Fremont City Council Meeting: 03/14/23 07:00 PM
3300 Capitol Avenue Div/Dept: City Council
Fremont, CA 94538 Category: Council Referrals & Appointments
SCHEDULED
Sponsors:
COUNCIL STAFF REPORT (ID # 4844) DOC ID: 4844
Updated: 3/10/2023 9:11 AM by Alberto Quintanilla Page 1 COUNCILMEMBER CAMPBELL REFERRAL – Request to Update the Fremont City Council Handbook to Include Rosenberg’s Rules of Order
Contact Persons:
Name: Desrie Campbell
Title: Councilmember
Div/Dept: City Council
Phone: 510-284-4008
E-Mail: [email protected]
Topic: To establish consistent use of parliamentary procedures in City Council meetings.
Discussion:
Good Governance calls for focused and orderly meetings. In order to have robust conservations and efficient meetings, it is important for the Chair to be able to effectively run the meeting and for all Councilmembers to follow the same meeting rules and protocols.
Good governance requires a commitment from the City Council to have a shared vision that drives the work of City leadership. The City Council will need to have a governance mindset to govern effectively with a unity of purpose. The City Attorney recently provided a Brown Act training for the City Council, which included an overview of specific parliamentary procedure methods. During the recent City Council retreat, the Councilmembers confirmed their commitment to having more effective and efficient meetings by following Rosenberg’s Rules of Order.
RECOMMENDATION: Direct staff to update the Fremont City Council handbook to incorporate Rosenberg’s Rules of Order as standard rules of order.