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UNITED CITY OF YORKVILLE
KENDALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS
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ORDINANCE NO , 2013-31
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AN ORDINANCE REGARDING CITY COUNCIL PROCEDURES
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Passed by the City Council of the
United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois
This 16"' day of May, 2013
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Published in pamphlet form by the
authority of the Mayor and City Council
of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall
County, Illinois on May 22 , 2013 .
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Ordinance No. 2013-
AN ORDINANCE REGARDING CITY COUNCIL PROCEDURES
WHEREAS , the United City of Yorkville (the " City") is a duly organized and validly
existing non-home-rule municipality created in accordance with Article VII, Section 7 of the
Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970 ; and,
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WHEREAS, the City Council of the United City of Yorkville first passed a Procedural
Ordinance on November 8 , 2011 as Ordinance 2011 -65 , and revised said ordinance on April 24,
2012 as Ordinance 2012 -09 and again on October 9, 2012 as Ordinance 2012-33 ; and,
WHEREAS , the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, in accordance with the
Illinois Compiled State Statutes , has the right to determine procedures for organizing and
conducting all meetings of the City Council acknowledging that the City is bound by certain
state and federal laws as well as legal precedents which cannot be supplanted by City ordinance;
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WHEREAS , in keeping with this right, the City Council has adopted Roberts Rules of
Order to outline the procedure to be followed during meetings and to regulate the actions of
Council members and the public in attendance at such meetings ; and,
WHEREAS , the City Council has discussed implementing additional procedures to
supplement Roberts Rules of Order regarding City Council meetings and the four standing
committees of the City Council — Administration, Economic Development, Public Safety and
Public Works ,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and City Council of the
United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, as follows :
Section I. Procedures for City Council Meetings :
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a. City Council Meetings shall be regularly scheduled to convene on the 2°d and4th
Tuesday of each month at 7 : 00 p .m. in the City Hall Council Chambers .
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b . Citizens in attendance at any meeting of the City Council shall be entitled to
address the City Council on any agenda item prior to the Council ' s
consideration of the Consent Agenda in order to permit the work of the City
Council to proceed. Citizens shall be entitled to address the City Council on
any matter immediately prior to adjournment.
c . No application presented during a public hearing shall be voted on during the
same City Council meeting in which that public hearing is held . This provision
may be waived by a supermajority of the City Council .
d. City Council meeting agenda items may be added by the Mayor, consent of four
(4) aldermen, or direction from a committee .
e. The Mayor shall preside over City Council meeting as the Chairman, unless the
Mayor is unavailable, at which time the Mayor Pro Tem shall preside .
f. The City Council shall appoint the Mayor Pro Tem at the first City Council
meeting each May. The appointment shall occur by calling for open nominations
at the meeting, and then a roll call votes on the nominations .
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Section 2. Procedures for Committee Meetings :
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a. Committee meetings shall be regularly held monthly, at the dates, times and
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locations as approved by the Committees .
b . The Mayor shall be a non-voting member of all standing committees .
c . The Mayor shall select committee rosters at the first City Council meeting in
May following a municipal consolidated election (i . e, every two years) .
d . Committee rosters may be switched by mutual, unanimous consent of the
aldermen trading seats and the Mayor.
e. The Mayor shall select committee chairmen and vice-chairmen.
£ Any alderman may add any agenda item to any committee agenda.
g. Chairmen shall select liaisons to other organizations and boards by any means
they deem necessary, provided that the other organizations by-laws may
govern the selection of the liaison .
h . The four committees shall be :
i . Administration
ii . Economic Development
iii . Public Safety
iv. Public Works j
i . Each committee shall be presided over by its chairman, or in the absence of
the chairman, the vice-chairman .
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j . Committee meetings may be cancelled by the Chairman of the committee if
there is a not a quorum of the members present, or there are no agenda items
which require action by a committee. j
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k. When moving items from the committee agenda to a City Council agenda, the
committee shall make a recommendation whether that item should be on
consent agenda or the committee ' s report. If on the committee ' s report, the
committee shall make a recommendation whether the item is up for first
reading, or is on the City Council agenda for action.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage, approval,
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and publication as provided by law.
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Passed by the City Council of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois this
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CITY CLERK
CARLO COLOSIMO KEN KOCH V
JACKIE MILSCHEWSKI T LARRY KOT
JOEL FRIEDERS CHRIS FUNKHOUSER
ROSE ANN SPEARS DIANE TEELING
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Approved by me, as Mayor of the United City of Yorkville, Kendall County, Illinois, this
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