A. Whereas many items of business require action by the governing body of the city, but are themselves of a routine and noncontroversial nature, and it is desirable to expedite the public business and provide additional time for deliberation of non-routine matters, a consent agenda may be utilized as follows:
1. When any item of business requires action by the Council, but is of a routine and noncontroversial nature, the item may be presented at a regular meeting of the Council as part of a consent agenda.
2. The consent agenda shall be introduced by a motion "to approve the consent agenda," and shall be considered by the Council as a single item.
3. There shall be no debate or discussion by any member of the Council regarding any item on the consent agenda beyond asking questions for simple clarification.
4. All items on the consent agenda which require public hearings shall be open for hearing simultaneously, and the Mayor shall announce, or direct the City Clerk to announce, the titles of all such items.
5. Upon objection by any member of the Council to inclusion of any item on the consent agenda, that item shall be removed from the consent agenda forthwith. Objections may be recorded at any time prior to the taking of a vote on the motion to approve the consent agenda. All such items shall be considered individually, in the order in which they were objected to, immediately following consideration of the consent agenda.
6. Approval of the motion to approve the consent agenda shall be fully equivalent to approval, adoption or enactment of each motion, resolution, ordinance or other item of business thereon, exactly as if each had been acted upon individually.
(Ord. 11-1030, passed 4-12-2011)