City of Anaheim COUNCIL POLICY
Subject: City Council Regular Policy # 1.6
Meeting Agenda Setting Adopted Date: 04/17/12
Amended: 09/30/13
Amended: 12/20/16
Amended: 02/28/17
Amended: 12/18/18
Amended: 11/5/19
Amended:
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Any member of the City Council may, during the City Council CommunicationsCouncil Agenda Setting portion of a City Council meeting, request that an item be placed on a future City Council regular meeting agenda. The requested item will be placed on a future City Council regular meeting agenda as long as at least two other Councilmembers express their support of the request. The request shall not be open for debate or discussion and the expression of the other Councilmembers’ support shall be made informally by show of hands or otherwise. If the requested item does not receive the support of at least two other Councilmembers, a Councilmember may not request that same item or a substantially similar item be agendized for a minimum of six months. The Mayor shall have the authority to place an item on a future agenda either during or outside of an open City Council meeting through the City Manager’s Office. Both Councilmembers and the Mayor, when exercising their agendizing authority, shall be mindful of the complexity of the matter, the staff time necessary to prepare the matter, the urgency (or lack thereof) of the matter, and any other more pressing business, and shall consult with the City Manager regarding preparations for and timing of the agenda item requested.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision in the Procedures and Rules of Order for the Conduct of City Council Meetings, with respect to Council-initiated or Mayor-initiated agenda items that the Council has considered or taken action on at a meeting (including, but not limited to, by voting on, postponing, or tabling), a Councilmember may not re- agendize the same or a substantially similar item for a minimum of six months, unless the request receives the support of at least two other Councilmembers. Such a request shall not be open for debate or discussion and the expression of the other Councilmembers’ support shall be made informally by show of hands or otherwise. This provision is not intended to apply to proceedings that result in tie votes, which remain governed by section 3.04 of the Procedures and Rules of Order.
Reference: Resolution No. 2016-241
Resolution No. 2017-041
Resolution No. 2018-149
Resolution No. 2019- 131
Resolution No. 2022-______