HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-006-01/04/2000-ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS RESOLUTION 2000-6
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
ESTABLISHING GUIDELINES FOR CITIZEN PARTICIPATION
AT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
WHEREAS,through the adoption of Resolutions 97-67, 97-110 and 97-128, City Council
has established certain rules of procedure governing the conduct of City Council meetings; and
WHEREAS,the City Council wishes to consolidate those rules of procedure,reaffirm those
rules that the Council wishes to remain in place and change those that the Council believes should
be changed.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS as follows:
Section 1. That the regular meetings of the Council will be governed by the following
rules of procedure,subject to such modifications as may,in the judgment of the Mayor or a majority
of the Council, be necessary in order to accommodate exceptional circumstances:
a. Citizen comment, both during the "citizen participation" segment of each meeting
and with regard to agenda items,will generally be limited to a maximum of five (5)
minutes per person. If,in the discretion of the Mayor,the number ofpersons wishing
to speak during citizen participation would unduly prolong that portion of the
meeting, the Mayor may reduce the time allowed for individual citizen input.
b. Citizen comment on items not being presented for Council's consideration on that
meeting's agenda will be limited to a total of thirty(30)minutes and will be received
at the beginning of each meeting.
C. The time limits for individual citizen comments regarding agenda items will be
established by the Mayor prior to each such item. In order to determine the amount
of time to be allotted to each speaker,the Mayor will ask for a show of hands by all
persons intending to speak to the item. If the number of persons indicating an intent
to speak to an item is twelve(12)or less,each speaker will generally be allowed five
(5) minutes. If the number of persons indicating an intent to speak to an item is
thirteen(13)or more,each speaker will generally be limited to three(3)minutes per
item. However, the Mayor may increase or decrease the time limits per speaker as
he or she deems necessary to facilitate the City Council's understanding of the item,
or to allow the Council to consider and act upon the item in a timely fashion. Any
determination of the Mayor with regard to such time limits may be overridden by a
majority vote of the Council.
d. All items on the consent agenda that are removed from the consent agenda,either by
a member of the public or a member of the City Council, will be considered at the
end of the meeting agenda.
e. Council meetings will begin precisely at 6:00 p.m. Proclamations will be presented
prior to the meeting at approximately 5:30 p.m. or such earlier time as may be
necessary in order for the presentation of proclamations to end by 6:00 p.m.
f. No more than two (2) ten-minute breaks will be planned per meeting. All
Councilmembers and staff will return to their seats in the Council Chambers at the
conclusion of each ten-minute break. The Mayor will resume the meeting at the
prescribed time.
Section 2. That the foregoing rules of procedure shall supersede those established in
Resolutions 97-67, 97-110 and 97-128.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 4th day of January,
A.D. 2000.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk