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Home My WebLink About07-21-09 RETREAT/SPECIAL MEETINGDELOR[S "BOBBIE" PRINCE, MAYOR ELIZABETH "LIZ" SEGLER, MAYOR PRO-TEM COUNCIL MEMBERS JACK CHATMAN, JR. MORRIS ALBRIGHT, III MARTIN FLOOD JOHN BEARD, JR. ROBERT E. WILUAMSON D. KAY WISE THOMAS J.HENDERSON Clly Of Crry ort rthu~ Texas AGENDA City Council Retreat/Special Meeting July 21, 2009 Noon STEPHEN FITZGIBBONS CITY MANAGER TERRIHANKS CITY SECRETARY MARK T. SOKOLOW CITY ATTORNEY In compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act, the City of Port Arthur will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending City Council meetings. To better serve you, requests should be received 24 hours prior to the meeting. Please contact the City Secretary's Office, at (409) 983-8115. P.O. BOX 1089 PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS 77641-1089 409/983-8115 FAX 409/983-8291 City Council Retreat Special Meeting Niodra Media Room City of Port Arthur July 21, 2009 Noon II I. II II. INVOCATION, ROLL CALL & PLEDGE Mayor Prince Mayor Pro Tem Segler Councilmember Chatman Councilmember Albright Councilmember Flood Councilmember Beard Councilmember Williamson Councilmember Wise Councilmember Henderson City Manager Fitzgibbons City Secretary Hanks City Attorney Sokolow COFFEE/RECEPTION -Noon ~~ III. DISCUSSION - 12:30 P.M. Discussion Of The Following Topics: (1) Team Development (2) City Goals And Objectives (3) Rules Of Decorum And Parliamentary Procedure (4) Financial Planning/Projects And Other Developments IV. ADJOURNMENT OF RETREAT RULES OF DECORUM . pERS~~ ADDRESSING CO lfNCIL & AUDIENCE MEMBERS 1• Recegnll/on by Pms/d/n ' Presiding O~yy~.• ~ . No Perron shatl'addiess the Couedl without first tieing recog~ed by the 2• ~~ ~ Limltatio~ on ~ . up to the mk~+ophone discussion and questioning. Each peiaon addressl voice for the Provided far the use of the pubpc and ghro hIs came and addr~ to anaudible tpne of r,ga~a~ ot+raords, staff that su remarks to ~ otlrer person, and u Inu ~h~+~er ~dl~te whom•he is representing if he ropreseats an thereof. No (SI minutres; All remarks shall bead by m~ority vote of the CoundlF snap Ilmit his P01'son other than mentl~ of the dressed b the: Coundl as a whole and'.not tin any member enter Into any dim. whether di - Coundl and. he. Perso~r haniln~ the _floor.af~ap ba. perrdtted bo Presiding Ofticer~ ..DIY ar thi+oagA a metntiK of the Cou 3. ~ nC4 M!Zthcwt the: mp~dly l CavadtKt SY p~ ~ t : Pe~tiNssion of the ' wpMully utter to d ~~~ slanden°us- dero9atio ~ ` ~Y Person, maWng. eocpressly or im ' tl'r~mtenlrg or pbuslve langua94r ~` ~Or~- mida or profane _reR1arks or who Ped.4 engages, in any disond Cout>dt d may, a d~~ ~ ~ P~dl~ the order. by the Pr~esidtn9 O~c~, and ~ ~kh would ~ urhrg that Meetlng, ng OAlceri 6e adee+ed beirred trorm flurtlrar a ~~ cmtdud udtenae'before the ~~nrember• of ~ ~ ~d der a motto has. beenmade qr a pubpc S• won ~o~ first fig. p ~ so ~e ~ndl .fY~+om the audience on the rmaitec under ~~~ ~db:ta.+d No persons wi8 be a ~ ~~ votie of the CUy Coarrdl• for or agairut arty caadkiatie Ilovved to address the Qty Council by making campaign already otderad ~ a 6atiot for election, who has announced or does announce his Intention to run, or Issue 6• Dbaardar/y ~~ ~ , • stamping oft ~n ~ the audience shall engage in disorda{y conduct srudr as hand des in .disturbs the ~ ~~ng' using Profane langua a PP 9. Peace and good oMer of the meeting. 9 . yelpng, and similar demonstrations, which conduct 7• Unrltat/ons on Use of SaPP/f motion pidure cameras ~ Ughdng~ ilmitations on use of supplemental lighting for'televtsion and and/ord ~~ ~e I~t amount of interterence with or disturbance ~ ~undl r't bo the public Proceedings $• Pens Hav/n 9 Comp/alniry ~1//egatlons, o~ Charges Against Indlv/dua/ .any complaint, spedflc allegation, or charge agalnst.an Indhrldual ~ gyp. NO pereon shall make unless he:lRrst shows that he has ~purwed appropriate ad'mi - CKj/.Empl by name 1n s_public meeting. • . . nlstrative channels:, ~ - .. ENFORCEMENT OF DECORUM Warn/ny. All persons mall at the . Rev»ovaL 2f, after recehrin a warn ni u~ of the Presiding O{~ficer; be silent. Officer may order film to remove himse~ff from the~meedng~~'dot remove hn disturbing the meetin order the Sergeant-at0arrns to renrove him. ' imself the Presidi g. ~~ ng Officer may. Rers/sdng Removes/. Any Person who ~ . Penal Code 42.05. resist removal by the Sergeant-at-arms shall be charged with violating V.T.C.A, Madons To En1b~ Any Coundimember may move to require the Presiding Officer to entorc~a this . afNrmative vote of a majority of the Coundi shall r'egrtire him. to do so. . divisioer, and tfie . RULES OF PROCEDURE The CItY ~~wry shall make publiS, in accordance with the Texas O n Meeti business 1n be discussed at a meeting of the Pe ngs • Law, an agenda containing ail City Coundl. any 'matter ,may. ~ do so by notipying ~ .Ci (1) Residents. Any resident who wishes to address the Council on Nonrosidents. Any nonresident wishing to add~~~ Coundl hall o ~ the City Secretary and s the matter being considered, Pen Meetings 'Caw. (2) placing the name on the AgendaQ City Secretary shall present such request to Pacify his interest in the Presiding Of'ficer.to~ approval before ~Ae,Aaenda Iten.Q After a motion, second and discussion by the Cou . 'before a vote is taken, the presidi City ndi on any spedflc agenda item, and on auch item, who shall be ~ Officer shall recognize any citizen In the audience wishing to address.the council Permitted to address the Coundl thereon for a period of three (3) minutes. RSpedfic Agenda =tams" are defined as any Item sped}led on the Notlce of INePetln o and which becomes the subject of a motion before the Coundl. g P steel for purposes of the Texas Open Meetings Law