HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD1107ORDINANCE NO.1107
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE
JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AMENDING THE APACHE JUNCTION CITY CODE,VOL.I ,
SECTION 2-4-6,ORDER OF BUSINESS,BY AMENDING SUBSECTION (A),CALL
TO ORDER;PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;AND
DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I .IN GENERAL
That Section 2-4-6(A),Order of Business;Call to Order,of the Apache Junction
City Code,Vol.I ,be amended to read as follows:
Sec.2-4-6 Order of Business
The business of the council shall be taken up for consideration and disposition
in the following order:
A.Call to Order.The mayor shall take the chair precisely at the hour set
for the meeting and shall immediately call the council to order.In the
absence of the mayor,the vice mayor shall call the council to order.In
the absence of both the mayor and vice mayor,the clerk shall call the
council to order and an acting mayor shall be selected to chair the
meeting.Upon arrival of the mayor or the vice mayor,the vice mayor or
the acting mayor shall immediately relinquish the chair upon the
conclusion of the business immediately before the council.The mayor
shall preserve order and decorum,decide all questions of order and
conduct the proceedings of the meetings in accordance with the
parliamentary rules contained in Webster's New World Robert's Rules of
Order,Copyright 1999 by Robert McConnell Productions.Any conflict under
these rules with state law shall render such rules unenforceable and state
law and/or other local regulations may apply.The city attorney may serve
as parliamentarian or a parliamentarian may be appointed by the council to
be present at all regular meetings.
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SECTION II.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repealed.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
If 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 any court of competent jurisdiction,such
decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.
SECTION IV.DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
It 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 declared to exist and this ordinance 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 2ND DAY OF NOVEMBER ,1999.
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 2ND DAY OF
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/0-2/99-
RICHARD J.STERN
City Attorney
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NOVEMBER
DOUGLAS COLEMAN
Mayor
,1999.