O-2019-3758 Adopted Rules of Procedure for City Council Meetings

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7.03.Council Committee Meetings. (A)Council standing committees shall meet as necessary. The quorum of Council committees will be a majority of the members serving. Except when serving during a meeting for an absent member, an alternate to the committee should not be seated at the dais, nor participate in discussion or vote. (B)The committee chair shall develop committee meeting agendas through coordination with fellow committee members and appropriate supporting staff members. The committee chair will coordinate with the City Secretary to ensure that the committee meeting agenda is posted as appropriate. 7.04.Council Ad Hoc Committees. The Mayor may appoint ad hoc committees from time to time to study and review specific issues. The Mayor shall determine the number of members and appoint a chair of ad hoc committees. The ad hoc committees shall be established for a designated period of time, which may be extended by the Mayor and shall meet as needed. The Mayor shall formally announce the establishment of any ad hoc committee along with his/her appointments to that committee in a session of Council prior to the committee convening to conduct business. Section 8 RULES SUSPENSION Any provision of these rules not governed by the City Charter, City Code, or state law may be temporarily suspended by a two-thirds vote of the members of the City Council present. 8