HomeMy WebLinkAbout058-R-22 Amending City Council Rules 5.4.1, 5.6.2, 5.6.3, 10.7 and Replacing the term “Citizen” with the term “Resident” Throughout58-R-22
A RESOLUTION
Amending City Council Rules 5.4.1, 5.6.2,
5.6.3, 10.7 and Replacing the term
"Citizen" with the term "Resident"
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WHEREAS, the Evanston City Council has its own internal City Council
Rules and Organization of the City Council of the City of Evanston ("City Council
Rules"); and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopts proposed changes to the City Council
Rules from time to time; and
WHEREAS, City Council Rule 5.4.1 requires members of all the City's
Boards, Commissions or Committees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and
provide proof thereof to the Director of Health and Human Services; and
WHERAS, City Council Rule 5.4.1 requires any member of the City's
Boards, Commissions or Committees that is not vaccinated against COVID-19, prior to
each in -person Board, Commission or Committee meeting, to submit proof to the
Director of health and Human Services of a COVID-19 test with a negative result taken
within 24 hours of said meeting; and
WHEREAS, City Council Rule 5.6.2 currently states that Committees
consisting of Councilmembers and citizens, which report directly to the Council, shall
have a Councilmember as Chair appointed by the Rules Committee for a term
determined by the Rules Committee; and
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WHEREAS, City Council Rule 5.6.3 currently states that Committees
consisting of Councilmembers and citizens, which report to Standing Committees, shall
have a citizen chair elected by the members of the committee; and
WHEREAS, City Council Rule 10.7 requires Councilmembers to be fully
vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof thereof to the Director of Health and
Human Services; and
WHEREAS, City Council Rule 10.7 requires any councilmember that is not
vaccinated against COVID-19, prior to each in -person City Council meeting, to submit
proof to the Director of health and Human Services of a COVID-19 test with a negative
result taken within 24 hours of said meeting; and
WHEREAS, The Center for Disease Control (CDC) and the City's
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) advise that the requirements
mandated by City Council Rules 5.4.1 and 10.7 are no longer necessary; and
WHEREAS, City Council believes that it is appropriate to amend the City
Council Rules to allow the Rule concerning eligibility for the position of chair of these
committees and generally to correct the use of the word "citizen" and replace it with the
term "resident".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That the foregoing recitals are hereby found as fact and
incorporated herein by reference.
deleted.
SECTION 2: That Rule 5.4.1 of the City Council Rules is hereby
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SECTION 3: That Rule 5.6.2 of the City Council Rules is hereby
amended to read as follows:
5.6.2 Committees consisting of Councilmembers and residents ^i+�,s,
which report directly to the Council, shall have a Coun^;'mom"or as Chair appointed by
the Rules Committee from among the committee's members for a term determined by
the Rules Committee.
SECTION 4: Be it further resolved that Rule 5.6.3 of the City Council
Rules is hereby amended to read as follows:
5.6.3 Committees consisting of Councilmembers and residents
that^m+mz^nc ,., report to Standing Committees, shall have a ^'+chair elected by
the members of the committee from among the committee's members for an indefinite
term.
SECTION 5: Be it further resolved that Rule 10.7 of the City Council
Rules is hereby deleted.
SECTION 6: Be it further resolved that throughout the entirety of the City
Council Rules, the term "citizen" is hereby replaced with the term "resident."
SECTION 7: Be it further resolved that this resolution shall be in full force
and effect from and after the date of its passage and approval in the manner provided
by law.
Attest:
Stephanie Mendoza, City Clerk
Adopted: September 12
,2022
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Daniel Biss, Mayor
Approved as to form:
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Nicholas E. Cummings, Corporation
Counsel
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