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RESOLUTION 97-38
RESOLUTION AMENDING THE CITY COUNCIL BYLAWS TO
DEFINE ACTIONS APPROPRIATE FOR INCLUSION ON A
CONSENT AGENDA.
MOTION BY:
Kedrowski
SECOND BY: Schenck
WHEREAS, The City Council by-laws provide for a Consent Agenda; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to define the purpose of the Consent
Agenda and to define what kinds of agenda items are
appropriate to place on the Consent Agenda; and
WHEREAS, from time to time a Council-member may desire to remove an
item from the Consent Agenda for discussion and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
PRIOR LAKE, that the City Council finds and directs that the following
paragraphs a) - h) be added to section IV E of the Council By-laws following
the first full sentence. Delete the remaining language in paragraph E.
a) The purpose of the "Consent Agenda" is to group items, for consideration of
a routine and non-controversial under one motion.
b) There will be no separate discussion of items placed on the "Consent
Agenda" .
c) If discussion of an item on the "Consent Agenda" is desired, that item will
be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately as the last
item under new business. Items may be removed for good cause if a
Councilmember or member of the public wish to address the Council on the
subject.
d) The City Manager shall determine what items may be considered routine
and non-controversial; and therefore appropriate for inclusion as a Consent
Agenda item.
e) To provide the City Manager with guidance the following types of items
tend to be routine and non-controversial: Grant Deeds, Grants of Easements,
Adoption of Ordinances and resolutions previously considered by the City
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Council, investment reports, quarterly budget report, treasurer's report,
animal control reports, building inspection reports, noncontroversial license
requests, Standard Development Agreements, Calls for Bid, Reports of
Administrative Actions and Proposals, Leases and Agreements previously
approved in principle, Set dates for Public Hearings, Approval of payment of
contracts, approve the unanimous recommendations of Advisory Committees,
Approval or Denial of Claims, award of bids, any other item the City
Manager considers routine and non-controversial.
f) Following each consent agenda item the City Manager shall provide a brief
description of the Consent Agenda item; e.g.
1) Approval of a contract with XYZ Company in the amount of
$XX,XXX. to provide engineering consulting services recommended by
director of Public Works/City Engineer.
2) An Ordinance amending section X-X-X of the City Code of Prior
Lake to provide for the regulation of massage therapy businesses.
Recommended by City Manager and Finance Director.
3) Approve contract no. 97-XX for the paving of anyname road to ABC
paving company in the amount of $x,xxx.
4) Accept for filing report and recommendation from Engineering
Department on traffic control study.
g) The City Council agenda shall include the following Statement:
Those items on the Council Agenda which are considered routine and non-
controversial are included as part of the Consent Agenda. Unless the Mayor,
a councilmember, or member of the public, for good cause, specifically
requests that an item on the Consent Agenda be removed and considered
separately, items on the Consent Agenda under one motion, second and a roll
call vote. Those items so approved under the heading "Consent Agenda" will
appear in the Council minutes in their proper form, i.e. resolution accepting
grant deed or easement, adoption of Ordinance 97-XX establishing X42. Any
item removed from the "Consent Agenda" shall be placed on the City Council
Agenda as a separate category after new business.
h)The City Council bylaws shall be amended to revise section IV A - Meeting
Agenda Format as follows:
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Between New Business and Other Business insert "Removed Consent Agenda
Items" and renumber accordingly.
Passed and adopted this 5th day of May, 1997.
YES
NO
Andren x Andren
Greenfield x Greenfield
Kedrowski x Kedrowski
Mader absent Mader
Schenck x Sch
{Seal}
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