The Council Chambers of the City Council of the City of West
Hollywood shall be located at West Hollywood Park Public Meeting Room,
625 North San Vicente Boulevard, West Hollywood, California.
(Prior code § 2200; Ord. 85-21, 1985; Ord. 21-1142 § 1, 2021)
The primary offices of all city agencies, departments, officers
and employees of the city shall be located at 8300 Santa Monica Boulevard,
West Hollywood, California, 90069-4314. The city may have satellite
offices that are not generally open to the public. The location of
the city offices may be changed by resolution of the City Council
or by amendment of this section.
(Prior code § 2201; Ord. 85-21, 1985; Ord. 85-60 § 1, 1985; Ord. 95-437 § 1, 1995; Ord. 21-1142 § 2, 2021)
a. Hours Open for Business – Generally. City offices of the City of West Hollywood shall be open to the public for business from 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday of each week, and 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. every Friday, except the holidays designated in subsection
(b) of this section.
b. Hours Open for Business – Holidays. The holidays in
the City of West Hollywood are:
1. New
Year's Day, January 1st.
2. Martin
Luther King's Birthday, the third Monday in January.
3. President's
Day, the third Monday in February.
4. Cesar
E. Chavez Day, the last Monday in March.
5. Memorial
Day, the last Monday in May.
7. Independence
Day, July 4th.
8. Labor
Day, the first Monday in September.
9. Veterans'
Day, November 11th.
10. Thanksgiving Day, the fourth Thursday in November.
11. The Friday following Thanksgiving Day.
12. Christmas, providing that with respect to Christmas only, city employees
may choose to work on Christmas or to not work and use personal leave
time.
If January 1st, July 4th, or November 11th falls upon a Sunday,
the Monday following is a holiday, or if any of such dates fall on
a Saturday, the Friday preceding is a holiday.
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(Prior code § 2202; Ord. 85-21, 1985; Ord. 86-130U § 1, 1986; Ord. 95-439 § 1, 1995; Ord. 21-1142 § 3, 2021; Ord. 22-1195 § 1, 2022)
Regular meetings of the West Hollywood City Council shall be
held in the Council Chambers on the first and third Mondays of each
month at the hour of 6:00 p.m. or, if such day is a holiday, then
the meeting scheduled on such day shall be held on the next succeeding
day which is not a holiday.
Only closed sessions and study sessions may be held between
5:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. unless a regular meeting is adjourned to or
a special meeting called for that time. No closed session or study
session will be held during that half hour unless the posted agenda
of that evening's regular meeting indicates that such session will
take place; in the absence of such notification in the agenda, the
regular meeting shall commence at the hour of 6:00 p.m.
(Prior code § 2203; Ord. 85-78 § 1, 1985; Ord. 86-113 § 1, 1986; Ord. 90-271 § 1, 1990; Ord. 01-602 § 1, 2001; Ord. 23-11 § 1, 2023)
a. Compensation for City Council. Each member of the City Council
shall receive a stipend, the amount of which shall be determined by
the schedule set forth in Section 36516 of the
Government Code of
the State of California, as amended, and this section. Such stipend
shall be payable at the same time and in the same manner as salaries
are paid to other officers and employees of the city.
b. Amount of Compensation. In accordance with Section 36516 of the
Government Code of the State of California, the amount of monthly compensation for each member of the City Council established in this Section
2.08.070(b) shall be $1,724.79. Council members also receive allowances of $150 per month to cover telephone and internet expenses and $100 per month for miscellaneous office and transportation expenses. In addition, they receive medical contributions and other health and welfare benefits, such as life and disability insurance, and reimbursements for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties as prescribed in state law and city policies.
c. Adjustment to Compensation. Adjustments to the amount of
monthly City Council compensation may be considered from time to time,
and shall at a minimum be considered concurrently with negotiations
with the city's primary employee bargaining union regarding renewal
of the memoranda of understanding.
(Prior code § 2401; Ord. 97-488 § 2, 1997; Ord. 05-722 § 2, 2005; Ord. 15-972 § 2, 2015; Ord. 20-1120 § 1, 2020; Ord. 22-1191 § 1, 2022; Ord. 24-19, 7/15/2024)
No person shall serve more than three terms of office as a member
of the City Council. For the purpose of this section, a "term" shall
include service for any portion of a term, whether elected or appointed.
(Ord. 13-908 § 1, 2013)