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RESOLUTION NO. ______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND AMENDING THE COUNCIL’S RULES OF PROCEDURE AND ORDER
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Richmond has established rules and procedures pertaining to meetings of the City Council by adopting Resolution 61 -13, as amend ed on April 2014, October 21, 2014 , July 27, 2021, November 23, 2021, January 18, 2022 and March 11, 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Richmond that the City Council’s Rules of Procedure and Order, Section II. Meetings, subsections A. and B. are hereby amended to read as follows:
II.
Meetings
A. Regular Meetings
(1) Regular meetings of the Council of the City of Richmond shall be reduced from three meetings per month to two meetings, held on the first and third Tuesdays of the month provided that, if any Tuesday falls on a legal holiday, the meeting shall be held on the following Tuesday at the same hour. Any future regular or special meeting may be canceled by a vote of a majority of the members of the City Council during a regular or special meeting.
(2) The evening session of regular City Council meetings shall begin at 5:00 p.m beginning October 7, 2025.
(3) Regular meetings of the City Council shall adjourn by 9:00 p.m. with one option to extend the meeting to 10:00 p.m. by a 2/3 vote (5 votes). The meeting shall adjourn by 10:00 p.m. with no additional options to extend. Any motion to extend the meeting beyond 9:00 p.m. shall include a list of specific agenda items to be discussed or approved and shall specify the order these items shall be handled.
B. Closed Sessions
Open Session to Hear Public Comment before Closed Session shall begin at 3:30 p.m. beginning October 7, 2025. A closed session may be held at any regular or special meeting for any purpose authorized by the Brown Act. Council actions shall be governed by the Brown Act. Public comment shall be received in open session prior to a closed session. To ensure strict compliance with the Brown Act, the City Attorney, or the City Attorney’s designee, shall be the individual who reports out in public session any reportable action taken during closed session, and any other information from closed session authorized to be disclosed by a majority vote of the City Council.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a redlined version of the revised City Council’s Rules of Procedure and Order is set forth as Exhibit A to this Resolution and a clean version is set forth as Exhibit B to this Resolution.
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***THE CLERK’S OFFICE WILL COMPLETE THE INFORMATION BELOW****
I certify that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting thereof held on September 23, 2025, by the following vote:
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AYES: AYES:
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSENT:
PAMELA CHRISTIAN
CLERK OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND
(SEAL)
Approved:
EDUARDO MARTINEZ
Mayor
Approved as to form:
DAVE ALESHIRE
City Attorney
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I certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Resolution No. _____, finally passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Richmond at a regular meeting held on September 23, 2025.
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Pamela Christian, Clerk of the City of Richmond
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Exhibit A
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Exhibit B