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ORDINANCE N0. 3073
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RENTON, WASHINGTON,
Ar�1ETdDING SECTION 1-503, 1-511, . 1-512 .asid :1=515 OF ` '
TITLE 1 (t�DMINISTP.A3'IVE) OF OP.DliVANCE N0. " 1628
" ENTITLED "CODE OF GENERA.L ORDINANCES OF THE CITY
_ - 0� RENTON" RE�.ATING TO CITY COUNCIL Z�IATTERS. � � '
'THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON DO OR�AIN AS FOLLOGJS :
- � SECTION I : Existing Section 1-503. of Ordinance No. 1628 is �
hereby amended to �ead as follows : -
� Section 1-503 as amended: TIME AND PLACE OT MEETINGS :
The City Council shall hold its regular meetings on the ',
first four (4) Mondays of each month, commencing at the hour of eight
o ' clock (8 : 00) P.M, in the City Council Chambers of the City Hall , or
at such other pla�e or places that the City Council may determine
from time ta time.
Meetings of the City Council shall adjourn by 11 : 00 P.M.
unless othe-rwise determined by a majority of the Council members
eZected, or in case of emergencies , continuation of public hearings ,
budgetary matters and similar urgencies that require prompt and tir,.el�
action by the legislative body.
Special or "Committee of the Whole" meetings of the City
Council shall be held on the second Tuesday of each month at the hour
of eight o' c1o�k (8 : 00) P.M, in the City Council Chambers of the City
Hall unless otherwise indicated by the City Council , E�CEPT that such -
, rieetings sh�ll not be held during the months of January, July and
November. �
Ad3itional special meetings may be called by the Mayor or
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any �����x��� mernbers of the City Council members by �aritten notice
deliv�-red to each member of the Council at least ttiaenty-four (24)
h�urs before the time specified f_or the proposed meeting, and as
o�ne��caise provided by Chapter 250 , Laws of 1971 , First Ex. Sess.
(Open Public Me�tizzgs Act of 197I) and ;:urther subject to the
prov:isions of KCW 35A. 12. 110. (Ord. 2999 , 1-2_0-76)
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SECTION II : Existing Subsection (D) of Section 1-511 of
Ordinance No. 1628 is hereby amended to read as follows : •
Sub-section (D) of 1-511 as amended: INTERRUPTIONS :
A Councilman, once recognized by the Presiding Officer,
shall not be interrupted when speaking unless called to order by the
Presiding Officer , or unless a point of order or personal privilege
is raised by another Councilman, or such speaker chooses to yield
to a question by another member of the City Council. If a Councilman,
while speaking, is called to order, he shall cease speaking ,immediately
until the question of order is determined and, if determined to be in
order, he shall proceed. Members of the City Staff, after recognition
by the Presiding Officer, shall hold the floor until completion of their
remarks or until recognition is withdrawn by the Presiding Officer
and such staff inember shall make every effort to make such remarks
brief and to the point.
SECTION III : Existing Sub-section (H) of Section 1-511 of
Ordinance No. 1628 is hereby amended to read as follows :
Sub-section (H) of 1-511 as amended: LIMITATION OF DEBATE:
No Councilman shall be allowed to speak more than once upon
any particular subject matter until every other Councilman desiring
to do so shall have spoken. Each Councilman shall limit his remarks
' more than
on such particular subject matter to not ��X������ ten (10) minutes .
SECTION IV: Existing Sub-section (A) of Section 1-512 of
Ordinance No. 1628 is hereby amended to read as follows :
Sub-section (A) of 1-512 as amended: MANNER OF ADDRESSING
COUNCIL: Each person desira_ng to address the Council shall proceed
unless otherwise directed by the chair
to the Speaker' s Stand, /shall state his name and address for the record,
state the subject he wishes to discuss , state whom he is representing
if he represents an organization or other persons or group of persons ,
and unless further time is granted by a niajority vote of the Council ,
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shall limit..his remarks to five (5) minutes . Al1 such remarks shall
be pertinent to. the .subject matter at hand. All remarks shall be
addressed to the Council as a whole and not to any member individually .
No questions shall be askedcf a Council person or member of the city
satff without th.e permission of the chair.
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SECTION V: Existing Section 1-515 of Ordinance No. 1628
is hereby amended by adding sub-section (C) to read as follows : I
Se.ctioxi "=i'�5T5` :��C) : All Ordinances or Resolutions for I'
adoption by. tlie Council., unless submitt_ed by a Council Committee I
to the City Council by unanimous vote, shall be available to all
council persons for at least seven (7) days prior to the Co�ncil meeting
at which the Ordinance or Resolution is to be submitted, and in any ',
event copies of all Ordinances and Resolutions shall be uniformily '
distributed to all council members not later than the night of the
council meeting upon which action on the Ordinance or Resolution
is to. be. taken.
SECTION VI : Any and all ordinances or parts of ordinances �
in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION VII: This Ordinance shall be in fu31 force and
effect upon its passage, approval and five days after its publication. I
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL this lst day of November, 1976 .
�i�i�:s��n/ � . II
Delores A. Mead, Cit�- Clerk I
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR thi:s lst day of November, 1976 .
Charles J. Delaurenti, Mayor
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� GetaY'd M. Sfiellan, City Attorney� Returned by Mayor unapproved -
VALID WITHOUT MAYOR' S SIGNATURE
Date of Publication: 11-19-76 per RCw 35A. 12 . 13U �
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