HomeMy WebLinkAboutC.054.93009_0030The agenda shall include, for each item of business placed on
it, as much background information on the subject as is available
and feasible to reproduce. A copy of all proposed ordinances shall
be attached to the agenda, if available to the clerk. A copy of
the agenda and attached materials shall be available for public
inspection as soon as they are completed. Each board member shall
receive a copy of the agenda. Copies may also be available for
members of the press.
(5) Public Address to the Board
Any individual or group who wishes to address the board should
make a request to the clerk to the board to be on the agenda.
However, the board shall determine at the meeting whether it shall
hear an individual or group, or others who are not on the agenda,
but who desire to address the board. The chairman may set a time
limit (normally five minutes) on those who address the board and
have not been placed on the agenda.
(6) Order of Business
Items shall be placed on the agenda according to the "Order of
Business." The order of Business for each regular meeting will
usually be as follows:
I. Call to order
II. Invocation
III. Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
IV. Adjustment of Agenda
V. Presentation of Special Recognitions and Awards
VI. Appointments Before the Board
VII. Public Hearings, if there are any scheduled, at 7:00 p.m.
VIII. Administrative Matters
IX. Announcement of Vacancies Occurring on Boards &
Commissions
X. Appointments to Boards & Commissions
XI. Unfinished Business
XII. New Business
XIII. County Manager's Report
XIV. Executive Sessions
XV. Adjourn
By vote of the board, items may be considered out of this
order. Changes may be made at the Adjustment of the Agenda at the
beginning of the meeting, or at any other time the majority of the
board members wishes to make a change.
(7) Flection of the Chairman and Vice Chairman
The chairman and vice chairman of the board shall be elected
annually and shall not be removed from the office of the chairman
or vice chairman unless he becomes disqualified to serve as a
member of the board.
(8) powers of the Presiding Officer
The chairman shall preside at all meetings of the board. A
member must be recognized by the chairman in order to address the
board. The chairman shall have the following powers:
1. To rule motions in or out of order, including the right
to rule out of order any motion patently offered for
obstructive or dilatory purposes.
2. To determine whether a speaker has gone beyond reasonable
standards of courtesy in his remarks and to entertain and
rule on objections from other members on this ground.
3. To entertain and answer questions of parliamentary law
or procedure;
4. To call a brief recess at any time;
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