Consent Agenda.
The mayor may submit all new items of business as a "consent agenda," which may contain one or
more ordinances, resolutions or matters incorporated in a written motion as part of the regular
agenda of matters to be considered by city council. The items on the consent agenda shall be grouped
by category (e.g., miscellaneous; damages; accept work; property; purchasing and tabulation of bids;
resolutions and ordinances; etc.). Each item on the consent agenda shall be separately identified and
designated. No item may be considered as part of the consent agenda unless it has been publicly posted
and submitted to council members at least 72 hours in advance of the scheduled time for the council
meeting.
In the due order of business, the mayor shall announce that the consent agenda is to be considered and
voted upon by the city council. Each category, or group, of items on the consent agenda will then be
considered and voted upon by a separate motion made for each group. At any time during the council
meeting, prior to the announcement of the vote on a group of items within the consent agenda, any
council member may request the deletion of one or more items from consideration as part of that group
of items. The making of such a request shall have the effect of removing the matter from the consent
agenda without any further council action, and any matter so deleted may not thereafter be
considered as an item on the consent agenda. In the event that any agenda item, whether or not on the
consent agenda, is not ready for council action at the time it is reached on the agenda, that item shall
be placed at the end of the agenda for action by council when all other agenda items have been
considered; all publicly posted agendas shall so state.
Where the accomplishment of any specific matter on the city council agenda will require the adoption
of more than one ordinance, resolution or motion, all relating to the accomplishment of that same
specific matter, the city secretary shall endeavor to place the related items on the agenda in
consecutive order. In such cases the first of the related items will be indicated by a number, and the
subsequent related items will be indicated by the letter(s) a, b, c, etc. A request by any council member
to remove any one of the items so grouped on the agenda shall be deemed to constitute a request to
remove all of the items that are related to the accomplishment of the same specific matter. Where the
city secretary has grouped similar but unrelated items for consideration on the agenda a request to
remove one item shall not be deemed to extend to the other unrelated items.
Each item so deleted from the consent agenda shall be considered immediately after the council action
on the entire consent agenda. In the event that more than one item is deleted from the consent agenda,
each item shall be considered individually in the order in which it originally appeared on the agenda,
unless a majority of members present vote to consider one or more items out of order.
All items so deleted by the request of a council member shall be subject to any other motion or action of
council, including a "tag." Prior to the consideration of any group of items within the consent agenda,
the city secretary shall announce, by item number, those items that have been eliminated from the
consent agenda.
Only one vote shall be taken on all items within any category, or group, remaining on the consent
agenda. However, the city secretary shall record such vote as the vote on each separate item within
such category or group.
Rule 4. Tag Rule.
Whenever any motion other than a procedural motion, resolution or ordinance (including a motion to
amend a proposed motion, resolution, or ordinance) is presented for the first time to the city council, a
council member may 'tag' such matter for a period of one week when such action will not render the
subject matter moot. If a council member is marked absent for an entire council session when a matter
is considered for the first time, then that council member shall have the privilege of "tagging" the new
matter for a period of one week at a subsequent council meeting, provided such new matter has not
previously been finally approved by the city council. A matter that is postponed to a later time on the
same calendar day is still subject to tag. Debate of an item or consideration or adoption of motions
relating to an item shall not preclude its being subject to a tag at the meeting when it is first
presented, or by an absent member at a subsequent meeting, as provided above.
The mayor may submit all new items of business as a "consent agenda," which may contain one or
more ordinances, resolutions or matters incorporated in a written motion as part of the regular
agenda of matters to be considered by city council. The items on the consent agenda shall be grouped
by category (e.g., miscellaneous; damages; accept work; property; purchasing and tabulation of bids;
resolutions and ordinances; etc.). Each item on the consent agenda shall be separately identified and
designated. No item may be considered as part of the consent agenda unless it has been publicly posted
and submitted to council members at least 72 hours in advance of the scheduled time for the council
meeting.
In the due order of business, the mayor shall announce that the consent agenda is to be considered and
voted upon by the city council. Each category, or group, of items on the consent agenda will then be
considered and voted upon by a separate motion made for each group. At any time during the council
meeting, prior to the announcement of the vote on a group of items within the consent agenda, any
council member may request the deletion of one or more items from consideration as part of that group
of items. The making of such a request shall have the effect of removing the matter from the consent
agenda without any further council action, and any matter so deleted may not thereafter be
considered as an item on the consent agenda. In the event that any agenda item, whether or not on the
consent agenda, is not ready for council action at the time it is reached on the agenda, that item shall
be placed at the end of the agenda for action by council when all other agenda items have been
considered; all publicly posted agendas shall so state.
Where the accomplishment of any specific matter on the city council agenda will require the adoption
of more than one ordinance, resolution or motion, all relating to the accomplishment of that same
specific matter, the city secretary shall endeavor to place the related items on the agenda in
consecutive order. In such cases the first of the related items will be indicated by a number, and the
subsequent related items will be indicated by the letter(s) a, b, c, etc. A request by any council member
to remove any one of the items so grouped on the agenda shall be deemed to constitute a request to
remove all of the items that are related to the accomplishment of the same specific matter. Where the
city secretary has grouped similar but unrelated items for consideration on the agenda a request to
remove one item shall not be deemed to extend to the other unrelated items.
Each item so deleted from the consent agenda shall be considered immediately after the council action
on the entire consent agenda. In the event that more than one item is deleted from the consent agenda,
each item shall be considered individually in the order in which it originally appeared on the agenda,
unless a majority of members present vote to consider one or more items out of order.
All items so deleted by the request of a council member shall be subject to any other motion or action of
council, including a "tag." Prior to the consideration of any group of items within the consent agenda,
the city secretary shall announce, by item number, those items that have been eliminated from the
consent agenda.
Only one vote shall be taken on all items within any category, or group, remaining on the consent
agenda. However, the city secretary shall record such vote as the vote on each separate item within
such category or group.
Rule 4. Tag Rule.
Whenever any motion other than a procedural motion, resolution or ordinance (including a motion to
amend a proposed motion, resolution, or ordinance) is presented for the first time to the city council, a
council member may 'tag' such matter for a period of one week when such action will not render the
subject matter moot. If a council member is marked absent for an entire council session when a matter
is considered for the first time, then that council member shall have the privilege of "tagging" the new
matter for a period of one week at a subsequent council meeting, provided such new matter has not
previously been finally approved by the city council. A matter that is postponed to a later time on the
same calendar day is still subject to tag. Debate of an item or consideration or adoption of motions
relating to an item shall not preclude its being subject to a tag at the meeting when it is first
presented, or by an absent member at a subsequent meeting, as provided above.
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