City Council Meeting Date: June 4, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Lynette Peterson, City Clerk
Ben Martig, City Administrator
Title
Consider Amendments to Council Policies to included Amendments to Council Rules of Business and Appendices and Board/Commission Rules of Business and Appendices.
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Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council approves a resolution to approve the amendments to the attached City Council Rules of Business and related Appendices and the Board/Commission Rules of Business and related Appendices going into effect June 4, 2024.
Summary Report:
The attached amendments are proposed based on input from the public related to: a) the City Charter provision related to public comment (the charter references the ability for public input integrated within regular meetings); and b) request for listening sessions to be recorded and livestreamed. The proposed changes from the May 7th amendment are shown to incorporate these provisions. Listening Sessions will be item #2 on the meeting agenda after Call to Order/Roll Call. A short break will take place between the listening sessions and the rest of the meeting to allow the Council to return to the dais to conduct the rest of the business on the agenda.
These changes were being made also with the June 4th meeting and the attached rules change would codify this more permanently.
Appendix C Public Participation Guide has been amended to reflect the Rules of Business changes. Appendix E has also been amended to include the Listening Sessions as a part of the regular scheduled meeting and to include it will be livestreamed.
Appendix C Public Participation Guide has also been amended in the Board/Commission Rules of Business and Appendices to mirror Appendix C in the Council Rules of Business and Appendices.
In summary, the changes from the past public comment to listening session is as follows:
* the listening session is limited to 20 minutes at each regular meeting;
* th...
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