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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-70
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE PATTERSON CITY COUNCIL
ADOPTING THE CITY COUNCIL RULES AND PROCEDURES HANDBOOK WHEREAS, the City Council recognizes the importance of establishing standardized procedures for the efficient conduct of meetings, ensuring clarity, consistency, transparency, and accountability in decision-making processes; and WHEREAS, the proposed City Council Rules and Procedures Handbook has been developed to provide a well-organized structure for meetings and decision-making, ensuring that all participants, including the public, understand the expectations; and WHEREAS, the Handbook promotes consistency by outlining standardized practices, reduces ambiguity in governance, and fosters trust within the community; and WHEREAS, transparency is ensured through clear rules for public participation and Councilmember behavior, creating an open and inclusive government; and WHEREAS, the Handbook establishes a framework for accountability, holding Councilmembers responsible for their roles and maintaining order and decorum during meetings; and
WHEREAS, the Handbook is designed as a living document, allowing the City Council to revisit and amend it as necessary to adapt to evolving needs; and WHEREAS, there is no fiscal impact to the FY 24/25 budget associated with the adoption of the City Council Rules and Procedures Handbook; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Patterson does as follows:
1. The City Council hereby adopts the City Council Rules and Procedures Handbook as the official guide for conducting City Council meetings.
2. City Staff is directed to implement the procedures outlined in the Handbook starting with the next scheduled Council meeting.
3. A review of the Handbook shall be scheduled within one year of adoption to assess its effectiveness and make any necessary amendments.
The foregoing resolution was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Patterson held on the 3
rd day of December 2024, by , who moved its
adoption, which motion was duly seconded by , and the resolution adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
EXCUSED:
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APPROVED:
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Michael Clauzel
Mayor of the City Patterson
ATTEST:
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Aracely Alegre
City Clerk of the City of Patterson
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, correct and true copy of a resolution passed by the city Council of the City of Patterson, a Municipal Corporation of the County of Stanislaus, State of California, at a regular meeting held on the 3rd day of December 2024, and I further certify that said resolution is in full force and effect and has never been rescinded or modified.
DATED:
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City Clerk of the City of Patterson