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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - City Council - 10/17/2014 *we, L. rtr.4 AGENDA SOUTH BURLINGTON CITY COUNCIL City Hall Conference Room 575 Dorset Street SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT Special Council Meeting 6:30 P.M. Friday, October 17, 2014 1. Agenda Review: Additions, deletions or changes in order of agenda items. 2. Comments and questions from the public not related to the agenda. 3. Discuss and possibly decide process to appoint an interim City Council member to serve until such time as the voters elect a permanent replacement to complete the unexpired remainder of the term for the current open seat on the Council. a) Legal requirements from Charter b) Role of Council c) Process 4. Other Business: 5. Adjourn Respectfully Submitted: Kevin Dorn, City Manager (c)All present selectmen shall serve as councilmen until the expiration of their terms and their successors have been elected and have qualified. (d)All councilmen shall be elected at large,and shall hold no other city or school district office except as provided otherwise in this charter. § 13-303.Organization (a)Forthwith after their election and qualification,the council shall organize and elect a chairman,a vice-chairman and a clerk by a majority vote of the entire council and file a certificate of such election for record in the office of the city clerk. (b)The chairman of the council or in his absence,the vice-chairman shall preside at all meetings of the council and shall be recognized as the head of the city government for all ceremonial purposes. (c)Agenda for regular meetings: (1)The chairman of the council or in his absence the vice-chairman,with the city manager shall prepare a written agenda for each regular meeting of the council.The chairman may,and upon written petition of 15 voters shall,add to the agenda any items requested by persons not members of the council subject to the time limitations of subdivision(2)of this subsection. (2)The agenda shall be posted in at least three public places in the city,and shall be related to the local news media,at least 24 hours prior to the time of the meeting. (3)Any member of the council may add times of business to the written agenda upon commencement of the meeting, provided that all of the councilmen present at such meeting vote to add such items to the agenda. (4)Any irregularities or defects in the notice for,or conduct of any meeting of the council may be cured at any subsequent regular meeting of the council by resolution for that purpose adopted by majority vote of all its members,provided that such resolution is included in the agenda for such subsequent meeting. (d)Special meetings of the council may be called at any time by the chairman,or in his absence,the vice-chairman. Notice of special meetings shall be served on the members of the council,unless service thereof shall be waived in writing by all councilmen,by delivering to each member at least 24 hours previous to the time of the meeting a written notice of such meeting stating the time,place and purpose thereof,or by leaving such notice 24 hours prior to the meeting at the place of his usual abode.Notice of the special meeting shall be released to the local news media. § 13-304.Vacancies When a vacancy occurs on the city council,the remaining members may fill the vacancy until the next annual meeting when the city shall fill the vacancy. § 13-305.Meetings (a)As soon as possible after the election of the chairman and vice-chairman,the council shall fix the time and place of its regular meetings and such meetings shall be held at least twice a month. (b)The council shall determine its own rules and order of business. (c)The presence of three members shall constitute a quorum. (d)All meetings of the council shall be open to the public unless by an affirmative vote of the majority of the members present the council shall vote that any particular session shall be an executive session in accordance with 1 V.S.A. § 313. (e)As appropriate,the city council shall strive to meet twice a year in each elementary school within the school district. As of 2/1/12 4 Public Sign-In October 17, 2014, Special City Council Meeting Please Print Namer Name Name 1 ak ro A�.. 18 35 2 6 [_el19 36 3 20 37 4 21 38 5 22 39 6 23 40 7 24 41 8 25 42 9 26 43 10 27 44 11 28 45 12 29 46 13 30 47 14 31 48 15 32 49 16 33 50 17 34 51