The city hereby adopts the use of a consent agenda to ensure the efficiency and effectiveness of meetings. Items that are expected to require no discussion or debate may be placed on the meeting agenda under the heading “consent agenda.” City Council members should review the consent agenda items prior to the meeting on the expectation that no discussion will take place during the Council meeting. Items may be moved out of the consent agenda section at the request of any member of the Council prior to approval of the agenda. No motion or vote of the Council is required with respect to a request to move an item out of the consent agenda. When a member of the Council requests that an item be moved out of the consent agenda section, the Mayor shall decide where to place that item on the agenda. When an item on the consent agenda does not qualify as a consent agenda item or is requested to be moved, that item shall be moved out of the consent agenda and the rest of the items in that section shall remain in the consent agenda. Approval of the agenda by the Council constitutes approval of each of the items listed under the consent agenda portion of the meeting. No separate vote to approve the consent agenda portion is required. Minutes of the meeting will include the full text of any item adopted under the consent agenda portion of the meeting.
(Ord. 945, passed 3-16-2020)