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CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE, COLORADO
August 3, 1992
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION MINUTES
The City Council Study Session was called to order by the Mayor at 7 30
p m Councilmembers present Elise Brougham, Kent Davis, Don Eafanti,
Phil Edwards, Vance Edwards, Tony Flasco, Ron Selstad, and Bill Shanley
Also present City Clerk, Wanda Sang, City Administrator, Robert
Middaugh, City Attorney, John Hayes, staff, and interested citizens
Item 1
Discussion of r B 19 - Disposition of Unclaimed Property
Mr Middaugh and Wanda Sang discussed their concerns with t~e wording in
certain sections of the ordinance and gave suggestions on how the
ordinance shaul d b8 worde:i
Decision was made t~at the City Clerk, the rity Administrator and the
City Attorney would review paragraphs 4,5,7,& 8 to come up with
substitute language that basically ~~ovides that the Clerk's Office is
the central processing pOint for giving legal notices and t~e
Administrator's Office will be the resource for investigation Will be
brought in with changes on final reading on August 24th
Item 2
Discussion of Council Rules of Order & Procedure
Mr Davis gave a preface to the discussion
It was decided that the following changes be made as indicated in bold
type under Section 5 4, - Time Schedule
Consensus of a majority of a Council Committee or
any four Councilmembers who wis~ to request a subject to
be placed on the Agenda, must notify the City Administrator,
City Clerk, or Council President of such item by noon on Friday,
and staff requ8sts to the City Administrator by noon on Friday,
the week in advance of Council meeting All back-up documents
must be filed with the City Clerk's Office by noon on the
Wednesday preceding the Monday which Council meets
Ordinances to be written by the City Attorney, and any other
Agenda items, shall first be approved by either one of the
Council Committees, by Consensus at a Study Session, or by
majority vote at a City Council meeting
Under Section 5 4, - Time Schedule, Consensus was 8-0 to insert after
and "have at least three other Council members' approval", change
"City Administrator" to "City Clerk" and in next paragraph, after "City
Attorney" insert "and any other agenda item" Consensus was 7-1 to
change "5 00 p m Friday" to "1\ .JJn Friday"
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It was decided that the City Admini~trator may eliminate the cover
letters for agenda items
Consensus was 8-0, Council cannot approve an appropriation under Elected
Officials Matters
Under Section 8 1 - Public Comment, Consensus was 7-1 to leave this
section as is
Under Section 6 3 - Reconsideration, Consensus was 8-0 to add the word
"Council" before "member voting"
Under Section 9-1 - Suspension of these Rules, Consensus was 8-0 to
read "Any provision of these rules not governed by the City charter or
Code of Laws may be temporarily suspended by a two-thirds majority vote
of those members present and voting "
Under Section 5-2 - Consent Agenda, Consensus was 8-0 that any Council
member can remove an item from the Consent Agenda for discussion, for
voting, or both
MOTION by Vance Edwards to adjourn, seconded by Mr Davis, carried 5-3
Meeting
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.APPROVED~ CITY COU:CIL ON 'UGUST 24, 1992 BY A VDTE OF
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Kent Davis, Council President
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