HomeMy WebLinkAbout2011-092-10/04/2011-FURTHER AMENDING THE RULES OF PROCEDURE GOVERNING THE CONDUCT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS RESOLUTION 2011-092
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
FURTHER AMENDING THE RULES OF PROCEDURE GOVERNING THE
CONDUCT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
WHEREAS,on September 20,2011,the City Council adopted Resolution 2011-091 making
certain amendments to the rules of procedure for conduct at City Council meetings; and
WHEREAS, one of those changes pertains to the ability of citizens to comment during the
Citizen Participation segment of City Council meetings about quasi-judicial matters; and
WHEREAS,the City Attorney recommends that the language adopted by the City Council
on that subject be revised as shown below.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the following revised rule governing the conduct of all regular City Council meetings
is hereby adopted by the City Council:
Section 3. Citizen Comment.
a. During the"Citizen Participation"segment of each meeting,citizen comment
will be allowed on matters of interest or concern to citizens other than the
following:
(1) items to be considered by the City Council under the discussion
agenda for that night's meeting;
(2) matters that are the subject of an application that has been filed with
the City when the approval or disapproval of the application is
appealable to the City Council.
A maximum of five (5) minutes will be allowed per speaker. In order to
determine the actual amount of time to be allotted to each speaker,the Mayor
will ask for a show of hands by all persons intending to speak. If the number
of persons intending to speak is more than six(6),the Mayor will shorten the
allotted time in order to allow as many people as possible to address the
Council within a reasonable period of time given the scheduled agenda.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort Collins this 4th
day of October A.D. 2011.
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