Standing Rules and Orders of Council
Rule 92: Admissibility of motions: not before a court
Rule 92 sets out conditions for a motion to be admissible in Council; sub-rule (1) says a motion is admissible only if the matter is not pending before a court of law. In the passage a councillor used it in a point of order to argue a motion should be struck off the agenda. The passage quotes only sub-rule (1), so any other conditions in Rule 92 are unclear.
Plain-English summary written with AI from how the City's minutes quote and use the rule. The official text is not published by the City.
The rule's own words
92 A motion is admissible if – (1) The matter is not pending before a court of law.
As quoted in the City's signed minutes.
How the minutes record it
Councillor Lebatlang Z (ActionSA) rose on a point of order on Rule 92 (1) of the Standing Rules and Orders of Council, which stated: 92 A motion is admissible if – (1) The matter is not pending before a court of law.
Signed minutes, Wednesday, 1 November 2023