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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976-11-08 19 AE ORDINANCE19 AB Introduced by councilor eenaerson, xovem r e. 1916 CITY OF BANGOR (TITLE,) (DrYmMa9f Amnaing,Chapt x Accicle a t eh ocaim a of the City of Badger Public Prot ding Ile a ordained Ey the City Commit ofth#CTM WBaxpr, mjbUmon. THAT the provisions of Chapter I, Article 8 be amended by deletion of the Article in dts.entirety and replacing it with, she. following:; CHAPTER I •. Adticle 8 - public proceedings Sec. 1 beclaratiotl11 'of pub Lic Pslicy. The City Council finds and declares that public proceed rope._'exist to aid in the conduct of the People box ideas. it is the Intent of the City Council that their' actions betaken openly and that the records of their actions be open to public inspection and their deliberations be ..conducted openly. It is further the intent of the City Council that clandestine meetings, conferences or meetings Mid on private property without proper notice and ample opportunity for attendance by the public not be used to defeat the purposes of this ordinance. This ordinance shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purposes and policies as ontained in this declaration of the Council's legislative intent. Sec. 3 Compliance with State Law. In furtherance of the legislative - intent expressed above, all membets of the City Council, Council standing cosmaittees, City boards and cc®issions shall comply with the provision of Title 1, Maim Eevised Statutes Annotated, 10401 at seq. Sec. 3 Public Notice. It shall be the respaxib'lity AT the chair- person of the City Council, the chairperson of each of the various City Council committees, and the chairperson of each of the other City boards and co®issioos to assuTe that proper notice is given for chose meetings for which public notice 19 AE IN cy"ry CwmclL ORDINANCE 361 Novell B, 1976 Received tc code and TITLE,) et reeding. peening Charter I Article 8 (- ordinance Committee. Consider next�J lbg.�- of the Graimacee of the City of RECEIVED /2zae6a cl* Bangor - Public Proceedings.. CITY. of BA490R C17i C - .. _ CITY CLERICS CPME IN CITY be COUNCIL2,19 Intr«Wroe amt fttai,W '76 HO1 4 �'PI 3 24 November de 19]8 amNotion SSubsect and 3andea to Ori nal strap 3.3 a3. tads orm c to I. Original subsection 3.3 (Pore oVn=rSon, NO as 34 as shown att hed sheet. - Nation to consider next See ting failed- - following yes and n vote. Cou voting yes: Gass New Willey. Crs IN CITY COUNCIL _ m no: Browtas, Finnf not' g gab, 3.1 Away 13, 1976 McKernan, earnedStuder, Soucy and abenalzian. following i 3.1 ces"ea by adding attached(Sh "public Motion to deet passed by rs follwfng Noticee"'-e sham o other am sheet dated yes and vote: Councilors voting yea 4 as shown 138 1976. ed Sheet ended in Sec Finnigan,Zenderaon, MCKernaq Soulas, 4 a shown on attached delete Sec. 4 December no: B and as, Gass d Willey. voting - the toll ng[yes to delete Bec. 4 passes by : adding as,.Gass and Willey. Amerced the following yes a� n Ga:noi Mors by add g 5 ti 9 h ptt h d voting y Blount Finnigan, G McKernan sheet. 5 9 Bed 13th a by and Willey. 11 y Councilors oun 1-voting - d-Qetslrad pd rewd..-a� d let g h -dos t¢ 14tp nd 15th 5 y,'Sovl d Z d an M t ae lines by'deleting n'x 1 thereof ppo'nted t further end OF adding E 4 to by: ham.for Such pup CIM p.l]th and 18th lines I ' read "violation. Any public pro- by deleting "rsaid comaittee"'� Sec. 4 further amended ceeding conducted by any administ- zn 4th line by deleting "any Gabber" and substituting - ratiae or legislative body of the therefor "three members" by thetfollwing yes and no vote. City of Bangor in violation of this Councilors voting yes: Brountes', Henderson, McKernan,Ordinance is hereby, deemed null and Soulas, Soucy and Willey. CounCiloSs voting no: Finnigan,void", seconded. .Ration to refer Gass and zendzian. motion to Ccumslder next Casting passed back to Code and Ordinance Bevies by the following yes and no vote. Councilors voting Yes: Committee and consider next meeting - Brountas, Finnigan, McKernan, Soucy and Willey. Councilors passed by the following yes and n voting no: Gass, Henderson, Soulas and zerew"n. vote. Councilors voting yes; Browta6, Finnigan, McKernan, Soucy, B„a„/ e[}.sn d_ - Soulas, Willey and Zendzian. Councilors Fy CI.EPK voting no: Gass and Henderson, T �a CIM C 19 AS Amending Chapter I, Article B of the Ordinances of the City of Bangor - Fublic Proceedings. dames S. Hencerson IN CITY CWNCIL December 27, 1976 Motion to consider next meeting failed by the following yes and no vote: Councilors voting yes: meavernan, Councilors voting No: Brountas, Finnigan, Banisters, Souey, Goulas, Willey and Zendxian. Councilor absent case. Amended by adding Sec. 4 as shorn on sheet dated 12/13/76 by the following yes earl novote: Councilors voting yes: Brointas, Wanderers, McKernan, Soucy, somas, Willey and Zendeian. councilor voting no: Finnigan. Councilor absent: Gass Further amended by deleting "any ten (10) citizens" in the nth line and "or citizens" n the eth line by the following yea and no vote: Councilors voting yes: Executes, Soucy, Brines and Willey. councilors voting n : Finnigan, Henderson and Zendzian. Councilor absent: Gass. Finally reason by the following yes and no vote: Councilors voting yes: neonates, Finnigan, Henderson, McKernan, Soucy, series, Willey and Sundries. Councilor absent Gass. PTY CIZAK is required by virtue of I poSA-2406, as ended. The notice requirements herein constitute inimums[andaxd, and such cha1R ra a may provide for it local notice an [hes deup m e axg tv order to be serve [M1e purpose expressed in tM1e decl ration of pa Licy in this oxdinasce.s The requtxementa rein sidll be in /// dation to, but not in derogation of, that forma of not ce required by law. 3.1 Cit Council H tin e. Withic(/thirty (30) days prior to the rot day of January and uly of each year , th City Clex shall provide series of the dates, timed and Laces of he regularly scheduled City Council meetings f r the at Six (fie monhs by causing such informer ion to be lished In newspaper of general circulation in the C'ty Bangor and by posting such information on a bull fboard to the front entrance Co City Na11. Cop lea of agendas of the regularly scheduled City Council Maringe all be. available for public inspection n the office of the C Clerk at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of uch meeting. Notice of special City Council meeting she be given pursuant Co Chapter I, Act.icle 2, Section 2 of th a Ordinances and by posting notice thereof on a fd bull in board at least twenty-four (24) hours before t e time o own meeting. 3.2 Ali other Nee['n s Notice s 1 be given for all other meetings o any co®it[ee of the City Council and meet gs of all other City boards and commissions at least twenty- our (24) hours Ya ddvarce of such meetings by be, posting o notice Co such of of on said City Nall bulletin„ board 3.3 Form of Notice/ All notices required b this section shall �f/ include the name of the committee or board, the date, t d the place of said awe ::g and a statement indicating th4 the public may attend. Statement of Fact: A comprehensive revision of the State 'light to Know Ids" was adopted by the 107th legislature during its First Special Session. the purpose of this amendment is to eliminate any conflict as may exist between our local ordinance and the state legislation, and to clarify the requirements as to public notice. is required by virtue of 1 MRSA §406, as accrued. Me notice requirements herein corctiute a minimum Standard, add such chairpersons may provide for additional duties s they, deem n ssary in order to best serve the purposed expressed in the declaration of policy inthisordinance. The requirements herein shall be in addition to, but not in derogationof, other forms of notice required by law. 3.1 City Cwicil Meetings. Within thirty (30) days prier to the first day of January, and . ly - of each year, the City Clerk Shall provide duties -of the dates, time, and places of the regularly scheduled City Council meetings for the next six (6) months by causing such informetion to be published i newspaper of general circulation in theCityof eaRggc _aR y,RpostUna*s e information o a bulletin boardein tt franc trance to City Hall. Copies of the agendas of theregularly scheduled City Council destine Shall be available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk at least twenty -faux (24) hours before the time of such meeting. Notice of special City Council meetings shall be given pursuant to Chapter I, Article 2,Section 2 of there Ordinances add by posting notice thereof on said bulletin board at least twenty -fou[ (24) boors before the time of such meeting. 3.2 All Other Meetinos, Notice Shallbegiven for all other meetings of any committee of the City - Council and meetings of all other City boards and commissions at least twenty-four n (24) hours in advance me of much eting by the posting of notice to, such effect On said City pall - bulletin board. 3.3 Emergency Meetings. In the event of an mergency requiring ameeting before the notice requirements of this ordinance can be met, local representatives of the media Shall be notified directly of the meeting. Whenever practical, the notification Shall include the time aM location of the meeting, aid shall be vada by the Sam or a faster me used to notify members of the agency or body conducting the meeting. 3.4 Form of Notice. All notices r yuired by this section shall include the news of thecommittee o[ board, the date, time and the place of Said meeting add a Statement indicating that the public may attend. see. 4 Violations. All proceedings <�k ed, and all ctiona taken, by dry agbo3y e6ut to the xequixevanta o as ordinanc1 be mod to bevalidpxovidas, rnv three abexs of the Cityl, o[ any tem 10)of the City of dengue, believe that Aniy such prate naction has been intentio- nally o intentionally dWe taken in violation of the requirements of tM11e wcilo[ o[ citizens may eek a of s pro eedby written petition addressedvto th of ty Count Said petition shall indicate wit pecificity theupon which t complaint 'imade. Th tairma Shall ree petition to the ell Council, for of the proceedings action in question. Upon corp tion of such review, any pro eediige action determined by t e Council to have been conducted or taken in violation of this ordinance shall become null and void. Suggested amendments to Council Ordinance 19 M - Public Proceedings (1] Add the following subsection 3.3, and redesignate the provisions renting to the form of notice as subsection 3.4: 3.3 gmergency Meet Lags, in the event of an emergency requiring a meeting before the notice requirements of this ordinance can be meq local representatives of the media shall be notified directly of the meeting. Whenever practical, the notification shall include the time and Location of the meeting, and shall be made by the e a faster means used to notify members of theagencyor body conducting the meeting. (2)Add a new Section 4, as follows: Sec. 4 violations. All proceedings conducted, and all actions taken, by any agency or body Subject to the requirements of this ordinance shall be ` Vj ,med to be valid. Provided, however,n the evert b .member�of the City council,o of the City of Bangor, believe rthat any such proceedings or action has been intentionally or unintentionally conducted or taken in violation of the requirements of this ordinance, said councilorar�iaswn& may seek a review of such proceedings or action by written petition addressed to the Chairman of the City Council. Said petition shall indicate with specificity the basis upon which the complaint is made. „ The Chairman, shall refer the petition pl to the full Council, - - -- , , fora review of the proceedings or or action in question. Upon completion of such review, any ,p proceedings or action determined by the Council esseid ,Y eenmieec to have been conducted or taken in violet Lon of this ordinance shall become null and void. City Council Meetings.- Within thirty DD) days prior to the first day of January end July of each year, the City Clerk shell provide notice of the Jute::; Lima and places Of the regularly scheduled City Cuwmil meetirgia for the next six (6) months by causing uch infurmation W be published in a newspaper of general culation in the City of Bango�r Geanid4 designated posting such information on a bulletin board designated "Public Notice$" n the front entrance W City Ball. Cope of the agenda$ - of the regularly scheduled City Council meetings shall be available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of such meeting. Notice of special City Council meetings shall be given pursuant W Chapter I, Article 2, Section 2 of these Ordinances and by posting notice thereof ons aid bulletin board at least twenty-four (24) hours beforethe time of such meeting. 4U, r Seo. Violations. All proceedings nnnaneua, and a action �p m taken, by v agency or b`* subject requirements of this ordinance shall be presumed to be valid. Provided, however, in the ev¢�Jt thof ree members of the citymhy e city bell ve that Any Inch proceedings or action the beenfintentlon- belieor un t any uc p ally intentionally conducted taken in aletSon of the requirements of this ordinance, �i({bi'coweiloror citieena may seek a review thin ten (10) days or at the next repo—,ar meeting of the City Gounail after e£ such proceealhas o ever he ens lflte[ by written petvtSon addressed to the =Man e City me 1. Seitl petition shell indicate with specificity the basis upon which the complaint is made. The Chainmen, shall refer the petition to the fall Council, for review of the pro- 44e � PA; r d ceedings or d a' action in question. Aft e recei t of the p, d 1 1 t the Connell on the ailegatron: a COAG swspsn Ilguor 1nya1'dat ➢g here WN 7.I a �j actea T emh cet.tion. upon c� OF such review, flrtl proeeearngs or act on determined by Council to have been conducted or taken in violation of ordinance shall become null and void. a/1,