HomeMy WebLinkAbout71.134 ORDINANCE NO. 71 - 134
ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 2-10.130 AND 2-05.030
OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
RELATING TO COMMUNICATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL
The City Council of the City of Saratoga does ordain as
follows:
Section 1. Section 2-10.130 of Chapter 2 of the Code of
the City of Saratoga is hereby amended to read as follows:
"2-10,130 Communications to City Council.
(a) Any person desiring to address the City Council shall
first secure the permission of the presiding officer; provided,
that under the following headings of business, unless the
presiding officer rules otherwise, any qualified and interested
person shall have the right to address the City Council upon
obtaining recognition by the presiding officer:
(1) Written communications. ~-~ .... ~^~ .... : .... thcir
authorized rcprc=cntativcs ~!i~!~ii~F~!~!~!~ may address the
City Council by written com~'~'~=~'~'~=~='~'='='='='~'='='~'=~'=~'='='~=~'~=~=s of such
communications are furnished to each Council member present, such
written communications need not be read aloud at the meeting
unless so ordered by a majority voteof the City Council.
(2) Oral communications ................ ~^-~- ^~ ~^
City
(]) Agendized Items. Members of the pub].ic may
address the Cit~ Council by oral communication subject to any
time limits set pursuant to Section 2-10,080(b)(3), on any item
on the agenda, before or dur{ng consideration of that item.
(ii) Non-agendized itom~. Members of the public may
address the City Council by oral oommunicatlon subject to any
time limits set pursuant to Section 2-10,080(b)(3), on any non-
agendized matter within the subject matter jurisdiction of the
City Council, that is, over which the City Council has control;
provided, that preference shall be given to those persons who may
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(3) PUbliC hearings. ~%~.iij.~iiiii~i~ Intcrc=tcd
............ ~ ........ ="^~ ........ ~'~ .... may address the City
Council, subject to any time limits set pursuant to Section 2-
10.080(b)(3), relating to the matter which is the subject of the
public hearing, provided that once the public hearing has closed,
the public may no longer address the City Council on that matter
unless the City Council reopens the public hearing. end-t~c orde~
II. Special Meetings. Members of the public may address
the City Council at a special meeting by oral communication
subject to any time limits set pursuant to Section
2-10.080(b)(3), only on items agendized for that meetinq, unless
otherwise permitted by a majority vote o~ the City Council.
(b) Each person addressing the City Council shall stand and
give his name and address in an audible tone of voice for the
record, and shall speak into the microphone provided at all times
that the electronic public address system is in operation. All
remarks shall be addressed to the City Council as a body and not
to any individual member thereof. No person, other than the City
Council and the person having the floor, shall be permitted to
enter into any discussion, either directly or through a member of
the Council without the permission of the presiding officer.
(c) The following rules shall be applicable to
communications to the City Council.
(1) Written communications on a particular matter for City
Council discussion shall be read by the Council at the time of
such discussion rather than under the agenda item of "written
communications".
(2) Written communications from the City staff shall not be
read aloud unless requested by the writer or any Council member
(3) Anonymous communications shall not be read.
(4) The presiding officer shall not permit any
communication, written or oral, to be made or read where it does
not bear directly on an agenda item then under discussion.
(5) After a motion is made by a Council member, no person
shall address the Council without first securing the permission
of the Council'to do so."
Section 2. Section 2-05.030 of Chapter 2 of the Code of the
City of Saratoga is hereby amended by revising subsection (f)
thereof, to read as follows:
"(f) Conduct of hearing by City Council. The City Council
shall conduct a de novo review on the appeal, but no public
hearing shall be required unless the deter~nination or
decision was made in connection with a proceeding which
required a public hearing; provided, however, that nothing
herein shall prevent the ~ ........ ~ ~- ~- ~ .... ~-'
perta.~zin~ to--the Gubjcc~-..mat~er of-.the-apFca!. public from
exercising its right as described in Section 2-10.130(a)(I)
and (a)(II), to address the subject matter of the appeal."
Section 3: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty (30) days after its passage and adoption.
The above and foregoing Ordinance was regularly
introduced and after the waiting time required by law, was
thereafter passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council of Saratoga held on the 6th day of April ,
1994, by the following vote.
AYES: Councilmembers Anderson, Burger, Kohler, and Mayor Tucker
NOES: None
ABSENT: C0unci]membeF M0nia
~ ~ MAYOr'
ATTEST:
City
April 4, 199~
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3 Deputy Citv Clerk