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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD516ORDINANCE NO.516 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AMENDING THE APACHE JUNCTION CITY CODE,CHAPTER 2 MAYOR AND COUNCIL,ARTICLE 2-4 COUNCIL PRO- CEDURE,BY ADDING SECTION 2-4-10 RECORDING OF EXECUTIVE SESSIONS;REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I IN GENERAL That the Apache Junction City Code,Chapter 2 MAYOR AND COUNCIL, Article 2-4 COUNCIL PROCEDURE,be amended by adding Section 2-4-10 Recording of Executive Sessions,to read as follows: Section 2-4-10 Recording of Executive Sessions The recording of any Executive Session of the City Council shall be permitted and,:in such instances,the recording shall be done by the city clerk and all such recordings shall be kept by the city clerk in a secured vault or safe on city property.Further, all reviews of Executive Session minutes shall be done only with the use of headphones and with the city clerk or other designated city official i n attendance. SECTION I I REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference are hereby repealed. SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY I f any section,subsection,sentence,clause,phrase or portion of this ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference is,for any reason,held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction,such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof. SECTION IV EMERGENCY CLAUSE I t .being necessary for the preservation of the peace,health and safety of the City of Apache Junction,Arizona,that this ordinance become effective immediately,an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordi- nance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,THIS 15TH DAY OF JULY,1986. SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 31 r -I t DAY OF 0-4 13 ,1986. 6.13 pie.A.01.512.aj orAtNORMANS.HILL Mayor ATTEST: KATHLEEN CONNELLY City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: r\ F.-ACEXAN City Attorney