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93-R-91
A RESOLUTION
Authorizing City Council Consideration of
Proposed Amendment to City Council Rules Re:
Requests to Hold Over Agenda Items
WHEREAS, current City Council Rule 19.12 states that
any matter previously held over at the request of two Aldermen
may not be held over a second time;
WHEREAS, an item tabled by City Council may have
previously been held over at the request of two Aldermen, and in
such instances, under current Council Rules the item could not be
held over a second time following removal of the item from the
table;
• WHEREAS, City Council Rules permit an item to be
removed from the table at a City Council meeting with no prior
notification of Council members that the item might be discussed
at that meeting;
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is desirable to
allow an Alderman to request to hold over an agenda item removed
from the table by the City Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF EVANSTON, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That the second sentence of Rule 19.12 be
amended to include the word consecutive,
so as to read as follows:
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Any matter so held over may not be held over a second
consecutive time by this procedure.
SECTION 2: That this Resolution shall be in full force
and effect from and after the date of its
passage and approval.
Mayor
Attes t
C ty ler
Adopted l� , 1991
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