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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 93-13
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, REVISING THE COUNCIL AGENDA FORMAT
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to revise its regular meeting agenda to
provide additional avenues for public comment and to schedule public hearings near the
beginning of the meeting to allow citizens who wish to testify an opportunity to do so
early in the evening; and
WHEREAS, the Council further wishes to reorder the agenda to provide for action
on public hearing items immediately following the hearing so that those members of the
public interested in a particular item of business subject to public hearing may witness
Council action at that time; and
WHEREAS, in order to facilitate approval of the regular agenda and the consent
agenda, it is desirable to intersperse consent agenda items throughout the agenda,
designating said consent agenda items with an asterisk rather than segregating them
under a separate agenda category;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD,
ALASKA HEREBY ORDAINS that:
Section 1. Section 2.10.055 of the Seward City Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
2.10.055 Agenda.
A. 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. Approval of agenda and consent agenda
5. Borough assembly report
6. Citizens' comments
A. Agenda items not scheduled for public hearing
B. Items other than those appearing on the
agenda
7. Approval of minutes
8. Special orders and public hearings
9. Presentations with prior notice only
10. Ordinances for introduction
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 93-13
11. Resolutions
12. Unfinished business
13. New business
14. City manager reports
15. Council discussion
16. Citizens' discussion
17. Council and administration response to
citizens' comments
18. Adjournment
B. Consent agenda. Those items on the council agenda which are
considered routine by the city manager and city clerk shall be indicated by an
asterisk on the agenda. Unless the mayor or a councilmember specifically requests
that such an item on the consent agenda be considered under the regular meeting
agenda, and thus removed from the consent calendar and considered separately on
the regular agenda, these items so designated shall be approved, adopted, accepted,
etc. by motion of the council to approve the agenda and consent agenda. Those
items so approved shall appear in the council minutes as if acted upon individually.
C. The presiding officer may at any time permit a member to introduce an
ordinance, a resolution or a motion out of the regular order, provided that five
members consent.
D. 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 noon on the Tuesday preceding the Monday
meeting. The city clerk shall prepare the agenda for all such matters according to
the order of business, numbering each item consecutively. A complete copy of such
agenda shall be mailed or delivered to each councilmember and each department
head so as to reach the recipient not later than 7:00 p.m. on the Saturday preceding
the council meeting. The agenda shall be available to the public in the office of the
city clerk at 9:00 a.m. on the day of the council meeting and in the council
chambers during each meeting.
E. No matters other than those on the agenda shall be finally acted upon
by the city council; provided, that matters that seem to be emergencies or of an
urgent need by the mayor, or any councilmember, 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.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days following its enacbnent.
ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, this
10th day of May, 1993.
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 93-13
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ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
A ITEST:
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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Dave W. Crane
Mayor
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Bencardino, Crane, Darling, Krasnansky, Sieminski, Swartz, White
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(City Seal)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wohlforth, Argetsinger, Johnson &
Brecht, Attorneys for the city of Seward,
Alaska
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City Attorney
Introduced By:
Introduction Date:
Public Hearing &
Enactment Date:
White & Krasnansky
04/26/93
05/10/93
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