Suggested Rules of Procedure for a City Council

Now in its fourth edition, this book provides boards of county commissioners with model procedural rules for conducting their meetings. The model rules cover, among many other topics, the organizational meeting, pertinent requirements of the open meetings law, the role of the presiding officer, agenda preparation and approval, substantive and procedural motions, voting rules, ordinance adoption, public hearings, and public comment periods. Legal and practical issues are analyzed in the comments that follow each rule.