Title
Amendment to Rules of Council Proceedings (Ordinance G-6290)
Description
An ordinance amending Phoenix City Code, Chapter 2, Article II, Section 2-60, Rules of Council Proceedings, pertaining to the order of business for Formal Meetings.
Report
Summary
The proposed changes will amend Rule 3, Order of Business at Formal Meetings, to reflect the transition to the new agenda management system and continuing efforts to improve transparency by grouping agenda items by topic in the categories of: Administration; Community Services; Economic Development; Public Safety; and Transportation and Infrastructure; and placing all Planning related items together with the planning and zoning cases near the end of the agenda.
The Text of the proposed changes to Rule 3 are as follows:
Rule 3. Order of Business for Formal Meetings
The City Clerk shall prepare and publish an agenda for each formal meeting WITH ITEMS APPROVED BY THE CITY MANAGER in the following order:
(a) Roll call of members;
(b) Citizen comments;
(c) Approval of minutes of the preceding PREVIOUS meetingS;
(d) Appointment of and administering oaths to Board and Commission members AND ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS;
(e) Consideration of bids;
(f E) Liquor license, bingo, and off-track betting license applications;
(F) PAYMENT ORDINANCES;
(g) Petitions, public hearings, and ratification of planning/zoning cases;
(h) Consideration of old business;
(i G) Reading and passage of ordinances and resolutions, FORMAL RECORDED ACTIONS, CONSIDERATION OF BIDS, OLD BUSINESS, AND NEW BUSINESS ITEMS LISTED UNDER THE CATEGORIES OF ADMINISTRATION, COMMUNITY SERVICES, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE;
(j) Consideration of formal recorded actions and other new business;
(l H) Public hearings of Planning and zoning matters; INCLUDING ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, PUBLIC HEARINGS, AND RATIFICATION OF PLANNING/ZONING CASES;
(I) ACTION ON CITIZEN PETITIONS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED;
(k J) Reports from the City Manager, committees or city officials;
(m K) Citizen comments.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Special Assistant to the City Manager Toni Maccarone and the City Clerk Department.