Item I

Call to Order
Prayer
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call

Item II

Approval of Minutes

Item III

Committee Reports

Item IV

Acceptance of Treasurer’s Report

Item V

Non-Legislative Business
a. Recognition Resolutions
Cabrera Recognize Arab American Heritage Month
Cabrera Recognize Rev. Dr. Jay Macklin
Harlee Recognize Dr. Richard Allen Williams
McCoy Congratulate Salesianum School – DIAA Championship Teams
(Basketball, Indoor Track, Swimming & Diving, Wrestling, and
Ice Hockey)
b. Sympathy Resolutions
All Council Sympathy Stanley Munfur Ali
Cabrera Sympathy Sara E. Burton
Harlee Sympathy Pastor Rella Reynolds
Oliver Sympathy Delvert Snyder, Sr.
Oliver Sympathy Vernon Jerone Hill, Sr.
White Sympathy William Oscar Cornelious

Item VI

Public Comment

Item VII

Legislative Business
DARBY
Rev. 1
#0057 Sub. 1 Ord. 21-024 Amend Chapter 5 of the City Code to Require Buyers of
Residential Rental Property to Pay Business License Fees at
Property Settlement (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Substitute Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review
and approval. This Substitute No. 1 to Ordinance No. 21-024 amends Chapter 5
of the City Code by adding Section 5-37.1 to require buyers of residential rental
properties located within city limits to complete a business license application
and pay business license fees at settlement. Substitute No. 1 to Ordinance No. 21-
024 also requires the Department of Licenses and Inspections to provide the new
property owners with an informational brochure providing guidance for
landlords and owners of vacant properties. The purpose of Substitute No. 1 to
Ordinance No. 21-024 is to increase enforcement and compliance with business
license requirements among owners of rental property, and to streamline the
process for investor-owners to obtain business licenses.
JOHNSON
#0295 An Ordinance to Amend Chapter 41 of the City Code to Permit the Use of
Parapet Signs (1st & 2nd Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by the Administration for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance amends Chapter 41 of the City Code to permit the use
of parapet signs in the City.
SPADOLA
#0273 Ord. 23-007 Amend Chapter 2 of the City Code to Prohibit City Council from
Hiring Close Relatives of Currently Sitting City Council
Members (3rd & Final Reading)
Synopsis: This Ordinance is being presented by City Council for Council’s review and
approval. This Ordinance seeks to improve government transparency by
amending Chapter 2 of the City Code to prohibit City Council from hiring close
relatives of currently sitting City Council members. This Ordinance does not
include a close relative City Council staffer who was hired prior to and
continuously employed by City Council since September 1st one year before the
election in which the close relative’s related City Council member was elected.
For example, a City Council staffer who is a close relative to a City Council
member elected in 2024 may be hired again if the staffer was hired by September
1, 2023 and remained employed by City Council since September 1, 2023.

Items VIII & IX

Petitions and Communications
Adjournment