Title
AMENDMENTS TO THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL (RESOLUTION 22-230, AMENDING THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL) (GREAT-6(4))
Description
The Committee is in receipt of the following:
1. Resolution 22-230, entitled “AMENDING THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL.” Resolution 22-230’s purpose is to adopt the amended Rules of the Council as attached in Exhibits “A” and “B.”
2. Proposed CD1 version of Resolution 22-230, dated October 26, 2022, from the Committee Chair, incorporating amendments to the Rules of the Council discussed during the October 18, 2022, Government Relations, Ethics, and Transparency Committee meeting. The proposed amendments establish the following:
a. An allowance for the Chair to determine the end time for Council meetings;
b. A requirement for testimony at the beginning of the meeting and before each category based on the testifiers’ preference;
c. An allowance for each presiding officer to establish time limits for oral testimony;
d. A time limit on clarifying questions of testifiers;
e. A requirement for amendments at Council meetings to be submitted in writing; and
f. A limit on the number of Ceremonial Resolutions on each Council meeting agenda.
Status
The Committee may consider whether to recommend adoption of Resolution 22-230, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of Resolution 22-230 and other related action.