Fort Walton Beach Council agenda — 06-26-2007 regular agenda — reading text

Resolutions President Rerts Flowers, Council Vice Chair, St. Petersburg Councilmember, WeJlington Rrst Vice President Frank Ortis, Mayor, Pembroke Pines + Second Vice President Carmine Priore, executive Director Michael slnlg + Generql Counsel Harry II/Iorison, Jr.  NO. 814 11213 1216/ 21/ 21211217 1212: 1216 FL LEAGUE OFCITY ~ 9P6185121833964121 Procedures for Submitting Resolutions Florida League of Cities' 81st Annual Conference Orlando Marriott World Center, Orlando, Florida August 16- 18, 2007 In order fairly systematize the method for presenting resolutions to the League to membership, the following procedures have been instituted: 1) Proposed resolutions must be submitted in writing, to be received in the League office by July 12. 2007, to guarantee that they will be included in the packet of proposed resolutions that will be submitted to the Resolutions Committee. 2) Proposed resolutions will be rewritten for proper form~ duplicated by the League office and distributed to members of the Resolutions Committee. ( Whenever possible, multiple resolutions on a similar issue will be rewritten to encompass the essential subject matter in a single resolution with a listing of original proposers_) 3) Proposed resolutions may be submitted directly to the Resolutions Committee at the conference; however, a favorable two- thirds vote of the committee will be necessary to consider such resolutions. 4) Proposed resolutions may be submitted directly to the business session of the conference without prior conunittee approval by a vote of two- thirds of the members present. In addition, a favorable weighted vote of a majority of members present will be required for adoption. 5) Proposed resolutions relating to state legislation will be referred to the appropriate standin.g policy council. Such proposals will not be considered by the Resolutions Committee at the conference; however, all state legislative issues will be considered by the standing policy councils and the Legislative Committee. prior to the membership, at the annual Legislative Conference each fall. submit a Municipalities unable to formally adopt a resolution before the deadline may letter to the League office indicating their city is considering the adoption of a resolution, outlining the subject thereofin as much detail as possible~ and this letter will be forwarded to the Resolutions Committee for consideration in anticipation of receipt of the formal resolution.