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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 2094 Amending Council Rules of Procedures0 Appendix A to Ordinance No. 2094 CITY OF WEST UNIVERSITY PLACE RULES OF PROCEDURE Part I. General Provisions Rule 1. Scope of Rules. These rules shall govern the conduct of the Council and shall be interpreted to insure fair and open deliberations and decision making. Rule 2. Technical Parliamentary Forms Abolished. Except as specifically required by these rules, the Council shall not use any formal points of parliamentary order, personal privilege, parliamentary inquiry or other technical forms. Rule 3. Rulings; Matters Not Covered. The presiding officer shall rule, initially, on all questions of procedure. The ruling of the presiding officer may be appealed to the entire Council. Any matter or order or procedure not covered by these rules shall be decided in the same manner. Rule 4. Interpretation. These rules are intended to supplement and shall be interpreted to conform with the statutes of the State of Texas and the charter and ordinances of the City of West University Place. In general, these rules shall be interpreted to allow the majority to prevail but preserve the right of the minority to be hea rd. Part II. Time and Place of Meeting Rule 5. Regular Meetings. The City Council shall meet in regular session on each second and fourth Monday in each calendar month beginning at 6:30 PM. The City Council, by motion, resolution or ordinance, may reschedule any regular meeting. If a regular meeting falls on a legal holiday, it is automatically rescheduled for the following Monday, unless rescheduled by the City Council. Rule 6. Special Meetings. Calling special meetings is governed by Section 2.09 of the Charter, which currently provides: "Special meetings may be called by the City Secretary at the request of the Mayor or two Members of Council. The City Manager shall be notified of all special meetings." A request for a special meeting shall be filed with the City Secretary in written form unless made at a regular meeting at which all Council Members are present. Rule 7. Remote (Virtual) Meetings. As permitted by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, a member of the City Council will be provided the opportunity to attend City Council meetings remotely via video conference if he/she is not physically able to attend a meeting and a quorum of the City Council will be physically present at the meeting location.