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AGENDA REPORT CITY OF COLTON For City Council Meeting of September 17, 1996 September 10, 1996 TO: MAYOR FULP, CITY COUNCIL AND CITY MANAGER FROM: Julie Hayward Biggs, City Attom#t SUBJECT: Closed Session Disclosure Ordinance As you requested at the City Council meeting held on August 20, 1996, I have reviewed and revised the proposed ordinance imposing penalties for disclosure of confidential information discussed in closed session. As you may recall, the Council expressed serious concern about the establishment of an ad hoc committee to review alleged violations of the ordinance. To address that issue, the ordinance has been re -written to require that in the event a violation is reported, the City Council must initially refer the matter to the City Attorney and the Chief of Police for formal investigation. The City Attorney and Chief of Police will then report their findings to the City Council in closed session as a matter of potential litigation, and the City Council will take such action as it deems appropriate, including censure, sanction or referral of the matter to the District Attorney for prosecution. The direction of the City Council will then be reported publicly. The City Council should consider this ordinance and its structure to determine if it accomplishes the goals of the Council with regard to this kind of matter. If the ordinance is acceptable to the City Council, the Council may waive First Reading and adopt the ordinance. If it is not acceptable to the City Council, then the Council should give this office further direction. Concurrence: Malik Dantala Freeman, Interim City Manager ITEM NO. 36