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Consider Approving a Process for Town Council Members to Submit Petition, Resolution, and Proclamation Requests
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Staff:
Department:
Maurice Jones, Town Manager
Town Manager's Office
Ross Tompkins, Assistant to the Town Manager
Anita Badrock, Ombuds
Overview: The Council has expressed an interest in establishing an agreed-upon process for Council Members to follow when bringing a petition or other formal request for Council consideration. The goals of this process are to create consistency in how requests come forward, allow collaboration and input from all Council Members as requests are being developed, and provide predictability for how the requests are responded to.
Recommendation(s):
That the Council discuss the proposed process and adopt the resolution to approve the attached process with any revisions agreed upon during the meeting.
Fiscal Impact/Resources: None. The requests that come forward may have a fiscal impact or require other resources to implement. This determination will be part of the analysis provided as part of this proposed process.
Attachments:
* Resolution
* Process for Submitting and Reporting on Petition/Resolution/Proclamation Requests by Members of the Chapel Hill Town Council
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A PROCESS FOR TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS TO SUBMIT PETITION, RESOLUTION, AND PROCLAMATION REQUESTS FOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION (2021-11-17/R-16)
WHEREAS, individual members of the Town Council receive and generate ideas and suggestions when it comes to the Council adopting a policy, changing a practice, or making a formal statement; and
WHEREAS, the Council has expressed an interest in creating consistency, encouraging collaboration, and providing predictability by establishing a process for Council Members to follow when bringing a petition or other formal request for Council consideration.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that the Council approves the "Proces...
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