2.10 — CITY COUNCIL

Government operations of the City of Rio Dell as set forth hereafter are by the City Council, City Attorney, City Manager, City Clerk, Chief of Police, City Engineer, subordinate officers, full-time employees, part-time employees, temporary employees, volunteers, commissions, committees, boards, agencies, task forces and citizens appointed to represent the City in outside organizations.

(Ord. 213A § 2.02, 1992)

Legislative and policy functions of the government of the City of Rio Dell are vested in its Council of five persons. (Ord. 213A §§ 2.01.001, 2.03.001, 1992)

Superseded by Ord. 336. See RDMC § 2.10.160(4).

(Ord. 213A § 2.03.002, 1992)

No Councilpersons shall forfeit any rights of Council membership by serving as Presiding Officer. Questions of order shall be determined by law, ordinance or the Presiding Officer, subject however to member appeal to the Council for which a majority vote of the Council shall prevail. On issues not addressed by law, ordinance, resolution or precedence, the Presiding Officer shall obtain guidance from the City Attorney and/or use the current edition of the parliamentary guide Robert's Rules of Order universally accepted as a definitive source. The Presiding Officer shall vote last on all issues. (Ord. 213A § 2.03.003, 1992)

During public presentations (public comment), any person may address the Council on any matter that is under Council control and is not to be considered elsewhere on the agenda. The citizen must obtain recognition of the Presiding Officer and state their name, address and their remarks in an audible voice. Speakers shall confine their remarks to a single subject and avoid the use of any indecorous language. All remarks shall be addressed to the Council as a body, never to individual Council members. Speakers shall not be permitted to repeat information provided by other speakers. Whenever a group of persons wish to address the Council on the same subject matter, the use of a group spokesperson is encouraged to facilitate communication. The Presiding Officer may limit the presentation to a group spokesperson, in the Presiding

2. See also RDMC § 2.10.140(3).

3. See also RDMC § 2.10.190(7).

Officer's discretion. (Ord. 213A § 2.03.004, 1992)

The Mayor shall preserve strict order and decorum at all meetings of the Council and announce its decisions on all subjects. No Councilperson or member of the audience shall by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the peace or order of a Council meeting. The Chief of Police shall be Ex Officio Sergeant-at-Arms of the Council and shall carry out all orders and instructions given by the Presiding Officer for the purpose of maintaining law and order in the chamber. In the absence of the Chief of Police, any peace officer present may be designated as Sergeant-atArms by the Presiding Officer. Upon instruction of the Presiding Officer, it shall be the duty of the Sergeant-at-Arms to eject unruly persons from the Council Chamber. (Ord. 213A § 2.03.005, 1992)

Legislative action shall be taken by the Council only on an ordinance or resolution prepared in final format by the City Manager and City Attorney and approved by the Council at duly posted Council meeting(s). Each ordinance shall be preceded by a brief title. All ordinances, resolutions or matters requiring Council action must be introduced and sponsored by a Council member or introduced by the City Attorney or City Manager acting on their own initiative. Proposed ordinances may be amended between the time of their introduction and their first reading. (Ord. 213A § 2.03.006, 1992)

• (1) No Councilperson shall individually give orders or instruction to any City employee. The City Manager takes orders and instructions only from the total Council sitting in a duly convened meeting or from a court of jurisdiction. No Councilperson shall individually give orders or suggestions for action to the City Manager.

• (2) No member of the City Council of the City of Rio Dell shall execute any deed, easement, license, profit, condition, conveyance, covenant, restriction, restraint, servitude, contract, assignment, lien, encumbrance, deed of trust, mortgage or other security interest, lease, title insurance policy, subordination agreement, patent, reservation, encroachment, release, power of appointment, power of attorney, partition, future interest, dedication, permit, declaration or any other document, memorandum, or instrument, relating to real property, without the specific authority of the City Council acting at a regularly or specially scheduled meeting upon proper motion and a majority vote of a present quorum.

• (Ord. 171 § 1, 1982; Ord. 213A § 2.03.007, 1992)

The Council shall determine the organization of all departments of City staff after consideration of recommendations of the City Manager, operating efficiencies, and levels of service to the public as provided in the annual operating budget. (Ord. 213A § 2.03.008, 1992)

4. See also RDMC § 2.10.170(3).

5. See also RDMC § 2.10.170(11) and § 2.10.190(6).

The Council shall by a majority vote make the following appointments to serve at the pleasure of the Council in compliance with existing law, ordinance, resolution, service contracts/ memorandum of understanding and/or City personnel rules as appropriate:

• (1) City Manager;

• (2) City Attorney;

• (3) Commission, committee, board, agency and task force appointments;

(4) City representatives to other organizations. (Ord. 213A § 2.60.001, 1992)

Removal or dismissal of any commissioner, committee member, board member, agency member, task force member or City representative shall be by a majority vote of the Council convened in a regular scheduled meeting with the matter previously posted on the agenda. Such removal or dismissal shall comply with all provisions of law, ordinance or resolution. (Ord. 213A § 2.75.001, 1992)