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A Resolution amending Section 3.104(1) of Appendix A, Rules and Procedures of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, pertaining to the order of business for Urban County Council Work Sessions, to change the label “Mayor’s Report” to “Communications From the Mayor”, to move the Communications From the Mayor to follow New Business Items on the order of business, and to add Donations, and Fixed Price Bids and Sole Source Procurements that only require the Urban County Government to enter into a unilateral Contract or issue a purchase order, as separate items for consideration under Communications From the Mayor, and relabeling or renumbering other affected items, all effective upon passage of Council. [Council Office, Hall]
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WHEREAS, the Urban County Council, by Resolution No. 55-79, as amended, adopted “Rules and Procedures of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council”, which were repealed, reorganized, revised and readopted by Resolution No. 599-2023 (hereinafter, “Rules”);
WHEREAS, Section 5.104 of the Rules provides that “[n]o permanent change shall be made to these rules without notice specifying the purpose and wording of the change given prior to the consideration of the change and the adoption of the permanent change by a majority of all councilmembers through an amending resolution”; and
WHEREAS, notice of proposed changes to the Rules was given to all Council members at the Council Work Session on May 7, 2024.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE LEXINGTON-FAYETTE COUNTY GOVERNMENT:
Section 1 - That Section 3.104(1) of Appendix A - Rules and Procedures of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council, be and hereby is amended to read as follows:
1) The urban county council shall meet at the dates and times specified in a schedule of meetings adopted annually by the council by ordinance, in the council chamber on the second floor of the Lexington-Fayette Government Center, for purposes of conducting a "work session." Action taken by the urban county council at a work session is procedural in nature (See 2.201). A quorum for work sessions shall consist of not fewer than eight (8) of the fifteen (15) members of the council. The following order of business shall apply for work sessions of the urban county council;
I. Public comment-agenda items only.
II. *Requested rezonings/docket approval. (No item shall be placed on the docket which has not been approved at work session, either as part of the work docket or as a separate item at work session, except in case of emergency and except as limited by section 4.07 of the Charter).
III. Approval of summary.
IV. *Budget amendments.
V. Budget adjustments (for information only).
VI. New business.
VII. Communications from the Mayor.
a. Appointments.
b. Donations.
c. Procurement Reports.
1. Price Contracts.
2. Fixed price bid recommendations (unilateral contract or purchase order).
3. Sole source procurement recommendations (unilateral contract or purchase order).
VIII. Continuing business/presentations/employee recognition. Up to two presentations are permitted per work session and each presentation shall not exceed 15 minutes; up to one presentation can be LFUCG employee recognition.
IX. Council reports.
X. Public comment-issues not on agenda.
XI. Adjournment.
Section 2 - That this Resolution shall become effective on the date of its passage.
PASSED URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL:
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CLERK OF URBAN COUNTY COUNCIL
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