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• <br />Amended January 11, 1995 <br />B. CITY COUNCIL STANDING RULES <br />INTRODUCTION <br />In the belief that the best decisions are made by the best informed decision makers and that the <br />public decision process is best served when the public has every opportunity to present views, <br />the following rules are established to govern regular and special council meetings, as well as <br />formal public hearings. There are several goals behind these rules. <br />1. In general, free and open discussion by all interested parties should be <br />an essential part of the decision making process. <br />2. The council process should have as little procedural overhead as possible. <br />• 3. Time is better spent on substantial matters rather than proforma matters. <br />MEMBERSHIP <br />The formal council membership consists of the four council members and the mayor. All five <br />have one vote each and all five can introduce motions. For purposes of leading the meeting, the <br />mayor, or in the absence of the mayor the acting mayor, will be considered the chairperson. <br />RULES <br />Agenda <br />To be considered, an item must be on the agenda and the agenda must be distributed to all <br />of the council members and any other persons having responsibility for an item at least <br />three working days prior to the meeting. An agenda can be modified with addenda by a <br />majority vote, but this should be used only for minor items or items with extreme time <br />constraints. <br />2. An item can be moved from the consent agenda to the action agenda at the request of any <br />council member. <br />3. Since there will be an audience and cable TV viewers not familiar with each item, the <br />chair will give a brief explanation of each item as it is addressed. <br />• <br />3S <br />