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Minutes for the Nominating and Rules Committee meeting on November 9, 2004.
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City of Jonesboro
Minutes of
Nominating and Rules Committee
November 9, 2004
Huntington Building
The meeting was called to order at 2:00 p.m. by Alderman McCall. Members present were: Tim McCall, Alec Farmer, Chris Moore and Cecil Province. Others in attendance were City Clerk Donna Jackson, Mayor’s Assistant Aubrey Scott, and Keith Inman with the Jonesboro Sun.
PROPOSED CHANGES IN RULES AND PROCEDURE
City Council Meeting - 1st & 3rd Tuesdays - Councilman Farmer moved, seconded by Councilman Moore to recommend to the full Council an ordinance changing the regular meeting dates to the first and third Tuesday of the month with an effective date of January 1, 2005. The decision was made to leave the deadline time the same, 10:00 a.m. the Thursday prior to a council meeting. All voted aye.
City Council Committees placing items on the agenda - Councilman Farmer moved, seconded by Councilman Moore to allow city council committees containing four or more council members to add an item to the agenda after the agenda deadline with a unanimous vote of the committee. It was explained this would be for emergency type situations and should not be used to get around the established procedure for placing items on the agenda. The deadline for agenda items would remain 10:00 a.m. the Thursday prior to a council meeting. All voted aye.
Unapproved Committee Minutes - Discussion was held regarding the distribution of unapproved committee minutes to the full council for informational purposes. For legal reasons, City Clerk Donna Jackson expressed some reservations in providing minutes that have not been officially approved by committee members, but stated she understood the need to keep everyone informed. She also explained it is not always possible to have the minutes prepared within a week of each committee meeting due to regular meeting times being changed, and the length of ...
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