ORDINANCE NO. 9251

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, AMENDING CHAPTER I, ARTICLE 1, SECTION 1-108 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS, 2015 EDITION, AND AMENDMENTS THERETO, PERTAINING TO MEETINGS OF THE GOVERNING BODY, AND REPEALING EXISTING SECTION 1-108.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF LAWRENCE, KANSAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter I, Article 1, Section 1-108 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-108               MEETINGS.

(a)        To conduct the business of the City, the Governing Body shall meet on the first, second, and third Tuesdays of each month – except that in January of each year it shall meet on the first and third Tuesdays and on the second Monday. To conduct the business of the City, the Governing Body shall meet on the first four Tuesdays of each month -- except that in each January of each year it shall meet on the first, third, and fourth Tuesday and on the second Monday. Meetings shall be conducted in the City Commission Room at City Hall, shall be open to the public, and shall commence at 5:45 p.m. When such meeting shall fall on a legal holiday, on a date when a majority of the members of the Governing Body will be absent, or at the discretion of Governing Body, the Governing Body may, by a vote of a majority of the members of the Governing Body at any preceding public meeting, suspend said meeting, change its date or time, or move its location. 

(b)        The Governing Body may meet with other governing bodies or meet to accept public comment on a matter or matters (i.e. a “listening session”) at such time and at such location as deemed appropriate, provided no binding action is taken at said meeting, and further provided such meetings are open to the public.  

 (bc)     A call signed by a majority of the Governing Body shall be sufficient warrant for a special meeting. Special meetings shall be open to the public.

SECTION 2. Existing Section 1-108 of the Code of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, 2015 Edition, and amendments thereto, is hereby repealed, it being the intent of the Governing Body that Section 1 of this Ordinance supersede it.

SECTION 3. If any section, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is found to be unconstitutional or is otherwise held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect the validity of any remaining part of this ordinance.

SECTION 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication as provided by law.

PASSED by the Governing Body of the City of Lawrence, Kansas, this ____ day of ____, 2016.

APPROVED:

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Mike Amyx

Mayor

ATTEST:

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Sherri Riedemann

City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:                   

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Toni R. Wheeler

City Attorney

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NOTICE TO PUBLISHER

Publish once and return one Proof of Publication to the City Clerk and to the City Attorney.