ORDINANCE NO. 3262-23
AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 1
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
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ORDINANCE NO. 3262-23
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE
2, CHAPTER 1, SECTION 2-1.01 OF THE REDONDO
BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING MEETINGS OF
THE CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the City Council is concerned that meetings that frequently extend late into the night undermine meaningful opportunities for the public to participate; and WHEREAS, on August 1st the City Council voted 3-2 to amend Section 2-1.01 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code regarding meetings of the City Council; and WHEREAS, those changes are reflected in this ordinance.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CODE. Title 2, Chapter 2, Section 2-1.01 of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
“2-1.01 Meetings.
The Council Chamber in the City Hall, 415 Diamond Street, Redondo Beach, California, is hereby fixed as the place for holding all meetings of the Council. Council meetings shall be held at the hour of 5:00 p.m. every first, second and third Tuesday of the month. Any needed and duly authorized Closed Sessions shall start at 4:00 pm. The meeting on the second Tuesday of the month shall be primarily for the purposes of duly authorized Closed Sessions.”
SECTION 2. INCONSISTENT PROVISIONS. Any provisions of the Redondo Beach Municipal Code, or appendices thereto, or any other ordinances of the City inconsistent herewith, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3. SEVERANCE. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. PUBLICATION AND EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be published by one insertion in The Easy Reader, the official newspaper of said city, and same shall go into effect and be in full force and operation from and after thirty (30) days after its final passage and adoption.
ORDINANCE NO. 3262-23
AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 1
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of September, 2023. ______________________________
Mayor William C. Brand
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
_____________________________ _______________________________ Michael W. Webb, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk ORDINANCE NO. 3262-23
AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 1
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH)
I, Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk of Redondo Beach, California, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 3262-23 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 15th day of August, 2023, and approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 19th day of September, 2023, and there after signed and approved by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk, and that said ordinance was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
_______________________
Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk