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1 <br />DRAFT <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />A RESOLUTION establishing City Council Rules of <br />Procedure for the conduct of Council <br />WHEREAS, Section 3.3 of the City Charter provides that "the council shall determine its own <br />rules and_ order of business, and may establish .its own rules and order of business, and may <br />establish rules for the conduct of council meetings and the maintenance of order"; and <br />WHEREAS, by the adoption of this Resolution, the City Council intends to establish some basic <br />rules for the conduct of Council, its meetings and maintenance of order; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES HEREBY RESOLVE: <br />SECTION 1: PURPOSE <br />It is the purpose of the City Council of the City of Everett in adopting these rules to provide a <br />method for the conduct of its affairs and to complement the provisions of the City Charter and <br />Council's standing rules. It is not intended that these rules confer upon any person any right to <br />a particular procedure or affect the validity or legality of any Council action. The Council may <br />implicitly or by a majority vote, determine to temporarily waive any of the provisions herein. <br />Any action taken in disregard or non -conformity with these rules shall be construed as an <br />implicit waiver thereof. <br />SECTION 2: MEETINGS — AGENDA— ORDER OF BUSINESS <br />The place, date and time of the Council meetings shall be in accordance with Section 3.2 of the <br />Charter, ordinances of the City and State law. The Council agenda will contain basically the <br />following, provided deviation from the following is permitted: <br />A. Pledge of Allegiance <br />1 <br />B. Approval of Minutes <br />C. Mayor's Comments <br />D. Council's Comments <br />E. City Attorney <br />F. Citizen Comments <br />G. Council Briefing Agenda: Prospective Council agenda items or informational items <br />2 <br />