The regular meetings of the City Council shall be held at a location and times to be designated by resolution of the City Council.
(Ord. 08-02 § 1)
The City Council may adopt rules of decorum and conduct at public meetings by resolution as deemed necessary or appropriate by the City Council.
(Ord. 08-02 § 1)
A.
Approval of Minutes. Unless the reading of the minutes of a Council meeting is requested by a member of the Council, such minutes may be approved without reading if the City Clerk has previously furnished each member with a copy thereof. Minutes shall be approved by voice or roll call vote.
B.
Designated as Official Record. The approved written minutes constitute the official record of City Council proceedings and actions and are superior to any other record, recordation, document, transcript, audiotape, videotape, or other memorial or writing of such proceedings and actions. Any other recordings, tapes, and records of Council proceedings which may be deemed duplicate records shall be kept only as required by Government Code Section 34090.7. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Clerk to store and destroy such duplicate records in accordance with Government Code Section 34090.7.
C.
Audio Tape Retention. Whenever an audio tape of City Council proceedings is made by the City Clerk to assist in the preparation of the minutes, such tape should only be kept until the minutes for that meeting are prepared and approved by the City Council. Thereafter, any tape so made shall be destroyed in accordance with Government Code Section 34090.7.
D.
Audio Tape Accessibility to the Public. During the period that an audio tape of a City Council meeting is in the custody of the City Clerk, the City Clerk shall, upon request, make the tape available to interested members of the public during normal business hours.
(Ord. 08-02 § 1)
Pursuant to Government Code Section 36516(a)(1), each member of the City Council shall receive a salary of $1,275.00 per month. Any amounts paid by the City to reimburse a Councilmember for actual and necessary expenses pursuant to Government Code Section 36514.5 shall not be included for purposes of determining salary pursuant to this section.
(Ord. 08-02 § 1; Ord. 125 § 1, 2016; Ord. 237, 2/14/2024)
A.
The City Council shall review a Planning Commission or Planning Director decision regarding subdivisions (Title 16) or zoning (Title 17) matters brought before the Planning Commission for hearing or to the Planning Director for a Planning Director hearing if two or more Council members independently file a Council review form with the City Clerk within 10 days after the decision of the Planning Commission or Planning Director. The review form shall be prescribed by the City Clerk and shall not require the Council member to state a reason for the request for review. For all requests for review, it shall be presumed that the reason for the request is that the decision may have significant and material effects on the quality of life within the City or that the subject matter of the decision may have City-wide importance warranting review and determination by City's elected officials. Bias shall not be presumed or inferred due to a request for review.
B.
The City Clerk shall schedule the review hearing for commencement within 60 days of the receipt of a request for review. There shall be no fee for filing a request for review. The review shall otherwise follow the procedures that would be applicable if an appeal of the decision were filed by an interested person, including, but not limited to, any public notice requirements. If there is no specific appeal procedure, then the review shall follow the procedures in Section 17.192.070(C).
C.
The Council review hearing shall be conducted as a hearing de novo.
D.
The effectiveness of a Planning Commission or Planning Director decision subject to Council review shall be stayed pending completion of the Council review proceedings.
(Ord. 124 § 5, 2016)