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RESOLUTION No. 39 of 2019
(Updating Section C.6 of City Council policy manual
relating to Council Role in Open Government: Meeting agenda development: paperwork and
scheduling and Council Meeting Outline, eliminating section C.12 relating to work session
agendas and paperwork)
WHEREAS, the Salt Lake City Council maintains a Policy Manual that includes agreed upon expectations and standards of practice; and
WHEREAS, the Policy Manual serves as a resource for Council Members, Council staff, and Administration staff on daily practices and routine procedures, including agenda paperwork and scheduling, recurring internal procedures related to processing norms for community events, and travel for conferences; and
WHEREAS, providing the Policy Manual to the public furthers the values of transparency and open government, and can assist the public in understanding the Council’s practices.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, that changes to the Policy Manual will be approved by resolution and the updated sections will guide Council procedures and will be shared as a resource; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that that Section C.6 (relating to open government practices, meeting agenda development: paperwork and scheduling and the Council Meeting outline) of the Policy Manual is hereby updated in substantially the form attached to this resolution, and that Section C.12 (relating to work session agendas and paperwork) is hereby removed from the Policy Manual.
Passed by the City Council of Salt Lake City, Utah, on December 3, 2019.