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HomeMy WebLinkAbout92-0102 ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING CORPORATION PROCEEDINGS COMMON COUNCIL CITY HALL -- BUFFALO Thursday, January 2, 1992 2:00 P.M. Present- George K. Arthur, President of the Council and Councilmembers: Amos, Bakos, Bell, Collins, Coppola, Fahey, Franczyk, Higgins, LoTempio, PerIa, Pitts, Zuchlewski. - 13. Absent- None. No 1. Adoption of the Rules of Order of the Common Council for the Year 1992-1993 Mr. Fahey moved to adopt the Rules of Order as written for the years 1990-1991 as the Rules of Order of the Common Council for the years 1992-1993. Seconded by Mr. Bakos Mr. Pitts moved to amend to adopt the Rules of Order deleting that paragraph of Rule #3 dealing with the appointment of Committee Chairmen. Seconded by Mr. Collins. LOST. AYES-ARTHUR, COLLINS, COPPOLA, PITTS-4 NOES-AMOS, BAKOS, BELL, FAHEY, FRANCZYK, HIGGINS, LOTEMPIO, PERLA, ZUCHLEWSKI-9 Mr. Fahey now moved to amend the 1990-1991 Rules of Order by adding to the end of Rule # 8 the following:" , or in his absence, by the City Clerk or his designee". And to Rule # 26, after the word sergeant-at-arms, the following: "or in his absence, the City clerk or his designee.' Seconded by Mr. Bakos. CARRIED. Mr. Fahey now moved to adopt the Rules of Order as amended above. ADOPTED. AYES-AMOS, BAKOS, BELL, COPPOLA, FAHEY, FRANCZYK, HIGGINS, LOTEMPIO, PERLA, ZUCHLEWSKI-10 NOES-ARTHUR, COLLINS, PITTS-3. RULES OF ORDER of the COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BUFFALO FOR THE YEARS 1992- 1993 Pursuant to Section 31 of the Charter, the Common Council of the City of Buffalo hereby adopts the following as its rules of procedure: Rule 1. Stated Meeting. Stated meetings shall be held in the Council Chambers each alternate Tuesday after the biennial organization meeting provided for in Section 29 of the Charter at 2:00 o'clock P.M., unless such Tuesday be a legal holiday, and in such event the meeting shall take place on the following day at the same hour, and further, If such Tuesday should be Christmas Eve, the meeting shall take place on the preceding Monday at the same hour. However, there shall be no stated meetings held during the month of August. The first stated meeting of the Common Council for the year 1992 shall be on Tuesday, January 7th. Rule 2. Special Meeting Notice. In addition to the mode of calling special meetings specified in Sec. 30 of the Charter, special meetings of the Council may be called, in the absence or incapacity of the President and the President Pro Tem, by the City Clerk, on the written request of the Mayor or seven Councilmen. The call for a special meeting shall state the time and purpose of the meeting and shall be filed with the City Clerk. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to cause a notice of the time and purpose of said special meeting to be served on each member of the Council other than the President or President Pro Tem who called the meeting. Service of said notice upon a member of the Council shall be made by delivering a copy thereof to him personally or by leaving it at his residence at least twenty-four hours before said meeting, and proof of such service shall be filed with the City Clerk; provided, however, that a statement in writing, signed and acknowledged by a member of the Council and filed with the City Clerk, to the effect that he received twenty-four hours notice of the time and purpose of said special meeting, by telephone or otherwise, shall be deemed personal service of such notice upon him and no further proof of such service shall be required, however, said waiver must be executed by two-thirds of those members present who wish to waive in order to constitute a quorum. No business shall be transacted at a special meeting except that specified in the call for the meeting. Rule 3. Regular Committees. The procedures set forth in these Rules of Order shall apply with equal force and effect to all regular and special committee meetings. There shall be seven regular committees, to wit: Committee on Claims, Committee on Finance, Committee on Legislation, Committee on Economic Development, Committee on Civil Service, Committee on Rules and Urban Renewal Agency Committee. The Committee on Rules shall consist of three members, of which the President of the Council shall be one. The Committee on Civil Service and the Committee on Claims shall consist of five members each. The Committee on Finance and the Committee on Legislation shall consist of six members each. The Urban Renewal Agency Committee shall consist of five members. The Common Council, by a majority of the members elected thereto, shall designate committee chairmen from the members appointed to regular and special committees by the President of the Council pursuant to Section 26 of the Charter. The President of the Council shall be ex-officio added as a member to all committees with a vote thereon. When a member of a regular committee is prevented by illness or other good cause from attendance at a committee meeting and in the absence of the Council President, the committee chairman may designate another council member to substitute on an as needed basis. Any vacancies occurring during the year on any regular or special committee shall be filled by the President of the Council without delay. In case a reference is ordered of any matter before the Council, the presiding officer shall direct such reference as follows: The Committee on Claims, all unliquidated claims against the city and release of liabilities; to the Committee on Finance, all matters concerning the budget and the issuance of bonds; to the Committee on Legislation, all matters relating to local laws, ordinances and general legislation, except matters referable to the Committee on Civil Service: to the Committee on Economic Development, all matters relating to work or improvement to be met in whole or in part by revenue from another government unit, except those referred to the Urban Renewal Agency Committee to the Committee on Civil Service, all matters relating to the creation and abolishment of officers and employees; to the Committee on Rules, all matters relating to procedure in the Council and to the office of the City Clerk; and Urban Renewal Agency Committee shall consider fill matters relating to the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency not referred to Committee on Economic Development. Any matter referable under this rule to a regular committee shall not be referred to a special committee. Rule 4. Organization Meeting. At the time fixed by Section 29 of the Charter, the Council shall convene, the President shall take the chair, and after the Roll Call the following shall be the order of business: (1) Adoption of Rules of Order. (2) Appointment of City Clerk. (3) Appointment of Deputy City Clerk. (4) Appointment of Council and Committee Reporter. (5) Election of President Pro Tempore. (6) Election of Majority Leader. (7) Appointment of Council Representative to BURA. (8) Announcement of Regular Committees. (9) Announcement of Special Committees. (10) Announcement of Task Force Committees. (11) Appointment of Executive Secretary to Council President. (12) Appointments - Office of the Council President. (13) Appointment - Legislative Assistants to Councilmembers. (14) Appointment - Legislative Aides to Councilmembers. (15) Appointment - Legislative Aide to Common Council. (16) Appointment - Secretary to Majority. (17) Appointments - Council Staff Employees. (18) Appointments - Legislative Assistants to Common Council. After this item the order of business shall be as prescribed in rule 5, Rule 5. Regular Meeting. At the time fixed by Rule 1, the Council shall convene, the President shall take the chair, and the following shall be the order of business: (1) Roll Call. (2) Approval of journal of last meeting. (3) Communications from Mayor. (4) Communications from the Board of Appointment created by Section 151 of the Charter. (5) Other official communications in the following order: (a) Mayor-Executive Department. (b) Comptroller. (c) President of the Council. (d) Commissioner of Assessment. (e) Commissioner of Public Works. (f) Commissioner of Parks. (g) Commissioner of Police. (h) Commissioner of Fire. (i) Corporation Counsel. (j) Commissioner of Community Development. (k) Commissioner of Street Sanitation. (l) Commissioner of Inspections and Community Revitalization. (m) Commissioner of Administration & Finance. (n) Commissioner of Human Resources. (o) Commissioner of General Services. (p) Civil Service Commission. (q) Zoning Board of Appeals. (r) City Court. (s) Board of Education. (t) Buffalo Sewer Authority. (u) Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority. (v) Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency. (w) City Clerk. (6) Non-official communications, petitions, and remonstrances. (7) Reports of Regular Committees. (8) Reports of Special Committees. (9) Motions, Resolutions and Notices. (10) Committee of the Whole. (11) Unfinished business. (12) Announcement of committee meetings. (13) Adjournment. Rule 6. Special Meetings. At the time fixed in the notice of a special meeting, the Council shall convene, the President shall take the chair, and the following shall be the order of business: (1) Roll Call. (2) Reading of notice of meeting and proof of service. (3) Transaction of business specified in notice. (4) Adjournment. Rule 7. Temporary Chairman. In the absence of the President and the President Pro 'Tem at any regular or special meeting, the Council shall elect one of its members acting president pro tempore to conduct such meeting. Rule 8. Lack of Quorum. If a quorum of the members shall not attend any regular or special meeting, the members present at the meeting shall have the power to direct by a written order that the absent members be brought before the Council either forthwith or at the time to which an adjournment may be had, and such order shall be executed by the sergeant- at- arms, or in his absence, by the City Clerk or his designee. Rule 9. Roll Call. In calling the roll at the opening of the session and upon every vote the names of the members shall be called in alphabetical order; and a roll call of absent members shall be had at the request of any members. Rule 10. Voting - Tie. A member being present must vote for or against every proposition presented, unless excused from voting by a majority vote of the Council. A request to be excused from voting must be made before the start of the roll call. Any member refusing to vote shall be recorded as voting in the affirmative. In case of a tie in votes on any question, the question shall be deemed to be lost. Rule 11. Presiding Officer Rulings - Appeals. The presiding officer shall preserve decorum, enforce the rules of procedure herein prescribed, and determine without debate, subject to the final decision of the Council on appeal, all questions of procedure and order. Any member may appeal to the Council from such ruling of the presiding officer, and if the appeal Is duly seconded, the appellant may speak once solely on the question Involved and the presiding officer may explain his ruling, but no other member shall participate in the discussion. The presiding officer shall then put the question - "Shall the decision of the chair be sustained?" If a majority of the members present vote nay, the ruling of the chair Is over-ruled, otherwise it is sustained. Rule 12. Presiding Officer Participation in Debate. The presiding officer shall not participate in the debate of any matter under consideration by the Council except as follows: If he desires to participate in the debate, he shall leave the chair and take the place on the floor of the President Pro Tempore or of the temporary chairman, and he shall not resume the chair until the matter under consideration has been acted on by the Council. Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent the presiding officer while in the chair from explaining his ruling on any question or explaining his vote on the roll call. Rule 13. Motions to be Seconded. No motion or resolution shall be put, recorded, or debated until the same shall be duly seconded. Rule 14. Order in Debate. When a member is about to speak, he shall rise from his seat and address the chair, and when two or more members rise at once, the presiding officer shall determine the member first to speak. The speaker shall confine himself to the question under debate and avoid personalities. No member shall speak upon the subject under discussion more than twice - the first time for no more than five minutes, and the second time for no more than two minutes. If any member in speaking or otherwise transgresses the rules, the presiding officer shall, or any member may, call him to order, in which case lie shall immediately sit down and shall not rise unless to explain or proceed in order. The question shall be decided by the presiding officer without debate. Rule 15. Motions During Debate. When any question is under debate no motion shall be received except the following and in the order named - (a) to adjourn, (b) a call of the Council, (c) to lay on the table, (d) the previous question, (e) to postpone to a certain date, (f) to refer, (g) to amend, (h) to postpone indefinitely. A point of order, a point of inquiry, or a point of clarification shall be immediately considered and ruled on at any point during debate. Rule 16. Motion to Adjourn No Debate. A motion to adjourn, a motion to lay on the table, or a motion for a call of the Council shall always be in order, except when a vote is being taken on any question before the Council, and such motions shall be decided without debate. Rule 17. Amendments. No motion or proposition on a subject different from that under consideration shall be admitted under cover of an amendment. Rule 18. Division of Questions. On the call of any member, a division of any question shall be made when the question will admit of a division so distinct that one part being taken away the other will stand as an entire question for decision. Rule 19. Previous Question. The "previous question" shall be put as follows: "Shall the main question now be put?" and, until it shall be decided, shall preclude all amendments and debate, If the Council shall decide that the main question shall not now be put, the main question shall be considered as still remaining under debate. The main question shall be on the passage of the motion, resolution, or other matter under consideration: but when amendments are pending, the questions shall first be taken upon such amendments in the inverse order in which they are proposed. Rule 20. No Motion After Roll Call Begun. After the roll call on any question has been begun, no member shall speak on the question nor shall any motion be made until after the result is declared. Rule 21. Debate Prohibited - Explain Vote. While the presiding officer is putting any question, or while the roll is being called, no debate or discussion shall be in order. Any member desiring to explain his vote must do so before the start of the roll call, provided, before roll call begins, all members shall have a right to avail themselves of the provisions of Rule 14. Rule 22. Reconsideration. When a question has been once put and decided, any member who voted with the majority may move for a reconsideration thereof at the meeting at which the question was decided; the Council may, however, pursuant to Section 38 of the Charter, recall any resolution or ordinance prior to the return thereof by the Mayor and may reconsider its action thereon. A motion for reconsideration, if lost, shall not be repeated nor shall any question be reconsidered more than once. Rule 23. Requirements of Communication from Civic Organizations. No communication from a civic organization, shall be received, recorded, or acted upon unless signed by an officer thereof, and which shall state the total membership of the organization, the number required to constitute a quorum, the number present at the meeting at which the action was taken, and the total number of votes for and against such action. Rule 24. Reading of Communications. All official communications received by the Council during the session shall be read In full and the clerk shall briefly state the substance of all non-official communications so received and shall read the same in full if so desired by the Council. Rule 25. Committee of the Whole. When the Council shall decide to go in Committee of the Whole, the presiding officer shall name a chairman to preside therein; the rules and orders of the Council shall be observed so far as practicable In the Committee of the Whole, except that the ayes and nays shall not be taken and a motion to rise and report progress shall always be in order and shall be decided without debate. Rule 26. Sergeant-at-Arms. The sergeant-at-arms, or in his absence, the City Clerk or his designee shall attend all meetings of the Council and remain In attendance until the close of the session unless otherwise ordered. He shall obey all orders of the Council in enforcing order and decorum. He shall execute all written orders of the Council in bringing in absent members. Rule 27. Disorderly Behavior. Any member may call the attention of the Council to disorderly behavior on the part of any other member; a member thus charged shall be entitled to be heard in defense. If the Council after such hearing decides to take notice of his conduct, the member shall withdraw and the Council, during his absence, decide his guilt or innocence of the charge, and if found guilty, shall fix the penalty pursuant to Section 31 of the Charter. Rule 28. City Clerk. Immediately after a session of the Council, the City Clerk shall present to the several departments and agencies of the city and to the committees such matters as may have been referred to them. The clerk shall record the names of all members absent from any meetings of the Council. Rule 29. Cushing's Manual. The rules of parliamentary practice comprised In "Cushing's Manual" and "Cushing's Law and Practice of Legislative Assemblies" shall govern the Council In all cases not herein provided for, to which they are applicable. Rule 30. Amendment, Repeal or Suspension of Rules. Any rule may be amended or repealed by majority vote of all the members elected to the Council at any regular meetings thereof, provided that the notice of the proposed amendment or proposition to repeal shall have been given at the regular meeting of the Council immediately preceding; and any rule may be suspended for a single session by a unanimous vote of the members present; provided, however, that the Rule that no business shall be transacted at a special meeting except that specified in the notice of meeting, shall not be suspended. Rule 31. Numbering and Entitling Journal Items. Each and every item of business appearing in the journal shall bear a separate and distinct identification number in consecutive order, except that all claims presented to the Council shall appear under a single Item number. Each item shall be preceded by a brief title, stating the subject matter of the item, except those items comprising nonofficial communications, claims and petitions any of which are not printed in full. Rule 32. Filing Deadline. All petitions, resolutions, or communications of whatever kind or nature, to be submitted to the Common Council, shall be presented to the City Clerk on or before two o'clock of the afternoon of the Thursday preceding the meeting at which such petitions, resolutions or communications are to be considered by the Common Council. However, If said Thursday Is a holiday, the deadline shall be two o'clock of the afternoon of the preceding Wednesday. Any petition, resolution or communication which was not presented to the City Clerk In compliance with the deadline stated above, shall not be considered at said meeting except by unanimous consent of all members present at said meeting. Rule 33. Matters to be Referred to Committee. Any matter coming before the Council which seeks to commit the Council to a certain policy shall be referred to an appropriate committee unless otherwise determined by unanimous consent of the Council. Rule 34. Discharge of Committee from Consideration of a Matter. Any member of the Common Council desiring to move any Item tabled In committee and to discharge the committee from further consideration thereof, and to submit the item for the consideration of the Common Council, shall file notice of his intention so to do with the City Clerk in compliance with Rule 32. No 2. Appointment of City Clerk Mr. Fahey placed in nomination the name of Charles L. Michaux III for City Clerk of the Common Council. Seconded by Mr. Higgins. A vote being taken, each member, as their name was called,announced their choice for the position as follows: Amos: Charles L. Michaux III Arthur: Charles L. Michaux III Bakos: Charles L. Michaux III Bell: Charles L. Michaux III Collins: Charles L. Michaux III Coppola: Charles L. Michaux III Fahey: Charles L. Michaux III Franczyk: Charles L. Michaux III Higgins: Charles L. Michaux III LoTempio: Charles L. Michaux III Perla: Charles L. Michaux III Pitts: Charles L. Michaux III Zuchlewski: Charles L. Michaux III Mr. Charles L. Michaux III, residing at 222 Taunton Place, having received all of the votes cast, was declared duly appointed City Clerk. No 3. Appointment of Deputy City Clerk Mr. Fahey placed in nomination the name of Richard F. Okoniewski for Deputy City Clerk of the Common Council. Seconded by Mr. Franczyk. A vote being taken, each member, as their name was called, announced their choice for the position as follows: Amos: Richard F. Okoniewski Arthur: Richard F. Okoniewski Bakos: Richard F. Okoniewski Bell: Richard F. Okoniewski Collins: Richard F. Okoniewski Coppola: Richard F. Okoniewski Fahey: Richard F. Okoniewski Franczyk: Richard F. Okoniewski Higgins: Richard F. Okoniewski LoTempio: Richard F. Okoniewski Perla: Richard F. Okoniewski Pitts: Richard F. Okoniewski Zuchlewski: Richard F. Okoniewski Richard F. Okoniewski, residing at 1767 Seneca Street, having received all of the votes cast, was declared duly appointed Deputy City Clerk. No. 4 Appointment of Council and Committee Reporter Mr. Fahey placed in nomination the name of Leonard G. Sciolino for the position of Council and Committee Reporter. Seconded by Mr. Coppola. A vote being taken, each member, as their name was called, announced their choice for the position as follows: Amos: Leonard G. Sciolino Arthur: Leonard G. Sciolino Bakos: Leonard G. Sciolino Bell: Leonard G. Sciolino Collins: Leonard G. Sciolino Coppola: Leonard G. Sciolino Fahey: Leonard G. Sciolino Franczyk: Leonard G. Sciolino Higgins : Leonard G. Sciolino LoTempio: Leonard G. Sciolino Perla: Leonard G. Sciolino Pitts: Leonard G. Sciolino Zuchlewski: Leonard G. Sciolino Leonard G. Sciolino, residing at 45 Manchester Place, having received all of the votes cast, was declared duly appointed Council and Committee Reporter of the Common Council. No. 5 Election of President Pro Tempore of the Common Council. Mr. Fahey placed in nomination the name of David A. Franczyk for the position of President Pro Tempore of the Common Council. Seconded by Mr. Perla. A vote being taken, each member, as their name was called, announced their choice for the position as follows: Amos: David A. Franczyk Arthur: David A. Franczyk Bakos: David A. Franczyk Bell: David A. Franczyk Collins: David A. Franczyk Coppola: David A. Franczyk Fahey: David A. Franczyk Franczyk: David A. Franczyk Higgins: David A. Franczyk LoTempio: David A. Franczyk Perla: David A. Franczyk Pitts: No Zuchlewski: David A. Franczyk Mr. Franczyk, having received a majority of the votes cast, was declared duly elected President Pro Tempore. No. 6 Mr. Fahey moved to leave the Election of Majority Leader in abeyance. Seconded by Mr. Bakos. CARRIED. AYES-AMOS, BAKOS, BELL, COLLINS, COPPOLA, FAHEY, FRANCZYK, HIGGINS, LOTEMPIO, PERLA, PITTS, ZUCHLEWSKI-12 NOES ARTHUR-1. No 7. Election of Majority Leader Mr. Amos placed in nomination the name of Clifford Bell for the position of Majority Leader of the Common Council. Seconded by Mr. PerIa. Mr. Pitts placed in nomination the name of Alfred T. Coppola for the position of Majority Leader of the Common Council. Seconded by Mr. Collins. Mr. Bakos placed in nomination the name of Eugene M. Fahey for the position of Majority Leader of the Common Council. Seconded by Mrs. LoTempio. A vote being taken, each member, as their name was called, announced their choice for the position as follows: Amos: Clifford Bell Arthur: Alfred T. Coppola Bakos: Eugene M. Fahey Bell: Clifford Bell Collins: Alfred T. Coppola Coppola: Alfred T. Coppola Fahey: Eugene M. Fahey Franczyk: Eugene M. Fahey Higgins: Eugene M. Fahey LoTempio: Eugene M. Fahey PerIa: Clifford Bell Pitts: Alfred T. Coppola Zuchlewski: Clifford Bell No candidate received a majority of the votes cast. Since no candidate received a majority of the votes cast, Mr. Pitts moved to declare the position of majority leader vacant at this time. Seconded by Mr. Collins. LOST. AYES- ARTHUR, COLLINS, COPPOLA, PITTS-4 NOES-AMOS, BAKOS, BELL, FAHEY, FRANCZYK, HIGGINS, LOTEMPIO, PERLA, ZUCHLEWSKI-9. No. 8 Appointment of Council Representative to the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency Mr. Fahey placed in nomination the name of Norman M. Bakos as the Common Council's Representative to the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency. Seconded by Mr. Franczyk. A vote being taken, each member, as their name was called, announced their choice for the position as follows: Amos: Norman M. Bakos Arthur: Norman M. Bakos Bakos: Norman M. Bakos Bell: Norman M. Bakos Collins: No Coppola: Norman M. Bakos Fahey: Norman M. Bakos Franczyk: Norman M. Bakos Higgins: Norman M. Bakos LoTempio: Norman M. Bakos Perla: Norman M. Bakos Pitts: Norman M. Bakos Zuchlewski: Norman M. Bakos Norman M. Bakos, having received a majority of the votes cast was designated as the Common Council's Representative to the Buffalo Urban Renewal Agency. No 9. Appointments - Members of Regular Committees Pursuant to Section 26 of the Charter of the City of Buffalo, I hereby appoint the following members of the Common Council to serve on the regular committees of the Council, as indicated below: CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE - Pitts, Arthur, Coppola, Fahey, PerIa. CLAIMS COMMITTEE - Higgins, Amos, Franczyk, LoTempio, Zuchlewski. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE - Bell, Amos, Collins, Coppola, Franczyk, Pitts. FINANCE COMMITTEE - Collins, Bell, Fahey, Franczyk, Higgins, PerIa. LEGISLATION COMMITTEE - Coppola, Amos, Bakos, LoTempio, Pitts, Zuchlewski. RULES COMMITTEE - Arthur, Fahey, Pitts. URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY COMMITTEE - Amos, Franczyk, Higgins, PerIa, LoTempio. RECEIVED AND FILED. No 10. Appointment - Executive Secretary to the Council President Pursuant to Section 26 of the Charter of the City of Buffalo, I hereby appoint Donald Lee, residing at 40 University Avenue, Buffalo, New York as my Executive Secretary effective January 1, 1992. RECEIVED AND FILED. No 11. Appointments - Office of the Council President Mr. Fahey moved the following named persons be and hereby are appointed to positions in the Office of the Council President, as indicated below, effective January 1, 1992: Senior Legislative Assistant to the Common Council - James Milroy, 155 Massachusetts Avenue Legislative Assistant to Council President - Roberta Isom, 309 Walnut Street Legislative Aide to Councilmember - Yvette Lucas, 243 Cambridge Avenue Seconded by Mr. Pitts. ADOPTED. No 12. Appointments - Legislative Assistants to Councilmembers Mr. Fahey moved that the following named persons are hereby appointed as Legislative Assistants to Councilmembers, effective January 1, 1992. Kalimah Halim, 92 Ericson Avenue Sherree Meadows, 3234 Main Street Mary Fix, 174 Zelmer Street Frederick McCarthy, 319 North Ogden Wanda Stevens, 101 Easton Avenue Charles McGriff, 171 Lexington Avenue John Emmons, 21 Hedley Place Jeanine Baran, 64 Vernon Place Valaine Perez, 128 Shoshone Avenue Linda Dyer-Hurdon, 324 Davidson Avenue Daniel Blum, 185 Crowley Avenue Gregory Olma, 484 Peckham Street Kathleen Palka, 838 Fillmore Avenue Veronica Lockwood, 38 Tamarack Street Barbara Lewis, 121 Indian Church Road Kathryn Gould, 15 Red Jacket Parkway JoMarie Barone, 229 Villa Avenue Carol Mahiques, 143 Prospect Avenue Ann Angelo, 312 Pennsylvania Avenue Rosetta Walden, 61 Courtland Avenue Brenda Sciortino, 351 Hampshire Avenue Mary Ann Lotito, 394 Amherst Street Seconded By Mr Zuchlewski. ADOPTED. No.13 Appointments - Legislative Aide to Councilmember Mr. Fahey moved that the following named persons are hereby appointed as Legislative Aides to Councilmembers, effective January 1, 1992: Joseph Davis, 9 Daisy Street Deborah Boles, 35 Castle Street Seconded by Mr Higgins. ADOPTED. No.14 Appointment - Legislative Aide to Common Council Mr. Fahey moved that the following named person is hereby appointed as Legislative Aide to the Common Council, effective January 1. 1992: Shirley D. Zeigler - 187 East Delavan Avenue Seconded by Mr Bakos. ADOPTED. No.15 Appointment - Secretary to the Majority Mr. Fahey moved that the following named person be and hereby is Appointed as Secretary to the Majority of the Common Council, effective January 1, 1992. Jody Heublum, 20 Angle Street Seconded by Mr PerIa. ADOPTED. No.16 Appointments - Council Staff Employees Mr. Fahey moved that the following named persons are hereby appointed to the positions listed opposite their names effective January 1, 1992: Chief of Staff - Vincent J. LoVallo, 110 Bidwell Pkwy., Apt. # 3 Legislative Staff Manager - Thomas Tarapacki, 40 Covington Rd Senior Legislative Assistant to the Common Council - MaryLou Dempsey, 781 McKinley Pkwy. Senior Legislative Assistant to the Common Council - John J Lynch, 4 Person Street Seconded by Mrs. LoTempio. ADOPTED. No.17 Appointments - Legislative Assistants to the Common Council Mr. Fahey moved that the following named persons are hereby appointed as Legislative Assistants to the Common Council, effective January 1, 1992: Joseph Bongiovanni, 221 Lovering Avenue Joseph Brucato, 111 Russell Avenue Judith Chrosniak, 354 Davey Street Donna Davis, 217 Elmwood Avenue, Apt. #21 Kevin Kelley, 171 Harding Road Kaaren Luparello, 90 Delsan Court Sandra McGowan, 252 Schuele Avenue William Nowak, 17 Putnam Street Ana Salas, 161 Rebecca Park Peter Savage, 207 West Ferry Street Michael Williams, 65 Monroe Street Seconded by Mr. Coppola. ADOPTED. No.18 Adjournment Mr. Fahey, moved to adjourn. Seconded by Mr. Bakos. LOST AYES-ARTHUR, BAKOS, COLLINS, FAHEY, FRANCZYK, PITTS-6 NOES-AMOS, BELL, COPPOLA, HIGGINS, LOTEMPIO, PERLA, ZUCHLEWSKI-7. No 19. Mr. Pitts moved to amend the Rules of Order by adding a new rule #35 reading as follows: Rule 35. Temporary Leadership Positions. Until such time as a candidate for the position of Majority Leader or Minority Leader receives a majority of the votes eligible to be cast for such candidate, the President of the Council shall assume the duties with no added compensation established for such leadership position and he shall designate members of the Majority and Minority Parties to preside at each meeting on a rotation basis. The order of priority of such designations shall be based on rank order by senority, and if two or more members have the same rank order by senority then such designation shall be by alphabetical order according to surname. Each such member so designated shall serve in such capacity for one meeting per designation. Seconded by Mr. Coppola. LOST. AYES-ARTHUR, COLLINS, COPPOLA, PITTS-4 NOES-AMOS, BAKOS, BELL, FAHEY, FRANCZYK, HIGGINS, LOTEMPIO, PERLA, ZUCHLEWSKI-9. No.20 Adjournment On a motion by Mr. Bakos, Seconded by Mr. Franczyk, the Council adjourned at 3:00 P.M. CARRIED. AYES-AMOS, BAKOS, BELL, FAHEY, FRANCZYK, HIGGINS, LOTEMPIO, PITTS, ZUCHLEWSKI-9 NOES- ARTHUR, COLLINS, COPPOLA, PERLA-4 CHARLES L. MICHAUX, III CITY CLERK Meeting reported by Leonard G. Sciolino, Council and Committee Reporter.