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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 1485ORDINANCE NO. 1485 AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE TIME AND PLACE OF REGULAR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND PROCEDURES FOR PASSAGE OF ORDINANCES WHEREAS, Chapter IV, Section 13 of the City Charter requires that the Council shall establish the time and place for holding regular meetings, and WHEREAS, Municipal Code Chapter 2.04 has heretofore specified the time, day and place of such meetings., and procedure for passage of ordinances, and the City Council desires to amend said chapter, now, therefore, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF CENTRAL POINT DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:. Section 1. Section 2.04.010 of the Central Point Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 2.D4.010 Time, Day and Place Held, The City Council shall regularly meet beginning at 7:00 P.M. on the third Thursday of each month at the Central Point City Hall except on holidays prescribed by the laws of the State of Oregon in which event the Council shall meet on the next Thursday following the holiday. Council meetings shall conclude prior to 10:.00 P.M. unless: A. Extended for one additional hour by a two-thirds vote of Council members present, but in no event shall meetings extend beyond 11:00 P.M. B. Adjourned to a later time, date and place certain by majority vote of the Council, in which event said adjourned meeting shall be considered to be the concluding portion of the regularly scheduled Council meeting. Special meetings may be held as prescribed or permitted. by Charter, law, ordinance, rule. or resolution. Section 2. Section 2.04.030 of the Central Point Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 2.04.020 Procedure for passage of ordinances. A. The enactment of ordinances shall be in accordance with Ordinance No. 1485 _ 1 Section 34 of the City Charter of 1982. Amendments shall be allowed following the first reading, to be considered as part of the ordinance at second reading, and any such amend- ments shall not. require an additional first reading. Section 3. This ordinance being necessary for the im- mediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety of the City of Central Point, Oregon based upon the requirement of Chapter 1V, Section 13 of the Charter mandating that the Council shall establish a time and place for holding its regular meetings and the need by the Council to meet within 30 days from this date to consider City business, second reading is waived pursuant to Charter and Municipal Code 2.04,020, and an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage. Passed by the Council and signed by me in authentica- ton of its passage this 13th day of January, 1983. TEST : ~- ~j ~ .. ~~~'--Cr. '~ ~~4 wry' '~ ,. ~,. Approved by me this _ ~ l~ ~ . ~` ..~ Z. ~' Mayor c '14th d "~ of Jan~ary, 1983 , ~~~~ Mayor Ordinance No. 1485 - 2