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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988-06-21; City Council; 9494; Procedures for Council Originated Agenda ItemsId � =v o 0 w U � 41 LU > 41 H 00 0 00 110 dry N N Z U Q U z 0 CITv OF CARLSBAD - AGENr'-BILL AB#TITLE: - MTG. 6/21/88 REVISING CITY COUNCIL PROCEDURES DEPT. CA FOR COUNCIL ORIGINATED AGENDA ITEMS RECOMMENDED ACTION: DEFT. HD:'--. CITY ATTY� CITY MGR.,Y— If the City Council concurs your action is to introduce Ordinance No. ITEM EXPLANATION This agenda bill has been prepared at the request of Mayor Lewis and Mayor Pro Tem Kulchin to address concerns with existing procedures for council initiated agenda bills which allows matters on the agenda without administrative or legal review or input from other Council members. Thus, the Council can be presented with an item without the 1°full picture" necessary for an informed decision. The Municipal Code provides that items may be placed on the agenda by any member of the City Council, the City Manager or the City Attorney. Procedures require that all agenda items be in the City Manager's office no later than Friday, 12 days before the scheduled Council meeting and that they be reviewed by the Finance Director in regard to funds, by the City Attorney as to form and legality and by the City Manager as to administration. However, Council initiated items are exempt from this process. Attached is Ordinance No. N§� which would revise the procedures for Council initiated agenda items. The ordinance amends Section 1.20.060(a) by adding a requirement that Council initiated matters be submitted to the City Manager no later than the Friday, 12 days prior to the scheduled Council meeting. The City Manager is then required to immediately circulate copies to the other members of the Council for comments which must be returned to the City Manager no later than the Wednesday, seven days prior to the scheduled Council meeting. The City Manager will then incorporate any comments received in the agenda bill. When time constraints exist which require a faster schedule the mayor may approve placing a matter on the agenda as soon as the item is prepared provided copies shall be sent to the other members of the City Council, City Manager and City Attorney and, to the extent possible, any comments received shall be incorporated in the agenda item. The ordinance also amends Section 1.20.060(b) to subject Council initiated agenda items to the same legal and administrative review process as applies to any other agenda matter. EXHIBIT Ordinance No. /IS -2- 0 a mco �¢ s -'_Uwa Z L o�>° m a� U a F >- LU w Z o V CCN M Z O y J >a a U U 1 2 3 4 5 6', 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 3.5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO. NS-22 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUP;CIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 1, CHAPTER 1.20 OF THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE AMENDMENT OF SECTION 1.20.060 TO REVISE THE PROCEDURES FOR COUNCIL ORIGINATED AGENDA ITEMS The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California does ordain as follows: SECTION I: That Title 1, Chapter 1.20, Section 1.20.060 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended by the amendment of subsection (a) and (b) to read as follows: "(a) An agenda shall be prepared for each council meeting containing the time and place of the meeting, the order of business and a general description, including the specific action requested to be taken by the council, for each item of business to be transacted or discussed at the meeting. Items of business may be placed on the agenda by the direction of a member of the council, the city manager or the city attorney. Council originated items shall be submitted to the city manager by Friday, twelve days prior to the scheduled council meeting. The city manager shall promptly give copies to the other members of the city council for their review and comment. Comments must be returned to the city manager by Wednesday, seven days prior to the scheduled council meeting. The city manager shall include any such comments as a part of the agenda item. If time constraints require it the mayor may approve expedited processing for a council originated item provided copies are made available to the other members of the council, the city attorney and the city manager as soon as the item is prepared and, to the extent possible, any comments received shall be incorporated. Agenda items, including ordinances, resolutions, contracts, staff reports or other matters to be submitted to the council, shall be delivered to the city clerk not later than five p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the regular rieeting. The clerk shall thereafter prepare an agenda packet under the direction of the city manager. The agenda packet shall be delivered to the council members on the Friday preceding the regalar meeting. The agenda packet shall be made available to the public as soon thereafter as practicable. (b) All agenda items, ordinances, resolutions and contract documents shall, before presentation to the council, have been approved as to form and legality by the city attorney or his authorized representative, and shall have been examined and approved for administration by the city manager or his authorized representative, where there are substantive matters of administration involved. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 0 a co 13 J � cc N T o°�z 14 Z O w cc O m�a15� U s lL Q zUjC' 16I W o Q U CCN � Z_ O >¢ ¢ 17 } U F- 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty' days after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least once in tho Carlsbad Journal within fifteen days after its adoption. INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 28th day of ,Tune _, 1988, and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 5th day of July , 1988, byi the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Mamaux and Larson NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Council Member Pettine APPROVED AST^�OFORM AND LEGALITY � VINCENT "F . ATTEST: , JR:, jVity At Page 2 Ordinance No. NS-22 r .6LEWIS, Mayor