RESOLUTION NO.______, SERIES 2019
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A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RULES OF THE LOUISVILLE/ JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT COUNCIL.
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SPONSORED BY: PRESIDENT DAVID JAMES, COUNCIL MEMBERS MULVIHILL, KRAMER, GREEN, SHANKLIN, AND PARKER
WHEREAS, the Kentucky Revised Statute ? 67C.103(10) authorizes Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government Council ("Council") to determine and adopt its own rules;
WHEREAS, the Rules of the Legislative Council of the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government ("the Rules") that govern the Council were first adopted in 2003 after the City of Louisville and Jefferson County governments merged;
WHEREAS, in January 2017, then-President David Yates convened a workgroup of staff from the Metro Council Clerk's office, the President's office, the Council Business office, various Legislative Assistants, and the Jefferson County Attorney's Office to review and suggest updates to the Rules;
WHEREAS, from January 2017 until July 2018, the workgroup routinely met to review and thoughtfully discuss each section of the Rules;
WHEREAS, the product of the workgroup's careful examination of the Rules was the correction of technical and grammatical errors, logical reorganization of some sections of the Rules, and updates to reflect current Metro Council procedures and practices;
WHEREAS, in early 2019, President David James convened an Ad Hoc Rules Workgroup for Council Members to review the proposed amendments, discuss policy considerations resulting from such, and make a recommendation to the Council; and
WHEREAS, the Ad Hoc Rules Workgroup has completed its review of the changes to the Rules and now submits these suggested revisions to the Rules for adoption by the Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF THE LOUISVILLE/JEFFERSON COUNTY METRO GOVERNMENT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I: The Council hereby adopts the amended Rules of the Legislative Council ...
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