Resolution 11500006.90000
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RESOLUTION NO. 1150
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AMENDING THE PROVISIONS
OF RULES OF PROCEDURE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
RESOLUTION NOS. 292 AND 463.
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to adopt additional Rules of Procedure to
govern its meetings, now, therefore,
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDMONDS, WASHINGTON,
HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section L The City Clerk is hereby authorized to amend the Rules of Procedure
adopted pursuant to Resolution Nos. 292 and 463 to include the following new provisions:
1.1 The Mayor or Chair of a City Council meeting shall make an effort
to recognize Council Members in either the order in which they have requested to be recognized,
or some other logical fashion, offering each Council Member who wishes to speak an
opportunity to speak before other Council Members respond.
1.2 Executive Sessions: Prior to adjournment of an executive session,
the Council shall, by consensus, determine what, if any, information may be released regarding
the executive session. A discussion to release information shall be confirmed by voice motion in
open session. The City Council can take action only in open session at a public meeting. In the
absence of a motion and vote, no confidential information shall be released. In the event that, at
a later date, the Mayor, Council President or a Council Member wishes to refer to or place
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information relating to executive session in the public record, the Mayor, on behalf of the Mayor
or the staff or a Council Member, shall ask the Council President to place an item on an agenda
for such a motion and vote. The Council Agenda item shall notify Council Members of the
procedural issue to be discussed, but shall not itself release confidential information relating to
the executive session.
1.3 Nothing herein shall be deemed to limit notice of the purpose of an
executive session required to be announced under the Open Public Meetings Act.
RESOLVED this 7th day of August, 2007.
APPROVE
MAYO , GIT AAKENSON
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATED:
CITY CLERK, SANDRA S. CHASE
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: 08/03/2007
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: 08/07/2007
RESOLUTION NO. 1150
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