HomeMy Public PortalAbout18-1832 - Amending Section 2404 (Presenting Matters to Council- Agendas) of Chapter 4 (City Offices- Council Chambers - Meetings) of the Carson Municipal CodeORDINANCE NO. 18-1832
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING SECTION 2404 (PRESENTING MATTERS TO COUNCIL — AGENDAS) OF
CHAPTER 4 (CITY OFFICES — COUNCIL CHAMBERS - MEETINGS) OF THE CARSON
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE MANNER OF PREPARING AGENDAS AND
PRESENTING MATTERS TO COUNCIL
WHEREAS, Section 2404 of the Carson Municipal Code establishes the procedure for presenting
matters to the City Council on the Council meeting agendas; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to amend Section 2404 of the Carson Municipal Code to
clarify the finalizing of City Council agendas.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The forgoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this
reference.
SECTION 2. Section 2404 (Presenting Matters to Council - Agendas) of Chapter 4 (City
Offices — Council Chambers - Meetings) of Article II (Administration) of the Carson Municipal Code is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows (deletions shown in strikethrough, additions shown in
bold italics):
"2404 Presenting Matters to Council —Agendas.
(a) City Manager and Mayor generally have the authority to set the agenda subject to relevant
provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act and this Section 2404.
(i) Any Councilmember or Department Head may request that the City Manager place an
item on the agenda by making such request in writing to the City Manager before 4:00
p.m. on the Monday of the week preceding the Council meeting. The Gity M. pageF `hall
d_et_Pr.FA*RPwhir-h nf rair.1; itpmsar-e to be placed on the agenda.
(ii) The City Manager shall meet and confer with the Mayor to discuss the items proposed
for the Council meeting agenda. The Mayor shall review and finalize the agenda by
12:00 p.m. on the Tuesday of the week preceding the Council meeting. In the Mayor's
absence, the Mayor Pro Tem may proceed pursuant to this Section(a)(U).
(fii)R If significant staff work is involved with the proposed item, or for any other
reason the City Manager or Mayor does not deem appropriate the placement of an item
on a requested agenda, the City Manager shall, by 6:00 p.m. on the Tuesday of the
week preceding the Council meeting, consult the Councilmember or Department Head
who requested the proposed item as to whether a modification can be made to the
request, or as to whether the item may be placed on a subsequent agenda.
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44 After such consultation, if agreement cannot be reached, the City Manager shall bring
the proposed item to an agenda under "Council Member Requests to Add Items to
Future Agendas;." a -* !f the Council decides by a 2/3 (two-thirds) majority vote of
Councilmembers present at that meeting to add such item to the agenda, then the City
Manager shall add such item to the agenda for either the next regular meeting, or at a
meeting determined by a majority vote of Councilmembers present at that meeting.
(b) City Manager shall prepare an agenda in compliance with all relevant provisions of the Ralph
M. Brown Act, and the City Manager shall also:
(i) Distribute a preliminary draft of the agenda to each member of the Council by 9:00 a.m.
on Wednesday of the week preceding the Council meeting.
(ii) Deliver to members of the Council a complete copy of such final agenda no later than
6:00 p.m. on the Thursday preceding the Council meeting.
(c) At a Council meeting, any member of the Council may, when an agenda item is reached
during the meeting, request that such item be continued to the next regular meeting or to
an adjourned regular meeting, so as to allow additional evaluation, study and staff
discussion. As a matter of courtesy to that Councilmember, the Council has traditionally
honored that request. However, a majority of the members of the entire Council may, when
deemed to be in the interest of the majority, act on any item listed on an agenda
notwithstanding the request for continuance by an individual Councilmember."
SECTION 3. if any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this
Ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances, is, for any reason, held invalid or
unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not
affect any other provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are declared to
be severable. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each
section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any
one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, parts or portions thereof be declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
SECTION S. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance, and shall cause the
same to be posted and codified in the manner required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council on this 8th day of
January, 2019.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY OF CARSON:
Sunny K. Soltani, City Attorney Albe Robles, Oayor
ATTEST:
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Donesia Gause-AI ana, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA j
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES j ss.
CITY OF CARSON j
I, Donesia Gause-Aldana, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, hereby attest to and certify that the
foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance 18-1832 passed first reading on the 13'" day of December, 2018,
adopted by the Carson City Council at its meeting held on the 8'" day of January, 2019, by the following
roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: Robles, Hilton, Santarina, Davis -i'- ' - - - '
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Donesia Gause-Aldana, MMC, C
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