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HomeMy WebLinkAbout#17 Ordinance 08-127 Governing City Council Meeting MAYOR & COUNCIL COMMUNICATION -- page 1 -- DATE: October 6, 2015 REGULAR ITEM 18 AGENDA ITEM: Time limit to City Council Meetings SUBMITTED BY: Clark Schroeder Interim City Administrator THROUGH: Clark Schroeder REVIEWED BY: Dave Snyder SUGGESTED ORDER OF BUSINESS: - Introduction of Item ...................................................................... Administrator - Report/Presentation……………………………………………...Administrator - Questions from Council to Staff ............................................. Mayor Facilitates - Call for Motion ............................................................... Mayor & City Council - Discussion ....................................................................... Mayor & City Council - Action on Motion .................................................................... Mayor Facilitates POLICY RECCOMENDER: Clark Schroeder FISCAL IMPACT: none SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: Due to city council meetings running 5 to 6 hours in length, it is the recommendation of the Administrator that an ordinance be adopted that will limited how long meetings can run. The ordinance dictates that the meeting adjourn at 10pm unless 4/5ths of the council members present vote to extend the meeting for an additional 15 minutes. RECOMMENDATION: “Move to adopt ordinance 08-127” ATTACHMENTS: Ordinance 08-127 CITY OF LAKE ELMO COUNTY OF WASHINGTON STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE 08-127 AN ORDINANCE GOVERNING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS Regular meetings of the city council shall be automatically adjourned at 10:00 p.m. unless 4/5ths of councilmembers present vote to extend the meeting for one additional 15 minutes. If the vote to extend the meeting does not garner a 4/5th majority, the meeting is adjourned. Any agenda items not completed or acted upon at the time of adjournment shall be carried forward to the next regular meeting of the city council, unless referred to an earlier called additional regular meeting or special meeting of the council. This ordinance shall become effective immediately upon adoption and publication in the official newspaper of the City of Lake Elmo. This Ordinance 08-127 was adopted on this ___ day of October 2015, by a vote of ___ Ayes and ___Nays. LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL ______________________________ Mike Pearson, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________________ Julie Johnson, City Clerk This Ordinance 08-127 was published on the ____ day of ___________________, 2015.