[HISTORY: Adopted by the Council of the City
of Sunbury 1-27-1970 by Ord. No. 833; amended in its entirety 5-19-1980 by Ord. No.
1008. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General
Provisions, Art. I)]
The regular meeting of the City Council shall
be held at least once every month on the second Monday of every month.
Additional meetings may be scheduled as determined by the Council.
All meetings of the Council shall be advertised and conducted in accordance
with Third Class City Code[1] and the Sunshine Act.[2]
[Added 4-13-2020]
A.Â
Notification of agency business to be considered. In addition to
any public notice required under the current laws of the Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, the Council of the City of Sunbury (hereinafter "City
Council") shall provide the following notification of agency business
to be considered at an open meeting:
(1)Â
On the publicly accessible City of Sunbury internet website, the
City Council shall post the agenda, which includes a listing of each
matter of City business that will be or may be the subject of deliberation
or official action at the meeting, on the website no later than 24
hours in advance of the time of the convening of the meeting.
(2)Â
The City Council shall post the agenda, which includes a listing
of each matter of agency business that will be or may be the subject
of deliberation or official action at the meeting, at the office of
the City of Sunbury.
(3)Â
The City Council shall make available to individuals in attendance
at the meeting copies of the agenda, which include a listing of each
matter of agency business that will be or may be the subject of deliberation
or official action at the meeting.
B.Â
Notification of agency business required and exceptions.
(2)Â
Emergency business. The City Council may take official action at
a regularly scheduled meeting or an emergency meeting on a matter
of agency business relating to a real or potential emergency involving
a clear and present danger to life or property, regardless of whether
public notice was given for the meeting.
(3)Â
Business arising within 24 hours before meeting. The City Council
may take official action on a matter of agency business that is not
listed on a meeting agenda if the matter arises or is brought to the
attention of said Council within the twenty-four-hour period prior
to the meeting; and the matter is de minimis in nature and does not
involve the expenditure of funds or entering into a contract or agreement
by the agency.
(4)Â
Business arising during meeting. If, during the conduct of a meeting,
a resident or taxpayer brings a matter of City business that is not
listed on the meeting agenda to the attention of the City Council,
the City Council may take official action to refer the matter to staff,
if applicable, for the purpose of researching the matter for inclusion
on the agenda of a future meeting, or, if the matter is de minimis
in nature and does not involve the expenditure of funds or entering
into a contract or agreement, the City Council may take official action
on the matter.
(5)Â
Changes to agenda. Upon majority vote of the City Council members
present and voting during the conduct of a meeting, the City Council
may make changes in order to add a matter to the agenda. The reasons
for the changes to the agenda shall be announced at the meeting before
any vote is conducted to make the changes to the agenda. The City
Council may subsequently take official action on the matter added
to the agenda. The City Council shall post the amended agenda on the
City internet website, and at the City office, no later than the first
business day following the meeting at which the agenda was changed.
