HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_1412 (2)REQUEST FOR AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE BOARD
OF COMMISSIONERS: Commissioner Stewart complimented Commissioner
Boone on his effort and time in revising the Rules of Procedure.
MOTION by Commissioner Boone to approve the suggested
revisions to the Rules of Procedure.
VOTING: Ayes - 5; Nays - 0.
The revised Rules of Procedure are as follows:
RULES OF PROCEDURE
IREDELL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
(1) Regular Meetings
The Board shall have a regular meeting on the First and Third
Tuesdays of each month, except that if a regular meeting day is a
legal holiday, the meeting shall be held the next business day. An
agenda briefing shall be held on the first and third Tuesdays of
each month. The briefings will begin at 5:00 p.m. and will be held
in the South Wing Conference Room of the Government Center. No
motions will be considered in order at the briefing except for
motions to recess or adjourn or affix the time to adjourn. The
regular meeting of the board will begin at 7:00 p.m., and will be
held in the County Commissioners' Meeting Room, Iredell County
Government Center, 200 South Center Street, Statesville, NC. The
public hearings will be held at 7:00 p.m. on the first Tuesday of
each month.
(2) !Special Meetings
The chairman or a majority of the members of the board may at
any time call a special meeting of the board of commissioners by
signing a written notice stating the time and place of the meeting
and the subjects to be considered. The person or persons who call
(s) the meeting shall cause the notice to be delivered to the place
of each member at least forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting
and shall cause a copy of the notice to be posted on the Iredell
County Government Center bulletin board and on the door of the
regular meeting room at least forty-eight (48) hours before the
meeting. Only those items of business specified in the notice may
be transacted at a special meeting, unless all members are present
or those who are not present have signed a written waiver.
(3) Organizational Meeting
On the first Monday in December following a general election
in which county commissioners are elected, the incumbent board
shall meet at 9:00 a.m., at the regular place of meeting for its
final meeting. The newly elected county commissioners shall be
sworn in at 10:30 a.m., and shall hold their organizational meeting
at 11:00 a.m. The newly formed board of commissioners shall elect
its chairman and vice chairman as its first order of business. The
county manager shall preside until the chairman is elected. The
second order of business shall be the appointment of the clerk to
the board and the county attorney.
(4) Agenda
The clerk to the board shall prepare the agenda for the
meeting. A request to have an item of business placed on the
agenda must be received by 12:00 Noon on Thursday preceding the
meeting. Any board member may, by a timely request, have an item
placed on the agenda.
DEC ' 1996 581