March 8, 1999

Present: Administrator Dan Weir, Clerk-Treasurer Patricia Fisher, Council- Bruce Thompson, Terry Finger, Wilma Herndon, Mary Stasny and Ed Ward.

The committee went over the memorandum from the Village Solicitor - pertaining to the new Ordinance amending council rules dated 1-13-99.

Discussed each rule with approval or change.

Rule 1      President               Ok, no changes

Rule 2      President Pro Tempore            Ok, no changes

Rule 3      Succession               Ok, no changes

Rule 4      Vacancies               Ok, no changes

Rule 5      Resignation               Ok, no changes

Rule 6      Administrative Responsibility         Ok, no changes

Rule 7      Standing Committees; Special Committees   Add Forestry to the committees

Rule 8      Committee Responsibilities         Ok, no changes

Rule 9      Meet ings               Ok, no changes

Rule 10      Attendance               Ok, no changes

Rule 11      Record of Proceedings; Meeting Agenda   Take out the wording: and approved by Council

Rule 12      Order of Business            Ok, no changes

Rule 13      Hearings before Counci   l         Ok, no changes

Rule 14      Opening Procedure; Quorum         Take out the word elected and add of Council

Rule 15      Order and Decorum            Ok, no changes

Rule 16      Disorderly Conduct            Ok, no changes

Rule 17    Voting                   Ok, no changes

Rule 18      Reference to Committee         Ok, no changes

Rule 19      Reference to Council of the Whole      Ok, no changes

Rule 20      Legislation referred to Committee;
       Solicitor               Take out the word next and add future.

Rule 21      Introduction               Ok, no changes

Rule 22      Voting on Legislation; Seconding of
       Motions               Ok, no changes

Rule 23      First reading of Ordinances; Resolutions   Ok, no changes

Rule 24      Majority Defined; Two-Thirds and
      Three-Fourths Defined            Ok, no changes

Rule 25      Three Readings Requirement         Ok, no changes

Rule 26      Second Reading of Ordinances:
      Emergency Ordinances          Ok, no changes

Rule 27      Amending Resolution or Ordinance      Ok, no changes

Rule 28      Limitations on Debate            Ok, no changes

Rule 29      Adjourned Meetings            Ok, no changes

Rule 30      Motions: When Debatable; Withdrawal    Ok, no changes

Rule 31    Division of Question            Ok, no changes

Rule 32      To Refer: Precedence             Ok, no changes

Rule 33    Adjournment               Ok, no changes

Rule 34      Acceptable Motions; Order of Precedence    Add compendium of rules on motion using Roberts Rules
                        of Order

      Add in order

      1. Adjourn

      2. Recess

      3. Raise a question of privilege

      4. Call for the orders of the day

      5. Lay on the table

      6. Order of the previous question (close debate)

      7. Limit or extend limits of debate

      8. Postpone definitely

      9. Commit or refer

                10. Amend

      11. Postpone indefinitely

                        12. Main motion

Rule 35      Robert’s Rules of Order         Add the word modern

Rule 36      Amendments               Ok, no changes

Rule 37      Codification               Ok, no changes

The committee went over all the changes a new ordinance will be brought forth at the next council meeting.

Respectfully Submitted,

Patricia A. Fisher
Clerk-Treasurer