HomeMy WebLinkAbout15-02 - Changing Order of Business for City Council MeetingsRESOLUTION NO. 15-02
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, CHANGING THE ORDER OF BUSINESS FOR CITY COUNCIL
MEETINGS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the City Council endeavors to ensure that the City Council may
efficiently conduct the people's business; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to make modifications to the order of business
of the City Council agenda, to change the start time of the City Council's Regular Meeting
from 6:00 p.m. to 5:45 p.m., and to establish certain procedures for City Council meetings,
in order to enable the City Council to more efficiently conduct the people's business; and
WHEREAS, this resolution amends Resolution No. 05-8, Resolution No. 05-55,
Resolution No. 07-80, Resolution No. 11-3, Resolution No. 11-50, Resolution No. 12-21,
and Resolution No. 13-56.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA:
1. The order of business and item matter descriptions for City Council meeting
agendas shall be as follows:
(a) Closed Session (as required)
(b) Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag
(c) Moment of Solemn Expression
(d) Roll Call and Call to Order
(e) Closed Session Report
(f) Announcements
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(g) Special Presentations
(h) Public Comments (up to 6:40 p.m. or prior to the last speaker,
whichever is earlier, may be extended by the Mayor or majority vote
of the City Council)
{i) CEO Report
(j) Consent Calendar
(k) Public Hearings
(1) Old Business
(m) New Business
(n) Items Removed from the Consent calendar
(o) City Attorney's Report
(p) Adjournment
2: The City Council will hold regular meetings on the first and third Tuesdays
of each month at 5:45 p.m. If there are closed session items, the regular meeting will
convene at 5:00 p.m. for consideration of those closed session items. Following the
deliberation in closed session, the regular meeting will reconvene at 5:45 p.m.
3. Members of the public desiring to speak during the Public Comments
period will be asked to submit their speaker card to the City Clerk during the Public
Comment period prior to 6:40 p.m. or prior to the last speaker, whichever is earlier.
4. Members of the public desiring to speak on a consent calendar item will
be asked to submit such a request on a speaker card prior to the start of the Consent
Calendar period.
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5. A member of the public who timely submitted a speaker card but did not
have an opportunity to speak during the Public Comments period will be given the
opportunity to address the City Council prior to the City Attorney's Report,
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that this resolution shall take effect and be in full
force immediately after its adoption by the City Council.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 61h day of Januarv, 2015.
ATTEST:
Brenda Green, C y Clerk
, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA ,)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, BRENDA GREEN, City Clerk of the City of Costa "Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 15-02 and was duly passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on the
6th day of January, 2015, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Foley, Genis, Monahan, Righeimer, Mensinger
NOES:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
None
ABSENT:
COUNCIL MEMBERS:
None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the City of
Costa Mesa this 6th day of January, 2015.
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Brenda Green, C' y Clerk
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