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Organizational Meeting of Council 1-6-76 -2- motion. Technically when Council starts out in a new term an Organizational Meeting should be held and it is Mr. Gareau's understanding that the motion to amend the Agenda is for that particular purpose - then that would be in proper order. Technically at this particular time we do not have any Rules of Council to go by until you ratify and confirm Rules, so you would have no .provision for President of Council Pro Tem because the Charter of the City of North Olmsted doesn't provide for it. Mr. West stated we have no Agenda either because we do not have an official meeting so to say that we are going to amend the Agenda before we have an organization does not mean anything anyhow. Law Director Gareau stated you can move to have an Organizational Meeting prior to going into the Agenda. Mr. West stated that is what he thought we were doing now; that is why we have a Temporary Chairman - not to discuss the order of business tonight but to have an Organizational Meeting which does not need an agenda. Temporary Chairman Saringer asked Mr. Beaty if he would withdraw his second. Mr. Beaty declined. Mr. West moved that the Council of North Olmsted for 1976 and 1977 now proceed with the Organizational Meeting, seconded by Mr. Wilamosky. Affirmative vote: Beaty, Boehmer, Goggin, Saringer, Sharpe, West, Wilamosky. Motion carried. Mr. Wilamosky moved to ratify and adopt the same Rules of Council as the Council of 1975 with the exception of Rule 13 and includes within this motion request that we strike out the first paragraph of Rule 13 and insert in its place: Standing Committees: The majority members of Council who are members of the same political party shall serve as a nominating committee and shall appoint nine standing committees of three members each, of whom the first named shall be chairman. In the absence of the chairman, a quorum being present, a temporary chairman shall be selected by a majority vote of the members present who shall preside until the chairman appears. He shall discharge all the duties and be clothed. with all of the powers of the chairman during such absence. Not later than the second regular meeting of Council after its organization the nominating committee shall report out to Council. The nominating committee shall appoint its own chairman. The names of the standing committees and the subject matter which shall be referred to them shall be as follows:" Motion seconded by Mr. Boehmer. Mr. West stated this is really amazing that it was only in November where Council just adopted Rules of Council that Mr. Wilamosky's Committee brought to Council and this provision was in there and it seems all of a sudden now what has been good for the last twelve years is suddenly no good and asked what is the reason? Mr. Wilamosky stated he thinks at the time the Legislation Committee reviewed the Rules of Council - and he believes the Committee concurred and reported out to Council that the Committee would continue to review if necessary and make recommendations as the Committee saw fit. This motion did not come from the Legislation Committee - it is not the recommendation of the Legislative Committee. It is a motion that Mr. Wilamosky makes before this body and it is a decision this body will have to make whether we adopt the Rules of Council or whether we move ahead and amend Rule 13 as stated within his motion. Y8?Y!tr'ri 5+%:i~"~..... t, .cor!lf:gtFVh-!`+?