Motion Amending Council Policies - Placing Items on Agenda

Home Browse Search

f. Reading of Titles It shall be the policy of the City of Decatur to read the titles only of resolutions and ordinances with the titles describing the nature of the matter being considered and other information that will inform the public of the business being conducted. g. Study Session Items For Councilmember requested study session items, an initial request shall be made at a regularly scheduled Council meeting under New Business. No discussion shall be had at that time. The request shall be renewed at a subsequent Council meeting under New Business. If four (4) members of Council concur with the request, the item will be placed on a future agenda as a study session item. h. Closed Session Councilmembers shall respect the confidentiality of closed sessions and shall not disclose matters discussed. All documents distributed during closed sessions of City Council meetings,including minutes,shall be numbered by the City Clerk and returned to the City Clerk at the close of the closed session initialized by the Councilmember returning the document. 5. Evaluation and Review a. Strategic Goals and Priorities Annually or biennially City Council will formulate top priority issues and projects for focused attention by the City Manager and staff. The City Manager will arrange for regular update reports, not less frequent than June 1 and December 1 each year, to the Council and staff on the status and progress of each of those top priorities. b. City Council Policies City Council recognizes the need to evaluate the effectiveness of its policies regularly. Therefore, City Council Policies will be scheduled for review whenever two or more members of City Council request that a specific item or items be scheduled for review. 6. Liquor License Availability When a license in a limited license classification becomes available for issuance,notice of such license availability shall be made at the next formal City Council meeting under "Other Business".The 30-day filing period shall commence following this notification. It shall be the responsibility of the City Clerk to monitor license availability and cause such notice to be made in accordance with this policy.