ORDINANCE NO. ___-2023
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BARSTOW AMENDING CHAPTER 2.04 OF THE BARSTOW MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING
CITY COUNCIL MEETING TIME AND PLACE
AND REPEALING ORDINANCE 889-2011
The City Council of the City of Barstow ordains as follows:
SECTION 1. Municipal Code Amendment. Chapter 2.04 of the Municipal Code, entitled, "Meeting Time and Place" is hereby revised to provide as follows:
2.04.010 – Meeting Time and Place.
The City Council shall hold at least one regular meeting each month. Regular meetings shall be held in the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 220 East Mountain View Street, Suite A, on the first or third Monday Tuesday of each month at seven 6 o'clock p.m. or at such time and place as the Council may from time to time designate.
2.04.011 – Consecutive Meetings.
The City Council establishes the alternative to hold consecutive or joint meetings with other agencies that the City Council officiates as the Governing Board.
Meetings will begin at the regularly scheduled meeting time of the City Council unless the City Council designates a different time when required.
2.04.012– Adjournment of meetings.
The City Council may adjourn a regular or special meeting to another time, date and location.
2.04.020 – Meeting falling on holiday.
Whenever the regular City Council meeting dates established by Section 2.04- 010 of this chapter fall on a holiday as defined by the City's personnel policy, the City Manager shall be authorized to cancel such regular meeting at his or her discretion, or reschedule such regular meeting at the same time and place on the next succeeding official business day of the City.
SECTION 2. Severability. If any provision, section, paragraph, sentence or word of this Ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is rendered or declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions, Sections, paragraphs, sentences or words of this Ordinance, and their application to other persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect and, to that end, the provisions of this Ordinance are severable.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days after adoption as provided by Government Code 36937. The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be published in accordance with California Government Code Section 36933.
SECTION 4. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause this Ordinance and her certification, together with proof of publication, to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of the City Council.
SECTION 5. CEQA. The City Council finds the adoption of this ordinance is exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act because it relates to an administrative matter. (CEQA Guidelines, 14 Cal. Code of Regulations, Section 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(5).
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of February, 2023 ________________________________
Paul Anthony Courtney, Dr. B.A., Mayor
ATTEST:
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Andrea Flores, City Clerk
I, Andrea Flores, City Clerk for the City of Barstow, California, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. ___-2023, which was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Barstow held on the 6th day of February 2023, and adopted at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Barstow on the 21st day of February 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
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Andrea Flores, City Clerk