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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. ORDINANCE NO.1107 PAGE 1 OF 2 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in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference are hereby repealed.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 ORDINANCE NO.1107 PAGE 2 OF 2 NOVEMBER DOUGLAS COLEMAN Mayor ,1999.