Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: FEBRUARY 1, 2022
TO: CITY COUNCIL
SUBMITTED BY: JEFFREY W. COLLIER, ACTING CITY MANAGER
PREPARED BY: LUCINDA WILLIAMS, CITY CLERK
SUBJECT: ANNUAL REVIEW OF RULES OF PROCEDURE AND DECORUM FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
SUMMARY
City Council considered this item at its January 18, 2022 meeting and took no action due to a 2 – 2 – 1 vote (Opposed: Whitaker, Zahra; Absent: Dunlap). City Council has reagendized this item for consideration with all City Council members present.
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. 2022-XX.
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-XX – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING RULES OF PROCEDURE AND DECORUM FOR CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 2020-04
BUDGET POLICY PRIORITY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Budget Policy Priority Statement:
Fiscal and Organizational Stability.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact.
DISCUSSION
City Council annually reviews its Rules of Procedure and Decorum for City Council Meetings and considers adjustments to the Rules of Procedure for future City Council meetings.
City Council adopted its most recent Rules of Procedure and Decorum with Resolution No. 2021-02 on January 19, 2021. The Rules of Procedure and Decorum clarify procedural rules for the conduct of City Council meetings in the following areas:
General Laws
Decorum
Signs
Photography / Film / Audio Recording
Meeting Broadcasts
Use of Audio-Visual Equipment
City Council Chambers Capacity / Overflow Seating
Regular Meetings
Quorum
Agenda
Emergency Agenda Matters
Invocation
Presentations
Addressing City Council
Consent Calendar
Motions
Processing of Motions
Voting
Reconsideration
Appeal
Ordinances
Resolutions
Minutes.
Staff has prepared a draft resolution in redline format proposing the following amendments to reflect current practice and provide clarification:
Section 14: Changed language to reflect current practice and new technologies used to register public speakers.
Section 17: Changed language to leave pulling Consent Calendar items to the discretion of City Council.
Staff requests that City Council review the proposed Rules of Procedure and Decorum. Should City Council have no other amendments to the draft resolution, Staff recommends City Council adopt the draft resolution as presented. Should City Council have additional amendments, Staff will draft a new resolution, incorporating additional changes to the Rules of Procedure and Decorum as directed by City Council, for consideration and adoption at a future City Council meeting.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – City Council Resolution No. 2021-02
Attachment 2 – Draft Resolution No. 2022-XX
Attachment 3 – Draft Resolution No. 2022-XX (Redline)
Rules of Procedure and Decorum Annual Review
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