CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. RA-25-5 ENACTMENT NO. ___________________
SPONSORED BY: Tammy Fiebelkorn
RULES AMENDMENT
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Amending Article II, Section 4 Of The City Council Rules Of Procedure Regarding Committees Of The Council (Fiebelkorn)
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SECTION 1. ARTICLE II, SECTION 4 of the City Council Rules of Procedure is amended as follows:
ARTICLE II - ORGANIZATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
Section 4. Committees of the Council. Committees of the Council are comprised of members of the City Council only.
[L. The Councilor who sponsors a bill or amendment shall have the privilege of opening and closing debate upon that item. If the sponsoring Councilor is not a member of the Standing Committee to which their bill or amendment has been referred, the sponsor may choose to attend the Committee meeting at which their item will be considered. If the sponsor is in attendance and wishes to speak on their item, the Chair of the Standing Committee shall recognize the sponsor and afford them the privilege of opening and closing on their bill or amendment.]
SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY. If any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, word or phrase of this Rules Amendment is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this Rules Amendment. The Council hereby declares that it would have passed this Rules Amendment and each section, paragraph, sentence, clause, word or phrase thereof irrespective of any provision being declared unconstitutional or otherwise invalid.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Rules Amendment takes effect immediately upon adoption.