City Council Meeting: June 19,
2007
Agenda Item: 8-F
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Gordon R. Anderson, Assistant City
Manager
Subject: Modifications to Council Meeting Rules
and Policies related to Contingency Funds
Recommended
Action
Staff recommends
that the City Council:
1) adopt a resolution modifying
Council Rule 14 (e), reducing the number of speakers that trigger a reduction
of speaker time; and repealing Resolution No. 9332 (CCS); and
2) adopt form of application and
guidelines related to the use of Council Contingency funds.
Executive
Summary
Council has periodically looked at various ways to have meetings
run more efficiently. Council discussion
at its work session in January 2007 and later on March 13, 2007 culminated in
direction to staff to return with modifications to its rules to reduce the
number of speakers that trigger a reduction of speakers’ time on an individual
agenda item. The related section of the Rules of Order and Procedure for the
Conduct of City Council Meetings, Rule 14 would read:
“(e) Special Time Limits for Lengthy
Meetings. If ten or more members of
the public wish to speak on one item, or if thirty or more members of the
public wish to speak on any combination of items, each speaker's remarks on any
Agenda item shall be limited to no more than two minutes.”
On April 10, 2007
Council discussed guidelines to the use of contingency funds. Council
discussion resulted in direction of staff to return with a form of application
that incorporated guidelines discussed during the meeting. The form of
application is attached as Exhibit A.
There are no budget
impacts associated with this report.
Discussion
Currently, Council rules provide general and special time limits
for the public to make their remarks on agenda items at Council meetings.
Generally, a member of the public is provided three minutes to speak on any
individual agenda item with a maximum of six minutes for the entire meeting.
Council may by majority vote extend additional time to a speaker. Special time
limits are provided “if fifteen or more member of the public wish to speak on
one item, or if forty or more members of the public wish to speak on any
combination of items, each speaker’s remarks” are then limited to two minutes.
The following table demonstrates the efficiency that could be achieved by the
proposed modification.
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Examples
below assume number of speakers is known at beginning of meeting. |
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Current
Rule |
Proposed
Rule |
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One Item |
One Item |
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14 speakers 3 minutes each |
15 speakers 2 minutes each |
9 speakers 3 minutes each |
10 speakers 2 minutes each |
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42 minutes |
30 minutes |
27 minutes |
20 minutes |
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Meeting Total |
Meeting Total |
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39 speakers 3 minutes each |
40 speakers 2 minutes each |
29 speakers 3 minutes each |
30 speakers 2 minutes each |
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117 minutes |
80 minutes |
87 minutes |
60 minutes |
Guidelines Related to the Use of
Council Contingency Funds
At its meeting on April 10, 2007,
Council continued its discussion begun at the January Council workshop related
to allocations from its Contingency Fund. Staff presented an Information Item
(attached) which provided several options to consider providing a framework or
guidelines for the use of these funds. Council stated several criteria that
would serve as guidelines for the use of these funds and asked staff to develop
an application to formalize the request in a consistent manner. Following Councils direction, staff
recommends Council adopt the following criteria to serve as guidelines for the
use of its Contingency Funds.
·
Assistance to School groups/students – provide
matching funds to provide the opportunity for students or teachers to
participate in regional, national, or international conferences that would
provide a benefit to the community.
·
Community Event – provide funding assistance for
a community event open to the public.
·
Community Group – provide funding for immediate,
unanticipated needs of local non-profit or other community group that provide a
benefit to the community.
·
Restoration or funding of specific services –
provides the opportunity for the Council to provide funding for a specific
project or service that is unfunded or under-funded elsewhere in the budget on
a one-time basis.
A proposed process for the use of discretionary funds is outlined
below.
1)
Requestor completes an application form
(attached) available from the Council Office and online.
2)
Form is received by the City Manager’s Office
which will ensure the form is logged in and transmitted to the Mayor and
Council for consideration.
3)
The item would be placed on an agenda as a
12-item, “Written Communication” for Council’s Consideration. The Council
Office Administrator will ensure that the requestor is notified.
Budget/Financial Impact
There are no budget or financial impacts as a result of the
recommended actions. The Guidelines Related to the Use of Council Contingency
Funds merely provides a framework for Council to consider future funding
requests.
Prepared by:
Donald P
Patterson, Assistant to the City Manager, Management Services
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Approved: |
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Forwarded to Council: |
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Gordon
R. Anderson Assistant
City Manager |
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P. City Manager |
Attachments:
Resolution
Council
Contingency Application
RESOLUTION NUMBER (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF
AMENDING THE RULES OF ORDER AND PROCEDURE
FOR THE
CONDUCT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
AND REPEALING
RESOLUTION NUMBER 9932 (CCS)
THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF
SECTION
1. The City Council Rules of Order and
Procedure are hereby established as follows:
RULE
1. RULES OF ORDER.
Except
as otherwise provided by these rules, the City Charter, the Municipal Code, or
applicable provisions of state law, the procedures of the City Council shall be
governed by the latest revised edition of Roberts Rules of Order.
The
City Council rules, or any one thereof, may be suspended by a vote of
two-thirds (2/3) of the Councilmembers present.
RULE 2. TIME AND PLACE FOR
HOLDING REGULAR MEETINGS.
Pursuant
to the provisions of Section 611 of the Santa Monica City Charter, the City
Council establishes the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month as the days
for holding regular meetings of the City Council. The regular meeting shall commence at 5:45
p.m., for consideration of the Consent Calendar and Closed Session, or for
Consent Calendar and Study Session, provided a Closed Session is not
scheduled. It is the intention of the
City Council that all other agenda items shall commence no earlier than 6:45
p.m. If a Closed Session and a Study
Session are scheduled for the same meeting, then the Closed Session will be
held after the Consent Calendar and the Study Session will be held immediately
after Council reconvenes at 6:45 or as soon as possible thereafter. If any such Tuesday falls on any day
designated by law of by the City Council as a day for public feast,
Thanksgiving or holiday, such regular meeting shall be held on the date of the
regular meeting next following said Tuesday at the hour heretofore fixed or at
such other day as may be fixed. The City
Council Chamber in City Hall is established as the place for holding its
regular meetings.
RULE 3. QUORUM.
In
accordance with Section 614 of the Santa Monica City Charter, four
Councilmembers shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Except as otherwise provided in the Charter,
or other law, or these rules, action shall be taken by a majority vote of the
entire membership of the City Council.
Whenever
any Councilmember questions the presence of a quorum, the presiding officer
shall forthwith direct the City Clerk to call the roll, each Councilmember
shall respond when his or her name is called, and the Clerk shall announce the
result. Such proceedings shall be without debate, but no Councilmember who is
speaking may be interrupted by a question as to the presence of a quorum.
RULE
4. MEETINGS TO BE PUBLIC – EXCEPTION
FOR CLOSED SESSIONS.
As
required by the Ralph M. Brown Act (the "Brown Act"), California
Government Code Sections 54950, et seq., all regular, adjourned regular and
special meetings of the City Council shall be public; provided, however, the
City Council may meet in a Closed Session from which the public is excluded,
for those purposes authorized by the Brown Act.
No
Councilmember, employee of the City, or any other person present during a
Closed Session of the City Council shall disclose to any person the content or
substance of any communication which took place during the Closed Session
unless the City Council specifically authorizes the disclosure by majority
vote, or unless the disclosure is required by law.
RULE
5. AGENDA.
The
City Clerk shall prepare the Agenda under the direction of the City Manager as
follows:
(a) The City Manager shall consult with the
Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore in the preparation of the Agenda.
(b) The Agenda and all available supporting
documents shall be delivered to Councilmembers on the Thursday preceding the
Tuesday City Council meeting to which it pertains or as soon thereafter as
possible.
(c) Any Councilmember or the City Manager
may direct that any matter within the City Council's jurisdiction be placed
upon the Agenda. Councilmembers should
endeavor to submit agenda items by 3:00 p.m. on Thursday in order to ensure
that matters will be agendized for the following Tuesday. Subject to Brown Act requirements, items
submitted after 3:00 p.m. Thursday will be agendized for the following Tuesday
if possible.
Councilmember items may only be combined
with other items on the agenda by a vote of the Council. A Councilmember who wishes to combine his or
her item with another item on the agenda may direct that the following language
be included with the agenda item: “This
item may be considered with Item.” The
City Manager may combine staff items on the agenda in order to ensure that the
public’s business is handled efficiently and conveniently.”
(d) The City Clerk shall post the Agenda as
required by the Brown Act. Copies of the
Agenda shall be posted in the City Clerk's office and in the lobby of the
Police Department. The City Clerk shall
maintain on file in his or her office declarations establishing compliance with
the posting requirements.
(e) No action shall be taken on any item not appearing on the
posted Agenda unless the item is added to the Agenda in the manner required by
the Brown Act.
(f) Matters directed to be placed on the
Agenda at the direction of Councilmembers shall be listed on the Agenda in the
order of receipt by the City Clerk.
(g) Written requests to the City Council
shall be received and opened by the City Clerk and referred to the City Manager
or his or her designee and either shall be transmitted to the appropriate
board, commission or staff member or shall be placed on the Agenda if City
Council consideration is deemed appropriate by the Mayor or City Manager. Written requests being agendized shall be
scheduled for Council consideration at the earliest convenient meeting, taking
into consideration the length and content of meeting agendas. Members of the public submitting written
requests shall be advised of how their request is being handled. Councilmembers shall receive copies of those
written requests which are not agendized.
Agendized communications shall be listed on the Agenda in order of
receipt. No communication shall be
placed on an Agenda if it contains material that:
(1) Is profane.
(2) Is potentially slanderous or libelous.
(3) Advocates or opposes the candidacy of any
person or party for any elective office.
(4) Is primarily an advertisement or
promotion or has as a substantial purpose the advancement of any cause the
major benefit of which is private and not public.
Members
of the public submitting written requests to the Council are encouraged to
limit their submissions to one per meeting.
RULE 6. CATEGORIES AND ORDER OF BUSINESS.
The
business of the City Council shall be conducted in the order and manner
specified below. The order may be
changed by a majority vote of those present.
The following is the order of
business for items to be heard beginning at 5:45 p.m.:
(a) Call to Order.
(b) Salute to the Flag.
(c) Roll Call.
(d) Consent Calendar. The consent calendar shall consist of the
approval of minutes of previous meetings and those other items such as
contracts and routine resolutions which do not necessitate a separate public
hearing and which are determined in the Agenda preparation process to be
relatively non-controversial. Ordinances
for second reading and adoption may be placed on the consent calendar if all
members of the City Council were present when the vote for first reading and
introduction took place and this vote was unanimous. The consent calendar shall be considered as
one item regardless of the number of matters appearing on it and may be
approved by a single vote. The title to
the individual consent items need not be read unless a request to do so is made
by any Councilmember. Members of the
public shall have no more than one opportunity to address the City Council
concerning any and all items on the consent calendar. Members of the public shall be heard prior to
City Council consideration of the consent calendar. Councilmembers may request to have individual
matters removed from the consent calendar so that they may be heard on those
matters. All matters remaining on the
consent calendar may be approved by a single vote. Any items removed from the consent calendar
shall be considered separately in the order of their appearance on the
Agenda. Removed items may be heard
immediately following the consent calendar or may be heard after the City
Council concludes Closed Session or Study Session.
(e)
Study Session or Closed Session. During
Study Sessions staff will present information regarding a complex matter that
will be subject to Council deliberation and decisions in the future. No Council action will be recommended or
taken as part of the Study Session. A
Closed Session may be held at any time deemed necessary.
The following is the order of
business for items to be heard beginning at 6:45 p.m.:
(a) Inspiration.
(b) Special Ceremonial Agenda Items. This item includes proclamations,
commendations, introductions of special guests, special meetings, and
presentations and reports by other non-City public entities or legislative
bodies.
(c) Removed Consent Calendar Items. Each item will be considered separately in
the order of their appearance on the Agenda. Since members of the public were
given the opportunity to comment on any and all items on the consent calendar
earlier in the agenda, no additional public comment on these items will be
heard.
(d) Study Sessions, if Closed Session is also
scheduled for the same meeting.
(e) Continued Items. This item includes agendized items of a
previous City Council meeting not considered at such meeting. The City Council may vote by a majority of
its members to have a carry-over item placed on a subsequent agenda as a
continued item.
(f) Administrative Proceedings. This item includes proceedings requiring the City
Council to make a quasi-judicial decision concerning an individual application
or appeal.
(g) Ordinances.
(1)
Second
(2) Introduction and First
(h) Staff Administrative Items. This category will include policy matters to
be considered by the City Council or at joint meetings of the City Council,
Parking Authority, Housing Authority, the Public Financing Authority and/or
Redevelopment Agency.
(i) Public Hearings. This item consists of public hearings
required by specific provisions of law.
(j) Reports of Boards and Commissions. Boards and commissions who may present
reports under this item include, but are not limited to, all City boards and
commissions and the boards of the Pier Restoration Corporation and the Bayside
District Corporation.
(k)
Resolutions.
A resolution will be considered under this item only if its
substance makes extensive public
input advisable, or if it should be considered after another item on the
Agenda; otherwise the resolution will be considered on the Consent Calendar.
(l)
Written Communication
(m) Councilmember Discussion Items
(n) Public Input. This item allows members of the public to
address the City
Council on matters that are
within the Council’s subject matter jurisdiction. No formal action may be taken on any matter
under this item unless the item is specifically agendized.
RULE
7. PREPARATION OF MINUTES.
The
City Clerk shall have exclusive responsibility for preparation of the Minutes,
and any directions for corrections in the Minutes shall be made only by
majority vote of the City Council.
RULE 8. APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
Minutes of a City
Council meeting may be approved without reading if the City Clerk has
previously furnished each Councilmember with a copy and unless a reading is
ordered by a majority vote of the Council.
RULE
9. PRESIDING OFFICER.
The
Mayor shall be the Presiding Officer at all meetings of the City Council. In the absence of the Mayor, the Mayor Pro
Tempore shall preside. In the absence of
both the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore, the City Clerk shall call the City
Council to order and a temporary Presiding Officer shall be elected by the Councilmembers
present to serve until the arrival of the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tempore or until
adjournment.
RULE
10. POWERS AND DUTIES OF PRESIDING
OFFICER.
(a) Participation. The Presiding Officer may move, second, and debate
from the chair, subject only to such limitations of debate as are imposed upon
Councilmembers by these rules, and shall not be deprived of any of the rights
or privileges of a Councilmember by reason of his or her acting as the
Presiding Officer.
(b) Duties. The Presiding Officer shall: (1) preserve
order at all meetings of the City Council; (2) state (or cause to be stated)
each question coming before the City Council; (3) announce the decisions of the
City Council on all subjects; and (4) decide all questions of order subject to
the right to appeal rulings on questions of order to the entire City Council.
RULE
11. SWORN TESTIMONY AND SUBPOENA POWER.
Any
Councilmember may request that anyone appearing before the City Council on any
matter shall be sworn. On receipt of
such a request, all proceedings shall be suspended and the City Council will
immediately vote on whether the individual should be sworn. A majority vote of the Councilmembers present
shall determine whether the speaker shall be placed under oath. All oaths will be administered by the City
Clerk.
The
City Council shall have the power to issue subpoenas as provided in City
Charter Section 614.
RULE
12. RULES OF DEBATE.
(a) Getting the Floor. A Councilmember desiring to speak shall gain
recognition by the Presiding Officer.
(b) Questions to Staff. Every Councilmember desiring to question City
staff shall address his or her questions to the City Manager, the City
Attorney, the City Clerk, or designated staff.
Members of the City staff, after recognition by the Presiding Officer,
shall hold the floor until completion of their remarks or until recognition is
withdrawn by the Presiding Officer.
(c) Interruptions. A Councilmember who has the floor shall not
be interrupted when speaking unless he or she is called to order by the
Presiding Officer, a point of order or a personal privilege is raised by
another Councilmember, or the speaker chooses to yield to a question by another
Councilmember. If a Councilmember is
called to order, he or she shall cease speaking until the question of order is
determined.
(d) Points of Order. The Presiding Officer shall determine all
points of order subject to the right of any Councilmember to appeal to the City
Council. If an appeal is taken, the
question shall be: "Shall the decision of the Presiding Officer be
sustained?" A two-thirds vote of the Councilmembers then present shall
conclusively determine the appeal and the question of order.
(e) Point of Personal Privilege. The right of a Councilmember to address the
City Council on a question of personal privilege shall be limited to cases in
which the Councilmember's integrity, character, or motives are questioned or
where the safety or welfare of the City Council is concerned.
(f) Privilege of Final Comment. The Councilmember moving the introduction or
adoption of an ordinance, resolution, or motion, shall have the privilege of
speaking last on the matter after all other Councilmembers have been given an
opportunity to speak.
(g) Motion to Reconsider. A motion to reconsider any legislative action
taken by the City Council may be made only by one of the Councilmembers on the
prevailing side and may be seconded by any Councilmember. Such motion may be made at any time and shall
be debatable. A motion by a
non-prevailing Councilmember or a request by a member of the public for
reconsideration may be made only if one year has passed since the action was
taken.
(h) Calling for the Question. Neither the moving party nor the party seconding
any motion is allowed to call for the question.
(i) Limitation of Debate. Councilmembers shall limit their remarks to
the subject under debate. No
Councilmember shall be allowed to speak more than once upon any particular
subject until every other Councilmember desiring to do so has spoken. Prior to beginning deliberation, the Council
may, by a two-thirds vote of those present, limit the amount of time that each
Councilmember may spend stating his or her views on a particular agenda item.
RULE
13. PROTEST AGAINST CITY COUNCIL
ACTION.
Any
Councilmember shall have the right to have the reasons for his or her
opposition to any action of the City Council entered in the Minutes. Such opposition shall be made in the
following manner: "I would like the Minutes to reflect that I oppose this
action for the following reasons . . . "
RULE
14. PUBLIC TESTIMONY.
(a) Pursuant to the Brown Act, public
testimony is permitted on all agenda items, except ordinances for second reading,
and the public shall have an opportunity to comment on any matter which is not
on the Agenda but is within the Council's jurisdiction. However, members of the public do not have
the right to give testimony outside the scope of or unrelated to the agenda
item under consideration. Additionally,
members of the public should strive to avoid unduly reiterating their own or
others’ testimony.
(b) Registration. Any member of the public wishing to address
the City Council regarding any item on the Agenda for public discussion shall
register with the City Clerk prior to the start of the meeting, if possible,
but no later than prior to the public hearing on that item. Any request received after the start of the
hearing shall be considered late and may only be heard with Council approval.
(c) Manner of Addressing the City Council. After being recognized by the Presiding
Officer, each member of the public addressing the City Council shall go to the
podium, state his or her name, and whom he or she is representing, if he or she
represents an organization or other person.
Each member of the public is encouraged, but not required, to also state
his or her address, neighborhood, or city of residence. All remarks shall be addressed to the City
Council as a whole and not to any individual member thereof. After a public hearing has been closed, no
member of the public shall address the City Council on the matter under
consideration without first securing Council approval.
(d) General Time Limits. Except on Written Communication, members of
the public shall limit their remarks to three minutes per agenda item unless
the City Council grants additional time by majority vote. For purposes of these Rules, the consent
calendar shall be considered one item.
On Written Communication, those speaking on another’s item shall have
one minute which may be taken during the Written Communication if the person
raising the matter appears and testifies.
If the person who raises the item does not appear and testify, the
matter shall be received and filed and persons wishing to speak on the matter
may give their testimony during Public Input.
A member of the public wishing to speak on more than one item shall
limit his or her remarks to a total of six minutes per meeting unless the
Council grants additional time by majority vote. A member of the public may allocate time
between items in one minute increments up to three minutes. Testimony given as an applicant or appellant
does not count toward the six minute maximum.
A Board or Commission member reporting to the City Council on behalf of
a Board or Commission shall not be subject to these rules on time limits;
however, Council may limit the duration of such reports.
(e) Special Time Limits for Lengthy
Meetings. If fifteen ten or
more members of the public wish to speak on one item, or if forty thirty
or more members of the public wish to speak on any combination of items, each
speaker's remarks on any Agenda item shall be limited to no more than two
minutes.
(f) Special Time Limits for Applicants
and Appellants. Applicants and
appellants on administrative items shall limit their remarks to ten minutes and
may reserve some of their time for use for rebuttal at the conclusion of the
public hearing. The appellant shall have
the opportunity to address the City Council last.
RULE
15. RULES OF CONDUCT.
When
the City Council is in session, all persons present must preserve order.
Members of the public should sit in the seats provided, unless addressing the
Council or entering or leaving the Council Chambers, should not block the
aisles with personal belongings and should not bring audible equipment into the
Council Chambers including cellular telephones or pagers.
Any
person who disrupts the meeting shall be called to order by the Presiding
Officer. If such conduct continues, the
Presiding Officer may request the Sergeant at Arms to remove the person from
Council chambers.
The
Chief of Police or such member or members of the Police Department as he or she
may designate, shall be Sergeant At Arms of the City Council and shall carry
out all orders given by the Presiding Officer through the City Manager for the
purpose of maintaining order at City Council meetings. Any Councilmember may move to require the
Presiding Officer to enforce the rules, and the affirmative vote of a majority
of the City Council shall require him or her to do so.
RULE
16. SEATING ORDER.
After
each municipal election, the City Clerk shall determine City Council member
seating order by drawing lots.
RULE
17. ENTITLEMENT TO VOTE AND FAILURE TO
VOTE.
Every
Councilmember is entitled to vote unless disqualified by reason of a conflict
of interest. A Councilmember who
abstains from voting consents to the decision made by the voting
Councilmembers.
RULE
18. VOTING PROCEDURE.
Any
vote of the City Council, including a roll call vote, may be registered by the
members by casting their votes electronically and by answering "Yes"
for an affirmative vote or "No" for a negative vote upon his or her
name being called by the City Clerk.
Voting order shall be based on seating order with each roll call vote
beginning at alternating ends of the dais and the Mayor voting last.
RULE
19. DISQUALIFICATION FOR CONFLICT OF
INTEREST.
Any
Councilmember who is disqualified from voting on a particular matter by reason
of a conflict of interest shall publicly state or have the Presiding Officer
state the nature of such disqualification and shall leave the dais prior to
Council consideration of the matter. A
Councilmember stating such disqualification shall not be counted as part of a
quorum and shall be considered absent for the purpose of determining the
outcome of any vote on such matter.
RULE
20. TIE VOTE.
Tie
votes shall be lost motions.
RULE 21. CHANGING VOTE.
The
vote of a Councilmember may be changed only if he or she makes a timely request
to do so immediately following the announcement of the vote by the City Clerk
or the presiding officer and prior to the time that the next item in the order
of business is taken up.
RULE
22. PROCEDURE ON AGENDA ITEMS REQUIRING
A MOTION.
The
following procedure shall be followed in connection with any Agenda item
requiring a motion:
(a) City Clerk reads the title.
(b) Presiding Officer calls for a staff
report.
(c) Councilmembers question City staff.
(d) Council conducts Public hearing.
(e) Council deliberates.
(f) A Councilmember makes a motion, another
Councilmember seconds the motion, and the Council debates it, with the maker of
the motion having the opportunity to speak last.
(g) The Presiding Officer or City Clerk
restates the motion.
(h) The Council votes on the motion.
(i) The Presiding Officer or City Clerk
announces result.
RULE
23. PRESENCE OF CITY STAFF AT CITY
COUNCIL MEETINGS.
The
City Manager, City Clerk, and City Attorney, or, in their absence, their
authorized representatives, shall attend and be present during all City Council
meetings and give necessary service and advice.
RULE
24. ADJOURNMENT.
Unless
otherwise determined by a majority vote of those Councilmembers present, all
City Council meetings shall adjourn at 11:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the
requirements of state law governing public comment are fulfilled.
RULE
25. RECORD OF MEETINGS.
All
public meetings of the City Council shall be recorded by tape recorder. The recording shall be made by the City Clerk
and retained in accordance with the City's record retention schedule. The use of other recording or television
equipment is permitted so long as it is not disruptive of the meeting.
RULE
26. INTERPRETATION AND MODIFICATION OF
THESE RULES.
These
rules shall be interpreted liberally in order to provide for the optimum in the
free interchange of information and public debate without an unnecessary waste
of time or duplication of effort. These
rules may be amended by resolution.
RULE
27. FAILURE TO OBSERVE RULES OF ORDER.
These
rules of order and procedures govern the conduct of City Council meetings. These rules are intended to expedite the
transaction of the business of the City Council in an orderly fashion and are
deemed to be procedural only. Failure to
strictly observe these rules shall not affect the jurisdiction of the City
Council or invalidate any action taken at a meeting that otherwise conforms to
law.
SECTION 2.
Resolution Number 9932 (CCS), and all other resolution adopting, amending, or
relating to City Council Rules of Order, are hereby repealed in their entirety.
SECTION
3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney