| BASIC CIVICS 2 THE "CITY COUNCIL" "BASIC CIVICS" How the city council works city council duties. THE MAYOR FOR THE CITY DEPARTMENT PROPOSES LEGISLATION AND TRANSMIT THE PROPOSAL TO THIS CITY BUDGET OFFICE. (CBO) FOR REVIEW. THE PROPOSED LEGISLATION BECOMES A COUNCIL BILL. 1. CBO REVIEWS THE BILL AND IF IT IS IMPROVED, SENDS IT TO THE LAW DEPARTMENT. 2. THE LAW DEPARTMENT REVIEWS THE PROPOSAL, THAN DRAFTS APPROPRIATE ORDINANCE LANGUAGE. THE BILL IS THEN FORWARDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL. NOTE: (THE CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS CAN ALSO INITIATE LEGISLATION.) 3. THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT DISTRIBUTES THE BILLS TO THE COUNCIL MEMBER WHO CHAIRS THE COMMITTEE TO WHICH THE LEGISLATION WOULD MOST LIKELY BE REFERRED. 4. A COUNCIL MEMBER REVIEWS THE PROPOSAL AND IF S/HE AGREES TO SPONSOR THE ITEM, SENDS IT BACK TO THE CITY CLERK. 5. THE CITY CLERK�S REVIEWS EACH BILL FOR CONFORMANCE, SPONSORSHIP AND CONTENT. ASSIGNS MEMBERS, MAKES PRELIMINARY COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS, AND PREPARES THE REFERRAL CALENDAR. 6. THE COUNCIL REVIEWS THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COMMITTEE REFERRAL AND EITHER ADOPTS OR AMENDS THE CALENDAR. THE BELLS ARE THEN DELIVERED TO THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE. 7. COUNCIL COMMITTEE�S REVIEW THE LEGISLATION, MAY HOLD PUBLIC HEARINGS, DIRECT STAFF TO CONDUCT RESEARCH, OR AMENDED IT. AFTER REVIEW AND DISCUSSION THE COMMITTEE MAKES A RECOMMENDATION TO THE COUNCIL AS TO THE ACTION IT SHOULD TAKE ON THE BILL. 8. AT A MEETING EACH COMMITTEE REPORT TO THE COUNCIL ITS RECOMMENDATIONS. AT THIS TIME THE COUNCIL MAY END UP THE COMMITTEE REPORT, DEBATE, DISCUSS, ARM AND, RE-REFER, HOLD, PASS OR NOT PASS THE BILLS. 9. A ROLL CALL WILL IS TAKING ON THE FINAL ACTION OF BILLS. COUNCIL PRESIDENT HAS SIGNED THE LEGISLATION AND RETURNS IT TO THE CITY CLERK THE CITY CLERK REVIEWS THE LEGISLATION ONCE MORE, INSENSITIVE TO THE MAYOR. 10. THE MAYOR MAY SIGN THE LEGISLATION, ALLOW IT TO GO INTO LAW WITHOUT THEIR SIGNATURE OR MAY VITO IT. NO MATTER WHAT ACTION THE MAYOR TAKES THEY SEND THE LEGISLATION BACK TO THE CITY CLERK WITHIN TEN DAYS. 11. THE CITY CLERK ASSIGNS ORDINANCE MEMBERS, ORDERS PUBLICATION AND FILES THE NEW CITY ORDINANCE. |
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