HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCES-1981-125-O-8112/17/81
•
•
125-0-81
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Section 1-5-3 (A) and (B)
of the Code of the City of Evanston, 1979,
as Amended, Relating to City Council Meetings
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK
COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 1-5-3 (A) and (B) of the Code of the
City of Evanston, 1979, as amended,.be and hereby is
further amended to read as follows:
1-5-3: IIEETI14GS OF THE COUNCIL: The meetings of the City Council
shall be open to the public, and a journal of the
Council's proceedings shall be kept. (Ord. 88-0-75)
(A) Regular Meetings: Regular meetings of the City Council shall be
held semimonthly on such dates and at such times as approved by
the City Council at the beginning of the calendar year. Altera-
tions to the approved calendar of meeting. dates shall require
Council action and proper public notice in accordance with the Open
Meetings Act. (Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 102.)
(B) Special Meetings: Special meetings may be held at any time upon
proper public notice as specified in the Open Meetings Act on
call of the Mayor, or by the call of three (3) or more Aldermen.
Such call for special meetings shall be in writing, duly signed,
by the callers, and shall be presented to the City Clerk, who shall
prepare and issue notices of the same to the Mayor and all members
of the Council at least twenty-four hours before the meeting.
Such notices shall describe in brief the nature or object of the
special meeting. At every special meeting the callfor said
meeting shall be read and afterwards filed by the Clerk and no
business other than that proposed by the call shall be in order at
such meeting.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTIO14 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval, and publica-
tion in the manner provided by law.
Introduced:1�z a/ 198 �.
Adopted:
/, 198
v �
Approved:_."l � 1981 4/1
ATTEST: � P1 r :s'
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Corporation Counsel