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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL:
DATE: March 26, 2019
SUBJECT: AMENDING NORMS AND PROCEDURES FOR COUNCIL
MEETINGS AND RELATED FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES TO
INCLUDE MODIFIED ROSENBERG' S RULES OF ORDER
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
PRESENTER: Joseph Montes
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council to consider adoption of a resolution amending the Council Norms and
Procedures for Council meetings and related functions and activities to include modified
Rosenberg's Rules of Orders.
BACKGROUND
At the December 11, 2018, City Council meeting, the City Council directed that an agenda item
be brought forward to consider the adoption of Robert's Rules of Order or Rosenberg's Rules of
Order for the conduct of City Council meetings. Following the discussion and review of
information, City Council direction was given at the January 8, 2019, City Council meeting for
staff to bring back an agenda item to consider adoption of Rosenberg's Rules of Order, modified
to require that motions be voted on in the order that they are made.
The resolution modifies Resolution No. 12-73, the resolution that last approved the Council's
Norms and Procedures, to indicate that the Mayor shall run City Council meetings consistent
with Rosenberg's Rules of Order, as modified by the City Council direction on January 8, 2019,
concerning the order of voting on motions.
Additionally, at the January 8, 2019, meeting, Council directed staff to research options on the
Mayor and Mayor Pro Tem rotation. This item is scheduled for discussion at the April 9, 2019,
City Council meeting.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
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FISCAL IMPACT
None by this action.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution Amending Norms and Procedures
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 12-73, COUNCIL NORMS AND
PROCEDURES FOR COUNCIL MEETINGS AND RELATED FUNCTIONS AND
ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE ROSENBERG' S RULES OF ORDER
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously adopted norms and procedures and now
wishes to augment the previously adopted norms and procedures to include formalized
parliamentary procedures.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California, does
hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 3.A.1 of Resolution No. 12-73 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
"A. Authority of the Chair
1. The Mayor, subject to the appeal of the full Council, shall have the authority to
streamline the business of the Council by either seeking clarification of motions
which appear to be out of order or by ruling any such motions out of order. In so
ruling, the Mayor should be courteous and fair, and should presume that the
moving party is acting in good faith. Meetings of the City Council shall be run
consistent with the general rules in Rosenbergs Rules of Order, except that
motions shall be voted upon in the order in which they are made, and except
where the Council has expressly adopted a rule inconsistent therewith."
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of March 2019.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DATE
MAYOR
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 19- was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa
Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 26th day of March 2019 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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