(a) The Mayor or other Council Member, City Clerk, City Attorney, or City Manager may sponsor an ordinance for introduction or a resolution for adoption, and such ordinance or resolution shall be placed on the agenda of the regular Council meeting requested by the sponsor.

(b) The Mayor or other Council Member, City Clerk, City Attorney, or City Manager may request that a discussion item be placed on the agenda of a regular Council meeting, and such discussion item shall be placed on the agenda of the regular Council meeting requested by the sponsor.

(c) A member of the public may request that a matter be placed on the agenda as a “scheduled public comment,” subject to policies and procedures adopted under subsection (j) of this section. Being placed on the “scheduled public comment” portion of the agenda does not limit or restrict the requester’s ability to speak on a different subject for which public comment is allowed.

(d) A sponsor, all co-sponsors, proposer or requester may request that an item be removed from the agenda before the agenda is published under the policies and procedures adopted under subsection (j) of this section and such item shall be removed from the agenda, unless the item has been carried over or postponed from a previous agenda.

(e) The City Clerk shall prepare the agenda for each Council meeting after consultation with the Mayor and City Manager, subject to subsections (a) through (d) of this section. A draft agenda shall be circulated to the Mayor and other Council Members and the City Manager.

(f) Notice for each Council meeting shall be given to the public under policies and procedures adopted under subsection (j) of this section. Additional public notice of meetings may be given by other means as required by code or at the direction of Council.

(g) A meeting packet containing the agenda, all legislative items, and supporting documentation for all agenda items shall be distributed to the Mayor, Council Members, and the City Manager.

(h) The City Clerk shall cause a copy of the meeting packet to be posted on the City’s website and to be provided to the Kenai Community Library, in order to be made available for public viewing under policies and procedures adopted under subsection (j) of this section. The City Clerk shall cause a paper copy or electronic copy of the meeting packet to be provided to any member of the public, or to any organization, upon request under policies and procedures adopted under subsection (j) of this section. At least one (1) paper copy of the meeting packet shall be made available to the public at the meeting.

(i) The City Clerk shall provide paper copies of any late materials to the Mayor, each Council Member, City Manager, and City Attorney. The City Clerk shall also make paper copies of late materials available to the public at the meeting.

(j) The administration shall develop policies and procedures to implement this section, subject to review and approval of Council by resolution or ordinance.

(k) Failure to comply with the above policies and procedures or with any administrative policies will not invalidate any ordinance or Council action as long as there was a good faith effort at compliance by the City Clerk.