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ORDINANCE NO. 20,650
3 AN ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH THE PROCEDURE FOR A MEMBER
4 OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OR THE MAYOR TO PLACE AN
5 ITEM ON THE AGENDA; TO DECLARE AN EMERGENCY; AND FOR
6 OTHER PURPOSES.
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8 WHEREAS, it is necessary to have a clear process for the placement of an item on the regular agen-
9 da meeting of the Board of Directors, and to limit the addition of items beyond this procedure to those
10 matters that create an immediate need for the Board to act;
11 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CITY
12 OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
13 Section 1. Article II, Division 2 of the Little Rock Revised Code of Ordinances (1988) is hereby
14 amended to add the following:
15 Procedures for Placement of Items on the Agenda
16 1. The City Manager shall be responsible for the preparation of a preliminary
17 agenda for consideration by the Board of Directors;
18 2. Any item presented by a member of the Board of Directors, or the Mayor, to the
19 City Manager and the City Attorney two (2) weeks before a scheduled agenda
20 meeting shall be placed on the agenda for that meeting without any additional
21 approval from the Board;
22 3. Any items presented by a member of the Board of Directors, or the Mayor, to the
23 City Manager and the City Attorney less than two (2) weeks before a scheduled
24 agenda meeting shall be subject to placement on the agenda for that meeting
25 upon a majority vote of the members of the Board.
26 4. Any item presented by a member of the Board of Directors, or the Mayor, at the
27 beginning of a pending Board meeting, or agenda meeting, shall be subject to
28 placement on the agenda upon a three- fourths vote of the members of the Board.
29 5. Any item presented by the City Manager between an agenda meeting and a regu-
30 lar Board meeting shall be subject to placement on the agenda upon a majority
31 vote of the members of the Board.
32 6. This ordinance shall not affect the ability to hold a called special meeting of the
33 Board of Directors to consider an item on the agenda of that called meeting.
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7. Any item placed on the agenda by a member of the Board of Directors, or the
Mayor, may be amended or withdrawn by the proponent without a vote of the
remaining members of the Board at any time prior to any vote on the measure.
Section 2. Severability. In the event any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, subparagraph,
item, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this ordinance is declared or adjudged to be invalid or unconsti-
tutional, such declaration or adjudication shall not affect the remaining provisions of this ordinance, as if
such invalid or unconstitutional provision was not originally a part of this ordinance.
Section 3. Repealer. All ordinances, resolutions, bylaws, and other matters inconsistent with this or-
dinance are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
Section 4. Emergency Clause. Clarification of the rules for setting the public agenda for meetings of
the Board of Directors is essential to the public health, safety and welfare; to assure consistent practices
in the setting of the agenda, this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from the date of its passage.
DATE: October 16, 2012
ATTEST: — APPROVED.
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17 us gley, Clerk
18 APP OV D AS TO LEGAL FORM:
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21 Thomas M. Carpenter, City lAtorneyv
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Mark Stodola, Mayor
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