File #: O-638-23    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Approved
File created: 11/17/2023 In control: City Council
On agenda: 12/19/2023 Final action: 12/19/2023
Title: Amending the Rules of Council by repealing and enacting Rule II.E. and Rule VI.D. specifying days for Council Meetings and Zoning & Planning Committee; and declaring an emergency.
Attachments: 1. Video: Agenda Review 11/28/2023, 2. Video: City Council 12/5/2023, 3. Video: City Council 12/19/2023
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All Council Members

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Amending the Rules of Council by repealing and enacting Rule II.E. and Rule VI.D. specifying days for Council Meetings and Zoning & Planning Committee; and declaring an emergency.

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SUMMARY & BACKGROUND:
City Council desires to change the Rules of Council as revised to January 18, 2022, by changing the day of Council Meetings from Tuesday to Wednesday and deleting a specified day for the Zoning & Planning Committee.

Summary
NOW, THEREFORE, Be it ordained by the Council of the City of Toledo:

SECTION 1. That Rule II.E. of the Rules of Council that reads:

Council shall meet bi-weekly on Tuesday at 4:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers. Council, may by motion, dispense with any regular meeting or change the day and hour of holding any regular meeting. Whenever Tuesday shall be a holiday, the regular meeting, unless otherwise provided for by motion, shall be held on the following Wednesday at 4:00 P.M. At each meeting the Journal of the preceding meeting shall be read unless the reading shall be dispensed with and shall be approved by a two-thirds vote of the members present.

Is hereby amended to read as follows:

Council shall meet bi-weekly on Wednesday at 4:00 P.M. in the Council Chambers. Council, may by motion, dispense with any regular meeting or change the day and hour of holding any regular meeting. Whenever Wednesday shall be a holiday, the regular meeting, unless otherwise provided for by motion, shall be held on the preceding Tuesday at 4:00 P.M. At each meeting the Journal of the preceding meeting shall be read unless the reading shall be dispensed with and shall be approved by a two-thirds vote of the members present.

SECTION 2. That Rule VI.D. of the Rules of Council that reads:

The regular Zoning and Planning Committee shall be on a Wednesday, at least 30 days following the Plan Commission hearing.

Is hereby amended to read as follows:

The regular Zoning and Planning Committee shall be at least ...

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