CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
Council Chamber
455 North Rexford Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
MINUTES
CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
January 11, 2024
2:30 p.m.*
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The meeting was called to order by Mayor Gold at 2:30 p.m.
ORAL COMMUNICATIONS
AUDIENCE COMMENTS. Any person wishing to address the City Council on any matter may do so in writing, through email or in-person. However, the State open meetings law (Government Code Section 54950 et seq.) prohibits the City Council from providing a detailed response or acting upon any item not contained on the agenda posted 72 hours before a regular meeting and24 hours before a special meeting. If you wish to address the City Council at this time, pleaseemail or provide an in-person speaker card to the City Clerk prior to or during the meeting. Public comment via video conference or in-person will be no longer than three (3) minutes per each individual comment, subject to City Council discretion based on the anticipated length in themeeting. The City Clerk will read only the first three minutes (approximately 350 words) of a Julian A. Gold, M.D., Mayor
Lester J. Friedman, Vice Mayor
John A. Mirisch, Councilmember
Lili Bosse, Councilmember
Sharona R. Nazarian, PsyD, Councilmember
Nancy Hunt-Coffey, City ManagerRyan Gohlich, Assistant City Manager Laurence Wiener, City Attorney
Huma Ahmed, City Clerk
Jeff Muir, Finance Director
None
written comment. In the event of a large number of written comments on one item, written comments may be summarized by the City Clerk’s Office. The entire written comment shall bearchived in full as part of the record.
A -DIRECTION
1. Proposal for City Council to Consider and Approve the Reorganization of the City Clerk’s Office; and an Appropriation of $277,400 for the Remainder of FY 202312024 This report provides a proposal to the City Council regarding a reorganization for the City Clerk’s Office.
City Clerk Huma Ahmed presented information related to this item.Council provided their questions and comments.City Clerk Huma Ahmed, Finance Director Jeff Muir and Baker Tilly Consultant Shauna Clark responded to Council questions.
Council supported the item.
B — ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO CONSIDER (TIME PERMITTING)
None
C - INFORMATION
2. Correction to the Termination Dates for Reappointed Members to the Architectural Commission (Evan Meyer), Human Relations Commission (Rose Kaiserman) and Traffic and Parking Commission (Karen Afra-Maghen)
An information only report to correct a misprint in the date of the terms.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
3. Treasurers Report for the Month Ended November 30, 2023 This City Treasurer’s Report for the month ended November 30, 2023, includes a summary of cash receipts and disbursements as well as a summary of fund balances.
Informational report only, item not discussed.
PASSED, Approved and Adopted
this 6th day of August, 2024
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HUMA AHMED, City Clerk
LESTER J. FRIEDMAN, MAYOR
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