Res 110-80 RESOLUTION NO. 110-80
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY
BEACH, FLORIDA, ESTABLISHING A PROCEDURE FOR A CONSENT
AGENDA AT REGULAR ~4EETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
WHEREAS, there has been a substantial increase in City business
requiring formal Council action; and,
~EREAS, such Council action may only be taken at a regular
meeting of the City Council where such items are agended; and,
%'~EREAS, the increase in such items of business requiring formal
Council action have resulted in lengthening the regular meeting agendas
of the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, many of the items requiring such formal Council action
are of a non-controversial nature; and, ~
W/qEREAS, the items of a non-controversial nature could best be
dealt with by the establishment of a consent agenda; and,
WHEREAS, the establishment of a consent agenda would result in a
more efficient allocation of the time resources of the City Council and
the public,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the City Manager is authorized and directed to
prepare future agendas for regular City Council meetings by establishing
a separate section entitled "Consent Agenda".
Section 2. That the City Manager may include under such heading
those items for Council action which he deems appropriate and of a non-
controversial nature, provided that no ordinances or other matters for
Council action requiring a public hearing, shall be scheduled under the
consent agenda.
Section 3. That any member of the City Council may, by request,
require that any item scheduled under the consent agenda be separated
from it and voted on as a separate item of Council business.
Section 4. That all items included under the consent agenda,
except as may ~e modified by any member of the City Council as indicate~
in Section 3 above, shall be adopted by one motion of the City Council.
The City [~[anager shall phrase each item under the consent agenda to
indicate the recommended action and a motion to approve the consent
agenda shall have the effect of taking the action recommended by the
City Manager.
PASSED A/.[D ADOPTED in regular session on this the 10th
day of November , 1980.
MAYOR
LEON M. WiEEKES
ATTEST:
City Clerk