City Council Meeting Date: April 10, 2024
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Ben Martig, City Administrator
Lynette Peterson, City Clerk
Title
Review of Council and Board and Commission Rules of Business Amendments, New Council Policies for Proclamations and Resolutions; City Attorney Role and Council Liaison and Ex-Officio Members.
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council reviews the amendments to the attached Council and Board and Commission Rules of Business and new draft Council Policies for Proclamations and Resolutions; City Attorney Role and Council Liaison and Ex-Officio Members.
Summary Report:
The City Council annually reviews the City Council Rules of Business and related Appendices and incorporates any amendments as necessary. The Council reviewed and approved initial amendments at the February 6, 2024 Council meeting. After discussion regarding certain sections of the rules of business, council had discussion that it was preferrred to amend the Council and Board and Commission Rules of Business to make certain sections as stand-alone Council policies. These policies have been standard practices in the Rules of Business. The sections include in the Council Rules of Business: City Council Recognition of Citizens/Groups/Events (Council Policy 1.06 Proclamations and Resolution Policy); Role of City Attorney Related to the Mayor or individual City Council Members (Council Policy 1.07 Role of City Attorney Related to City Council and Board and Commission Members Policy); and Boards/Commission (Council Policy 1.08 Council Liaison and Ex-Officio Member Policy). The sections include in the Board and Commission Rules of Business: Board/Commission Recognition of Citizens/Groups/Events (Council Policy 1.06 Proclamations and Resolution Policy); Role of City Attorney related to Boards/Commission (Council Policy 1.07 Role of City Attorney Related to City Council and Board and Commission Members Policy); and Board/Commissions - Counc...
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