55C - RESO - AMEND RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR MEETINGS OF CITY COUNCIL

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MC 09/14/2011 RESOLUTION NO. 2011-XXX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR MEETINGS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NO. 2009-043. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. Section 409 of the City Charter and Sections 2-100 et seq. of Santa Ana Municipal Code call for the city council to adopt rules and procedures for the scheduling and conducting of meetings of the city council. B. The Ralph M. Brown Act found at Chapter 9, Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the California Government Code beginning with Section 54950 (the "Brown Act") sets forth statewide standards for meetings of local agencies including the Santa Ana City Council. C. The city council desires to update and revise the various meeting procedures and standards for decorum of city council meetings in conformance with the Brown Act and in furtherance of the need for well- managed, efficient and accessible meetings. Section 2. Council meetings, time and place. (a) Regular meetings of the city council shall be on the first and third Mondays of each month. The meeting shall begin no sooner than the hour of 5:00 p.m. for Closed Session followed by the Regular Open Meeting at 6:00 p.m. The city council shall publicly convene the meeting and then recess to conduct closed or executive sessions. (b) Regular meetings of the city council shall be +n" convened at the meeting location and time as specified on the agenda ad- Z i I ?e h a ??mbe r,=?nQ V After being convened, all meetings may be adjourned to such other place or places as the city council may order. (G) Netwithstandin the feFegGiRg, by metien made ffleet4lg-the mee4nq. (Not necessary since (a) is being revised) 55C-3 Resolution No. 2011-XXX Page 1 of 5