RESOLUTION

#44-25

PL #44-25

By Alderman, Seconded by

Alderman

TO AMEND THE CITY OF OLEAN CODE OF ORDINANCES SECTION 2-40 TO AMEND THE ORDER OF THE COMMON COUNCIL AGENDA, AS WELL AS TO AMEND SECTION 2-60 TO LIMIT THE TIME FOR PUBLIC COMMENT TO THREE MINUTES PER PERSON

RESOLVED, that the City of Olean Code of Ordinances Section 2-40 is hereby amended as follows:

Sec. 2-40. Regular meetings; order of business.

The business of all regular meetings of the Common Council shall be transacted in the following order:

(1) Roll call;

(2) Invocation;

(3) Pledge;

(4) Reading, correcting, and approving previous minutes;

(5) Committee

reports and unfinished Council

business;

(6) Communications from the

Mayor;

(7) Miscellaneous communications and petitions;

(8) Reports from other City officials;

(9) Proposed legislation and referrals;

(10) Finance/bills;

(11) Motions/

resolutions;

(12) Public comment/input;

(13) Adjourn.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Olean Code of Ordinances Section 2-60 is hereby amended as follows:

Sec. 2-60. Non-Council members comment/input at regularly scheduled meetings of the Common

Council.

Any person not a member of the Common Council who desires the privilege of the floor shall at a regular or special meeting of the Common Council shall request recognized by the presiding officer during the "public comment/input" portion of the meeting. The presiding officer, in his discretion, may grant the privilege of the floor to the person desiring the same. Any person securing the floor shall give his name and address and briefly state his purpose. He shall address his remarks to such issue(s) however shall not discuss personalities or use profanity, defamatory, or threatening language. The time limit for any such remarks shall be three (3) minutes unless the Common Council after majority vote thereon, raised by point of order from the floor, extends the limit that such person may be allowed in addressing the Common Council. Any such vote shall specify the length of such extension.

RESOLVED, that this Resolution is hereby effective

immediately.