RESOLUTIONNO.. 1 2020  ADOPTING THE RULES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS OF THE SCRANTON  CITY COUNCIL, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.  WHEREAS, the Homel Rule Charter oft the City of Scranton states that the Council, by) Resolution, shall determine its own: rules and order oft business. NOW,THERFORE, BEJ ITI RESOLVED THAT SCRANTON CITY COUNCIL hereby adoptst the Amended Rules, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit' "A" andi incorporated. herein asi ifi fully set forth atl length. SECTION1. Ifa any section, clause, provision or portion oft this Resolution shall be heldi invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competentj jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect any other sectior, clause, provision or portion oft this Resolution sol long asi itr remains legally enforceables minus the invalid portion. The City reserves the right to amend this Resolution or any portion thereof from timet tot time asi its shall deem advisable in the best interests oft thej promotion oft thej purposes and intent oft this  Resolution and the effective administration thereof.  SECTION2. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon approval. SECTION3, This Resolution: is enacted by the Council oft the City of Scranton under the authority oft the Acto ofLegislature, April 13, 1972, Actl No. 62, known ast the "Home Rule Charter and Optional Plans) Law," and any other applicable law arising under the  laws oft the State of Pennsylvania.  Passed byt the Council January 6.2022 Negative_ NONE  Recelving the Aificmativey votes of Council Persons BOGAN. MCANDREW.. ROTHCHILD. DONAHUE, GAUGHAN  AI  COPY  ar    Rules of Council Resolution No. 1,2020  Meetings  Stated Meetings ofthe Council ofthe City ofScranton shall bel held on' Tuesday ofeach week at 6:30: P.M.; with a caucus ofCouncil to be held at 5:45P.M. preceding each meeting. Meetings will be held in Council Chambers, 2nd Floor, Municipal Building. Special Meetings of Council shall be held at the call of the Council President, or upon request of a majority oft the members ofthe entire Council.  Council shall recess for the month of August unless a majority oft the members ofthe entire Council vote to conduct weekly or biweekly meetings as per Section 6-  3(c)(4) oft the City Administrative Code.  ArticleI The Presiding Officer  Section 1. The President, or in their absence the Vice President, shall take the chair and call the Council to order at the hour fixed for the meeting. The President shall request a roll call to be conducted and, if a quorum is present, the meeting shall Section 2. The President shall preserve order and decorum during the sessions of Council, confine the members to the question under consideration, enforce the rules and shall authenticate by signature the passage, approval or adoption of any and all  proceed.  ordinances and resolutions.  Article II The City Clerk  Atthe opening ofeach session ofCouncil, the President shallrequest: aroll call tobeconducted. The City Clerk shall keep an accuraterecord ofthe proceedings softhe  Council.    Article MI Committees  Section 1. All Standing and Special Committees shall be appointed by thel President. Section 2. Standing Committees of the Council shall be named and designated as  follows:  Committee on Rules Committee on Finance Committee on Public Works Committee on Public Safety Committee on Community Development  Mr. Gaughan Mr. Rogan Mr. Donahue Mr. McAndrew Dr. Rothchild  Section 3. Standing Sub-Committees oft the Council shall be named and designated  as follows:  Pension Kevew/Admimstration Revenues/Taxes intergovernmenta. Relations Boards/Commissions/Shared Services Economic Development  Mr. Gaughan Mr. Rogan Mr. Donahue Mr. McAndrew Dr. Rothchild  Section 4. All business requiring examination by committees shall be referred to  its Standing Committee as follows:  All subjects relating to the appointments, resignations, leaves ofabsence, Rules ofthe Council, procedural and repealing legislation shall be referred to the Committee on All subjects relating to revenue for the support of the city government, relating to claims against the city, relating to taxation, to City Treasurer's accounts, to exonerations, to finance and budgetary transfers shall bei referred to the Committee on All subjects relating toi the Bureau of Engineering, paving streets, bridges, sewers and drains, parks and public buildings (except such as are now or. hereafter may be used for police purposes or fire engine houses), and all subjects relating to light, heat, water, sewer treatment, recreation and refuse shall be referred to the Committee on Public  Rules.  Finance.  Works.    All subjects relating toi the Bureau ofFire, Police Department, parking, parkingmeters, health, sanitation, trafficy violation maintenance and communication shall bereferred to  the Committee on Public Safety.  All subjects relating to urbanre renewal,redevelopmem, housing, Bureau ofInspections andLicensing, OfficeofCommunity Development and Zoning shall bereferred to the  Committee on Community Development.  Article IV  Passage ofOrdinances and Resolutions  Section 1. All acts of Council requiring the signature of the Mayor shall be by Ordinance or Resolution. No Ordinance or Resolution shall be passed finally on the day of its introduction except in case of public emergencies, and then only when requested by the Mayor and City Controller and approved by the affirmative votes ofa Section 2. No Ordinance or Resolution shall be considered unless referred to the Section 3. Ordinances on Third Reading may be amended, but onlybyamajority vote ofthe members of Council present. Said amendment shall be in writing. Section 4. No Ordinance or Resolution, except an. Appropriation Ordinance, shall be passed containing more than one subject which shall be clearly expressed in its title. Section 5. On the final passage of all Ordinances or Resolutions the vote shall be taken by Roll Call and the name of the members voting for or against shall be entered upon the journal. No Ordinance or Resolution shall become a law unless a majority of the members of Council present shall be recorded on the journal as Section 6. AlIOrdinances and Resolutions shall bei in writing. All amendments shall bei in writing. After its passage such Ordinance or Resolution, as adopted, shall be  majority ofthe Council present. proper Committee and returned.  voting in its favor.  filed and preserved by the City Clerk among the City Records.    Article V Regulations in Council  Section 1. Any person (or persons) authorized by the State Sunshine. Act, 65P.S.Sub- Section 701 et.seq., who wishes to address Council may do sO only in Fourth Order which is designated as Citizens' Participation. Any person authorized to address Council shall be limited to speaking exclusively on matters ofconcern to the Council that are contained in Third, Fifth, Sixth or Seventh Order oft the meeting agenda, and No person shall address Council for more than five (5) minutes unless extended by the Council President. Persons addressing Council shall state their name for the record and shall direct their comments to the Chair. Council members may respond to citizen questions and/or comments during Fifth Order or during Citizens' Participation. The five minute time limit shall include any time that Council members may speak in response to citizen questions or comments ifan immediate response is requested by a citizen. No person, including members ofCouncil, shall uset theirtime during Citizens' Participation to personally insult or attack any individual. Name-calling, profanity, racial or ethnic slurs, discriminatory remarks based on race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry or place of birth, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, marital status or age and any other behavior that is inconsistent with the purpose and intent of conducting official business shall not be permitted. The Council President shall have sole discretion in determining ifand when any person violates these 1 rules. Any person in violation shall bei ruled out of order by the Council President and may be removed from the podium and/or meeting at the Council President's request. Section 2. Every motion shall be entered on the minutes together with the names of the members making and seconding the same, unless the motion shouldbewithdrawn. Section 3. When a motion is made and seconded it shall be stated by the Council Section 4. No Amendment shall be entertained which destroys the general sense or Section 5. The yeas and nays on any question shall be called on the demand of one member. Any member may change their vote before the result is declared, but no member shall be allowed to change their vote after the result is declaredifthei resultb be  may speak on non-agenda items of concern to the Council.  President before debate upon it.  intent of the original motion, or that tends to negate the same.  changed thereby.    Section 6. Members speaking shall address the President. When presenting a paper members shall first state its import. No member shall be interrupted while speaking except by a call to order by the President, or by ai member through thel President, or by ar member to make an explanation, or by a call for the previous question. Section 7. When a question is under consideration no motion shall be: received except for adjournment, for the previous question, for postponement, for amendment or for reference. These questions shall have precedence in the order stated and the first two shall be decided without debate. A postponement greater than one (1)year shall Section 8. A motion to adjourn shall be decided without debate. This motion is always in order except when the previous questions shall have been ordered, when a vote is being taken or when a motion to adjourn was the last preceding motion. Section 9. A call for the previous question shall be seconded and the votes taken upon such a call shall decide only the question: "Shall the main question be put?" If this be decided in the affirmative the vote shall be taken on the main question without debate or amendment. Ifit be decided in the negative consideration ofthe main question shall be postponed until the next meeting, but the main question shall not be put until amendments previously offered be decided in their order, but all Section 10. A motion to reconsider shall not be entertained after the next regular meeting ofC Council, unless by consent of a majority of the entire Council. Section 11. On the call yeas and nays no member shall be excused from voting, unless by consent ofa ar majority of the members of Council present. Section 12. All Committees shall meet att the call ofthe Chairperson who shall bet the first person named on such Committee. In case of absence or sickness of the Chairperson the next person named by the President may call the Committee together. Section 13. No Ordinance, Resolution or Communication not properly belonging to the business of the Council shall be received or considered except by consent of the majority of the entire Council. No Ordinance or Resolution which is in substance, in nature or in intent and purpose the same as one: rejected by the Council shall bei introduced and considered again during the same fiscal year except by consent  be equivalent to a: rejection.  such amendments shall be decided without debate.  ofan majority of the entire Council.    Section 14. Application or reference to the City Solicitor by Council or Committee for information of law and their replies shall be in writing, and shall be filed by the Section 15. No rules shall be suspended except by a majority of the members of Section 16. No nominations by the Mayor or heads of departments shall be considered without reference to a Committee unless by consent of a majority ofthe entire Council. No Committee shall report on such nominations sooner than the next regular meeting after they have been presented toi the Council unless by consent ofthe majority of the entire Council. Neither shall any motion to take nominations from the hands ofa a Committee for consideration by Council be entertained until the next Section 17. All motions requesting investigation into any and all charges against any Counciperson(s) shall bei in writing and shall contain thei nature ofthe charge, the amdethe-Cmmipenano, SO charged, and the name ofthe parties SO1 making the charges. No written motion shall be entertained unless the foregoing requisites be Section 18. The Rule of Parliamentary practice contained in "Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised, 1981" may govern this body in all matters to which they are Section 19. Any person who requests information from Council during Citizens' Participation shall do so in writing and shall include the name of the person making the request. All requests for stop signs, street lights, street signs, safety signs and traffic signs shall be made in writing and signed by the requesting party. All such requests will be acted upon by Council. A majority of the Council, in its sole and absolute discretion, shall determine whether to place such requests on the Council Section 20. All persons wishing to lodge complaints to Council shall do sO in writing by stating the nature of the complaint, all facts including the time and place of the event, all names and addresses of individuals with knowledge of the event, and the name, address and telephone number ofthe complaining party. All complaints must  City Clerk.  Council present.  regular meeting.  embodied therein and unless by a majority of the entire Council.  applicable, and which are not contained in the Rules ofCouncil.  agenda.  be signed by the complaining party.    Section 21. All videotaping, recording, photographing or broadcasting of Council  meetings shall be done from the rear of Council Chambers. Approved by Council vote on January 6, 2020.