Book Title: City of Hamilton Council Procedural Rules

Book Description

The City of Hamilton Council Procedural Rules Pressbook is an innovative, interactive learning tool aimed at increasing public understanding of local government operations. The Pressbook offers an introduction and interactive exploration of council roles and procedural rules taking readers on a journey through the decision-making processes that shape Hamilton City Council & Committee meetings with the effort to support increasing the transparency in the governmental decision-making process.

This resource was primarily created for CityLAB SIR (Semester In Residence) students, however, it’s designed to serve a wide range of audiences, whether students, aspiring local government leaders, engaged citizens, or just anyone curious to learn about how the City Council & Committee meetings operate. Thus, the Pressbook provides detailed explanations of council procedural rules with embedded interactive features that help users learn about the steps to moving a motion, as well as virtual tours, word-matching, fill-in-the-blanks, crosswords, flashcards, making it an enjoyable, interactive, practical, hands-on resource for anyone interested in local governance.