HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5120-08-2019 A RESOLUTION
NO.5120-08-2019
AMENDING THE COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE TO COMBINE
AND REFORMAT SECTIONS 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.4.3, 5.4.4 AND 5.4.6; TO
CLARIFY THAT CITIZENS MAY SPEAK AT CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS ON AGENDA ITEMS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL FOR
CONSIDERATION AND DURING CITIZEN PRESENTATIONS; TO
ADD LANGUAGE REQUIRING ADDITIONAL TIME FOR SPEAKERS
WHO REQUIRE THE ASSISTANCE OF A TRANSLATOR; AND TO
DELETE THE REFERENCE TO SECTION 5.4.5 REPEALED IN 2017 BY
RESOLUTION 4845-09-2017
WHEREAS, Chapter 3, Section 5 of the City Charter provides that the City Council
shall determine the rules of procedure for its meetings; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted its rules of procedure on January 8, 1960
and have amended them from time to time; and
WHEREAS, on June 6, 2019 the Governor signed House Bill 2840, effective
September 1, 2019, requiring governmental bodies to provide a member of the public an
opportunity to address the body regarding an item at the meeting before or during the
body's consideration of the item;
WHEREAS, House Bill 2840 also requires a governmental bodies to provide a
member of the public who addresses the body on an agenda item for consideration through
the use of a translator to be given at least twice the amount of the time to speak given to
a member of the public who does not require the assistance of a translator;
WHEREAS, Sections 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.4.3, 5.4.4 and 5.4.6 will be reformatted under
one heading entitled "Speaking at City Council Meetings".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS:
1. The Rules of Procedure, City Council of Fort Worth (adopted January 8, 1960,
as amended) are hereby amended as set forth in Exhibit "A".
2. The Resolution shall take effect on September 1, 2019.
3. The City Secretary and the City Attorney are directed to prepare a new printing
of the Rules of Procedure, as amended, and distribute the same to the City
Council, the City Manager and other city staff as deemed appropriate and make
said amended rules available to the public.
Adopted this 27t' day of August 2019.
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