§ 22.40.050. Agenda—Development—Procedure—Mailing.

A.

Ordinances, resolutions and other items of business to be introduced and considered by the borough assembly shall be placed on a meeting agenda prepared by the borough clerk.

B.

The sponsor of an ordinance for introduction or resolution for adoption may remove an item from the agenda before the agenda is approved unless the item has been carried over or postponed from a previous agenda.

C.

Except for emergency legislation or legislation for which a special meeting has been called, the mayor, an assembly member or committee of the assembly proposing to place a legislative matter on the agenda of a regular assembly meeting shall provide or communicate a copy of such matter to the borough clerk by 4:30 P.M. of the second Thursday preceding the meeting at which the matter is to be introduced or considered for assignment of the next sequential number in the order received or such other reasonable time as is established by the assembly president considering intervening holidays, press deadlines, and mail delivery schedules. An outline agenda containing the titles and numbers of such matters and photo copies of those matters shall be made available to any person requesting it the following work day.

D.

Any items not placed on the agenda by the deadline, other than unnumbered commendation or similar items, shall be deferred until the next assembly meeting, unless two-thirds of the whole assembly votes to consider the item.

E.

Resolutions and ordinances set for hearing which contain blanks or incomplete information shall not be placed on the agenda unless supporting documentation clearly setting forth 1) the reason why the omitted information is not available, and 2) the reason why the item must be placed on the agenda before the omitted information has been obtained is attached.

F.

The clerk shall prepare the agenda under the direction of the presiding officer. A meeting packet, containing all legislative items and supporting documentation, shall be mailed by first class mail or sent by electronic media or otherwise delivered to each assembly member and the municipal clerk of each city within the borough no later than the Tuesday preceding each assembly meeting.

G.

A copy of the agenda, and any legislative item and/or supporting documentation so requested, shall be provided to chambers of commerce, commissions and councils. Copies of the agenda and legislative items comprising a mini-packet shall be made available for the public.

(Ord. No. 2010-09, § 2, 4-6-10; Ord. No. 90-29, § 3(part), 1990; Ord. No. 86-82, § 1, 1986; Ord. No. 86-55, § 1, 1986; Ord. No. 83-46, § 1(part), 1983; Ord. No. 81-19, § 2, 1981; Ord. No. 72-34, § 3, 1974; Ord. No. 57, § 3(part), 1967; KPC §§ 05.15.045(3), 05.15.055)