The city council of the city shall hold regular meetings on
the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 25541 Barton Road
in the city, commencing at the hour of five-thirty p.m. for study
session or closed session items, and at the hour of seven p.m. for
regular business; provided, however, that when the time for any regular
meeting of the city council falls on a holiday, such meeting shall
be held at the same hour in the same place on the next succeeding
day not a holiday.
(Ord. 105 § 1, 1974; Ord. 233, 1980; Ord. 414 § 1, 1989; Ord. 504 § 1, 1994; Ord. 559 §
1, 1998)
Special meetings may be called at any time by the mayor, or
by four members of the city council, by delivering personally or by
mail written notice to each councilman and to each local newspaper
of general circulation, radio or television station requesting notice.
Such notice must be delivered personally or by mail at least twenty-four
hours before the time of such meeting as specified in the notice.
The call and notice shall specify the time and place of the special
meeting and the business to be transacted. No other business shall
be considered at such meeting. Such written notice may be dispensed
with as to any councilman who at or prior to the time the meeting
convenes files with the city clerk a written waiver of notice. Such
waiver may be given by telegram. Such written notice may be dispensed
with as to any councilmember who is actually present at the meeting
at the time it convenes.
(Ord. 105 § 2, 1974)
Any person aggrieved by the decision of any employee of the
city in the performance of his or her duties or in the enforcement
of the provisions of this code shall have the right of appeal to the
city council. Unless otherwise provided in this section, in availing
him or herself to the right of appeal, the aggrieved person shall
observe the following procedure:
A.
Attempt
to resolve the matter should be negotiated through the administrative
staff of the city;
B.
Upon
exhaustion of reasonable efforts to resolve the matter through the
administrative staff of the city, a written complaint shall be filed
with the city clerk not later than ten days following the occurrence
of the action causing the complaint;
C.
Upon
receipt of the complaint, the city clerk shall within five working
days, set a date for a hearing of the complaint by the city council.
At the hearing, an opportunity shall be given for presentation of
the view of all parties concerned therein;
D.
The
city council shall reject the complaint or make such other action
as it may deem necessary to effect a just and equitable disposition
of it;
E.
The
decision of the city council as to all matters in connection with
the appeal shall be final.
(Ord. 232 § 1, 1980; Ord. 365 § 1, 1986)
