Chapter 2.04
TOWN COUNCIL
Sections:
2.04.040 Parliamentary practice.
2.04.050 Pledge of Allegiance.
2.04.010 Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to set the place and times of regular meetings of the council of the town of Friday Harbor. (Ord. 1537 § 1, 2014)
2.04.020 Place of meetings.
Regular afternoon and evening meetings shall be held at the Town Hall, 60 Second Street, Friday Harbor, Washington, or such other venue within the corporate limits as may be deemed appropriate by the town council. On any day that a regular meeting will not be held at Town Hall, a notice of the alternate location shall be prominently displayed on the door of the council chambers and duly posted. (Ord. 1537 § 2, 2014)
2.04.030 Time of meetings.
A. Regular afternoon meeting shall be held beginning at 12:00 noon on the first and third Thursday of each month, unless otherwise continued or cancelled by action of the council or except when such day falls on a legal holiday, in which case the meeting shall be held on the following Thursday. Continuations will be listed on the town website and notice will be duly posted.
B. Regular evening meeting shall be held beginning at 5:30 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of each month, unless otherwise continued or cancelled by action of the council or except when such day falls on a legal holiday, in which case the meeting shall be held on the following Thursday. Continuations will be listed on the town website and notice will be duly posted. (Ord. 1537 § 3, 2014)
2.04.040 Parliamentary practice.
Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised, is designated and adopted as the official manual of parliamentary practice for the guidance of the deliberations of the meetings of the council of the town. (Ord. 606 § 1, 1984; Ord. 28 § 1, 1909)
2.04.050 Pledge of Allegiance.
All meetings of the council shall commence with said flag salute so that all present are reminded that the business at hand is of a thoughtful and serious nature, and must reflect a dependence on our Constitution, our laws, and our striving to insure liberty and justice for all, as symbolized in the flag of our republic. (Ord. 1075 § 1, 1998)