A RESOLUTION OF THE HOMER CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE COUNCIL'S OPERATING MANUAL, COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE PROCEDURES.

WHEREAS, since the Committee of the Whole meeting is a two hour or less meeting there may be insufficient time to cover all items on the Committee's agenda; and

WHEREAS, items not on the Council's regular meeting agenda and still needing to be discussed should automatically roll to the next Committee of the Whole agenda; and

WHEREAS, an agenda item will be added named "Old Business" and will contain those items not discussed at the previous Committee of the Whole meeting and not on the Council's regular meeting agenda.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Homer City Council that the Council's Operating Manual, Committee of the Whole procedures are hereby amended as follows:

Committee of the Whole

The Committee of the Whole may meet prior to every Regular Council Meeting at 4 p.m. to not run past 6 p.m.

This is a device to enable the full Council to give detailed consideration to a matter under conditions of freedom approximating those of a committee. The results of any votes taken are not the final action of the Council and are recommendations.

The Mayor shall be the presiding officer.

No text may be altered in any agenda item for Council's Regular meeting; however, amendments may be recommended.

The agenda shall be noticed the same as a Council's Regular meeting. Only those matters on the noticed agenda shall be considered; however, other items not on the Council's Regular meeting agenda may be considered if the agenda item is received by the City Clerk no later than the Wednesday prior to the meeting. "Old business" shall be added to the Committee of the Whole agenda and shall be those items that are not on Council's Regular meeting agenda and that were not discussed at the previous Committee of the Whole meeting due to insufficient time.

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 9th day of April, 2001.

CITY OF HOMER

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ATTEST: JACK CUSHING, MAYOR

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MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note not required.