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A RESOLUTION OF THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE COUNCIL'S OPERATING MANUAL, POLICIES AND AGENDA AND MEETING GUIDELINES.

WHEREAS, this Resolution coincides with the recommended amendments in the Procurement Policy and Procedures Manual relating to Travel Reports.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Homer City Council amending the Council's Operating Manual, Policies and Agenda and Meeting Guidelines.

Lobbying Activities

Pursuant to Resolution 96-10, the City Manager will create and deliver to Councilmembers' and the Mayor's mailboxes an initial list of legislation and issues important to the City.

Each Council member and the Mayor will choose the issue(s) and the bill(s) s/he wishes to be responsible for and will indicate how much time s/he is willing to spend on those items.

Where necessary, City Council will develop formal, written positions on issues to be voted on outside the CIP list.

When working with the contract lobbyist or lobbying on behalf of the City, the Mayor, City Manager and Council will be guided by the above-mentioned process. Toward the end of the session, when legislation moves quickly, the City Manager, Mayor or Council members responsible for specific issues may draft a position document and send it to the appropriate players. In that case, a hard copy of the transmittal will be distributed to Council, Mayor, and City Manager immediately thereafter in their mailboxes, with a copy placed in Council packets under Committee Reports or City Manager s Report (whichever applies), thereby ensuring public involvement.

Upon returning from travel on City business, including lobbying trips or other trips made on behalf of the City, the City Manager, Council members and Mayor will file written reports for inclusion in the next Council meeting packet under Committee Report (whichever applies) using the attached format. Each entry describing the activity and subject(s) discussed will be followed by a recommendation. In this way, Councilmembers, the Mayor, or the City Manager following up will have a clear direction to follow.

Each Councilmember, the Mayor, and City Manager are expected to share his/her lobbying activities with the public in oral and written form under the agenda section marked Committee Reports or City Manager's Report, whichever applies.

Pursuant to Resolution 95-78(A), Travel Report Narratives are required for all travel under Consent Agenda. Announcements/Presentations/Borough and Commission Reports. Finance verifies expenses and prepares check, less advance, (if applicable) after receipt of check request from City Clerk. after submittal of Travel Report Narrative by Mayor and/or Councilmembers to City Council.

5. CONSENT AGENDA

The following business items are appropriate for the consent agenda. These items are acted upon by one motion for approval of the Consent Agenda. If discussion is requested on an item that item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda.

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1) Minutes approval

2) Liquor license renewals and transfers

3) Any gaming permit requiring approval of the local government unit.

4) Confirmation of Commission & Board Appointments

5) Resolutions (of a general nature required for normal business operations of the City)

6) Requests to hold Executive Session.

7) Change Orders

8) Travel Expense Report and Travel Report Narrative Travel Authorization.

6. VISITOR(S)

These requests must be approved by the City Manager or Mayor. To be placed in the visitors category, an outline, letter, or other descriptive material must be provided (timely) for distribution in the City Council Packet. Official action of the City Council is not taken under this agenda item. NO questions from the audience will be taken until "Comments of the Audience"

7. ANNOUNCEMENTS/PRESENTATIONS

BOROUGH & COMMISSION REPORTS

Announcements are made from the council table (Council Members, Mayor or City Manager). The Chair may be provided written information in advance of the meeting to announce for non-Councilmembers, at the Chair's discretion. Borough or Advisory Commission reports may also be presented at this time. No action by Council will be made here, although the Council may request a matter brought to their attention in a report be placed on an agenda for a future meeting. Travel Narrative Reports.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 10th day of January, 2000.

CITY OF HOMER

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ATTEST: JACK CUSHING, MAYOR

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MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC/AAE, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note not required.