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RESOLUTION TO GAUGE SUPPORT TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED NUMBER OF COUNCIL MEETINGS IN JULY AND DECEMBER TO ONE BY AMENDING THE COUNCIL STANDING RULES AND THE CITY CHARTER.
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BY PRESIDENT HOBBS:
WHEREAS, Chapter 3, Section 7 of the Duluth City Charter requires the council to hold at least one regular meeting semi-monthly; and
WHEREAS, Rule 1(a) of the Standing Rules require council meetings to be held twice monthly on the second and fourth Mondays of each month; and
WHEREAS, in July and December, council meeting are currently held on consecutive weeks in order to accommodate summer and winter breaks; and
WHEREAS, having only one council meeting in July and December would be more efficient and save city resources; and
WHEREAS, to amend the City Charter by ordinance a unanimous 9-0 council vote is required and to amend the Standing Rules, a two-thirds majority council vote is required.
RESOLVED, that this resolution must pass by a unanimous vote to indicate the council’s intent to pursue both a City Charter and Standing Rules amendment.
Statement of Purpose
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE: This is a resolution of intent to pursue a City Charter amendment and Standing Rules amendment to allow the council to meet only once in July and December.