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RESOLUTION NO. 22-92
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF McCALL,
IDAHO, RELATING TO ORDINANCE AND RESOLUTIONS .
WHEREAS
1 . It is desirable to clarify the distinction between
city ordinances and resolutions, to minimize the cost of
codification of the city code, and to create a procedure for
the preparation of such official actions of the City.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of
McCall that :
A. Ordinances
2 . All amendments to the McCall City Code are to be
accomplished by ordinance. All ordinances of the City of
McCall will be prepared by the City Attorney at the
instruction, either general or specific, of the Mayor.
Ordinances which amend the McCall City Code will be
codified. Ordinances that:
Annex lands to the City;
Make Annual Appropriations;
Authorize or Approve City Land Exchanges;
Amend the Zoning Map;
Vacate Streets; or
Set Bond Elections
will not be codified.
3 . Fees shall be adopted by resolution pursuant to
authorizations in the McCall City Code. Ordinances shall
not contain specific fees, but shall authorize their setting
by resolution.
B. Resolutions .
4 . Resolutions are the means for the Council ' s taking
formal action. Any approved motion is a Resolution;
however, a formal document shall be prepared for any of the
following actions :
The adoption of fees for any city service.
The adoption of Policy Statements, such as Personnel
Rules, and this resolution.
The destruction of City Records according to the
adopted records retention policy;
Agreements and contracts for professional services
A resolution shall first state the need for the action,
outline conditions which make the action reasonable, and
make a succinct statement of the action to be effected by
adoption of the resolution. Any resolution validating a
contract must have a copy of that contract attached, and the
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amount of the consideration for the contract shall be stated
in the resolution.
Any City staff member may draft a Resolution, however, the
draft will be approved by the City Attorney prior to
consideration by the City Council .
C. Procedure.
5 . It is the policy of the City Council to take no
action on any ordinance or resolution unless such document
has been submitted to them in writing at least 48 hours in
advance of a regular meeting at which the matter is to be
taken up.
Passed and approved April 23, 1992 .
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Policy draft on city ordinances and resolutions
I . Intent
The intent of this policy is to clarify the content of
city ordinances and resolutions, to minimize the cost of
codification of the city code, and to create a procedure
for the preparation of such official actions of the
corporation.
II . City Ordinances
ALL Changes to the McCall City Code are accomplished by
ordinance.
All Ordinances of the City of McCall will be prepared
by the City Attorney at the instruction, either general or
specific, of the Mayor.
/ `, Ordinances which amend the city code will be codified.
Ordinances which address any of the following topics
will not be codified:
Annexation of lands into the corporate boundaries
Annual Appropriations Ordinance
Land Exchanges
Zoning Changes
Street Vacations 1
Bond Election Ordinances
It is the intent of the Council that any fees shall be
adopted by resolution. Ordinances shall not contain
specific fees .
II . Resolutions
Resolutions are intended to be formal actions of the
Council . Any approved motion may be construed as a
Resolution, however, a formal document shall be prepared
for any of the following actions :
The adoption of fees for any city service
Policy Statements, such as Personnel Rules
The destruction of City Records according to the
adopted records retention policy;
Agreements and contracts for professional services
The form of a resolution shall first state the need
for the action, outline conditions which compel the action,
and make a succinct statement of the action to be effected
by adoption of the resolution. Any resolution effecting a
contract or agreement must have, as an attachment, a copy
of same agreement, and the amount of the agreement or
contract shall be stated in Resolution.
Any City staff member may draft a Resolution,
however, the draft will be approved by the City Attorney
prior to consideration by the City Council.
IV. Procedure
It is the policy of the City Council to take no action
on any ordinance or resolution until such document has
been submitted to them in writing at least 48 hours in
advance of a regular meeting at which the matter is to be
taken up.
DRAFT 3-12-92,ajs
REVISED 4-5-92,ajs
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