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11/18/2013
68-R-13
A RESOLUTION
Amending City Council Rules
Regarding Citizen Comment
WHEREAS, The City Council amends the City Council Rules from time to
WHEREAS, Section 6 of City Council Rules, which speaks to Citizen
Participation, shall now _include a rule on the receipt and acknowledgment of written
comments submitted to the City Council on agenda or non -agenda items.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
• SECTION 1: That Section 6 of the City Council Rules is hereby amended
by adding new'Section 6.7 to read as follows:
6.7 Persons may submit written comments to the City Council through the City Clerk at
any time. Copies of written comments will be distributed to the Mayor and Members of
the City Council by the City Clerk. If a person wishes their written comments to be
included in the record of testimony on an agenda item or during Citizen Comment, these
comments must be submitted to the City Clerk prior to the City Council meeting. The City
Clerk will acknowledge receipt of the written comments during the meeting and briefly
state the subject of the communication. The full text of the written comments will not be
read, but will be included in its entirety in the record of the meeting.
SECTION 2: That the foregoing recitals are hereby found as fact and
incorpora#aod herein by reference.
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SECTION 3: That the City Clerk is directed to publish such notice as •
required by this Resolution.
SECTION 4: That this Resolution 68-R-13 shall be in full force and effect
on December 1, 2013.
Eliz th B. Tisdahl, Mayor
Attest- ,7
Fk,6dney Gre&, City Clerk
Adopted- 2013
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