LEGISLATIVE LOGISTICSJune 12, 2007.ppt

LEGISLATIVE LOGISTICSJune 12, 2007 RESOLUTIONS, COMMITTEE MEETINGS, AND COUNTY BOARD PROCESSES County Board Process Board acts on committee recommendations Board meets 1st and 3rd Thursdays, but only once in July and August (usually) Board calendar is prepared the Friday before the meeting by the County Board Office – all committee action must be reported by then Committee Process Resolutions and ordinance amendments are referred to standing committees, and relevant boards and commissions Committees must schedule referrals within 60 days of referral – items cannot be withdrawn from committee until 60 days have passed after referral Committee Actions Committees make recommendations to the board – adoption, denial, indefinite postponement – which send the item to the board If a motion to make a recommendation fails, the item stays in committee until a recommendation is made, or the committee votes affirmatively to send it to the board “without recommendation” Committees can indefinitely postpone an item IN COMMITTEE – in that case, the measure stays in committee (but that action must be clearly stated) MinutesCounty Board Rules Sec. 7.23 MINUTES OF MEETINGS. (1) Minutes shall be kept of all committee meetings and a copy filed with the county clerk within five days after the meeting except that minutes from meetings held on Mondays, Tuesdays or Wednesdays of a week in which the county board calendar is prepared shall be given to the clerk by 9:00 a.m. on the day which is 7 days before the next board meeting. MinutesCounty Board Rules (2) The minutes shall include the following: (a) Name of committee. (b) Date, hour, location of meeting and time of adjournment. (c) Separate listings of committee members present and absent. d) Each matter considered and the action taken. MinutesCounty Board Rules (e) Persons appearing, other than supervisors, the matter on which they appear and the position taken. (f) Positions of supervisors or memb