HomeMy WebLinkAboutFinally adopt Ordinance No. 1738, Meeting end time 10 p.m.
Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Paul Luwe, City Attorney
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Ordinance No. 1738
MEETING DATE: February 4, 2008
BACKGROUND: The City Commission Provisionally adopted Ordinance No. 1738 on
Tuesday, January 22, 2008, providing that The Bozeman Municipal Code be amended by
revising Section 2.04.040 A, providing for the ending rime of Regular Meetings to be 10:00 pm
unless otherwise extended.
When Ordinance No. 1727 (Rules of Procedure) was adopted, the ending time for Commission
meetings was changed from 10:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M. The Commission directed that an
amendment be brought to change the ending time of the meeting to 10:00 P.M.
RECOMMENDATION: Finally adopt proposed Ordinance No. 1738
FISCAL EFFECTS: No impacts were identified.
ALTERNATIVES: As may be recommended by the Commission.
Respectfully submitted,
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Paul J. Luwe, City Attorney Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager
Attachments: as
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ORDINANCE NO. 1738
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF
BOZEMAN, MONTANA PROVIDING THAT THE BOZEMAN MUNICIPAL
CODE BE AMENDED BY REVISING SECTION 2.04.040A OF SAID CODE;
PROVIDING FOR THE ENDING TIME OF REGULAR MEETINGS TO BE
10:00 P.M. UNLESS OTHERWISE EXTENDED.
BE IT ORDAINED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana:
Section 1
That Section 2.04.040A of the Bozeman Municipal Code be amended so that Bozeman Municipal
Code Section 2.04.040A shall read:
2.04.040 Meetings
A. Regular Meetings:
1. The City Commission shall hold its regular meetings on the first four Mondays of every
month. The City Commission may hold a regular meeting on the fifth Monday of the month. The Commission
shall meet in regular session from 6:00 p.m. to no later than 11:00 10:00 p.m. in the Community Room,
Gallatin County Courthouse, 311 West Main Street, Bozeman, Montana. However, when the day affixed for
any regular meeting of the Commission falls upon a day designated by law as a legal or national holiday, such
meeting shall be held at the same hour on the next succeeding day not a holiday. If the Community Room is
unavailable, the Commission shall meet in the City Commission Meeting Room, City Hall, 411 East Main
Street, Bozeman, Montana.
2. The time of the meeting may be extended by the Mayor or a majority vote of the members
of the Commission beyond the time specified above should additional matters remain on the Commission
docket or agenda.
3. Any meeting of the Commission may be adjourned to a later date and time, provided that
no adjournment shall be for a longer period than until the next regular meeting.
Section 2
Repealer
All resolutions, ordinances and sections of the Bozeman Municipal Code and parts thereof in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
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.
Section 4
Severability
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If any portion of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held
invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions of this ordinance which may be given effect without
the invalid provisions or application and, to this end, the provisions of this ordinance are declared to be
severable.
Section 5
Effective Date
This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after final adoption.
PASSED by the City Commission of the City of Bozeman, Montana, on first reading at a regular
session thereof held on the 22nd day of January, 2008.
__________________________________________
KAAREN JACOBSON
Mayor
ATTEST:
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STACY ULMEN
City Clerk
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 4th day of February, 2008.
__________________________________________
KAAREN JACOBSON
Mayor
ATTEST:
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STACY ULMEN
City Clerk
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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PAUL J. LUWE
City Attorney
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