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<br />C) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING THE RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR <br />THE TRANSACTION OF BUSINESS OF THE COUNCIL <br />Councilmember Bennett introduced an ordinance to adopt the rules and <br />procedures for the transaction of business of the council. Mayor Elumbaugh said <br />ndth <br />the only change is going back to two council meetings per month, the 2 and 4 <br />Tuesdays. Councilmember Fredricks moved to read the ordinance by title only. <br />Councilmember Poole seconded and the electronic roll call count was 8 for and 0 <br />against. Mr. Meitzen read the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Hubbard <br />moved to further suspend the rules and waive the second and third readings. <br />Councilmember Bryant seconded and the electronic roll call count was 8 for and 0 <br />against. Councilmember Bryant moved to adopt the ordinance. Councilmember <br />Poole seconded and the electronic roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. The <br />ordinance was given #2023-01-01. <br />D) CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO WAIVE COMPETITIVE BIDDING ON CERTAIN <br />ITEMS FOR 2023 <br />Councilmember Poole introduced an ordinance to waive competitive bidding on <br />certain items for the 2023 calendar year. Councilmember Bryant moved to read <br />the ordinance by title only. Councilmember Bennett seconded and the electronic <br />roll call count was 8 for and 0 against. Mr. Meitzen read the ordinance by title only. <br />Councilmember Fredricks questioned the reasoning for the proposed ordinance. <br />Mayor Elumbaugh explained that the city adopts the ordinance every year to waive <br />competitive bidding on certain items that it is not feasible to bid out. However, he <br />said, the city still contacts business for oral bids which speeds the process up by <br />about three weeks by not having to put bids in the newspapers. Councilmember <br /> <br />