(A) The agenda for all regular City Council meetings shall be determined by the City Council members at the monthly regular work session. The Mayor or any City Council member who wishes to have an item placed on the agenda for the regular City Council meeting shall be prepared to offer the proposed agenda item for consideration at the regular work session. The City Council members shall decide the content and arrangement of the agenda for each regular City Council meeting. The name of the sponsor of each agenda item may be indicated on the final agenda. At the regular City Council meeting, the agenda may be amended or rearranged by a majority vote of the City Council.
(B) The agenda for the regular City Council meeting shall contain the following items:
(1) Call to order;
(2) Approval of the regular City Council agenda;
(3) City Attorney's reports;
(4) Presentation of the minutes of the prior regular City Council meeting;
(5) Presentation of the city financial reports;
(6) Presentation of the water and sewer financial reports;
(7) Presentation of the Mayor's report;
(8) Presentation of the departmental reports - Planning Commission, Water and Sewer Departments, Public Works, Police Department and the Fire Department;
(9) Review of public comments from the previous regular City Council meeting;
(10) Public comments;
(11) Presentation of veto(s) (if any);
(12) Old business; and
(13) New business.
(C) Following the regular work session, the City Attorney shall assist in the preparation of the agenda and shall prepare or approve all resolutions and ordinances contained in the agenda as requested and required. The City Attorney shall submit all resolutions and ordinances, or indicate approval of any resolutions or ordinances not prepared by the City Attorney, by noon on the Friday prior to the regular City Council meeting. The Mayor and Clerk-Treasurer, or their designees, shall submit all reports and information required for the agenda to the Clerk-Treasurer, or designee, prior to noon (12:00 p.m.) on the Friday before the regular City Council meeting. The Clerk-Treasurer shall submit all financials required for the agenda to the Mayor by the third Monday prior to the regular City Council meeting. The Mayor or the Clerk-Treasurer, or designee, will see that the agenda is distributed to the City Council members and other interested citizens or parties. A packet containing items that have been placed on the agenda shall be delivered to the City Council members no later than 4:00 p.m. the Friday prior to the regular City Council meeting. The agenda and packet shall be prominently published to the city's website and any other selected public places no later than 4:00 p.m. the Friday prior to the regularly scheduled meeting.
(Ord. 2020-09, passed 3-23-2020; Ord. 2022-03, passed 1-24-2022)