File #: 20-3891    Version: 1 Name: Consideration and Possible Action to Suspend the Rules of Procedure of the Planning and Zoning Commission to Cancel the December 21, 2020 Meeting
Type: Consideration Item Status: Passed
File created: 12/1/2020 In control: Planning and Zoning Commission
On agenda: 12/7/2020 Final action: 12/7/2020
Title: Consideration and Possible Action to Suspend the Rules of Procedure of the Planning and Zoning Commission to Cancel the December 21, 2020 Meeting

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Consideration and Possible Action to Suspend the Rules of Procedure of the Planning and Zoning Commission to Cancel the December 21, 2020 Meeting

 

Description/History

Section 1.02(a) of the Commission’s Rules of Procedure requires that the Commission meet the first and third Mondays of each month. This year, the second meeting will be on December 21, 2020 at the beginning of Christmas week.

 

To accommodate any holiday schedule or vacation for the Commissioners, the Commission may suspend its Rules of Procedure under Section 1.01 "General Rules", (m) "Suspension of Rules" to cancel the scheduled meeting for December 21, 2020. A motion to suspend the rules requires a two-thirds vote of the Commission.

 

The applicable rules of procedure to this process are as follows:

 

Section 1.01                     General Rules                     

(m)                     Suspension of Rules: Any provisions of these rules not governed by other law may be temporarily suspended by a two-thirds vote of all members of the Commission.

 

Section 1.02                     Meetings

(a)                     Regular Meetings: The Commission shall meet at the City of Mansfield Municipal Complex at 6:00 p.m. on the first and third Mondays unless otherwise officially established and noticed by the Commission.  The Commission shall meet not less than once each month.  Workshops may be scheduled in conjunction with the regular meeting or on the call of the Chair.