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State of Iowa
Black Hawk County
Waterloo, City of - Legals
715 MULBERRY ST.
WATERLOO IA 50703
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Section: Legals
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PUBLISHED ON: 10/06/2022
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CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO. 5662
On September 19, 2022, the City Council
of the City of Waterloo, Iowa, adopted an
Ordinance entitled 'Ordinance No. 5662,
An Ordinance amending the City of
Waterloo Code of Ordinances by repeal-
ing Chapter 4, Mayor and City Council, of
Title 1, Administration, in its entirety and
enacting in lieu thereof a new Chapter 4,
Maya and City Council, of Title 1,
Administration' In compliance with City
procedures for adopting ordinances and
the laws of the State of Iowa, this
summary of the Ordinance has been
prepared for publication.
1. The descriptions in this section and
paragraph 2, constitute a summary of the
essential elements of the Ordinance. The
Ordinance describes, clarifies, and re-
states procedures relating to the opera-
tion of the Office of Mayor and the City
Council.
2. The Ordinance revises several sections
and articles in Chapter 4. Significant
changes to Chapter 4, include:
a. Special meetings of the city council
may be held in any meeting room in city
hall, Such changes are found in Section
1-4-7.
b. Appealing a parliamentary decision
made by the presiding officer requires a
second and is debatable. Such changes
are found in Section 1-4A-7,
c. Requiting council members to refrain
from attacking personalities or motives of
other members, limiting debate to the
question on the table, and requiring
council members to compel the presiding
officer to enforce rules of decorum and
debate by raising a point of order. Such
changes are found in Section 14A-9.
d. Prohibiting the public from requesting
to remove items from the consent agenda
during the council meeting and requiring
the public to contact council members
with such requests or questions. Such
changes are found in Section 1-4A-16.
e. Establishing rules for raising a point of
order. Such changes are found in Section
14A-27.
f. Sets the maximum amount of time the
public can speak at three (3) minutes
during the public comment section of the
agenda and eliminates the registration
requirement for public speaking. Such
changes are found in Section 1-4A-33.
g. Providing flexibility for the presiding
officer on whether public comment will be
received during a city council planning
session. Such changes are found in
Section 1-4A-36.
h. Establishing a code of ethical conduct
for elected officials and individuals
appointed to serve on city boards and
commissions. Seta financial parameters
for substantial interests, establishes
standards of conduct, procedures for
disclosing interests, seeking advisory
opinions, requirements for ex-parte com-
munications, and establishes procedures
for reporting ethical violations and enforc-
ing the code of ethics. Such changes are
lound in Article C.
i. Amending the complaint procedure to
clarify the process. Such changes are
found in Section 14D-3.
j. Prohibiting council members from
amending the resolution to censure and
clarifying that the individual who is subject
to censure has the ability to speak to the
contents of the censure resolution and
findings within the investigation report
prior 10 a vote on the censure resolution.
Such changes are found in Section
1-4D-4.
k. Establishing a new section allowing
current elected officials to censure the
conduct of a former elected official
provided the complaint is Tiled within three
(3) months of discovering the alleged
violation. Such changes are found in
Section 1-4D-5.
3. The full text of the Ordinance may be
inspected at the Office of the City Clerk,
City Hall, 715 Mulberry Street, Waterloo,
Iowa 50703, Monday through Friday,
between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00
p.m. The Ordinance will become effective
upon publication of this Summary.