OR 2017-1476 Council Agenda Process and ProceduresAN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO. 2017-1476
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, AMENDING THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES BY REPEALING AND REPLACING
SUBSECTION 1-10-3.7 "CITY ATTORNEY" OF CHAPTER 1
"ADMINISTRATION", ARTICLE 1-10 "RULES, TIMES AND
PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS",
SECTION 1-10-3 "GENERAL RULES"; BY REPEALING AND REPLACING
SUBSECTION 1-10-6-1.2 "COUNCIL MEMBERS' SUBMISSION OF
AGENDA ITEMS" OF CHAPTER 1 "ADMINISTRATION", ARTICLE 1-10
"RULES, TIMES AND PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING CITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS", SECTION 1-10-6 "ORDER OF BUSINESS"; AND
BY REPEALING AND REPLACING SUBSECTION 1-10-7.10
"WITHDRAWAL OF MOTIONS" OF CHAPTER 1 "ADMINISTRATION",
ARTICLE 1-10 "RULES, TIMES AND PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCTING
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS", SECTION 1-10-7 "CONSIDERATION OF
ORDINANCES RESOLUTIONS AND MOTIONS"; PROVIDING A
REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE;
PROVIDING A PENALTY OF FINE NOT TO EXCEED THE SUM OF TWO
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2000.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND
PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, Section 3.09, Meetings of City Council of the City of Coppell Home Rule
Charter established the rules for meetings of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Section 3.12, Rules of Procedure of the City of Coppell Home Rule Charter
establish that the City Council shall provide by ordinance a method and rules by which a citizen
may have an item placed on a City Council agenda; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has adopted such an ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend such method and rules to provide more
clarity for its Procedures;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COPPELL, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That Subsection 1-10-3.7. `City Attorney' of Chapter 1 `Administration',
Article 1-10 `Rules, Times and Procedures for Conducting City Council Meetings', Section 1-10-
3 `General Rules' of the Code of Ordinances be repealed and the same is hereby replaced to read
as follows:
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"CHAPTER 1. ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE 1-10 — RULES, TIMES AND PROCEDURES FOR
CONDUCTING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
SECTION 1-10-3 GENERAL RULES
1-10-3.7. City attorney. The city attorney, or acting city attorney, shall
attend all regular meetings of the council and shall give an opinion, either
written or oral, on questions of law as requested by the mayor or a member
of the council such as requests by the mayor or city council. The city
attorney shall attend such other meetings or workshops as directed by the
city manager or city council. The city attorney shall act as the council's final
authority concerning procedural and parliamentary questions under this
Chapter/Article.
SECTION 2. That Subsection 1-10-6.1.2. `Citizen's submission of agenda items' of
Chapter 1 `Administration', Article 1-10 `Rules, Times and Procedures for Conducting City
Council Meetings', Section 1-10-6 `Order of business' of the Code of Ordinances be repealed and
the same is hereby replaced to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 1. ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE 1-10 — RULES, TIMES AND PROCEDURES FOR
CONDUCTING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
SECTION 1-10-6 ORDER OF BUSINESS
1-10-6.1.2. Citizens'submission of agenda items.
A. Any resident of the City of Coppell shall have the right and opportunity to
submit a request to place an agenda item for a subject for which the City
Council can legally take action. A request by a citizen to place an item on
an agenda must be submitted in writing to the office of the city manager no
later than 10:00 a.m. ten (10) business days preceding the regular meeting
at which the request is to be considered. The request must clearly state the
nature and subject for which the Council has subject matter
jurisdiction. Once an agenda item has been considered by the City Council,
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that issue or subject may not be placed on a future agenda by a resident
sooner than twelve months from Council Meeting where such subject was
considered.
B. In the opinion of the city manager the agenda's the requested meeting is
lengthy, he or she may defer the item to the next regular meeting of the
council. In the case of a delay, the city manager will notify the citizen of the
delay no later than the Friday preceding the regular meeting requested by
the citizen. In no case, may a citizen's request be delayed for more than one
regular meeting.
C. If the request does not state an actionable subject for which the council has
jurisdiction, the citizen shall be advised in writing and the matter will not
be placed on the agenda or may be referred to a future council workshop
consideration. Once an item has been placed on an agenda or considered by
council at a duly convened meeting, any further consideration of the subject
shall be at the sole discretion of council.
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SECTION 3. That Subsection 1-10-7.10. `Withdrawal of motions' of Chapter 1
`Administration', Article 1-10 `Rules, Times and Procedures for Conducting City Council
Meetings', Section 1-10-7 `Consideration of ordinances, resolutions and motions' of the Code of
Ordinances be repealed and the same is hereby replaced to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 1. ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE 1-10 — RULES, TIMES AND PROCEDURES FOR
CONDUCTING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
SECTION 1-10-7 CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS AND
MOTIONS
1-10-7.10 Withdrawal of motions. A motion may be withdrawn or modified
by the movant at any time prior to passage without asking permission. If the
Movant modified his or her motion, the second may be withdrawn.
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SECTION 4. That all provisions of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Coppell,
Texas, in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all
other provisions not in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance shall remain in full force and
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effect.
SECTION 5. That should any word, phrase, paragraph, section or phrase of this
ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, be held to be unconstitutional, illegal
or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this ordinance as a whole, or any part or
provision thereof other than the part so decided to be unconstitutional, illegal or invalid, and
shall not affect the validity of the Code of Ordinances as a whole.
SECTION 6. An offense committed before the effective date of this ordinance is
governed by prior law and the provisions of the Code of Ordinances, as amended, in effect when
the offense was committed and the former law is continued in effect for this purpose.
SECTION 7. That any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions or
terms of this ordinance or of the Code of Ordinances, as amended hereby, shall be guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction in the Municipal Court of the City of Coppell, Texas, shall
be subjected to a fine not to exceed the sum of Two Thousand Dollars ($2000.00) for each offense;
and each and every day such violation is continued shall be deemed to constitute a separate offense.
SECTION 8. That this ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage
and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide.
DULY PASSED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, this the 13' day of
June, 2017.
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