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EUGENE CITY COUNCIL OPERATING AGREEMENTS AP~ 12, 1999 Exhibit A to Resolution 4588 3. ORDER OF ITEMS ON A SPECIFIC DATE MEETING AGENDA At the regular meeting of each month, the first item on the agenda shall be used to acknowledge special recognition and awards given to the City of Eugene or for the Mayor to announce proclamations which serve to encourage and educate the community. Proclamations shall be made and placed on the agenda at the discretion of the Mayor. This item shall be called "Ceremonial Matters." Requests for recognition under Ceremonial Matters should be submitted in writing to the Mayor. At the formal Council meetings, in order to expedite the Council's business, routine and standard items shall be placed on the consent calendar. Any item on the consent calendar may be pulled for separate consideration by any member of the Council. Revisions or corrections to meetings minutes shall be considered first, prior to other items pulled from the consent calendar. The remaining items on the consent calendar may then be considered for action by a single vote. The items pulled from the consent calendar shall be considered after the approval of the remainder of the consent calendar and before the next scheduled item on the agenda. Ordinances, because two separate readings are required, cannot be placed on the consent calendar. As a guideline, public hearings shall be placed on the specific meeting agenda before items only requiring action. Further, public hearings expected to draw a small number of speakers shall be placed before public hearings for which a larger number of speakers is expected. At regularly scheduled work sessions held on Wednesdays, the first item on the agenda shall typically be devoted to a general discussion of questions and issues to be brought to the attention of other councilors, the City Manager and the staff This item shall be called "Items from Mayor, Council and City Manager". 4. COUNCIL ACTION ON AGENDA ITEMS As a guideline, action on issues for which a public hearing has occurred shall not be taken at the same meeting at which the public hearing is held. The Council may, by a two thirds vote of those present at the meeting, vote to take action on the item for which the public hearing is being held at that same meeting. 5. POSTPONING AGENDA ITEMS Any councilor may request that an item be postponed to another meeting if he/she is unable to attend the meeting at which the item has been scheduled. As a courtesy, councilors should submit in writing a request to postpone (either via e-mail or in hand written form) to the Mayor as early as possible. If the Mayor is unavailable the request should be made to the City Manager or the Manager's designated staff member. A request to postpone may be requested for either a work session or a vote on an agenda item. The request to postpone shall be honored unless a majority of councilors present, determines that the matter needs to be acted upon at that meeting. 6. COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL There are five standing committees to the Council, these are established in E.C. 2.013. These committees are advisory to the Council on policy matters. They are the Budget Committee, the Human Rights Commission, Eugene City Council Operating Agreements - 1999 Page 4 of 9 Exhibit A to Resolution 4588 C:\User\MFW\COUNCIL\GRRL99F.wpd