O-78-570 - 10/26/1978ORDINANCE NO. \5/0
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE ADOPTION OF ROBERT'S
RULES OF ORDER TO GOVERN PROCEDURE AT COUNCIL MEETINGS;
PROVIDING THE CITIZEN WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO PLACE
ITEMS ON THE MEETING AGENDA; PROVIDING FOR PROCEDURE
DURING "CITIZENS COMMUNICATIONS;" PROVIDING FOR A SAVINGS
CLAUSE AND REPEALING CONFLICTING ORDINANCES.
WHEREAS, Section 3.11 of the Home Rule Charter for the City
of Round Rock, Texas provides that the Council shall establish
its own rules and order of business, and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to establish its rules and order
of business while assuring that the citizens of the City have a
reasonable opportunity to be heard, now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS, THAT:
Article 1. Rules of Order and Business
Section 101. All meetings of the Council shall be conducted in
accordance with Robert's Rules of Order, Revised 1915 Edition.
Section 102. The City Attorney shall be designated as parlimen-
tarian and he shall make rulings on parlimentary procedure when
requested to do so by a Council member or when the legality or
validity of a Council action might be affected.
Article 2. Citizens Communications
Section 201. An opportunity for any person to address the Council
at any regular meeting shall be provided under an agenda item to
be known as "Citizens Communications.'
Section 202. No matter brought before the Council during Citizens•:
Communications may be acted upon by the Council unless the speci-
fic matter appears on the posted agenda as provided by law.
Section 203.
A. In order for a matter to be placed on the agenda under
Citizens_ Communications,a written request therefore shall be
filed with the City Secretary no later than seventy-five (75)
hours prior to the meeting for which discussion of the matter
is requested.
B. The written request shall contain the following:
1. A brief, concise statement of the matter to be
addressed,
2. The name and address of the person filing the
request,
3. The name of the group or organization, if any,
that the person is representing, and
4. An estimate of the amount of time required to
present the matter.
C. Except as authorized by a majority of the Council, each
item under Citizens Communications shall be limited to no more
than fifteen (15) minutes.
Section 205.
A. Any person wishing to address the Council concerning a
matter not on the agenda under Citizens Communications may do so.
B. The City Secretary shall maintain a list for each meeting
which shall have a place for the name and address of the person
wishing to address the council as well as the subject matter.
C. Persons signing the list will be heard after the items
placed on the agenda have been heard and in the order they appear
on the list.
D. After each person who signed the list has been heard, any
other person desiring to do so may address the Council.
E. Unless authorized by a majority of the Council, persons
desiring to address the Council concerning a matter not on the
agenda will be limited to no more than five (5) minutes.
Article 3. Miscellaneous
Section 301. The invalidity of any section or provision of this
ordinance shall not invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
Section 302. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions
in conflict herewith are expressly repealed.
(Mark through the following alternative that is not applicable)
Alternative 1.
By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative
vote of all the Council members present, the requirement for reading
this ordinance on two separate days was dispensed with.
READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this A76 day of
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, 1978.
tive 2.
READ and AP '`c r on first reading this the day o'
READ, APPROVED
, 1978.
ATTEST:
ED on second rea•'--_ this the
, 1978.
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J'ANNE LAND, City Secretary
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ROBERT G. GRIFF r, , Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas