The regular meetings of the city council shall be held at six-thirty (6:30) p.m. on the first and third Wednesday of each month
(Ord. 2 § 1, 1983; Ord. 85 § 1, 1986; Ord. 255 § 1, 1999; Ord. 470 § 1, 2019)
The regular meetings of the city council shall be held at Moorpark City Hall, City Council Chamber, located at 323 Science Drive, Moorpark, California.
(Ord. 2 § 1, 1983; Ord. 526, 3/5/2025)
Any member or other person using profane, vulgar, loud or boisterous language at any meeting or otherwise interrupting the proceedings, who refuses to be seated or kept quiet when ordered to do so by the mayor or other presiding officer of the council, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 2 § 1, 1983)
The city council may, by resolution, adopt rules of procedure to govern the conduct of its meetings, any of its other functions and activities, and regulations pertaining thereto.
(Ord. 2 § 1, 1983)
Pursuant to Measure D, approved by the voters on November 8, 1988, the electors of the city shall elect a mayor and four councilmembers, and the mayoral term of office shall be two years and the councilmember term of office shall be four years.
(Ord. 432 § 1, 2014)
A special election shall be called immediately to fill every city council and elected office of mayor vacancy in accordance with Section 36512(c)(1) of the Government Code and any section amendatory or supplementary thereto.
(Ord. 410 § 1, 2012)
The compensation of each city councilmember shall be $600 per month.
All sitting councilmembers shall be entitled to the same health insurance and life insurance benefits afforded the city's competitive service employees, and as such may be amended from time to time for the city's competitive service employees, with the exception that councilmembers are not eligible for a cash-back payment in lieu of health insurance.
All sitting councilmembers shall be entitled to the same California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) benefits afforded the city's competitive service employees, and as such may be amended from time to time for the city's competitive service employees. If a sitting councilmember is not eligible to receive a CalPERS retirement contribution, such councilmember shall receive a contribution to the city's alternate retirement system plan in compliance with federal requirements, and that contribution shall be equivalent to the city-paid competitive service employee contribution to CalPERS and shall not include the CalPERS employer contribution. If the CalPERS employee contribution amount is less than the total minimum contribution required for the alternate retirement system plan, in compliance with federal requirements, such councilmember shall pay the portion of the federally mandated minimum retirement contribution that exceeds the city-paid retirement contribution.
(Ord. 129 § 2, 1990; Ord. 307 § 2, 2004; Ord. 333 § 2, 2006; Ord. 380 § 1, 2009; Ord. 393 § 1, 2010)
When approved by the city council, each member of the council shall receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties for the city, pursuant to the provisions of Section 36514.5 of the Government Code.
(Ord. 2 § 1, 1983)
Unless otherwise specifically provided in this code or by state law, all city board and commission appointments, except for ex officio members where applicable, shall be made by the mayor, with the approval of the city council.
(Ord. 2 § 1, 1983; Ord. 379 § 7, 2009; Ord. 526, 3/5/2025)
No member of the council shall be eligible for employment by the city or to perform contractual work for compensation by the city, during his or her term of elected office as a member of the city council and for one year after leaving that elected office, with the exception of the compensation received for the elected office of mayor or as an elected or appointed councilmember.
(Ord. 432 § 2, 2014)
A.
Except when an appeals procedure is otherwise specifically set forth in this code, any person excepting to the denial, suspension or revocation of a permit applied for or held by him or her pursuant to any of the provisions of this code, or to any administrative decision made by any official of the city, if the denial, suspension or revocation of such permit or the determination of such administrative decision involves the exercise of administrative discretion or personal judgment exercised pursuant to any of the provisions of this code, may appeal in writing to the council by filing with the city clerk a written notice of such appeal.
B.
No appeal may be taken to any such administrative decision made by an official of the city pursuant to any of the provisions of this chapter unless such decision to appeal has been first taken up with the department head concerned and with the city manager, and each such official has not adjusted the matter to the appellant's satisfaction.
C.
No right of appeal to the council from any administrative decision made by an official of the city pursuant to any of the provisions of this code shall exist when such decision is ministerial and thus does not involve the exercise of administrative discretion or personal judgment exercised pursuant to any of the provisions of this code, whether the administrative decision involves the denial, suspension or revocation of a permit or any other administrative decision; also, there shall be no such right of appeal with regard to law enforcement activities involving state law.
(Ord. 2 § 1, 1983)
A.
Any such notice of appeal shall not be acted upon unless filed within 10 days after service of written notice of such action appealed from, provided that if such notice of action has not been served in writing, the appellant may, within 10 days after being apprised of such action, demand service of written notice thereof, and shall have 10 days following such service in which to file the notice of appeal.
B.
The notice of appeal shall set forth:
1.
The specific action appealed from;
2.
The specific grounds of the appeal; and
3.
The relief or action sought from the city council.
In the event any notice of appeal fails to set forth any information required by this section, the city clerk shall return the same to the appellant with a statement of the respects in which it is deficient, and the appellant shall thereafter be allowed five days in which to perfect and refile the notice of appeal. |
C.
Except in those instances where an appeal is filed by the city manager or other public official in pursuance of official duties, the written notice of appeal from the action of an administrative official or from an administrative body of the city, as the case may be, shall be accompanied by such fee as may have been established by resolution of the city council.
(Ord. 2 § 1, 1983)
Upon the timely filing of a notice of appeal in proper form, the city clerk shall schedule the matter promptly upon the city council agenda at a subsequent regular meeting and shall cause notice thereof to be given the appellant not less than five days prior to such hearing, unless such notice is waived in writing by the appellant. The city clerk shall also cause a copy of the notice of appeal to be transmitted to the official or body whose action has been appealed from.
(Ord. 2 § 1, 1983)
A.
The city council at the hearing may limit participation in the hearing to the directly interested parties, or may allow participation by the public. Such public participation, however, shall only be appropriate when the council deems the same necessary in the public interest. If a hearing is ordered open to public participation, notice thereof shall be given by publishing notice of the same in a newspaper of general circulation in the city not less than five days prior to the date of such hearing, and by such other means as the city council deems necessary.
B.
At the time of consideration of the appeal by the city council, the appellant shall be limited to a presentation on the specific grounds of appeal and matters set forth in his or her notice of appeal and shall have the burden of establishing cause why the action appealed from should be altered, reversed or modified. The council may continue the matter from time to time, and at the conclusion of its consideration may affirm, reverse or modify the action appealed from and may take any action which might have been legally taken in the first instance by the official or body from whose action the appeal has been taken. In ruling on the appeal, the findings and action of the council shall be final and conclusive in the matter.
(Ord. 2 § 1, 1983)
The city council shall have the discretionary right to make investigations and hold hearings with respect to all matters within its legislative power and all matters pertaining to the administration of the business of the city, and shall have the power of subpoena as provided in Section 37104 et seq., of the Government Code.
(Ord. 431 § 1, 2014)