G28-13 • AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 2.08 Ordinance No. G28-13
OF THE ELGIN MUNICIPAL CODE, 1976, AS AMENDED,
ENTITLED "CITY COUNCIL"
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY 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:
"2.08.070: AGENDA AND ORDER OF BUSINESS:
The city manager shall be responsible for the preparation of the agenda of 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 the mayor or a member of the city council for
matters to be added to the agenda of the city council shall be to the city manager
not less than seven (7) days prior to the date of the meeting. 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. Recognition of persons present;
H. Bids;
I. Other business;
J. Consent agenda;
K. Miscellaneous business including announcements and appointments;
L. Adjournment."
Section 2. That Section 2.08.080 of the Elgin Municipal Code, 1976, as amended,
entitled "Rules of Procedure" be and is hereby further amended by adding a new subparagraph
FF thereto to read as follows:
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• "FF. The following additional rules of procedure shall apply to the naming of city-
owned facilities and rights-of-way:
1. The naming or renaming of any city-owned facility or right-of-way must
be approved by a vote of two-thirds of all members of the city council then
holding office.
2. A public hearing shall be held by the city council a minimum of two
weeks before final action on the naming or changing the name of a public
facility or right-of-way.
3. The voting requirement and other procedures in this subsection shall not
apply to the approval of a final plat of subdivision by the city council
which includes the naming of streets being dedicated to the city as part of
such final plat of subdivision."
Section 3. That resolutions 96-145 and 99-89 be and hereby repealed.
Section 4. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance be and hereby repealed to the extent of any such conflict.
Section 5. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage.
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David J. Ka in, Nufyor
Presented: July 10, 2013
Passed: July 10, 2013
Vote: Yeas: 9 Nays: 0
Recorded: July 10, 2013
Published: July 11, 2013
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Attest: e -
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Kimberly Dewis, City berk
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