§ 22.40.185. Reconsideration—Procedure.

A.

Notice of reconsideration of final assembly action on any matter must be given before adjournment of the meeting at which final action on the matter was taken. A motion for reconsideration of an adopted or defeated amendment to an ordinance or resolution may be made, but only if made prior to final assembly action on a matter. Items in which notice of reconsideration has been given shall not be discussed at committee and shall not appear on committee agendas.

B.

An item for which notice of reconsideration was timely made shall be placed on the agenda for the next regular meeting, or special meeting called to consider that matter, and cannot be taken up at the meeting from which the action to be reconsidered was taken.

C.

Assembly member debate, limited to the reasons for granting reconsideration, shall be permitted before calling the vote of whether to reconsider.

D.

Action to reconsider a matter is taken by a positive vote of the majority of the total membership of the assembly.

E.

The effect of granting reconsideration is to bring the entire matter back to the assembly in the form that it appeared prior to the final vote on the matter, and to reopen the matter for further amendment, including reconsideration of amendments made before final action on the matter being reconsidered.

F.

No matter may be reconsidered if it has already been subject to a motion to reconsider, regardless of whether that motion to reconsider failed or passed.

G.

A matter which was decided by a vote of three-fourths or more of the membership of the assembly is not subject to reconsideration under this section.

H.

Notice of reconsideration may not be given where the effect would be to remove the action from the control of the assembly, including, but not limited to, situations where action must be taken by a certain time specified by law or procedural rules.

I.

The provisions of Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure, Current Edition, sections 450, 453 (4—6 & 8), 454, 457, 459, 462 (2), 463-466, 467 (2 & 4—5), 469 (4—6), 472 to section 473, are not adopted by the assembly and shall not control assembly action.

( Ord. No. 2013-05, § 2, 3-19-13 ; Ord. No. 2010-09, § 3, 4-6-10; Ord. No. 91-22, § 2, 1991; Ord. No. 90-29, § 3(part), 1990; Ord. No. 86-11, § 1, 1986; Ord. No. 81-128, § 1, 1982; Ord. No. 80-44, § 1, 1980; Ord. No. 74-52, § 1(part), 1971; KPC § 05.15.020)