Title
Adoption of Amendments to City Council Rules of Procedure
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Resolved that the Rochester Hills City Council amends its City Council Rules of Procedure as follows:
Article II. General Rules
Section .04 Journal of Proceedings:
(a) The City Clerk shall keep a permanent record of all City Council Proceedings in the City's Official Minutes Books. Once approved, these Minutes are the official records of the actions of City Council
(i) Audio tape recordings shall be made for each public meeting by the Clerk or his/her designee except for Special Meetings, which are specifically held to adopt a Resolution to convene to Closed Session. The tape recordings shall be retained for at least one (1) year and one (1) day following the meeting.
(ii) a. All Regular Council Meetings and Regular Work Sessions shall be broadcast over cable television
b. The Council President shall determine if a regularly scheduled Work Session will be broadcast over cable television as the Work Session's respective Agenda Review meeting. If it is determined that a Work Session is be broadcast, the meeting will be held in the City Hall Auditorium. If the Work Session is not to be broadcast, it may be held in the City Council Conference Room or other location deemed best to meet the needs of the meeting.
(iii) Video Digital recordings shall be made for each regularly scheduled meeting, unless otherwise specified by the Council President pursuant to Section .01(i)(b). The tapes recordings shall be retained for at least three (3) months.
(b) The City Clerk shall keep Minutes of Closed Sessions by such Minutes shall not be available for public inspection and may only be disclosed by order of a Court. These Minutes shall be destroyed one (1) year and one (1) day after the date of the Closed Session.
Article III. Meetings of Council
Section .02 Regular Meetings:
(a) Regular Meetings of the Council shall be held on the first second and t...
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