withdraw2024-022
Withdraw 2024-016 through 2024-022 without prejudice.
2024-022 · POLICY · 2024
An Ordinance to adopt changes to Amesbury City Council — 14' Session Rules by revising Rule 60: Objections and Postponement of Votes.
This ordinance updates the Amesbury City Council Rules for the 14th Session by revising Rule 60 to clarify objections to votes and the postponement process. It affects the City Council’s procedures and how residents see council actions.
withdrawn CITYWIDE
- STEP 1SubmittedMAR 20 2024
- STEP 2 · CURRENTWithdrawnJUL 23 2024
AI summary · plain-language
This ordinance updates the Amesbury City Council Rules for the 14th Session by revising Rule 60 to change how objections and postponement of votes are handled. The revised language states that if a single member objects before the vote is called, the vote shall be postponed to the next City Council meeting, and that objections must be noted prior to the vote or they shall be deemed out of order once the vote is called. The change is intended to reduce confusion from the prior session and align practice with Charter Section 3-7(c).
Key provisions
§1 Amends Rule 60 of the Amesbury City Council Rules for the 14th Session to update objections and postponement of votes.
§2 On the first occasion a measure is called to a vote, if a single member objects before the vote is called by the President, the vote shall be postponed to the next City Council meeting.
§3 Objections must be noted prior to the vote or they shall be deemed out of order once the vote is called.
Discussed at meetings
City CouncilREVISED City Council Meeting
City CouncilOrdinance and Administration Committee Meeting
amend2024-022
Take the positive recommendation from the Ad-Hoc Committee of the Whole on Rules, incorporate 2024-022 into 2024-002 as presented, and return 2024-022 to the full City Council with no recommendation.
2024-0222024-022
City Council**TO BE HELD AT SENIOR CENTER** City Council Ad Hoc Rules and Procedures Committee of the Whole Meeting
refer2024-022
Send 2024-022 to the Ordinance and Administration Subcommittee with a positive recommendation, with the amendment that it strike the text 'the first sentence of the rule shall be changed to read' and replace it with 'the first sentence of the rule shall be deleted and replaced with the following.'