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HomeMy WebLinkAbout126-R-20 Amending City Council Rule 6.8 to Include Virtual Platform Public Meetings11 /30/2020 126-R-2© A RESOLUTION Amending City Council Rule 6.8 to Include Virtual Platform Public Meetings WHEREAS, the City Council amends the City Council Rules and Organization of the City Council of the City of Evanston ("City Council Rules") from time to time; and WHEREAS, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker declared a state of emergency due to COVID-19 and entered Executive Order 2020-07, as extended by Executive Order 2020-33, suspending some requirements of the Open Meetings Act, specifically, the requirement that a physical quorum must be present for a meeting and the limits on remote participation by members of the public body; and WHEREAS, currently the City Council Rules are silent to decorum during virtual platform public meetings; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds it is best to revise the City Council Rules to account for decorum during these virtual platform meetings, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS: SECTION 1. Rule 6.9 of the City Council Rules is hereby added to read as follows: 6.9 Procedures for conduct under Section 6.8 shall apply to meetings held by the City Council, including standing committees, aed-ward meetings and virtual Dlatform meetinas. The Chair of the virtual meetina may direct the virtual administrator to mute or eiect anv person found to be out of order by the Chair. 126-R-20 SECTION 2. That this Resolution 1126-R-20 shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and approval in the manner provided by law. Attest: C� Devon Reid, City Clerk Adopted: December 14 , 2020 -2- ,)-"V,k m\4� Stephen H. Hagerty, Mayor Approved as to form: Kelley A. Gandurski, Corporation Counsel