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MARANA ORDINANCE NO. 2011.08
RELATING TO COUNCIL; AMENDING MARANA TOWN CODE SECTION 2 -4 -1 (A) TO
ESTABLISH PROCEDURES BY WHICH MEETINGS MAY BE CANCELLED IF THEY
ARE NOT NEEDED AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR, COUNCIL MEMBERS AND THE
TOWN MANAGER TO REQUEST ADDITIONAL MEETINGS IF NECESSARY
WHEREAS Section 2 -4 -1 of the Marana Town Code states "the Council shall hold its
regular meetings on the first and third Tuesday of each month;" and
WHEREAS there are times when the business before the Council can be effectively con -
ducted at just one meeting in a given month; and
WHEREAS the Town Council finds that there would be a cost savings realized by the
Town in terms of staff time and facility costs if fewer meetings were held.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF MARANA, as follows:
Paragraph A of Section 2 -4 -1 of the Marana Town Code (Regular and special council
meetings) is hereby revised as follows (with deletions shown with str-i and additions shown
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A. All meetings of the council shall be public meetings and shall be conducted in
accordance with A.R.S. § 38 -431 et seq. (the "open meeting law ") and all other
federal, state and local laws. The council shall hold its regular meetings on the
first and third Tuesday of each month, provided that when the day fixed for any
regular meeting of the council falls upon a day designated by law as a legal holi-
day or election day, the meeting shall be held on the next succeeding day which
in not a holiday, unless otherwise set by action of the council. Upon consultation
between the Mayor and the Town Manager. any meeting which is determined to
be unnecessary may be cancelled. The Town Clerk shall issue a notice of can -
ellation which shall be posted in the usual manner. Additional meetings may be
scheduled as needed upon request to the Town Clerk by the Mayor, three Coun-
cil Members or the Town Manager. Additional meetings shall be noticed and
aendized in accordance with the provisions of this code and applicable state
statutes. All ppFlaF m�CC�gvshall menGe .mot 7 :00 p.m unless ethon� ise
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL O THE TOWN OF
MARANA, ARIZONA, this 1 day of March, 2011.
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OF�ny ��� Mayor Ed Honea
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