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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD2025-001 Title 2 Agenda1 1 Sponsored by: City Clerk Introduction Date: February 10, 2025 Public Hearing Date: February 24, 2025 Enactment Date: February 24, 2025 CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDINANCE 2025-001 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, AMENDING SEWARD CITY CODE TITLE 2 AGENDA AND COUNCIL PACKET WHEREAS, the current city council agenda made its debut in September 2022 and was considered a huge improvement over the previous agenda format; and WHEREAS, after working with the new format, there are sections of the agenda that can still be improved upon; and WHEREAS, the city clerk received feedback from council during a January 27, 2025 discussion on the proposed changes; and WHEREAS, this ordinance will focus on further improvements to the council agenda and the council packet for Title 2 Administration. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF SEWARD ORDAINS, that: Section 1. Seward City Code Title 2 is hereby amended to read as follows with new language underlined and deleted language is stricken: 2.10.066 Agenda. A. Order of business. The order of business for the regular meetings of the city council shall be as follows: 1. Call to Order; 2. Pledge of Allegiance; 3. Roll Call; 4. Proclamations and Awards 5. Citizen Comments of any Subject Except those Items Scheduled for Public Hearing; 6. Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda a. Minutes of Preceding Meeting b. Introduction of Ordinances c. Resolutions d. Other Items CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDINANCE 2025-001 Page 2 of 4 7. Special Orders, Presentations and Reports In -Person Reports and Presentations a. Proclamations and Awards a. City Manager Report b. City Clerk Report c. City Attorney Report d. Other Reports and Announcements e. Presentations 7. Consent Agenda a. Minutes of Preceding Meeting b. Introduction of Ordinances c. Resolutions d. Action Memoranda c. Other Items 8. Public Hearings a. Ordinances for Enactment b. Resolutions Requiring Public Hearing 9. Unfinished Business 10. New Business a. R-e-se-1414-i-en-s Ordinances for Introduction b. Action Memoranda Resolutions c. Other New Business 11. Informational Items and Reports a. Boards and Commissions Minutes 1. Planning and Zoning Commission 2. Port and Commerce Advisory Board 3. Historic Preservation Commission a. Boards & Commissions Reports and Recommendations to Council b. Other Items c. Upcoming City Council Meetings 1 1 L I L CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDINANCE 2025-001 Page 3 of 4 12. Citizen Comments 13. Council and Administration Comments and Response to Citizen Comments 14. Executive Session 15. Adjournment B. Consent agenda - use of. 1. Items on the council agenda which are considered routine by the city manager and city clerk shall be on the consent agenda. 2. Unless the mayor or a council member specifically requests that an item be removed from the consent agenda, all items appearing under the consent agenda are approved with a single motion, no discussion, and one vote. If an item is removed from the consent agenda, the item shall be considered under the regular meeting agenda. C. Council member agenda items. Council members who wish to add items to the agenda must present the item, in writing, to the city clerk no later than 12:00 p.m. on the Tuesday preceding the Monday meeting. D. Prior to the final vote on the agenda, a council member may delete any item from the agenda or postponing any item on the agenda to a subsequent council meeting. However, if any member objects, the member wishing to delete or postpone an agenda item must make a motion to do so. The motion requires a second and must receive four affirmative votes for approval. E. No matters other than those on the agenda shall be acted upon by the city council; provided, matters that seem to be emergencies or of an urgent need by the mayor, or any council member, or the city manager, with an explanation of the emergency or urgency stated in open council meeting, may with the consent of the council majority present, be considered and acted upon by the council. 2.10.071 Council packet. A. All reports, ordinances, resolutions, contracts, documents or other matters to be submitted to the council at the regular meeting shall be submitted to the city clerk not later than 12:00 p.m. on the Tuesday preceding the Monday meeting. B. The city clerk shall prepare the agenda for all matters according to the order of business, numbering each item consecutively. C. A complete copy of the agenda and supporting materials shall be provided to each council preceding the council meeting. CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA ORDINANCE 2025-001 Page 4 of 4 C. The agenda will be published on the city website and posted on the four designated bulletin boards during the week prior to the meeting. B. The agenda packet shall be available to thc public in thc city clerk's office at 9:00 a.m. on th„ da y Gf thy, . cil m cti.,g anal in thy, , cil ch-,mbe -s during c ch .... sting D. The agenda packet shall be published on the city website by 5:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the council meeting. The packet must also be available in council chambers during each meeting. Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days upon enactment. ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA this 24th day of February 2025. THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA Sue McClure, Mayor AYES: Warner, Wells, Barnwell, Finch, Crites, Osenga, McClure NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None ATTEST: Kris Peck City Clerk (City Seal) ,�o of SE���''% SEAL • z -0-- s,,fI OI�f\ 1 City Council Agenda Statement Meeting Date: February 10, 2025 To: City Council From: City Clerk Subject: ORDINANCE 2025-001: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, AMENDING SEWARD CITY CODE TITLE 2 AGENDA AND COUNCIL PACKET Background and justification: The current city council agenda made its debut in September 2022 and was considered a huge improvement over the previous agenda format. After working with the new format, there are sections on the agenda that can still be improved upon. Due to the amount of Seward Seahawks sports teams and other large groups receiving proclamations, the Mayor has manually moved the Proclamations ahead of the Citizen Comments and this has proven to be a welcome change. This ordinance would also consolidate item #5 Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda and #7 Consent Agenda into just one item regarding the consent agenda. This would not affect the flow of the meeting and make more logical sense on paper. Regarding the Council Packet deadlines, the City Clerk is recommending a stricter deadline for making the packet available to the public. Attorne Review X Yes Not applicable Comments: Attorney Signature: