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Suffolk council to consider standalone rules, adds motion-to-reconsider language and clarifies abstention policy; item placed on Jan. 21 agenda
Summary
The City Attorney presented a draft standalone rules document and council voted 8-0 to place an ordinance and resolution on the Jan. 21 agenda that would adopt the new rules, add a motion-to-reconsider process modeled on Chesapeake, and clarify that abstentions are permitted only for conflicts of interest or an appearance of impropriety.
The Suffolk City Attorney presented a draft standalone set of council rules and procedures and the City Council voted 8-0 to place an ordinance and resolution on the Jan. 21 meeting agenda that would adopt the changes.
The draft reorders existing code provisions into a readable standalone document, moves the present "code of ethics" language into a retitled "code of conduct," and standardizes who receives agenda requests (City Manager). It also updates public-hearing rules: land-use and certain appeals would receive 10 minutes for proponents, 15 minutes for opponents and five minutes for rebuttal, while other hearings would be capped at…
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