Code of Ordinances Amendment - Title 1 Start Time for City Council Meetings (2nd Reading) Copyright 2014
City of Dubuque Action Items # 2.
ITEM TITLE: Start Time for City Council Meetings (2nd Reading)
SUMMARY: City Attorney submitting a proposed ordinance adjusting the
start time for regular meetings.
ORDINANCE Amending City of Dubuque Code of
Ordinances Title 1 Administration, Chapter 6 Mayor and
City Council, Article A Rules and Procedure, Section 1-6A-
3 Types of Meeting by establishing the meeting time for
regular City Council meetings of 6:00 PM
SUGGESTED DISPOSITION: Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Motion B; Motion
A
ATTACHMENTS:
Description Type
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Ordinance Amendment 1-6A-3 Ordinance
Suggested Motion Supporting Documentation
THE CITY OF
DUB E MEMORANDUM
Masterpiece on the Mississippi
BARRY LINDAHL
CITY ATTORNEY
To: Mayor Roy D. Buol and
Members of the City Council
DATE: April 27, 2016
RE: Public Input
Attached are two proposed ordinances in response to the City Council discussion
concerning public input at the April 4, 2016 City Council meeting.
The first ordinance establishes the time of commencement of regular City Council
meetings at 6:00 P.M. This ordinance is not technically necessary as long as the City
Council agrees by consensus that 6:00 P.M. will be the starting time for regular
meetings. The published Notice of Meeting which includes the date, time and place of
meetings, is sufficient for that purpose.
The second ordinance moves public input in the order of business to follow public
hearings. The ordinance also provides that during public input, members of the public
may address the City Council on any action item on the agenda or on any matter not on
the agenda concerning city business over which the City Council has control. The
ordinance indicates that unless extended by the presiding officer, public input is limited
to 30 minutes. Other changes in the ordinance are intended to conform the City Council
proceedings to the new public input rules.
BAL:tIs
Attachment
cc: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
Crenna Brumwell, Assistant City Attorney
Maureen Quann, Assistant City Attorney
Kevin Firnstahl, City Clerk
F:\USERS\tsteckle\Li ndahl\Memos\MayorCouncil_Publicl nput_042716.doc
Prepared by: Barry A. Lindahl, Esq. 300 Main Street Suite 330 Dubuque IA 52001 563 583-4113
ORDINANCE NO. 16
AMENDING CITY OF DUBUQUE CODE OF ORDINANCES TITLE 1
ADMINISTRATION, CHAPTER 6 MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL, ARTICLE A RULES
AND PROCEDURE, SECTION 1-6A-3 TYPES OF MEETING BY ESTABLISHING THE
MEETING TIME FOR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS OF 6:00 P.M.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1 . Section 1-6A-3 of the City of Dubuque Code of Ordinances is
amended to read as follows:
1-6A-3: TYPES OF MEETINGS:
A. Regular Meetings: Regular meetings of the council must be held on the first and
third Mondays of each month. However, when the first or third Monday falls upon any of
the following city holidays, such meeting must be held on the next succeeding day:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King's Birthday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day after Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
New Year's Eve
Unless otherwise indicated in the notice of meeting, regular meetings will commence at
6:00 p.m.
Section 2. This Ordinance takes effect upon publication.
Passed, approved, and adopted the day of 12016.
Roy D. Buol, Mayor
Attest:
Kevin Firnstahl, City Clerk
EFFECT OF AMENDMENT
1-6A-3: TYPES OF MEETINGS:
A. Regular Meetings: Regular meetings of the council must be held on the first and
third Mondays of each month. However, when the first or third Monday falls upon any of
the following city holidays, such meeting must be held on the next succeeding day:
New Year's Day
Martin Luther King's Birthday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Day after Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
New Year's Eve
Unless otherwise indicated in the notice of meeting, regular meetings will commence at
6:00 p.m.
Suggested Motion Wording for Ordinances - Motion B / Motion A
Motion B
I move to receive and file the communications and further move that the requirement
that a proposed Ordinance be considered and voted on for passage at two Council
meetings prior to the meeting at which is to be finally passed be suspended.
Second & vote called; then:
Motion A
I move final consideration and passage of the Ordinance.
Second & vote called
If Motion B does not pass:
I move to receive and file the communications and I move first (or second) consideration
of the Ordinance.
Upon third reading:
I move final consideration and passage of the Ordinance.