R25-09

City of Glendale — Regular Meeting (2025-01-28)

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RESOLUTION NO. R25-09 
 
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, 
MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA, AMENDING SECTION 9 OF THE 
GLENDALE, ARIZONA CITY COUNCIL GUIDELINES. 
 
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council adopted the City Council Guidelines by 
Resolution No.4269 New Series on May 26, 2009; and  
 
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council amended the City Council Guidelines by 
Resolution No.4365 New Series on January 8, 2013; and  
 
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council amended the City Council Guidelines by 
Resolution No.4722 New Series on September 10, 2013; and  
 
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council amended the City Council Guidelines by 
Resolution No.4895 New Series on November 24, 2014; and  
 
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council amended the Council Guidelines by Resolution 
No.4924 New Series on February 24, 2015; and  
 
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council amended the City Council Guidelines by 
Resolution No. R17-35 on May 23, 2017; and  
 
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council agree that the Guidelines previously adopted are, 
and continue to be, fundamentally important to the effective conduct of the public's business;  
 
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 
GLENDALE as follows:  
 
SECTION 1. That Section 9 of the document known as the City Council Guidelines, is 
amended as follows: 
 
9. COUNCIL COMMITTEES 
  
At the first Workshop in June January of each year, the Council will appoint membership to standing 
Council committees for the following fiscal year a term commencing February 1 and ending January 
31. The Mayor will ask the Councilmembers to indicate which committee they wish to serve on.  
 
Each committee will be comprised of three members. The members of each committee will select 
their own chairperson at the first committee meeting. Councilmembers may not serve as Chairperson 
of more than one committee at a time unless the number of committees is greater than the number of 
Councilmembers. In that case, the limit is two chairmanships.

The Council may form a temporary (one-year) Council Committee and allow a defined number of 
members of the public to serve on the committee. The three members of the committee will select a 
Chair from amongst the Councilmembers serving on the committee. The committee will sunset one-
year after the date of the first meeting. Any sunset extensions must be approved by the City Council. 
 
Effective August 13, 2013, a two-year consecutive term limit with appointment annually for 
membership of councilmembers on Council subcommittees begins.  
 
If new Councilmembers are seated prior to the annual selection of committee membership, the new 
Councilmembers will fill vacant committee positions for the remainder of the one-year term.  
 
If any Councilmember wishes to add, delete or adjust any committee, the process indicated in City 
Council Guidelines, Section 2, “Placing Items of Special Interest on Workshop Agenda” is followed. 
 
SECTION 2. The document known as the City Council Guidelines, Adopted January 28, 
2025, is approved and adopted and ordered to remain on filed with the City Clerk. 
 
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the Mayor and Council of the City of 
Glendale, Maricopa County, Arizona, this 28th day of January, 2025. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
________________________________ 
Mayor Jerry P. Weiers 
 
ATTEST: 
 
____________________________________ 
Julie K. Bower, City Clerk 
(SEAL) 
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
 
________________________________ 
Michael D. Bailey, City Attorney 
 
 
REVIEWED BY: 
 
 
________________________________ 
Kevin R. Phelps, City Manager