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HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-2631-22 Amends Duplicate or Non-Applicable Sections of City Code for Council Meetings SPONSOR: Councilor Finkam This Ordinance was prepared by Jon Oberlander, Corporation Counsel, on 7/6/2022 at 1:04 p.m. No subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Mr. Oberlander for legal sufficiency or otherwise. ORDINANCE D-2631-22 AN ORDINANCE OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARMEL, INDIANA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3, ARTICLE 1, DIVISION 2, SECTIONS 3-23, 3-24 AND 3-32 OF THE CARMEL CITY CODE Synopsis: Ordinance amends certain sections of the Carmel City Code related to Council meetings that are duplicative or no longer applicable. WHEREAS, pursuant to Indiana Code § 36-4-6-6, the Carmel Common Council (the “Council”) may adopt its own rules to govern its proceedings. NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AND ORDAINED, by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, as follows: Section 1. The foregoing Recitals are incorporated herein by this reference. Section 2. Section 3-23 of the Carmel City Code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: “§ 3-23 Reserved for Future Use.” Section 3. Section 3-24 of the Carmel City Code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: “§ 3-24 Reserved for Future Use.” Section 4. Section 3-31(d) of the Carmel City Code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: “§ 3-31 Agenda/Additions to Agenda/Public's Right to Address Council. (d) Any citizen or other interested party who wishes to address the Common Council shall be given an opportunity to do so during any regularly scheduled meeting of the Common Council. In order to be recognized by the presiding officer, any person wishing to make an address must complete a Request to Address Council Card (“Request”) and submit same to the Clerk, or his deputy, prior to the beginning of the meeting at which the citizen wishes to speak. The Request shall include the person’s name, address, city, state, zip code, telephone number and the name of the organization, if any, that the person is representing. The Request shall also include the topic about which the person wishes to speak. At the beginning of the meeting, the Clerk, or their deputy, shall present all Requests to the presiding officer. At the appropriate time in the Common Council’s Order of Business, each such person may address the Common Council on the topic designated in their Request, except that persons may not so address the Common Council on topics in which a Public Hearing has been or will be held as a separate agenda item at that meeting of the Common Council. Each speaker shall be limited to three (3) minutes. No speaker shall be permitted to cede their three (3) minute allotment to another speaker. Each speaker shall speak from the podium and shall state his or her name for the record. At the request of a Council Ordinance No. D-2631-22 Page One of Three Pages DocuSign Envelope ID: F256B16F-0DDE-4100-8556-826B25235343 SPONSOR: Councilor Finkam This Ordinance was prepared by Jon Oberlander, Corporation Counsel, on 7/6/2022 at 1:04 p.m. No subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Mr. Oberlander for legal sufficiency or otherwise. Member or the Mayor, the Council may suspend the three minute time limit for an entire meeting, or, in the alternative, grant an individual speak an additional three (3) minutes of speaking time by a simple majority vote. If more than one Request is made, the presiding officer may call the Requests in any order, but should give preference to Requests in the following order: (1) A resident of the City. (2) A resident of Clay Township, Indiana who resides outside the corporate limits of the City. (3) A representative of any organization or business entity located in Clay Township, Indiana. (4) Any other person.” Section 5. Section 3-32 of the Carmel City Code is hereby amended and shall read as follows: “§ 3-32 Voting Requirements for Official Business. (a) A quorum shall be required for all meetings of the Council in order for the Common Council to conduct any official business. A quorum shall constitute five or more members of the Common Council and a simple majority shall be defined as five Council members. (b) A two-thirds majority shall be defined as six members of the Common Council voting in the affirmative. (c) A three-fourths majority shall be defined as seven members of the Common Council voting in the affirmative.” Section 6. The remaining provisions of Carmel City Code Sections 3-31 are not affected by this Ordinance and shall remain in full force and effect. Section 7. If any portion of this Ordinance is for any reason declared to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance so long as enforcement of same can be given the same effect. Section 8. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and signing by the Mayor. Ordinance No. D-2631-22 Page Two of Three Pages PASSED by the Common Council of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this ____ day of ________, 2022, by a vote of _____ ayes and _____ nays. DocuSign Envelope ID: F256B16F-0DDE-4100-8556-826B25235343 July 0 18th 6 SPONSOR: Councilor Finkam This Ordinance was prepared by Jon Oberlander, Corporation Counsel, on 7/6/2022 at 1:04 p.m. No subsequent revision to this Ordinance has been reviewed by Mr. Oberlander for legal sufficiency or otherwise. COMMON COUNCIL FOR THE CITY OF CARMEL ___________________________________ Kevin D. Rider, President Jeff Worrell, Vice-President ___________________________________ ____________________________________ Sue Finkam Laura Campbell ___________________________________ ____________________________________ H. Bruce Kimball Anthony Green ___________________________________ ___________________________________ Adam Aasen Tim Hannon ___________________________________ Miles Nelson ATTEST: __________________________________ Sue Wolfgang, Clerk Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana this ____ day of _________________________ 2022, at _______ __.M. ____________________________________ Sue Wolfgang, Clerk Approved by me, Mayor of the City of Carmel, Indiana, this _____ day of ________________________ 2022, at _______ __.M. ____________________________________ James Brainard, Mayor ATTEST: ___________________________________ Sue Wolfgang, Clerk Ordinance D-2631-22 Page Three of Three Pages DocuSign Envelope ID: F256B16F-0DDE-4100-8556-826B25235343 July Not Present Not Present 19th 19th P4:30 3:45 July P Not Present