2026-024 - Amending Council Rules & Procedures to Telephonic or Internet Service

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meetings may be adjourned to such other place or places as the City Council may order. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this resolution, any regular meeting of the Council may be set, canceled, or rescheduled to a different date, time, or location by resolution duly adopted by the affirmative votes of a majority of the City Council or by any other manner as provided by law. The date, time, and location of any meeting set or rescheduled to a different date, time, or location shall be noticed and posted in the manner provided by law. (c) Special meetings of the City Council may be held at such locations as stated in the action calling such meetings and otherwise in conformance with the Brown Act. A special meeting may be called by the Mayor or the Mayor Pro Tem, in the Mayor's noticed absence, by either of them contacting the City Clerk and requesting orally or in writing the call of a special meeting. A majority of the members of the City Council can also call a special meeting by delivering a written notice to the City Clerk of a request for a special meeting. Upon receiving a request from the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tern, or a majority of the City Council, the City Clerk shall notice the special meeting. (d) All meetings are scheduled to terminate at 11:59 P.M. on the same day it began. At 11-.00 P.M., the City Council shall determine which of the remaining agenda items can be considered and acted upon prior to 11:59 P.M., and will continue all other items on which additional time is required until a future City Council meeting. A majority vote of the Council is required to extend a meeting beyond 11:59 P.M. to discuss specified items. Section 3. Agenda. (a) The City Clerk shall prepare an agenda for each regular and special meeting of the City Council containing all items known by such officer to be considered. The order of placing items on the agenda prior to posting shall be at the discretion of the City Manager, in consultation with the Mayor. The agenda shall contain such information as required by the Brown Act. In addition, the agenda shall contain the following sections: Presentations, Council Comments (including AB1234 reporting), Consent Calendar, Business Calendar, Public Hearing, Work Study Sessions, and Councilmember-Requested Items. (b) Presentations. Each Councilmember has the opportunity to request a maximum of one (1) ceremonial presentation per City Council meeting. Recipients of such presentations shall be limited to one speaker accepting such recognition and shall limit their comments to no more than three (3) minutes. Section 4. Rules of Procedure. Procedures before the City Council shall be governed by the most current edition of Rosenberg's Rules of Order. Application of such procedures shall be vested in the sound discretion of the presiding officer. Resolution No. 2026-024 Page 2 of 8