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SCANDIA
Staff Report
Date of Meeting: September l 7, 2013
To: City Council
From: Kristina Handt, City Administrator
Re: Amending Council Bylaws to Change Work Session Dates
Agenda Item#: S.h)
Background:
At the September lOt"work session the Council discussed changing the regular work session days.
Staff requested the change because of overlapping meetings for the Fire Chief and minimal amount
of time for staff to prepare for the next Council meeting.
The Council directed staff place the amending of the work session day to the first Wednesday of the
month on the next Council agenda.
Issue:
Should the City Council approve Ordinance No. 145 Amending Ordinance No. 91 to move work
sessions to the first Wednesday of the month?
Proposal Details:
Included in your packet is Ordinance No. 145 to amend Ordinance No. 91 so that subdivision 2 is
updated to reflect the work session meetings being moved to the first Wednesday of the month. No
other changes are proposed.
Options:
l) Approve Ord.No. l 45
2) Amend and then Approve Ord.No. 145
3) Do not approve ord.No. 145
Recommendation:
Option l.
CITY OF SCANDIA
ORDINANCE NO.: 145
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO: 91:
AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RULES FOR THE ORGANIZATION AND
PROCEDURE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCANDIA
The City Council of the City of Scandia, Washington County, Minnesota hereby ordains:
Section 1. Amendment. Ordinance No. 91, Section 1, MEETINGS, Subdivision 2. Work
Sessions shall be amended to read as follows:
Section 1. MEETINGS
Subdivision 2. Work sessions. A work session meeting of the of the city council
shall be held on the first Wednesday of each calendar month at 6:30 p.m. The city clerk
shall include these meetings on the schedule of ineetings available for public inspection.
Work sessions may be cancelled by the Mayor if there is no business to come before the
council, with at least 24 hours notice to each member of the council.
Section 2. Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its adoption and
publication according to law.
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Scandia this 17th day of September, 2013.
Randall Simonson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kristina Handt, Administrator/Clerk