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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION 2014-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEWARD PLANNING AND ZONING
COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA, AMENDING
RULE 22 OF THE DECEMBER 16, 2008 RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR
THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the current Planning and Zoning Rules of Procedure was approved by the
Commission at the December 16, 2008 meeting; and
WHEREAS, the Rules of Procedure was prepared by City staff and many of the
provisions were taken from the Seward City Code, Seward City Charter, Alaska Statutes and
City Council Rules of Procedure; and
WHEREAS, on January 9, 2012, City Council approved Resolution 2012-002 amending
City Council Rules of Procedure Rule 27, addressing the Council by the public, citizens'
comments and discussion, to reflect the time limit from two minutes to three minutes per person
and the total time from not more than 30 minutes to not more than 36 minutes; and
WHEREAS, these amendments should also be reflected in the Planning and Zoning
Commission Rules of Procedure for consistency in procedure and process; and
WHEREAS, these updates to the Planning and Zoning Rules of Procedure follow.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Seward Planning and Zoning
Commission that:
Section 1. Seward Planning and Zoning Rules of Procedure are here by amended as
follows:
(Strikethroughs = deletions and are bold; Underline= additions and are bold Italic)
RULE 22. CITIZENS' COMMENTS AND PUBLIC HEARINGS.
(b)
• Following the "Roll Call" in the order of business of each regular and special meeting,
any citizens of Seward may offer comments to the Commission for 2 3 minutes on any
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agenda item not scheduled for public hearing at that meeting, provided however that this
citizen-comment period on the agenda shall not continue more than 30 36 minutes in total
time. The chair will invite citizens to comment in the order they appear on the sign-up
sheet provided by the administrative official before the meeting, and the chair will invite
citizens who did not sign the sheet only to the extent the total allotted time allows.
Citizens shall address the Commission only from the speaker's lectern, and shall begin
their presentations by reciting their name and stating if they reside inside or outside of the
Seward City Limits.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
PASSED AND APPROVED by the Seward Planning and Zoning Commission this 4th day of
March 2014.
THE CITY OF SEWARD
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Ci dy cklund, Vice Chair
AYES: Coulter, Edgar, Shaffer, Ecklund
NOES: None
ABSENT: Fleming, McClure
ABSTAIN: None
VACANT: One
ATTEST:
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J hanna ,:nney, CMC
city Clerk
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