withdraw2024-016
Withdraw 2024-016 through 2024-022 without prejudice.
2024-016 · POLICY · 2024
An Ordinance to adopt changes to Amesbury City Council — 14" Session Rules by revising Rule 6G: Appeal
Updates to the Amesbury City Council 14th Session Rules, specifically Rule 6G on appeals. It adds a rule about recognizing appeals and clarifies how questions of order are put to the Council during meetings. Affects City Council procedures citywide.
withdrawn CITYWIDE
- STEP 1SubmittedMAR 12 2024
- STEP 2 · CURRENTWithdrawnJUL 23 2024
AI summary · plain-language
This ordinance updates the Amesbury City Council’s 14th Session Rules by revising Rule 6G: Appeal. It adds a provision that the Presiding Officer shall recognize an appeal when the matter is raised, and it clarifies how questions of order that are appealed to the Council should be phrased for consideration (using a standard form question or words of similar effect). These changes aim to standardize the appeal process and the handling of order-related motions during council meetings, improving transparency and predictability for residents and councilors.
Key provisions
§1 Amends Rule 6G (Appeal) by inserting at end of the first paragraph: The Presiding Officer shall recognize the appeal when matter.
§2 Revises the second paragraph to require that questions of order appealed to the Council, by any motion regularly seconded, shall be put as follows: 'Shall the decision of the chair stand as the judgment of the Council?' or words of similar effect may be used.
Discussed at meetings
City CouncilREVISED City Council Meeting
City CouncilOrdinance and Administration Committee Meeting
amend2024-016
Take the positive recommendation from the Ad-Hoc Committee of the Whole on Rules, incorporate changes from 2024-016 into 2024-002 as presented with three amendments, and return 2024-016 to the full City Council with no recommendation.
2024-0162024-016
City CouncilCity Council Ad Hoc Rules and Procedures Committee of the Whole Meeting
amend2024-016
Amend 2024-016 by deleting the third sentence in the first paragraph of Rule 6G ('No debate shall be permitted upon the question of appeal.') and strike 'as the judgement of the council' from paragraph two so the question reads 'Shall the decision of the chair stand?'.
refer2024-016
Send 2024-016 (as amended) to the Ordinance and Administration subcommittee with a positive recommendation.