City Council Special Meeting Monday, March 18, 2024 05:00 PM City Council Chambers 300 Laporte Avenue, Fort Collins & via Zoom at https://zoom.us/j/98241416497

SPECIAL MEETING
5:00 PM
Called by the Mayor on March 13, 2024

A)CALL MEETING TO ORDER

B)PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

C)ROLL CALL

D)CONSIDERATION OF ITEMS IDENTIFIED IN THE CALL OF SPECIAL MEETING

1. 1.Items Relating to the Conduct of City Council Meetings.

   A.  Resolution 2024-026 Adopting Amended Rules of Procedure Governing the Conduct of City Council Meetings and Council Work Sessions.

   B.  First Reading of Ordinance No. 039, 2024, Amending the City Code to Provide Additional Procedural Options for the Conduct of City Council Meetings.

   The purpose of this item is to update Council meeting rules to reflect and clarify desired procedures including:

   ● Expressly allot time for public comment, with options for Council to consider, such as allotting one hour unless the Mayor or Council acts to extend that or continue public comment later in the meeting;

   ● Expressly allowing the Mayor, or Council by majority vote, to relocate a Council meeting that will be or is being prevented from proceeding due to circumstances in Council Chambers, including shifting the Council to a location where all public participation is remote only, with a forty-five minute delay before resuming;

   ● Upon the adoption of the Ordinance, allowing Councilmembers to attend and vote remotely if a meeting has been relocated to a remote mode; and

   ● Expressly allowing Council to set Rules of Procedure that limit public comment to only items scheduled on the agenda, if it desires to do so at some point in the future.

• Meeting Rules Agenda Item Summary.pdf (0.06 MB)
• Meeting Rules Resolution for Consideration.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Exhibit A to Resolution.pdf (0.05 MB)
• Meeting Rules Ordinance for Consideration.pdf (0.02 MB)
• Meeting Rules - Redlined.pdf (0.21 MB)
• Meeting Rules Presentation.pdf (4.93 MB)

E)ADJOURNMENT

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