File #: BILL NO. 16-247    Name:
Type: Other Business - Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 11/3/2016 In control: City Council Rules Committee
On agenda: 11/28/2016 Final action: 12/8/2016
Title: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-530 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LEE’S SUMMIT, MISSOURI, TO UPDATE PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO CLOSED MEETINGS, RECORDS AND VOTES, TO BE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE MOST CURRENT REVISED VERSION OF MISSOURI’S SUNSHINE LAW. (Rules Cmte. 11-28-16)
Attachments: 1. Ordinance, 2. Section 2.530 (Redline Changes), 3. Previous Ordinance (Redline Changes)
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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-530 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LEE’S SUMMIT, MISSOURI, TO UPDATE PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO CLOSED MEETINGS, RECORDS AND VOTES, TO BE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE MOST CURRENT REVISED VERSION OF MISSOURI’S SUNSHINE LAW. (Rules Cmte. 11-28-16)

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Issue/Request:
To amend Section 2-530 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lee's Summit, Missouri to update provisions guiding the closing of records related to security systems, structural plans of real property, access codes, authorization codes, and operational guidelines and response plans for use in responding or preventing a critical incident which appears to be terrorist in nature, remove the sunset provisions and renumber the ordinance to be in conformity with the most current version of Missouri's Sunshine Law.

Proposed City Council Motions:

I move for second reading of AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-530 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LEE’S SUMMIT, MISSOURI, TO UPDATE PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO CLOSED MEETINGS, RECORDS AND VOTES, TO BE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE MOST CURRENT REVISED VERSION OF MISSOURI’S SUNSHINE LAW.

I move for adoption of AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-530 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LEE’S SUMMIT, MISSOURI, TO UPDATE PROVISIONS PERTAINING TO CLOSED MEETINGS, RECORDS AND VOTES, TO BE IN CONFORMITY WITH THE MOST CURRENT REVISED VERSION OF MISSOURI’S SUNSHINE LAW.

Background:
Missouri Revised Statute Section 610.021 which is part of the Missouri Sunshine Law has been revised by the Missouri State Legislature. The Missouri State Legislature amended Section 610.021(18) of the Missouri Revised Statutes to remove the sunset provision and allow the closing of records related to operational guidelines, policies and specific response plans developed, adopted, or maintained by a public agency responsible for law enforcment, public safety, first response, or public health for use in responding to or preventing any critical incide...

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