HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - AGENDA ITEM - 08/20/2002 - SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE NO. 104, 2002, AMENDIN AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 17
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: August 20, 2002STAFF:
Wanda Krajicek
SUBJECT:
Second Reading of Ordinance No. L04, 2002, Amending Certain Sections of Chapter 2 of the City
Code Relating to Board and Commission Bylaws.
RECOMMENDATION: i
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on Second Reading.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Code currently provides that bylaws cannot be inconsistent with the City Charter and City Code.
Recently it was discovered that some boards and comissions may have bylaws which were
inconsistent with the section on "Quorums". Staff recommended this Code amendment to clarify
that bylaws also cannot be inconsistent with any Policies adopted by the Council. Ordinance No.
104, 2002, was unanimously adopted on First Reading on July 16, 2002.
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY ITEM NUMBER: 23
FORT COLLINS CITY COUNCIL DATE: July 16, 2002STAFF:
Wanda Krajicek
SUBJECT :
First Reading of Ordinance No. 104,2002,Amending Certain Sections of Chapter 2 of the City Code
Relating to Board and Commission Bylaws.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adoption o e Or i ce o i t Readin
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The Boards and Commissions Manual contains a section on "Quorums" which states:
"A quorum consists of t ocom
of mbers specified by the
City Code to comprise LeboaAl n. his m requirement does not
change even if a positi he ssion is acant and the City Council
has not appointed a rep
It has come to staff's attention that some boards and commissions may have bylaws that are
inconsistent with this provision. While the Code currently provides that bylaws cannot be
inconsistent with the City Charter and City Code, staff is recommending this Code amendment to
clarify that bylaws also cannot be inconsistent with any policies adopted by the Council, such as the
one cited above.