Chapter 2.04
CITY COUNCIL Revised 2/22
Sections:
2.04.020 Location of meetings.
2.04.060 Rosenberg’s Rules of Order.
2.04.070 Appointment and removal of mayor.
2.04.100 Discussion procedure.
2.04.110 Request for appearance.
2.04.140 Procedural irregularities do not invalidate action.
2.04.150 Compensation of council members. Revised 2/22
2.04.010 Time of meetings.
The city council shall meet twice monthly, on the first and third Tuesday of each and every month, at six-thirty p.m.
Each meeting on the first Tuesday of the month shall be designated the regular monthly meeting. Each meeting on the third Tuesday of the month shall be designated the regular mid-monthly meeting. (Ord. 2009-11 § 1: prior code § 2-1.01)
2.04.020 Location of meetings.
Each meeting shall be held in the City Hall. (Prior code § 2-1.02)
2.04.030 Adjourned meetings.
The council may adjourn any regular, adjourned regular, special or adjourned special meeting to a time and place specified in the order of adjournment. Less than a quorum may so adjourn from time to time. If all members of the council are absent from any regular or adjourned regular meeting the city clerk may declare the meeting adjourned to a stated time and place and he or she shall cause a written notice to be given in the same manner as provided in Section 2.04.040 for special meetings. A copy of the order or notice of adjournment shall be conspicuously posted on or near the door of the place where the regular, adjourned regular, special or adjourned special meeting was held within twenty-four (24) hours after the time of the adjournment. When a regular or adjourned meeting is adjourned as provided in this section, the resulting adjourned regular meeting is a regular meeting for all purposes. When an order of adjournment of any meeting fails to state the hour at which the adjourned meeting is to be held, it shall be held at the hour specified for regular meetings. (Prior code § 2-1.03)
2.04.040 Special meetings.
Special meetings may be called at any time by the mayor or by three members of the council, by delivering personally or by mail written notice to each member of the council and to each local newspaper of general circulation, radio or television station requesting notice in writing. Such notice shall be delivered personally or by mail and shall be received at least twenty-four (24) 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 meetings by the council. Such written notice may be dispensed with as to any member of the council 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 also be dispensed with as to any member who is actually present at the meeting at the time it convenes. Notice shall be required pursuant to this section regardless of whether any action is taken at the special meeting. In the case of an emergency situation involving matters upon which prompt action is necessary due to the disruption or threatened disruption of public facilities, the council may hold a special meeting without complying with the twenty-four (24) hour notice requirement above, provided the emergency situation falls under the meanings listed in Section 54956.5 of the Government Code and the meeting is held in compliance therewith. (Prior code § 2-1.04)
2.04.050 Order of business.
The order of business shall be as delineated by resolution of the city council. The mayor may bring business before the council in an order other than listed on the agenda if there is no objection from a majority of the council. (Prior code § 2-1.05)
2.04.060 Rosenberg’s Rules of Order.
The city council shall be governed under “Rosenberg’s Rules of Order” on all matters pertaining to parliamentary procedure where such rules are not in conflict with this code or any law of the state. The Rosenberg’s Rules of Order may be amended by city council resolution adopted by at least a four-fifths vote, should the city council deem it appropriate to do so. (Ord. 2014-03 § 2: prior code § 2-1.07)
2.04.070 Appointment and removal of mayor.
On the first Tuesday following any general municipal election at which council members are elected, the city council shall meet and designate its presiding officer, who shall have the title of mayor. The council member who served as mayor pro tempore immediately prior to this meeting shall be designated as mayor. The mayor shall serve in this capacity at the pleasure of the city council. Any council member may decline to serve as mayor.
Should the person who was selected as mayor pro tempore no longer be a council member at the time of the above-referenced meeting, the remaining council members shall select one of their number as mayor by a majority vote.
Duties of Mayor. The mayor shall perform those duties required by law, which, consistent with the office, the mayor voluntarily assumes within the limitations of the law and the limitations imposed by the council. (Ord. 2004-04 § 2 (part): prior code § 2-1.08)
2.04.080 Mayor pro tempore.
At the same meeting at which the mayor is selected, the city council shall also designate one of its members as mayor pro tempore, who shall be that person who received the greatest number of votes in the most recent general municipal election at which council members are elected. The mayor pro tempore shall perform the duties of the mayor during the mayor’s absence or disability. The mayor pro tempore shall serve in this capacity at the pleasure of the city council. Any council member may decline to serve as mayor pro tempore. (Ord. 2004-04 § 2 (part): Ord. 2000-01: Ord. 90-05: prior code § 2-1.09)
2.04.090 Duties of clerk.
The city clerk shall be responsible for taking minutes of council meetings. He or she shall prepare and mail a copy of the minutes of any meeting to each council member at least three days before the next regular meeting. At a regular meeting, upon the approval of a majority of the council, minutes of previous meetings may be approved or approved as corrected without being read. (Prior code § 2-1.10)
2.04.100 Discussion procedure.
While discussing any question under consideration by the council or during the course of any public hearing it shall be the duty of the members of the council to remain seated and address their remarks to the presiding officer and their fellow members. Any remarks or orders to the audience shall be addressed by the mayor, or with his or her permission, by members of the council.
Any person desiring to address the council shall, when recognized by the mayor, give his or her name and address to the clerk. The mayor may, in the interests of facilitating the business of the council and the avoidance of repetition, limit the amount of time which a person may use in addressing the council. (Prior code § 2-1.11)
2.04.110 Request for appearance.
A request for appearance concerning any matter to be presented and acted upon by the council at a regular meeting shall be filed in the office of the clerk not later than five p.m. on the Wednesday preceding the regular meeting. Unless a request for appearance is so filed, a matter will not be considered by the council until the next succeeding regular meeting of the council. Any matter may be considered upon the request of any council member present at the meeting. Requests for appearance shall be on the form provided and shall specifically set forth both the matter to be discussed and the action requested of the council together with sufficient copies of all documentary, informational, or supporting materials. (Prior code § 2-1.12)
2.04.120 Appoint committees.
The council shall appoint standing and special committees as it deems necessary. (Prior code § 2-1.13)
2.04.130 Suspension of rules.
Any of the rules set forth in this chapter not required by law may be suspended by a majority of the council. (Prior code § 2-1.14)
2.04.140 Procedural irregularities do not invalidate action.
No deviation from or failure to follow the procedure set forth in this chapter or in Chapter 2.44 shall invalidate any action or decision of the council unless such deviation or failure shall have effectively prejudiced the rights of any person. (Prior code § 2-1.15)
2.04.150 Compensation of council members. Revised 2/22
Each member of the council shall receive a monthly salary of three hundred dollars ($300.00). (Ord. 2021-06 § 1; Ord. 2006-05 § 4: prior code § 2-1.16)
2.04.160 Disorderly conduct.
Disorderly conduct at council meetings by members of the council or members of the audience is declared to be a nuisance and may be controlled and abated as permitted in Section 36813 of the Government Code. The members of the council may take actions authorized under Section 54957.9 of the Government Code. (Prior code § 2-1.17)