12-11-2023 City Council Agenda Packet

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ORD 286 4 In accordance with Minn. Stat. § 415.11, any changes in the salaries set forth in subsections (1) and (2) of this section shall be by ordinance and shall not take effect until after the next succeeding city election. SECTION 7. Orono City Code Title I, Chapter 2, Article II, Section 2-39 is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting the strikethrough language as follows: Sec. 2-39. Council meetings. Special meetings of the council may be called by the mayor, city administrator, or by any two members of the council by writing filed with the city clerk, who shall then mail or deliver a notice to all the members of the time and place of meeting at least one day before the meeting.Emergency meetings may be held without prior written notice when all councilmembers are present at the meeting or consent to the meeting orally or in writing. Written consent shall be filed with the city clerk prior to the beginning of the meeting, and oral consent shall be noted in the minutes of the meeting. An emergency meeting may be called because of circumstances that require immediate consideration by the city council. Posted or published notice is not required for an emergency meeting, but notice that includes the subject of the meeting shall be given to councilmembers by telephone or any other method used to notify members. The public body shall also make good faith efforts to provide notice as soon as is reasonably practicable of the emergency meeting to each news medium that has filed a written request for notice if the request includes the news medium's telephone number. SECTION 8. Orono City Code Title I, Chapter 2, Article II, Section 2-40 is amended by adding the underlined language and deleting the strikethrough language as follows: Sec. 2-40. Council procedure at regular meetings. (a)The city clerk shall prepare the following items: (1)An agenda for the forthcoming meeting; (2)A report from the city administrator on administrative activities of the preceding month; (32)A copy of a compiled list of all claimants who have filed verified accounts claiming payment for goods or services rendered the city during the preceding month, such list to be called the "Check Register" and bearing headings information regarding purpose and amount; and (43)A copy of all minutes to be considered. (b)The city clerk shall forthwith cause to be delivered or mailed to the mayor and each councilmember copies of all such documents. Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, shall govern all council meetings as to procedural matters not set 48