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ORDINANCE NO. D1499-00
AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA AMENDING CHAPTER 3,
ARTICLE 1, DIVISION II, SECTION 3-19(a) OF THE
CARMEL CITY CODE
WHEREAS, the Common Council of the City of Carmel has the authority to amend the
Cannel City Code; and,
WHEREAS, the Common Council desires to amend Chapter 3, Article 1, Division II,
Section 3-19(a) of the Cannel City Code;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of
Carmel, Indiana, as follows:
Section I: Section 3-19(a) of the Cannel City Code hereby is mended by the deletion of
the language which is stricken-through and by the addition of the language which is highlighted,
to read as follows:
Sec. 3-19 Agenda/Public's Right to Address Council.
(a)
The agenda of the Common Council shall be prepared by the Clerk-Treasurer of
the City. Council members, the Mayor and/or Clerk-Treasurer may add items to
the agenda, but all agenda items must be received in the office of the Clerk-
Treasurer by noon six (6) business days prior to the day of the Council meeting.
The Clerk-Treasurer shall mail or cause to be delivered the agenda and all
supporting materials to each Council member by 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday
preceding the Council meeting. Any additional items to be added to the agenda
requiting action by the Council which are not included in the prepared agenda
must be typed or written in memorandum form with a briefrationale for inclusion
on the agenda and distributed to each Council member, the Mayor, Clerk-
Treasurer, members of the press, with additional copies for the public prior to the
start of the Council meeting. When the Council has concluded its New Business,
the Presiding Officer shall ask if any other business is to come before the Council,
whereupon any Council member wishing to add an additional item to the agenda
and who has first submitted the title and rationale for the item to the agenda and
who has first submitted the title and rationale for the item to Council members
prior to the start of the meeting, shall move to add said item to the agenda.
Following a second by one other Council member, the Presiding Officer shall
immediately call for a vote on the question of adding such item to the agenda,
without first allowing any discussion and/or debate on the content of the proposed
agenda item. A two-thirds vote of Council members must be received in order to
add the item to the agenda. No other items may be added to the agenda without
the Common Council suspending the rules which shall require a unanimous vote
of all those present.
SectionII: All prior Ordinances or pans thereofinconsistent with any provision
of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
Section HI: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its
passage and signing by the Mayor,
PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana this ~) ~ day of
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~, Carter Wa~ne~ilson Diana L. Cordray, IAMC, C~reasurer
rainard, Mayor
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Diana L. Cordray, IAM~, Clerk reasurer
Prepped by: Sue A. Bee~Hale, Cook ~ Welch, p.c.
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