Legal Review Committee Agenda and Packet 2017 10 26

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DRAFT 10/12/17 RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LOUISVILLE, COLORADO I. DEFINITIONS "Charter" means the Home Rule Charter of the City of Louisville, Colorado. "Chair" means the Mayor or member of the Council who presides over a meeting, special meeting, executive session, or study session of the City Council, subject to Rule III H below. "City" means the City of Louisville, Colorado. "Code" means the Louisville Municipal Code. "Council" or "City Council" means the body constituting the City Council of the City, consisting of six (6) Councilmembers and the Mayor. "Councilmember" means each member of the City Council except the Mayor. "Emergency" means a matter which could not have been reasonably anticipated or foreseen and on which immediate action is genuinely and urgently necessary for the preservation of the public health, safety, or welfare. "Entire Council" means all of the seven (7) members of the City Council. "Member of the Council" means the Mayor and each Councilmember. "Rules" means the City Council Rules of Procedure. II. AUTHORITY The Home Rule Charter of the City of Louisville provides that the Council may determine its own rules of procedure for meetings. The following Rules shall be in effect upon their adoption by the Council until such time as they are amended or new Rules adopted. In order to efficiently and effectively complete City business facing the Council, all meetings must be conducted in an orderly and respectful manner. These Rules are intended to provide guidelines for the procedures to be followed for the conduct of Council meetings. If any Rule, on its face or as applied, conflicts with applicable provisions of the Charter or ordinances, those provisions shall apply and that Rule shall not. Louisville City Council Rules of Procedure page 1 adopted