HomeMy WebLinkAboutPO 6594: AMENDING SECTION 2-31(D) P. O. No. 6594
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-31(d) OF THE CODE
OF ORDINANCES AS IT PERTAINS TO PLACING ITEMS ON
COUNCIL AGENDAS.
WHEREAS, per Ordinance No. 13-33, the City Council amended Section 2-31 of
the Code of Ordinances as it pertains to placing items on council agendas; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend Section 2-31(d) of the Code
of Ordinances, as delineated in Exhibit "A".
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR:
Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble are true and correct.
Section 2. That Section 2-31(d) of the Code of Ordinances as it pertains to
placing items on council agendas is herein amended in substantially the same form as
attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
Section 3. That a copy of the caption of this Ordinance be spread upon the
Minutes of the City Council.
Section 4. That this being an Ordinance amending an Ordinance which does
not carry a penalty, and does not require publication, it shall take effect immediately
from and after its passage.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of , A.D.,
2016, at a Council Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas, by the
following vote: AYES:
Mayor:
Councilmembers:
NOES:
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORN
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
CITY MANAGER
EXHIBIT "A"
Sec. 2-31. (d)
All routine items to be submitted to the city manager, city secretary, or city
attorney for inclusion on the city council agenda must be submitted at or before
4:30 p.m. on the Wedneselty Tuesday immediately preceding the city
council meeting for which the item is intended. Prior to consideration by the City
Attorney for legal review, all proposed agenda items must be approved by the
City Manager and signed by the Department Head whose subject matter the
resolution involves. If the Thursday or Friday following such Wednesday is a
holiday, the deadline for submission of agenda items will be changed from 4:30
p.m. on Tuesday noon on Wednesday to noon 4:30 p.m. on the Monday
Tuesday immediately preceding the day of the city council meeting for which the
item is intended. An exception to this deadline will be made if an emergency
exists and this emergency is verified in writing by the mayor or the city manager.
The deadline for an item which requires extensive review, or legal research, or
legal opinion, or which is not routine, shall be at least two weeks before the
deadline for a routine item.