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Agenda Item: 13
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
NEW BUSINESS
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: January 8, 2019
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF CHANGES TO COUNCIL NORMS AND
PROCEDURES
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
PRESENTER: Joseph Montes
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council consider changes to Council Norms and Procedures for City Council meetings and
related functions and activities, and provide direction to staff.
BACKGROUND
At the December 11, 2018, City Council meeting, the City Council directed that an agenda item
Order for the conduct of City Council meetings.
ing the
Newly Revised. A copy of these rules have been provided to the City Council, with copies
Because of the complexi
Order was developed by California Superior Court Judge Dave Rosenberg and more specifically
relates to the conduct of local public meetings in California. That publication has also been
On November 13, 2012, the Santa Clarita City Council adopted its Council Norms and
Procedures, which guides the conduct of City Council meetings. The current Norms and
Procedures contains very few provision of parliamentary procedure for the conduct of meetings.
Essentially, the Mayor runs the meetings and rules on points of order. The document does not
contain any specific language concerning the handling of motions or nominations for the
positions of Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem.
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unless the City Council adopts a rule requiring a second for its nominating processes. Under
addressed.
In terms of voting on nominees, the City Council may wish to consider several options:
1. Election by ballot. The City Council is not allowed to vote by secret ballot under the
Brown Act, so this option would require the City Clerk to publicly announce the vote of
each Councilmember.
2. Consideration of nominees in the order the nominations are made until a nominee
receives a simple majority vote.
3. Consideration of nominees in the reverse order nominations are made until a nominee
receives a simple majority vote.
4. Roll-call vote, in which the name of the preferred nominee is stated by the
Councilmember when they cast their vote. This process continues until a nominee
receives a simple majority of votes cast.
The City Council may wish to consider adopting broader rules of order, as contained within
wish to consider amending the existing Council Norms and Procedures by adopting rules specific
item for
Council consideration, as appropriate.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
None by this item.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution No. 12-73 "Council Norms and Procedures"
Robert's and Rosenberg's Rules of Order (available in the City Clerk's Reading File)
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City Council Meeting—January 8, 2019
Item: Consideration of Changes to Council Norms and Procedures
New Business
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Note: Copies of Robert’s and Rosenberg’s Rules of Order are available in the City Clerk’s
reading file.
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