A. Filing Agenda: An agenda of business for each regular council meeting shall be prepared and filed in the office of the clerk not later than twelve o'clock (12:00) noon on the Wednesday preceding the meeting.
B. Distribution: The agenda shall be prepared in accordance with the order of business, and copies thereof shall be delivered to each council member as far in advance of the meeting time as preparation will permit.
C. Business Items Not On Agenda: No item of business not listed on the agenda will be considered except upon unanimous consent of the council. (1974 Code § 200.11)
D. Consent Agenda: The objective of a consent agenda is to speed the process of meetings by acting upon issues requiring only a vote not a debate, thereby allowing more time for discussion and debating issues of substance. To provide the necessary and effective use of the consent agenda, the following rules govern the consent agenda:
1. At the request of any individual council member or a citizen, an item shall be removed from the consent agenda and placed in its normal location on the agenda for debate.
2. A motion to approve the consent agenda shall not be debated.
3. The consent agenda shall be adopted only by a unanimous vote of the council members present at the meeting. (1974 Code § 200.11; amd. 2008 Code)