CITY OF HOMER

HOMER, ALASKA

Beck

RESOLUTION 03-118(A)

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AMENDING THE COUNCIL'S OPERATING MANUAL, SECTION THREE, POLICES OF THE CITY COUNCIL, TO AMEND THE MEETING TIME FOR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE FROM 4 P.M. TO 6 P.M., TO 2:30 P.M. TO 5 P.M. TO 5:30 P.M.

WHEREAS, Ordinance 03-48 amends the City Council Regular Meeting time from 7:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.; and

WHEREAS, The Committee of the Whole regularly meets from 4 pm. to 6 p.m. prior to the City Council Regular meetings; and

WHEREAS, Amending the Committee of the Whole Meeting time to begin at 2:30 p.m. and end at 5 p.m. would add thirty meetings to the meeting and would still provide for a one and one half hour break between meetings for those members of the Public who attend the Committee of the Whole and the Regular Council meetings as well as the for the Mayor and Council and staff; and

WHEREAS, Council has commented from time to time that an additional half hour for the Committee of the Whole would be beneficial.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council that the Council=s Operating Manual, Section 3. Polices of the Council, Committee of the Whole is hereby amended to read as follows:

Committee of the Whole

The Committee of the Whole may meet prior to every Regular Council Meeting beginning at 4 p.m. to not run past 6 p.m. 2:30 p.m. to not run past 5 p.m. 4 p.m. to not run past 5:30 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. (Reso. 03-, 2003; Reso. 01‑24, 04/09/01; Reso. 01‑08(S), 02/26/01.)

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Resolution 03-118(A)

City of Homer

PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Homer City Council this 25th day of August, 2003.

CITY OF HOMER

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ATTEST: JACK CUSHING, MAYOR

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MARY L. CALHOUN, CMC, CITY CLERK

Fiscal Note: NA.