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PROCEDURAL RULES FOR THE CONDUCT OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
11/24/75
I. Regular Meetings. The City Council shall hold regular meetings on the
second and fourth Mondays in each month at the hour of 7:30 p.m. in
the Council Chamber of the City Hall, 3300 Newport Boulevard, in the
City, or in such other place within the City limits to which said meeting
may be adjourned. If by reason of fire, flood, or other emergency, it
shall be unsafe to meet in the City Hall, the meetings.may be held for
the duration of the emergency at such other place as is designated by
the Mayor or, if he should fail to act, by four members of the City Council.
When the day for any regular meeting falls on a legal holiday, no meeting
shall be held on such holiday, but a regular meetino shall be held at the
same hour on the following business day. i
2. Study Sessions. The City Council shall meet in a..tudy session on the
second and fourth Mondays in each month at the hour of 1:30 p.m. in the
Council Chamber of the City Hall, or at such other places as may be
determined by the Council, for the purpose of hearing reports from the
staff and reviewing, discussing and debating mat;2ers of interest to the
City. Such sessions shall be open to the public and press. No official
action shall be taken at a study session; provided, however, that nothing
herein shall be deemed to prevent the taking oL an informal vote on any
matter under discussion. The participation of'the public in such sessions
shall be subject to the discretion of the presiding officer.
3• Special Meetings. Special meetings may be called at any time by the Mayor,
or by four members of the City Council, by delivering personally or by
mailing written notice to each Councilman and to each local newspaper of
general circulation, radio or television station requesting notice in
writing. Such notice must be delivered personally or by mail at least
twenty -four 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 con-
sidered at such meetings. Such written notice may be dispensed with if all
Councilmen give their written consent to the holding of such meeting, and
such consent is on file in the office of the City Clerk at least 15 hours
prior to such meeting. Such waiver may be given by telegram.
4. Meetings to be Public -- Exception for Executive Sessions. All regular and
special meetings of the City Council shall be public; provided, however,
the City Council may hold executive sessions during any regular, special,
or study session meeting, from which the public may be excluded, for the
purposes of considering the matters referred to in Sections 54957 and
54957.6 of the Government Code of the State of California and case law
interpretations of the Ralph M. Brown Act, to wit:
A. To consult with the Attorney General, district attorney, sheriff, or
chief of police on matters posing a threat to the security of public
buildings or a threat to the public's.right of access to public
services or public facilities;
Amended - November 24, 1975