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ATTACHMENT B 1.10 Presiding Officer The Mayor shall preside over Council meetings when present. The president of the Council shall preside if the Mayor is absent or unable to preside. The Council vice president shall have the powers of the Council president when the Council president is performing the duties of the Mayor. If the Mayor, Council president, and vice president are unavailable, the Council members present shall elect a temporary presiding officer. 1.11 Council Officers Council officers shall be elected for one year terms in the manner prescribed in the E.C. 2.009, at the first regular meeting in each calendar year. PLACING ITEMS ON COUNCIL AGENDA 2. 2.01 Contact the City Manager Contact the City Manager and explain the nature, scope and desired outcome of the item for the agenda, or make the request during a City Council meeting under “Items from Mayor and City Council” at a Council work session. The City Manager and Mayor may then decide to place the item on a future agenda. 2.02 Council Poll Alternatively, an item may be placed on the Council agenda by councilor request. A councilor may ask Council support staff for a work session, and staff shall then poll all councilors, in writing, to ask if the item should be placed on the Council agenda. If, within five working days of distribution of the poll, a majority of the Council responds in the affirmative, the item shall be placed on the Council agenda within one week. A majority of the Council in this instance is four councilors. 2.03 Tentative Agenda on the Consent Calendar At each regular meeting of the Council, the City Manager shall present the tentative agenda. This shall be placed on the Consent Calendar. If there are concerns about items on the tentative agenda it may be removed at the request of any councilors from the Consent Calendar and discussed separately. 2.04 Tentative Agenda Provided Each Week The tentative agenda shall be included in the weekly information packet provided to the Council. 2.05 Scheduling of Items on the Agenda The City Manager and Mayor shall decide the date that items come before Council for work sessions and for regular meetings. 2.06 Routine Business Items on the City Council Agenda The City Manager shall continue to place routine and standard items of Council business on the City Council agenda. ORDER OF ITEMS ON A SPECIFIC DATE MEETING AGENDA 3. Eugene City Council Operating Agreements – February 25, 2008 Page 4 of 19