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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
99-356
PRESENTED November 23, 1999
ADOPTED November 23, 1999
SCHEDULING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR DECEMBER 14,
1999 TO CONSDER AMENDMENTS TO THE LEESBURG
TOWN CODE SECTION 2-24 STANDING COMMITTEES,
AND SECTION 2-26 CONDUCT OF COMMITTEES TO
CONSOLIDATE THE STANDING COUNCIL COMMITTEES
INTO A COUNCIL "COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE"
WHEREAS, it is the decision of the Leesburg Town Council to operate the
government as effectively and efficiently as practical; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council hired the Town Manager, in part, to suggest to the
Council better ways of conducting the public's business; and
WHEREAS, the Town Manager has recommended to the Council that the Council
Committee system be consolidated into a Council "Committee of the Whole" for several
reasons including: better use of the time of Council members, more complete staff work
with greater accountability of staff and manager and better use of their time, and the
opportunity for each Council member to have equal voice on every decision made by the
Council; and
WHEREAS, the Town Manager's recommendation to consolidate all Council
Committees into a Council "Committee of the Whole" was discussed at the
Administration and Public Works Committee meetings of November 3 and November 16,
1999; and
WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Leesburg Town Council to solicit public input
and fully inform the public of the proposed changes by holding a public heating; and
WHEREAS, Section 2-24. Standing Committees and Section 2-26. Conduct of
Committees of the Leesburg Town Code are proposed to be amended as follows:
Sec. 2-24. Standing committees - is hereby repealed and substituted therefore
with a new Section 2-24.1 Committee of the Whole
RESOLUTION:
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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE - SCHEDULING A PUBLIC
HEARING
The Council shall sit as a "Committee of the Whole" convening at 7:00
p.m. on the Monday preceding the regular council meeting, with the mayor
presiding. The Committee of the Whole may consider such business as may come
before it, for Council action and study purposes only. The Council members shall
review upcoming agenda items, hear staff reports and public comment and take
other non-legislative action as it deems necessary. No formal action may be taken
at the Committee of the Whole. The time and place may be changed by a
majority of the Committee of the Whole. Proper notification shall be published in
the press.
Sec. 2-26. Conduct of committees - is hereby repealed and substituted
therefore with a new Section 2-24.2 Conduct of Committee of the Whole
The Committee of the Whole shall generally be governed by Robert's
Rules of Order, latest edition. A majority of the Council members shall constitute
a quorum.
WHEREAS, the Administration and Public Works Committee on November 16,
1999, recommended conducting a public hearing on the proposed changes; and
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
A public hearing to consider amendments to the Leesburg Town Code, Section 2-
24 Standing Committees and Section 2-26 Conduct of Committees to consolidate the
standing Council Committees into a Council "Committee of the Whole" is hereby
scheduled for Tuesday, December 14, 1999, at 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the
Municipal Government Center, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia. The Notice
of Public Hearing shall be published in the Leesburg Today on Wednesdays, December 1
and December 7, 1999.
PASSED this 23rd day of November 1999.
Clerk of Council
J~mes E. Clem, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
R:ComofWholehearing