CC/RDA/CUA SPE MIN 2010 MAR 29 - Laserfiche WebLink

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A. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL - POTENTIAL LITIGATION Pursuant to Government Code Section 54956.9(c) Number of Cases: 1 ACTION: No Reportable. BUSINESS ITEMS (1) Ethics Policy Consensus by Mayor and Council to approve the Code of Norms and Ethics and Pledge, with the following general revisions to the code: • Meet with Commission appointees annually, Commission Chairperson should make a written report to the Mayor and Council bi-annually regarding completed commission business items. • Meet and confer with City Manager regarding requests or assignments for staff. • Appointment of Mayor Pro Tempore — Follow formally adopted policy, direct staff to review Municipal Code and return with a proposed policy to be formally adopted for the fair and objective rational selection of Mayor Pro Tempore. • Removal of Mayor communication with Commission Chairs • Changes in Public Comment — Each City Council Member shall conduct themselves and allow the meeting to be conducted in a manner that is most efficient with respect to time but which also allows the most members of the public to express their views in the time allotted for the meeting. Direction given to City Attorney to distribute revised copies showing changes, to be reviewed by Council Members. If they do not reflect a consensus, it will return to a future Council meeting for ratification. At 7:15 p.m., Mayor Chastain left the dais and Mayor Pro Tempore conducted the meeting in her absence. At 7:22 p.m. Mayor Chastain assumed her place at the dais. Motion and second by CM Yzaguirre/CM Perez to approve Ethics Policy as corrected by City Attorney. City Attorney Derleth stated that Mayor and each Council Member will receive a redline and a "clean" version and if Council feels it was not articulated enough, he will bring it back at next meeting. As a formality, it was agreed that all members sign the ethics policy. City Attorney Derleth stated that tonight it is also recommended that we approve the pledge attached to the backup. No one is mandated to sign. No objections to the motion. (2) Manual Of Procedures (MOP) Consensus by Mayor and Council to approve the Manual of Procedures, with the following general revisions to the Municipal Code: • Clarification as to how and when a Council Member has the authority to place an item on the agenda. Staff is not expected to do the preparatory work, only to attach documentation provided by the Council Member. 2010 MAR 29 SPC CC/RDA/CUA MEETING - 2-