HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 1595 OBDINANCK NO. .159~. . NK~ SBRTES
AH ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAKERSFIELD RKFKALTNG CK~FTER 2.08 OF THE
HUNICZPAL CODE AND FROVZDZNG A N~ CHAPTKR
2.08 PROVIDING THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AND
PROCEDURE FOR CONDUCTING MEETINGS OF THE
CITY COU~CTL OF THE fllTY OF BAKERSFIKLD.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
the Chapter 2.08, procedure of meetings, is hereby repealed and
ne~ Chapter 2.08 shell read as £ollov8
Chapter 2..08
PROCXDU~ AT HKETINGS
Sections:
2.08.010 Authority and Purpose.
2.08.020 Parliamentary Law.
2.08.030 A~en~
2.08.0~0 Duties o£ Presidin~ O££1cer.
2.08.050 Sez~eant-et-anno.
2.08.060 Order o£ Business.
2.08.070 Correspondence.
2.08.080 Scheduled Public
2.08.090 Other Public
2.08.110 Rules o£ Debate.
2.08.111 Members may file protests a~atnet Council action.
2.08.112 Persons authorized to be within rail.
2.08.113 Ordinances, Resolutions, Hotions and Contracts.
2.08.114 Reports and Resolutions to be filed with Clerk.
2.08.115 AdJourn~m~t.
............... -2.08. ll~" Effective date. ~ ...................................
2.08.010 Authori~y_ .and _.Purpose. These Eules of procedure are
adopted pursuant ~o authority o£
California and Section 19 of the Charter o~ the City o£ Bakersfield
for the purpose o£ promo~in~ uniformity, clarity and efficiency in
the d~apatch o£ public bus,ness.
2.08.020 Parliamentary.. Id_~. Except aa p~ded ~ chis
o~nce, oC~to~ ~w or C~ C~Cy ~rCer, ~rl~~ 1~ aa
aec ~orch ~ the ~1 o~ ~g~s~t~ve P~cedu~ 1962 Kd~C~ by
Paul ~o~ s~ll g~em.
~et~ o~ ~he C~ ~c~l ~ch a~ e~ll Be tn acco~ce
w~h ~e O~r o~ ~s~ss. ~ pr~a~i~ o~ ~he a~ and
dimCr~buC~ 8~ll bo am d~Ced ~ cb~ ~c~l.
2.08.~0 ~Ctes of ~nsid~ O~cer. ~e duties o~ C~
a. To Ope ~ eeaatn aC the t~ aC ~ch the body ts co
~C by ~k~ the 'char and ~lli~ the ~era Co order.
b. To ~n~ee cb~ ~8~ess ~ore ~e body in Cb o~r
~ich ~C lo co be acted u~n.
c. ~ ~o~Lze C~ ~er8 entitled Co the ~loor.
d. ~ oca~ ~d ~c ~o vote all q~sc~s which a~
n~hrly ~ed or ~lch ~ceanrtly arioe in ch
c~ree of ~ p~ceed~8, and Co a~o~ce C~
result o[ C~ ~Ce.
e. To preae~e o~er and ~co~.
To ~aCn~ C~ ~hers and the ~blic ~n engased
~n dehce wich~ ~e riles o[ order and deco~.
To deci~ ell ponce o~ o~r, 8~ecC Co a~l,
~leaa ~ ~ do~C he p~ers co ~c the
queeCt~ Co the dec~at~ o~ C~ body.
.... h. To ~force all laws 'and re~a~s a~licable co ....
co~cLl seoe~n8.
Generally Co ~de and direct the p~ceedt~e oE
the bo~, eub~ecc to the c~C~l and v~ll o~ ~he
bod~.
2.
To carry out any other duties aa specified ~n the
C~ty
2.08.050 Ser~e~,.nt-at-.erm~. ~be~e ehal:L be a oe~Aeanc-ac-I~,
w~ e~ll be a ~o~d ~er of the police d~~C. ~e
eer~nC-sC-a~ ohl~ be ~n acC~uce aC all n~hr 8ee8~o,
and shll, ~der ~e d~ncC~on
2.08.060 Orde~ o~ BuaLnesa. AC
meC~n~ o~ the C~Cy C~LI,
and the a~n~etrat~ o~ ohll ~ke
the C~cLl ~ere, and the bus,eeo o~
~ for c~o~deraC~n ~d d~opoetc~ Ln ~ ~011~ o~r~ ~lesa
oChe~ae ch~ed by C~
b.
d. H~uceo
e. Sc~duled ~bl~c S~c~n~e
Cor~s~d~ce
Co~c~l
h. ~orCs
2. B~d ~~e end/or Action
3. ~fe~ Bua~nea8
4. N~
1. Ad~~nC
2,08.070 Gorreop~ce. Gorreapond~ce ~ce~ved
3.
Clerk or other officer of the city shall not become a public record
until received and filed by the Council at a regular~ special or
adjourned session of the' Council. Correspondence received in the
Clerk'ts office or other offices after 12:00 otclock noon on the
Thursday preceding a regular session shall not be placed on the
agenda unless it is of such ·nature as refers to action of the
Council at the next regular meeting or if it is of such necessity
as to warrant inclusion in the correspondence to be received.
Correspondence relating to scheduled Council Action or Hearings
shall be referred to that particular order of business. Corre-
spondence shall not be read at the session unles'~ requested by a
majority vote of the Council.
2.08.080 Scheduled Public Statements. Any person may apply
for 'permission to address the Council by giving advance notice of
his appearance to a Councilman~ the Mayor or the City Manager.
Such person shall' submit his name~ address~ subject matter~ and
the estimated length of t;me of presentation.
2.08.090 Other Public Statements. a. Sub_~ect Matter and
Decorum. Persons wishing to address the Council who have not given
advance notice of their intention to address the Council may do so
with permission of the _Presiding Officer or the Council.
Any person addressing the Council making slanderous~
impertinent Or personal remarks or who shall attempt by his
actions or remarks, to ridicule or disparage the Mayor~ .Council or
administrative personnel may forthwith be barred by the Presiding
Officer from further audience before the Council during that meeting.
to address the Council shall advance to the rostrum~ state his
name.and address for the records whom he is representing if he
represents other persons~ the subject matter he wishes to discuss
4.
and the approxtmte length of time necessary for his presentation.
Unless other~tse determined by the Council, the PreOtdtn~ Of£tcer
shall approve or disapprove the sub3ect matter and the time allowed
£or presentation.
&ll remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a body and
not to any member thereof. Ho question shall be asked a Councilman
or a member o£ the admtnistratton or legal staff, except through
tb~ Freotdtng Officer.
1(o person wb~ a£ter returning to his seat shall address the
Council from his seat in the audience, but shall return to the
position in front: of the Council body and request permission to
address the Council ~Curther.
c. Spok~_.~m_ n for Group .of ?ersons. In order to expedite
matters and avoid repetitious presentations, whenever any gcoup
of persona wishes to address the Council on the same sub'lect matter~
'it shall be proper for t:ha Pres~.dtn~ Officer to request: that a
spokesman be chosen by the group to address the Council, and in
the event add-l, tt.onal matters are to be presented at:: the t:ime by
any other member i'mvtng like views as Che group~ to l~m'tC the
n, wnher of such persons address~r~ the Council and limit the t~me
for each person.
d. Heartn2s J Scheduled hearings on zoning matters,
annexations, public ~mprovement districts, appeals, and other
hearings are to be conducted in the follow~r~ manner:
.~. Presentation by proponents - limited to thirty
urtnutes unless permission is sranted for additional
............... time.
2. Presentation by opponents - same as (1).
3. SunnaCton by both sides of ten minutes each.
~. Council closes public discussion, ac which time
no member of the public shall address the Council .'
unless specifically asked to by a member through'
the Presidin§ Officer.
5. Council discussion, Council decision or submissio~
'for deliberation. ...".
2.08.110 Rules-of' Debate. a. Presidinz'Officer may Debate
and Vote. In the absence of the Mayor, the Vice-Mayor or. such
other member of.the Council as may be.presiding may move, second
'and debate from the chair, subject only to such limitations of :"
debate, as are 'by .these rules imposed on all members and shall' not
be deprived of any of the rights and privileges of a Councilman by
reason of his acting..as the Presiding Officer.
b'. Getting the Floor -- Improper ~eferences. to be Avoided.
Every member desiring to speak shall address the Chair, and, upon
recognition by -the Presiding Officer, shall confine himself to the
question under debate, avoiding all personalities and indecorous
language.
c. Interruptions. A member, once recognized, shall not be
interrupted when speaking unless it be to call him to order, or as
herein otherwise provided. If a member, while speaking, be called
to order, he shall cease speaking until the question of order be
determined,. and, if in order, he .shall be permitted to proceed~
d. PrivileKe of Closing Debate. The Councilman moving the
adoption of an ordinance or resolution 'shall have the privilege of
closing the debate.
.. e..'~-m~rks of Cou~cilman -- When Entered in Minutes. Any
"' c0unt-fl~fi-~ay request, through the Presiding Officer, .t/~.e. ......
privilege of having a written abstract 6f his statement on any
subject under consideration by the Council entered in the minutes.
f. Eemax:ks of Mayor. ?~he Mayor may express his ~iews on any
subject fox: considera.~on by the Council and ,-~y file his written
re~o..#,.endations.with the Clerk, ox: at his request, may have a
wx:itten abstx:act of his star_o-merit on any ~ubJect under consideration
by the Council, entered in the minutes.
2..08~111 Membex:s May File Protests A~ainst Council Action.
Any member at his x:equest shall have the.x:ight to have the reasons
for his dissent from, or protest against, any action of the Council
entered on the minutes.
~.08.112 Pex:sons authorized to be within rail. No person,
excep~ City officials, theix: repx:esentatives, and representatives
of news-gathex:ing agencies, shall be permitted within the rail' in
fx:ont ~f the Council Chamber without the express consent of the
Council.
2.08.113 . Ordinances, Resolutions, Motions and Contracts.
a. Prepax:ation of Ordinances. Ail ordinances shall be
prepared by the City Attorney. No. ordinance .shall be prepared for
px:esentat'ion to the Council unless ox:dered by a majox:ity vote of
the Council, or requested in wx:iting by any membex: of the council,
-~he Px:esiding'0fficer or the City Managex:, ox: prepared by the City
Att0~.-ney on his owm initiative.
b. Px:iox: Appx:oval by Administx:ative S~aff. Ail ordinances,
resolutions and Contract documents s~all, before p~esentation to
the Council, have been approved as to fora and legality by the City
Attorney ox: his authox:ized x:epx:esentativ, e, and. shall have been
examined and approved for the administration by the City Manage'r
ox: his authox:ized repx:esentative, 'W~e ~hex:e. ax:e substan't'~ve
matters of a~ministx:ation involved.
c. Intx:oducin~ for Passage ox: Appx:oval. Ox:dinan~es,
resolutions, end other mt~ers or subJncts requiring action by
the' Gouncl! uusC be introduced end sponsored by e member of the
Council, except that the Heyor, City Hanaser, or City Attorney mey
present ordinances, resolutions and other matters or subjects to
I~e Council, and any Councilman may assume sponsorship thereof by
moving that such ordinances, resolutions, rotters or subjects be
adopted; ot~ervtse, ~hey shell not be considered.
d. .Rmdtn~ ,of O.r.d.i.rm. ncea Be. fore Adoption. Any ordinance
presented Co ~he Council ~or adoption, my be accompanied by ·
resume or condensation of les contents, vhich ordinance or restnM-
shell be read aC least one week before the adoption of said
ordinance. This provision shall nsc apply to emerAency ordinances
or to ordinances requiring lnnediaCe adoption.
2.08.11& Repot.Cs and..~e..oo.lu.t,iono co be filed .with Clerk. All
reports and resolutions ~hall be filed v~th the Clerk and entered
on the minutes.
2.08.115 Ad_¶ourrunent. A motion Co adjourn shell' alweys be in
order end decided w~Chouc debate.
2.08.116 K£fe.c. tire date. This ordinance shall be e££ecttve
thirty days £ram and after the date of its passaAe.
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I HEREBY ClCI~TIFY thac the £ore~oin~ Ordinance vas
passed and adopted by the Counci! o£ the (:iCy o~ Bakers£Leld aC a
re~ula~ meeVtnl~ vhereo£ held on Vim 3rd ,, day o~--~M~30~, 19fX~;,
by Vhe £ollovtnf~ vo~:e.°
ABSEI'~rl' COUNCILMEN:
ABSTAINING COUNCILMEN; --
14arLan S. Trvtn
CITY 'Cf.~ and ~x-Of~c~[o Clerk of the
Council of the C~L~y of[ Bakero~eld.
~D~
Afl, art! of os tng r tnar es
STATE OF C~?,TFORNIA,~ ss.
County of Kern ~
MARIAN S. IRVIN, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That she is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield; and
that on ........ .4..l;_h......d..a.y.....o...f....~T..a..n...u...a..~.,. ............................ ,19..6..6.... she posted on the Bulletin Board
at the City Hall, a full, true and correct copy of an ordinance passed by the Council of said City
at a meeting thereof duly held on ..... .J...a...n..u_a...~.~,....3..~ ................................... , 19..6...6..., which ordinance
was numbered .............1...5..9...5. .................. New Series, and entitled:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
...4.~..h. ..... day of .......... ..J...a..n...u...a.?.~.~ .................. 19...6...6...
Notary Public in and for the County o! Kern, State of Colifornh
WALTER W. SMITH 1
KERN COUNTY
WALTER W. SMITH
My Cornmimion Expires June B, 19~9