Title
Approval of 2021 Amendments to the City Council Guidebook
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The General Government Committee recommends the proposed City Council Guidebook amendments.
City Manager's Recommendation:
Move to approve the Council Guidebook amendments, as recommended by General Government Committee.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve amendments to the Council Guidebook.
Staff Contact:
Kellie Purce Braseth, Strategic Communications Director, City Manager's Office, 360.753.8361
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar item.
Background and Analysis:
The Olympia City Council's usual procedures and practices are contained in the Council's Guidebook. Biennially on even numbered years, or as needed, the Council's General Government Committee reviews the Guidebook and recommends changes, if warranted.
As part of its 2021 Work Plan, the General Government Committee wanted to do a deep dive review of the Council Guidebook in preparation for further discussion of possible updates and changes during the City Council's Mid-Year Retreat on June 11, 2021. The Committee undertook that deep dive during a Special Meeting on April 14. City Council also held a Special Meeting on September 21 to discuss operating agreements to further inform updates to the Council Guidebook.
The work of General Government and Council resulted in extensive edits of the document. General Government agreed to forward the current recommended changes to Council on the Consent Calendar. The revisions are shown in the attached draft of the Council Guidebook and appear throughout the document.
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
None known
Options:
1. Move to approve the recommended changes.
2. Propose modifications to the recommended changes and return to the General Government Committee for further work.
3. Do not approve the recommended changes.
Financial Impact:
There is no financial impact associated with these changes.
Attachment:
Draft Council Guideb...
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