2012-01-09 Study Session Council rules

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Mr. Kraft next spoke on the linguistics of Rule 32. He said the rule was overly vague and should be removed. Mr. Kraft said “etc” should not be in a legal document and also thought that “City” should not be in a document concerning rules of the Council. Mr. Kraft said linguistically it was very unclear. Mayor Welsch noted it was basic PR that there would be one spokes-person to speak for the organization instead of many. She said this also has been in Council’s rules for a long time. It was saying that a Councilmember can speak on behalf of themself but not for the Council. Mr. Price asked to discuss Rules 8, the last paragraph. After discussion, the majority agreed to strike the last paragraph of Rule 8, dealing with electronic devices being permitted in an Executive session. Mayor Welsch asked Council to review Rule 38 and 39 dealing with Council Board and Commission members and appointments. She noted the problem that exists is that a lot of the reappointments are not being done in an expeditious way, so a suggested change is to add that if reappointments are not made in 30 days, it will move to the other ward Councilmember. Mayor Welsch noted the other change is on how and when to make the initial appointments to Boards and Commissions. She said this will be discussed in a future study session and if Council had any discussion on what she and Mr. Glickert provided, to please contact them before the next meeting. Mayor Welsch did note there have been complaints from some Boards and Commissions that they are not getting a full complement of members present at a meeting. City Clerk Ms. Pumm will make all changes to Council’s Rules and Regulations agreed upon at this meeting. (Copy of Rules of Order and Procedure of the Council of University City revised January 9, 2012, is attached at end of minutes.) Meeting was adjourned at 6:22 p.m. Joyce Pumm, MRCC City Clerk 3