HomeMy WebLinkAbout18- Ordinance 2000 Regarding Presiding Officer Status (Passing the Gavel) ORDINANCE NO. 2000
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BOZEMAN,
MONTANA AMENDING SECTION 2.02.020, BOZEMAN MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING PRESIDING OFFICER STATUS.
WHEREAS,Pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Bozeman City Charter, all powers of the City
are vested in the City Commission and the Commission shall provide for the exercise of such
powers; and
WHEREAS, The City Commission adopted Chpt. 2, Art. 2 of the Bozeman Municipal
Code to establish rules of procedure for its operations and the conduct of its business; and
WHEREAS, The City Commission may amend such rules from time to time.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF BOZEMAN, MONTANA:
Section 1
Section 2.02.020 shall be amended as follows:
"Sec. 2.02.020. - Mayor and deputy mayor;powers and duties.
The presiding officer of the commission shall be the mayor. During the absence of the mayor,
the deputy mayor shall discharge the duties and exercise the powers and authority of the mayor.
The presiding officer shall preserve strict order and decorum at all meetings of the commission
and confine members in debates to the question under consideration. The presiding officer may
assign each commissioner to a seat at the commission table as the presiding officer deems
advisable. Upon passing the gavel,the presiding officer may move or second any item of business
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then before the commission and may not resume presiding officer status until the motion is
decided. The presiding officer shall state, or cause to be stated, every motion coming before the
commission, announce the decision of the commission on all subjects, and decide all questions of
order, subject, however, to an appeal to the commission, in which event a majority vote of the
commission shall govern and conclusively determine such question of order. The presiding officer
shall vote on all questions with the presiding officer's name being called last. The mayor shall sign
all ordinances and resolutions adopted by the commission during the mayor's presence.In the event
of the absence of the mayor, the deputy mayor or presiding officer shall sign ordinances or
resolutions as then adopted."
Section 2
Repealer.
All provisions of the ordinances of the City of Bozeman in conflict with the provisions of
this ordinance are, and the same are hereby,repealed and all other provisions of the ordinances
of the City of Bozeman not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full
force and effect.
Section 3
Savings Provision.
This ordinance does not affect the rights and duties that matured, penalties that were
incurred or proceedings that were begun before the effective date of this Ordinance. All other
provisions of the Bozeman Municipal Code not amended by this Ordinance shall remain in fall
force and effect.
Section 4
Severability.
That should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase or section of this
ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid, the same shall not affect
the validity of this Ordinance as a whole, or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so
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decided to be invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, and shall not affect the validity of the Bozeman
Municipal Code as a whole.
Section 5
Codification.
This Ordinance shall be codified as indicated in Section 1.
Section 6
Effective Date.
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect on the OP`day of K4q ,2018.
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PROVISIONALLY ADOPTED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman,
Montana, on first reading at a regular session held on the 26th day of March, 2018.
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FINALLY PASSED,ADOPTED, AND APPROVED by the City Commission of the
City of Bozeman, Montana on second reading at a regular session thereof held on the 9th day of
April,2018. The effective date of this ordinance is May 9, 2018.
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