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<br />EUGENE CITY COUNCIL OPERATING AGREEMENTS <br />Exhibit to Resolution Number 4739 <br />Approved on September 9 , 2002 <br />3. ORDER OF ITEMS ON A SPECIFIC DATE MEETING AGENDA <br />At the first regular meeting of each month, the first item on the agenda shall be used to <br />acknowledge special recognition and awards given to the City of Eugene or for the Mayor to <br />announce proclamations which serve to encourage and educate the community. Proclamations <br />shall be made and placed on the agenda at the discretion of the Mayor. This item shall be called <br />"Ceremonial Matters." Requests for recognition under Ceremonial Matters should be submitted <br />in writing to the Mayor. <br /> <br />At regular Council meetings, in order to expedite the Council's business, routine and standard <br />items shall be placed on the consent calendar. Any item on the consent calendar may be pulled <br />for separate consideration by any member of the Council. Revisions or corrections to meetings <br />minutes shall be considered first, prior to other items pulled from the consent calendar. The <br />remaining items on the consent calendar may then be considered for action by a single vote. The <br />items pulled from the consent calendar shall be considered after the approval of the remainder of <br />the consent calendar and before the next scheduled item on the agenda. Ordinances, because two <br />separate readings are required, cannot be placed on the consent calendar. <br /> <br />As a guideline, public hearings shall be placed on the specific meeting agenda before items only <br />requiring action. Further, public hearings expected to draw a small number of speakers shall be <br />placed before public hearings for which a larger number of speakers is expected. <br /> <br />At work sessions held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, the first item on the <br />agenda shall be "Items from Mayor, Council and City Manager." The time set for this item will <br />be twenty minutes, subj ect to change at the time the meeting is called to order. <br /> <br />4. COUNCIL ACTION ON AGENDA ITEMS <br />As a guideline, action on issues for which a public hearing has occurred shall not be taken at the <br />same meeting at which the public hearing is held. The Council may, by a two thirds vote of <br />those present at the meeting, vote to take action on the item for which the public hearing is being <br />held at that same meeting. <br /> <br />5. POSTPONING AGENDA ITEMS <br />Any councilor may request that an item be postponed to another meeting if he/she is unable to <br />attend the meeting at which the item has been scheduled. As a courtesy, councilors should <br />submit in writing a request to postpone (either via e-mail or in hand written form) to the Mayor <br />as early as possible. If the Mayor is unavailable the request should be made to the City Manager <br />or the Manager's designated staff member. A request to postpone may be requested for either a <br />work session or a vote on an agenda item. The request to postpone shall be honored unless a <br />majority of councilors present, determines that the matter needs to be acted upon at that meeting. <br /> <br />Eugene City Council Operating Agreements - September 9,2002 <br />Page 5 of 11 <br /> <br />Exhibit to Resolution Number 4739 <br />