HomeMy WebLinkAboutres1996-010WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 1996 -49
CLEARANCES
Initial
Date
Date Received in Council office
Agenda Date
Assigned To:
Originator County Council
01/29/96
02/06/96
Council
Division Head:
Dept. Head:
Prosecutor.
Purchasing/Budget:
Executive-
SUBJECT.•
Resolution, deadlines for receipt of Council agenda information & documentation
ATTACHMENTS:
SUMMARYSTATEMENT.• Please complete sections of box as appropriate & explain the item below.
Related County Contract #: Should clerk schedule a hearing? (Y/N) N Requested Date:
Resolution setting deadlines for re ceipt of Whatcom County Council Agenda Information and Documentation
CLERK'S RECOMMENDED MOTION (for final action):
I move to approve....
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN.-
2/6/96: Approved 7 -0
Related File Numbers:
Ordinance or Resolution Number (this item only):
Res. #96 -010
packet.res 1/25/96 SPONSORED. BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: Council Clerk
INTRODUCTION DATE: 2 14 61196
RESOLUTION NO. 96 -010
2 SETTING DEADLINES FOR RECEIPT OF WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
3 AGENDA INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION
4 WHEREAS, the Clerk of the Council prepares the Council agenda and packet
5 on Wednesday of the week prior to all regularly scheduled meetings; and
6 WHEREAS, the Clerk of the Council has set a deadline of 10:00 a.m. on
7 agenda preparation day for receipt of any agenda items; and
8 WHEREAS, this schedule has been set to allow for adequate review time of
9 information and documentation by Council members, County staff, and members of
10 the public; and .
L1 WHEREAS, Council members are often presented with a substantial amount
12 of information and documentation on the day of a scheduled Council meeting, and
13 WHEREAS, this additional information and documentation is usually received
14 during a Council standing committee or immediately preceding the evening Council
15 meeting; and
16 WHEREAS, "last minute" presentation of information and documentation
17 does not allow adequate time for review;
18 NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council
19 that Committee /Council members will not accept additional information and
20 documentation after the packet has been prepared unless that information is
21 presented in committee and the Committee votes to accept the information, or the
22 full Council votes to accept the information during the evening Council meeting; and
23 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that committee members shall not forward,
24 for Council's decision, any item which has had a substantial amount of information
25 or documentation added or deleted since the item was presented for inclusion in the
26 Council packet; and
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BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the Whatcom County Council will vote
to hold any necessary items in committee when there is a need for additional
discussion and review time.
APPROVED this 6
ATTEST:
day of February , 1995.
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8 �Dana Brown - Davis, Clerk of the Council
9 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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11 Civil Deputy Prosecutor
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