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ORDINANCE NO. 3411
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CORONA,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2.08.010 OF THE
CORONA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW THE CITY
COUNCIL TO SET ITS REGULAR MEETING START
TIMES BY RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Ralph M. Brown Act (“The Brown Act”), specifically Government Code Section 54954 (Rules for Conduct of Business: Time and Place For Holding Regular Meetings), provides that the City Council shall provide the time and place for holding its regular meetings; and
WHEREAS, The Brown Act allows the City Council to take such action by ordinance, resolution, bylaw, or other authorized action; and WHEREAS, Corona Municipal Code (“CMC”) Section 2.08.010 (Meetings - Regular - Time, Place) of Chapter 2.08 (City Council) has historically provided the date and time for City Council regular meetings; and
WHEREAS, the City Council would now like to establish the start times of its regular meetings each calendar year by Resolution, which will provide more flexibility for the conduct of its business.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORONA
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 2.08.010 (Meetings - Regular - Time, place). Section
2.08.010 of Chapter 2.08 is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“2.08.010 Meetings - Regular - Time, place.
Regular meetings of the Council shall be held on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at Corona City Hall, located at 400 South Vicentia Avenue. The confidential, closed session portion of regular meetings shall begin no sooner than 4:30 p.m., and the public, open session portion shall begin no sooner than 6:30 p.m.The regular meeting start times shall be designated each calendar year by a resolution duly adopted by the City Council before the start of the calendar year. If the City Council wishes to change the start time for any particular regular meeting to an earlier time, it shall do so by a resolution duly adopted at least fourteen (14) calendar days in advance of such meeting. The closed session portion shall be held
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in the City Council Board Room located on the third floor of City Hall, or at such other location as indicated on the published agenda.
The open session portion shall be held at the Council Chambers located on the first floor of City Hall. In the event any regular meeting falls on a holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next succeeding business day at the same times and locations.” SECTION 2. Effective Date. The Mayor shall sign this Ordinance and the City Clerk shall attest thereto and shall within fifteen (15) days of its adoption cause it, or a summary of it, to be published in a general circulation newspaper published and circulated in the City of Corona. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ____ day of ___________2025. ___________________________________
Mayor of the City of Corona, California
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of Corona, California
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CERTIFICATION
I, Sylvia Edwards, Clerk of the City of Corona, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Corona, California, duly held the ____ day of __________ 2025, and thereafter at a regular meeting held on the ____ day of _________ 2025, it was duly passed and adopted by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAINED:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Corona, California, this ____ day of ____________ 2025.
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City Clerk of the City of Corona, California
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