadop...