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-- CITY OF KF:NAI - OFtDINA'VCF:_~12_~;
AMF.PJDING KENAI CODE, 1063, TO CI1ANi~£: AGENDA FOR CO[)*:::1L i+1EETINGS
AND PROVIDING FAR FLEXABILITY IN PRCPARATION OF COi)'.VCIL AGENt)A.
WHEREAS, r!:attged conditions make more desirable a more flexable
approach to conduct of the council meetings; and
{VHEREAS, A.S. 29.23.210 provides, by way of guidance (it is not
mandatory upon home rule city): "the council shall determine its
own rules, and orc{er of business**";
RE IT ORDAINED BY TiiE CO{)NCIL OF TI{E CITY OF K~NAI, ALASKA:
Section 1. Kenai Code 1963 as amended shall be repealed and reenacted
to read`a`s follows:
Order of Business
' Section 1-12 (a) The order of business for every
regular meeting of the city council may be outlined on an
agenda deemed to be most effective for regular council
meetings. The order of business may be specified by a
written"agenda", or "calendar" or other customary desig-
nation for scheduling of the order of business.
(b) A guide for the council's agenda, but not a mandatory
' format for the order or business,can he as follows:
A. Roll Call
$. Public Nearing (for ordinances or programs as
announced)
C. Persons scheduled to be heard
D. Correspondence (reading verbatim not required if
copies distributed to the entire council)
E. Old Business
F. New Business
G. Reports
H. Persons present but not scheduled to be heard
(' (c) The council's a~.:,~da may be *+rApared by an appropriate
administrative officer and when so prepared shall consti-
tute the agenda for that meeting. Agenda for special
meetings will usually not include as many subjects as
agenda for regular meetings.
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FIRST READING 3 day of January, 1973.
PASSED 1.7 __ dam January, 1973.
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RIi: CIIANGINt; CnDfi PROVISIONS FOR "COiJNCI1. AGFi:~'I)A" OR "ORUF:R OF
RIISINESS"
1. The City Manager resnording to a request by the Council has
requested preparation of an ordinance amending Kenai Cocie, 19G3,
Section 1-12 which specifies in rather mandatory language the "order
of business" for councilmeetings.
2. As a matter of history it should be noted the agendas used
customarily have not followed verbatim the format specified in the
existing Section 1-12, Kenai Code 1963.
3. Changes in the order of business have been made in response to
needs of the City. Such chance in the specified order of business
have never been challenged.
4. Almost any form of agenda could be utilized.
S. having a suggested "order of business" in the Code provides an
ultimate authority or reference to use as a staring point in the
administrative compilation of agenda. If regular administrative
officers preparing such agenda are absent such guide lines can he
helpful.
G. The State's new municipal code does not require a home rule city
to have any particular format for its order of business.
7. The proposed ordinance has been made as flexible as possible so
the format specified changes would not necessarily he so rigid as
to require the reports altways to come after neEO and old business.
It is possible the council might wish to return to the earlier format
for such reasons as follows:
a. The Kenai Planning Commission representative might
he less able to attend at later time in council meetings
than at an earlier time.
b. Other persons spend their own time (for example: the
city attorney's time is usually contributed [meaning
no billing for time spentJ) which might he burdensome
at a later hour.
c. Reports give an overview of current activities and
might be helpful in the final decisions accomplished
under catagories known as "old business" and "new business".
8. It is suggested changes in agenda or order of business should
be considered experimental. F'xperimenting with the agenda could be
helpful to the council by giving thc~ council a different view of
jz~•own actions.
3A 5 FISIiE
Ci Attorney