06-1703 Commission Meeting & Agenda Policies Amendments

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C. Consent Agenda. The Consent Agend& shall be limited to those items which are reasonably expccted to he approved by the Commission. Items placed on the consent agenda will not be discussed or debated at any length, other than brief questions or c1aritications. If one or more members of the Commission wish to discuss or debate any one or more issuc(s) on the Cc,nsent Agcnda, he or she may make a request to remove sueh item(s) from the Conser.t Agenda to be considered independently immediately following action on othe,' items that may be on the Consent Agenda. One singular motion and vote will be taken to approvc or deny the Consent Agenda as presented and/or moditied. D. Regular' Ag~nJoI. All hcr,lS t,) k include..; in the reguiar agenda shall be presented to the City Manager prior to 8:00 a.m. ,In the Monday prc~eding the regular Commission meeting. E. Regular Meering Age.ld'J PreparaTion. The City Manager will assemble and prepare a draft agendJ from the issucs suhmitted. a,ld tOlward the draft agenda to the Mayor prior to the end of ,he work d.;y on Tu~sdaj. The Mayor will then review the agenda to ensure items prel.jously requestcd p'lb:icly by the City Commission arc included and, if so, will approve the agenda prior 10 Wednesday noon. The final agenda will then be prepared, available, and posted in accordance with State Statutes by the City Clerk. Any additions to the agtn:1u afler PO:;ti:lg shaii be presented to the City Commission for review and approval as far in advance of th~ me'~ting as possible, 'Jut in no instance less than 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting time. Such items shall be primarily limited to subjects which are time-sensitive in nature which cannot be postponed to the next regular City Co:nmiosiclI mcering. 2. Commission Meetinl!s. A. Meeting TinH'. Regular r{,eetings of the City Commission shall commence at 7:00 p.m. unless an a:wnative timc :las been designated by Public Notice. The City Commission shall vote at <':30 p.m. v.hcther Cle agelIda will be !TJ0diJied in light of the time remaining. Special meetings of the City ConlJ!:ission shall corranence at the specific time designated by the Pub;ic 0.olice. B. Public Hellrings. ln keeping with Section 166.041 (3)(a) of the Florida Statutes regarding due process, the Second Readmgs of aJl proposed Ordinances shall be held during the Public He,,, Hlg ~,~grnent of the agenda. The Commission will accept public input on the individual items appearing on the agenda as each item is addressed by the Commission. Public He'lrings occur wh(:" thc law (Fedetal, State, or Local) requires the Commission to receive publi~ ir.put prier (0 m,,;';ing a dccision. After the requirements of due process have bee;-, salls tied, the ];Tc:';ding oJiccr will fOmlally close input, and action will be taken by the Cornmissi.::m. C. Public ,\lectillgs. Pubi;c mcelings are held to conduct City business in the view of the Public. The public's rig.lt to be present at the public meeting does not give the public the ')