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its adoption:
Member Robert Peppe introduced the following resolution and moved
RESOLUTION NO. 97 -12
RESOLUTION AMENDING CITY COUNCIL HANDBOOK REGARDING
ORDER OF BUSINESS
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted a City Council Handbook on January 23,
1995, which provided for Opening Ceremonies in its Order of Business; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 96 -162 which amended its
Order of Business replacing Opening Ceremonies with Moment of Silence; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to modify its Order of Business replacing
Moment of Silence with Invocation; and
WHEREAS, prayer as part of our civic processes has been a tradition in America
since the founding of this nation; and
WHEREAS, America was founded in large part to ensure religious tolerance and
the free exercise of religion; and
WHEREAS, the City of Brooklyn Center has its own long standing tradition of
respecting the practice of prayer invocations preceding its public meetings; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Brooklyn Center have great care that such practices
which have the power to bring peace and wisdom to this community are continued in our civic
life.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, that the City Council Handbook be and hereby is amended to read
as follows relating to the Order of Business:
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Invocation*
4. Council Report
5. Presentations
6. Approval of Agenda and Consent Agenda
7. Open Forum
8. Public Hearing
9. Planning Commission Items
10. Council Consideration Items
11. Adjournment
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RESOLUTION NO. 97 -12
*A11 members of the City Council shall share equally in the responsibility for
determining who shall be permitted to deliver said invocations, and said
invocations shall not exceed two minutes in length, nor shall said invocations
deliver any political message, but instead will stringently adhere to the concept
of what an invocation, by definition is, which is, a petition for guidance, and
lastly that said invocation be addressed to "God which is the broad -based
spiritual term used in our nation's Pledge of Allegiance, one nation under
God and is also the term used on our currency and coins, "IN GOD WE
TRUST."
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ATTEST:
City Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member
Kay Lasman
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Myrna Kragness, Kay Lasman, and Robert Peppe;
and the following voted against the same: Kathleen Carmody and Debra Hilstrom;
whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.