File #: 25O-0006    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 1/28/2025 In control: City Commission Meeting
On agenda: 2/24/2025 Final action:
Title: ORDINANCE NO. 25O-02-104: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 2, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION,” ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED “CITY COMMISSION,” SECTION 2-157 ENTITLED “AGENDA” TO REQUIRE A SIMPLE MAJORITY TO CHANGE AN AGENDA’S ORDER OF BUSINESS; AMENDING SECTION 2-159 ENTITLED “ORDER OF BUSINESS” TO CHANGE THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AT REGULAR MEETINGS; AMENDING SECTION 2-160 ENTITLED “CONSENT AGENDA” TO ALLOW ITEMS TO BE APPROVED AS GROUPED WITHOUT A SEPARATE TITLE READING; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILTY, AND CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (REQUESTED BY INTERIM CITY MANAGER KENNIE HOBBS, JR.).
Attachments: 1. ORD. NO. 25O-02-104, 2. AR ORD. NO. 25O-02-104, 3. Memorandum- Proposal to Revise Agenda Procedures and Prioritize Quasi-Judicial Matters, 4. Agenda - City of Pompano Beach, 5. Agenda - City of Tamarac

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ORDINANCE NO. 25O-02-104: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF LAUDERHILL, FLORIDA, AMENDING THE CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 2, ENTITLED “ADMINISTRATION,” ARTICLE IV, ENTITLED “CITY COMMISSION,” SECTION 2-157 ENTITLED “AGENDA” TO REQUIRE A SIMPLE MAJORITY TO CHANGE AN AGENDA’S ORDER OF BUSINESS; AMENDING SECTION 2-159 ENTITLED “ORDER OF BUSINESS” TO CHANGE THE ORDER OF BUSINESS AT REGULAR MEETINGS; AMENDING SECTION 2-160 ENTITLED “CONSENT AGENDA” TO ALLOW ITEMS TO BE APPROVED AS GROUPED WITHOUT A SEPARATE TITLE READING; PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTS, SEVERABILTY, AND CODIFICATION; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE (REQUESTED BY INTERIM CITY MANAGER KENNIE HOBBS, JR.).

 

 

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Request Action:

Permanent Changes (Ordinance Amendments):

1. Amend Section 2-159 to rearrange the agenda and place quasi-judicial matters earlier in the meeting.

2. Amend Section 2-157 to reduce the threshold for changing the order of business from four votes to a simple majority.

3. Amend section 2-160 to allow consent items to be approved as a group without reading each item separately.

 

 

Need Summary Explanation/ Background:

The changes will provide for:

1. Efficiency: Streamlines the approval of routine or non-controversial items. Ensures critical items are addressed promptly and efficiently.

2. Fairness: Ensures quasi-judicial matters are heard promptly

3. Transparency: Expresses the Commission’s intent to prioritize these matters in a permanent and predictable manner. Provides a mechanism for discussing specific items when necessary, maintaining transparency and public input.

4. Simplified Voting Requirements: A simple majority for changing the order of business increases flexibility for agenda adjustments.

 

 

Cost Summary/ Fiscal Impact:

None

 

 

Attachments:

Three (3)

 

 

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Procurement Information: [check all that apply]

[    ] RFP/Bid                                                               [    ] Emergency Purchase                                           [    ] SBE

[    ] Proposal/Quote                                          [   ] State Grant Funds                                          [    ] Local Preference

[    ] Piggyback Contract                     [   ] Federal Grant Funds                                          

[    ] Sole Source                                          [   ] Matching Required