G71-06 Ordinance No.G71-06
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING CHAPTER 2.08 OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976,
AS AMENDED, ENTITLED "CITY COUNCIL"
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN ILLINOIS:
Section 1. That Section 2.08.070 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976,as amended,entitled
"Agenda and Order of Business" be and is hereby further amended to read as follows:
"The city manager shall be responsible for the preparation of the agenda of the city
council meetings. The city manager shall also place matters on the city council
agenda which are requested to be placed on the agenda by the mayor or a member of
the city council. Requests from citizens for matters to be added to the agenda of the
city council shall be presented in written form to the city manager not less than
fourteen(14)days prior to the date of the meeting. The city manager shall determine
whether to place such matters requested by citizens on the city council agenda. The
city manager shall inform the city council of all requests by citizens to add matters to
the agenda. The order of business to be observed at all meetings of the city council
shall be as follows, unless a majority vote of all councilmen present suspends the
established order of business:
A. Calling the meeting to order;
B. Invocation;
C. Pledge of Allegiance;
D. Roll call of members;
E. Approval of the minutes of a previous meeting;
F. Communications addressed to the council;
G. Bids
H. Other business;
I. Consent agenda;
J. Miscellaneous business including announcements and appointments;
K. Recognition of persons present;
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L. Adjournment."
Section 2. That Section 2.08.080 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976,as amended,entitled
"Rules or Procedure" be and is hereby further amended by amending subparagraph CC thereof to
read as follows:
"CC. Persons wishing to address the city council on a matter not on the agenda for
the meeting shall register on a form furnished by the city clerk prior to the meeting.
Speakers shall be heard in the order of registration and shall be limited to three (3)
minutes and the total time allocated for all speakers shall not exceed thirty (30)
minutes at each meeting."
Section 3. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this
ordinance be and are hereby repealed.
Section 4. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage in the
manner provided by law.
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Ed Schock, Mayor
Presented: September 27, 2006
Passed: September 27, 2006
Vote: Yeas: 5 Nays: 2
Recorded: September 28, 2006
Published:
Attest:
Dolonna Mecum, City Clerk