Now in its fourth edition, this book provides city councils with model procedural rules for their meetings. The model rules cover, among many other topics, the organizational meeting, pertinent requirements of the open meetings law, the role of the presiding officer, agenda preparation and approval, substantive and procedural motions, voting rules, ordinance adoption, public hearings, and public comment periods. Legal and practical issues are analyzed in the comments that follow each rule. The fourth edition differs from prior editions in important ways. It incorporates significant statutory changes that have occurred since a revised version of the third edition was published in 2007. Both the rules themselves and the comments have undergone extensive modifications in an effort to make the book even more useful to municipal governing boards. New appendixes include tables showing the numbers of members necessary to establish a quorum and the number of votes required to adopt an ordinance or approve a contract. This book is a must for council members, city managers and administrators, city clerks, and city attorneys. Anyone with a general interest in local government or parliamentary procedure will also want a copy. BONUS FEATURE: Upon purchasing this book, the buyer will receive an electronic version of the book's procedural rules that can be customized to fit a particular council's specific needs. See the Local Government Board Builders Series webpage for other books in the series and related School of Government publications (https://www.sog.unc.edu/resource-series/local-government-board-builders-series-0).

Suggested Rules of Procedure for a City Council (Local Government Board Builders)

Allen, Trey

Legal Self-Help

UNC School of Government

Now in its fourth edition, this book provides boards of county commissioners with model procedural rules for conducting their meetings. The model rules cover, among many other topics, the organizational meeting, pertinent requirements of the open meetings law, the role of the presiding officer, agenda preparation and approval, substantive and procedural motions, voting rules, ordinance adoption, public hearings, and public comment periods. Legal and practical issues are analyzed in the comments that follow each rule.

Suggested Rules of Procedure for the Board of County Commissioners (Local Government Board Builders)

Law Practice

The doctrine of governmental immunity can bar negligence and similar legal claims against cities, counties, and other local government units in North Carolina. Local officials, attorneys, and even judges often find it difficult to determine whether the immunity applies in specific cases. This book provides an in-depth guide to governmental immunity that should prove useful to anyone concerned with local government liability.

Local Government Immunity to Lawsuits in North Carolina

Administrative Law

This handbook incorporates material from Suggested Rules of Procedure for Small Local Government Boards, though the two publications differ in significant ways. Intervening changes in the law have been taken into account. Many of the rules and the accompanying explanatory comments have been substantially rewritten. New rules have been added, and some rules have been eliminated, combined with other rules, or divided into separate rules. The goal throughout has been to make the rules even easier to understand and apply whenever possible.

Suggested Procedural Rules for Local Appointed Boards (Local Government Board Builders)

Bell II, A. Fleming

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Suggested Rules of Procedure for a City Council (Local Government Board Builders)

Suggested Rules of Procedure for the Board of County Commissioners (Local Government Board Builders)

Local Government Immunity to Lawsuits in North Carolina

Suggested Procedural Rules for Local Appointed Boards (Local Government Board Builders)