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OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
AGENDA REPORT
Item 1. |
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| | | | | | | | | TO: | Honorable Mayor and City Council Members | | FROM: | Michael O'Kelly, City Manager | | BY: | Jane Halstead, City Clerk | | SUBJECT: | GENERAL MOTION TO WAIVE FULL READING AND APPROVE ORDINANCES BY TITLE ONLY PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 36934 | | DATE: | July 27, 2020 |
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| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION:
It is staff's recommendation that the City Council approve a general motion to waive full reading and approve Ordinances by title only pursuant to California Government Code Section 36934. |
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| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
In order to
expedite the conduct of business at Council meetings, California State Law
(California Government Code Section 36934) allows Ordinances to be read by
title if a majority of the Council supports the motion waiving the full
reading. Most California cities adopt a standard motion
at the beginning of each meeting in order to effectuate this waiver.
Since most
of the Ordinances introduced and adopted consist of multiple pages of technical
language, reading by title only allows the Council to eliminate the
communication of redundant information and attend to other matters during the
meetings. Otherwise, the entire Ordinance
language will have to be read in full.
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| | | | | | | | CONCLUSION:
Allowing ordinances to be read by title only, according to California State Law, will expedite the conduct of business at Council Meetings.
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| | | | | | | | FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
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| | | | | | | | APPROVED ELECTRONICALLY BY:
Michael B. O'Kelly, City Manager
Stephanie Vasquez, Assistant City Attorney for Rick R. Olivarez, City Attorney
Will Kaholokula, Director of Finance and Administrative Services |
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