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FROM: OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
BY: LAUREN LANGER, INTERIM CITY ATTORNEY
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNE
AMENDING SECTION 2100 OF CHAPTER I OF ARTICLE 11 OF THE DOWNE
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE TIME OF REGULAR CITY COUNCI
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In practice, the City Council has called a special meeting at 5:30 p.m. for closed session items and called the regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. for open session items, the latter as required by Downey Municipal Code Section 2100.
At the August 9, 2022 meeting of the City Council, the Council introduced the Ordinance and waived first reading. The Ordinance now comes before the Council for second reading and consideration for adoption.
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promote transparency and codify, without the need to continue to call special meetings at 5:30 p.m., the standing practice of the City Council. In addition, this practice will simplify and streamline preparation for City Council meetings by permitting staff to call one meeting only on regular City Council meeting dates. There will continue to be an opportunity for the public to speak on closed session items.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2100
OF THE DOWNEY MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE TIME OF REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AUGUST 23, 2022
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Ail ORDII%Ar%CE OF THE ClrT COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNE AMENDING SECTION 2100 OF CHAPTER I OF ARTICLE 11 OF THE DOWNE
MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE TIME OF REGULAR CITY COUNCI
MEETINGS I
WHEREAS, the Downey City Charter Section 506 provides that the City Council shall hold regular meetings at least twice each month at such times as it shall fix by ordinance or resolution; and
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be held on regular meeting nights absent a special meeting; and WHEREAS, The City Council desires to amend Section 2100 to specify when closed session and study sessions may be held on regular meeting nights.
A011—,TH ERE FORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Eggila!a. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are true and correct, and are incorporated herein and by this reference are made an operative part thereof.
SECTION 2. Code Amendment. The City Council hereby amends Section 2100 of Chapter 1 of Article 11 of the Downey Municipal Code to read as follows:
"Section 2100. Council Meetings.
There shall be two (2) regular meetings of the City Council during each calendar month and such meetings shall be held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the hours of 6:30 led. however. that if the date of ano, such rejular mee6int fi.xills on a h .,r meeting shall be held at the hour of 6:30 p.m., on the next business day.
Only closed sessions and study sessions may be held between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. unless a regular meeting is adjourned to or a special meeting called for that time. No closed session or study session will be held during that hour unless the posted agenda of that evening's regular meeting indicates that such session will take place; in the absence of such notification in the agenda, the regular meeting shall commence at the hour of 6:30 p.m." SECTION 3. CEQA. The City Council hereby finds and determines that adoption of this Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQK) as provided in Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3). The Ordinance is adopted to clarify City Council meeting times and does not impact the physical environment. Therefore, it can be seen with certainty that adopting this ordinance would not have a significant adverse effect on the environment under CEQA Guideline 15061 (b)(3).
SECTION 4. Effective Date. Pursuant to California Government Code section 36937, this Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its final passage.
SECTION 5. Publication. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause publication to occur in a newspaper of general circulation which is published and circulated in the City in a manner permitted under State law. 65186,00202\40427960.1
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MARIA ALICIA DUARTE, CIVIC
City Clerk
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that yewregoing Ordinance No. 22- — was introduced at a ular Regmeeting of the City Counil cof the City of Downey held on the 9th day of August, 2022, and adopted at a Regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey held on th%e _ day of .2022 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Members:
NOES: Council Member(s):
ABSENT: Council Member(s):
ABSTAIN: Council Member(s):
I FURTHER CERTIFY that a Summary of the foregoing Ordinance No. 22- was published in the , a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Downey, on — —, 2022 (after introduction), and on —7 2022 (after adoption, including the votF- thereon). It was also posted in the regular posting places in the City of Downey on the sam2 dates.
MART ALICIA DUARTE, CIVIC
City Clerk