Title
Approval of 2016 Amendments to City Council Guidebook
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
General Government Committee recommends the Guidebook amendments.
City Manager’s Recommendation:
Move to approve the Council Guidebook amendments, as recommended by General Government Committee and discussed by City Council at the annual Council Retreat.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve attached amendments to the Council Guidebook
Staff Contact:
Kellie Purce Braseth, Strategic Communications Director, Executive Department 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, or as needed, the Council’s General Government Committee reviews the Guidebook and recommends changes, if warranted.
General Government agreed to forward recommended 2016 changes to Council on the Consent Calendar. The changes are shown in attached draft of the Council Guidebook. The changes occur on the following pages and sections:
Page 13, Section 2.1.a
Page 17, Section 2.6
Page 18, Section 2.8
Page 19, Section 2.9
Page 19-20, Section 2.10
Page 21, Section 2.12
Page 24, Section 3.3
Neighborhood/Community Interests (if known):
None known
Options:
1. Approve the recommended changes.
2. Do not approve, or modify the recommended changes.
Financial Impact:
None
Attachment:
Draft 2016 Guidebook