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NUMBER 583
CITY OF OW ASSO, OKLAHOMA
ORDINANCE
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PART 2, ADMINISTRATION AND
GOVERNMENT, CHAPTER 4, RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE CITY
COUNCIL, SECTION 2-402, REGULAR MEETINGS, OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF OW ASSO, OKLAHOMA, AMENDING
SUBSECTION A OF SAME, AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
CITY OF OW ASSO,
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
BE ORDAINED BY THE
OKLAHOMA THAT:
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SECTION ONE: That Part 2, Administration and Government, Chapter 4, Rules of
Procedure for the City Council, Section 2-402, Regular Meetings, of the Code of Ordinances
the City of Owasso, Oklahoma, is hereby amended in the following respect. to-wit
Time. The city council shall hold regular meetings on the first and third Tuesday
of each month at ~ P.M. 6:30 P.M.; provided, however, that when the day fixed for
any regular meeting of the city council falls on a day designated by law as a legal or
national holiday, a day wherein an election is held within the city, or a day wherein a
majority of the members of the city council shaH be absent from the city, the council,
not less than ten (10) days prior to the date for implementation of any such change, may,
motion, change the date, time or place of a regularly scheduled meeting of the city
council, provided written notice thereof is contemporaneously given the city clerk of the
city.
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SECTION TWO This
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by
Oklahoma 21st day of July. 1998.
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CITY OF OW ASSO. OKLAHOMA
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By:
Denise Bode
City Attorney
Ronald D Cates
Owasso, Tulsa County, Oklahoma,
Published in the Owasso Reporter,
July 30, 1998.
ORDINANCE NO. 583
CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PART 2, ADMINISTRATION AND
GOVERNMENT, CHAPTER 4, RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR THE
CITY COUNCIL, SECTION 2-402, REGULAR MEETINGS, OF THE
CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA,
AMENDING SUBSECTION A OF SAME, AND DECLARING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OWASSO,
OKLAHOMA THAT:
SECTION ONE: That Part 2, Administration and Government, Chapter 4,
Rules of Procedure for the City Council, Section 2-402, Regular Meetings,
of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma, is hereby
amended in the following respect, to-wit:
A. Time. The City Council shall hold regular meetings on the first and
third Tuesday of each month at;l.;Qll P.M. Q.&Q P.M.; provided, however,
that when the day fixed for any regular meeting of the City Council falls on
a day designated by law as a legal or national holiday, a day wherein an
election is held within the city, or a day wherein a majority of the members
of the City Council shall be absent from the city, the Council, not less than
ten (10) days prior to the date for implementation of any such change,
may, by motion, change the date, time or place of a regularly scheduled
meeting of the City Council, provided written notice thereof is contempora-
neously given the City Clerk of the city.
SECTION TWO: This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days
from the date of first publication as provided by state law.
the City
CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA
Isl DENISE BODE
Denise Bode, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ATTEST:
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of
of Owasso, Oklahoma this 21st day of July, 1998.
ation
OWASSO REPORTER
STATE OF TULSA COUNTY, ss:
Bill R. R, of lawful age, being duly sworn
and authorized, says that he is the publisher of the
Owasso a newspaper published in
the of Owasso, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, a news-
paper to legal notices, advertise-
ments and as in Section 106 of
Title 25, Oklahoma Statutes 1971 and 1983 as
amended, and thereafter, and complies with all other
requirements of the laws of Oklahoma with reference
to legal
That said a true copy of which is attached
was in the regular edition of said
newspaper and time of
and not in a on t followin ltes:
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scribed and sworn to befo: TIe this
Commission expires:_ --
PUBLISHER'S FEE $ 43.20
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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF OWASSO
FROM: J JEFF HANCOCK
CITY MANAGER
SUBJECT: CHANGING TIME OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
ORDINANCE #583
DATE: July 16, 1998
BACKGROUND:
Section 2 -7 of the Charter of the City of Owasso, Oklahoma provides that "The council shall
hold at least one regular meeting every month, such time as it may prescribe by ordinance or
other wise. " Ordinance #347, approved on November 5, 1985, adopted rules of procedure for
City Council meetings, including the setting of a time for such meetings. Regular meetings were
established by that ordinance to be held on the first and third Tuesday of each month at
7:00 p.m.
For several months discussions have been held relative to the possibility of changing the time
of regular City Council meetings from 7 :00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. While the thirty minute
difference on the surface may seem nominal, often times there are other events in the Owasso
community on Tuesday evenings that begin at 7:00 p.m. It was the opinion of staff that if the
normal meeting time was changed to 6:30 p.m., the ability for citizens to attend the Council
meeting, as well as band, chorus, and athletic events, would be easier.
If this ordinance is approved, it will be published in the Owasso Reporter on Thursday, July 30,
1998, and take effect in thirty days as prescribed by law. Therefore, the September 1st City
Council meeting, and all regular meetings thereafter would begin at 6:30 p.m. This thirty -day
time frame would also provide the opportunity to publicize the change through the City
Manager's Report and the Owasso Reporter.
The staff recommends approval of Ordinance #583, thereby amending Section 402, Part Two,
Chapter Four of the City of Owasso Code of Ordinances, relating to Rules of Procedure for the
City Council, providing that the regular City Council meetings begin at 6:30 p.m.
ATTACHMENT:
1. Ordinance #583