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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 114-2001RESOLUTION NO. 114, 2DOI RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME APPROVING RULE OF PROCEDURE REGARDING ABSTENTIONS AND REVISED GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR CONDUCT OF MEETINGS WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code section 36813, the City Council may adopt procedural rules to guide its meetings and proceedings; and WHEREAS, the Council has adopted a rule regarding the conduct of public hearings and the length of public comments; and WHEREAS, California law and parliamentary procedure generally frowns on the counting of abstentions or disqualifications in the conduct of City business; and WHEREAS, it is important the Council adopt a rule so that any future controversy regarding such a procedural question may be avoided, NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Burlingame does hereby resolve, determine, and find as follows: An abstention or disqualification shall not be counted as a vote in favor or against any matter pending before the City Council. 2. The general procedures for conduct of Council meetings attached hereto are approved. I, ANN T. MUSSO, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 16thday of October , 2001, and was adopted thereafter by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: COFFEY, GALLIGAN, JANNEY, O'MAHONY, SPINELLI NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE ,A'ec ApatAz� CITY CLERK C:\FR.ES\RESO\Councilproc. cnl.wpd