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i A RESOLUTION
Amending Council Rules 2 and 12 of the
Rules and Organization of the City
Council of the City of Evanston
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Rule 2 of the Rules and
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Organization of the City Council of the
City of Evanston is hereby amended by adding a new number (4)
jl to subparagraph 2.1 to read as follows:
j (1 ) Citizen comment.
(2) Approval of the minutes of the preceding
Ii meeting.
(3) Communications addressed to the.
Council. The City Clerk shall
Summarize orally the contents of all
communications without reading the same
in full unless a majority of the City
Council so requests.
(4) Consent Agenda.
(5) Report of standing committees.
(6) Report of special committees.
(7) Report of the City Manager
II (8) Miscellaneous business including
• announcements and appointments by the
mayor.
( (9) Call of Wards, at which time each
i Alderman shall be called upon by the
Mayor to present any matter which he
may desire to bring before the Council.
Purely administrative matters relating
solely to an Alderman's ward and not
relating to the City as a whole are out
of order at this call. The order in
j which Aldermen shall be called for
report of Wards shall be alternated,.
beginning with the First Ward at one
meeting and with the Ninth Ward at the
next meeting and so on, alternately,
during the term of the Council.
SECTION 2: That Rule 12 of the Rules and
Organization of the City Council of the
I City of Evanston is hereby amended by adding a new Rule 12 to
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read as follows:
12. CONSENT AGENDA
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12.1 Consent agenda items are marked by an asterisk
• on the regular Council agenda.
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I 12.2 All items on the consent agenda are decided by
one roll call vote without discussion or debate.
12.3 An item may be removed from the consent agenda
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by the request of either the Mayor or an
Alderman. Such a request does not require a
second or a vote.. �
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12.4 An item removed from the consent agenda will be
considered separately as called by the
appropriate committee.
• SECTION 3: That the Rules and Organization
of the City Council of the City of
Evanston are hereby amended by renumbering Rule 12 through Rule
25 to read as Rule 13 through Rule 26.
SECTION 4: This Resolution shall.be null and
void six (6) months after the date of its
passage unless extended by appropriate resolution of Council.
Adopted:
ATTEST/ _
City Clerk
Lim
1987.
Approved: _ , 1987.
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/�- Mayor
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