HomeMy Public PortalAbout2013_11_26_O018 Amending the TC re Electronic Participation and Rules of Order The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
PRESENTED: November 26, 2013
ORDINANCE NO. 2013-0-018 ADOPTED: November 26, 2013
AN ORDINANCE: TO AMEND AND REORDAIN CHAPTER 2 (ADMINISTRATION),
ARTICLE II (TOWN COUNCIL), SECTION 2-23 (RULES OF ORDER
AND PROCEDURE)
WHEREAS, Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended, § 2.2-3708.1 (Participation in
meetings in the event of emergency or personal matter; certain disabilities; distance from
meeting location for certain public bodies)was amended this year to allow for participation of
members of public bodies by electronic means from a remote location under certain
circumstances; and
WHEREAS, in order for those conditions to be readily accessible and to expedite the
process for the approval or disapproval of the member's electronic participation, the Town Code
shall contain a section outlining the requirements for electronic participation at a remote location
by town council members.
THEREFORE, the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia hereby ordains:
SECTION I. That Chapter 2, Article II, Section 2-23 be and the same is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Section 2-23. Rules of Order and Procedure
(a) The town council may adopt by resolution such rules of procedure as it may deem proper
for the regulation of the time,place, cancellation, and special meetings; the mayor as
presider of meetings, order of business,time limits of speakers, mayor and town council
comments, new business items, Robert's Rules of Order, special rules of order, committee
of the whole/work session, order of business at meetings, quorums, and the journal of
proceedings.
(b) The rules of procedure dated July 8, 2008, attached to Ordinance No. 2008-0-18, are
adopted.
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AN ORDINANCE: TO AMEND AND REORDAIN CHAPTER 2 (ADMINISTRATION),
ARTICLE II (TOWN COUNCIL), SECTION 2-23 (RULES OF ORDER
AND PROCEDURE)
(c) A member of the town council may participate by electronic means from a remote
location only under the circumstances set forth in Code of Virginia of 1950, as amended,
§ 2.2-3708.1 and that if the member meets the criteria as set forth in the code section a
member of council may not vote against said request.
SECTION II. All prior ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION III. Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction declares any provision
of this ordinance invalid, the decision shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or
any remaining provisions of the Leesburg Town Code.
SECTION IV. This ordinance shall be effective upon its adoption.
PASSED this 26th day of November, 2013.
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