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ORDINANCE No. NS-XXX
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
GITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING OR REPEALING
SECTIONS ?-100THROUGH ?-105 OFTHE SANTA
ANA MUNICPAL CODE RELATED TO RULES AND
PROCEDURES FOR MEETINGS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAlN AS
FOLLOUVS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds,
determines and declares as follows:
A. Section 409 of the Santa Ana City Charter calls 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.
G. The city council desires to update the standards in the Santa Ana
Municipal Code for city council meetings, including rules of
decorum, in order to conform with the state law and to provide for
well-managed, efficient and accessible meetings.
D. All provisions of the Santa Ana Municipal Code which are repeated
herein are repeated solely in order to comply with the provisions of
section 418 of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana. Any such
restatement of existing provisions of the Code is not intended, nor
shall it be interpreted, as constituting a new action or decision of
the city council, but rather such provisions are repeated for tracking
purposes only in conformance with the charter.
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Section 2. Section ?-100 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended
such that it reads as follows:
Sec. 2-100. Council meetings, time and place; applicability of state law.
?a} Regular meetings of the city council shall be held on such days and
times and in such places established by resolution of the city council.
fib} All actions undertaken regarding the scheduling or conducting of
meetings of the city council shall be in accordance with The Ralph M. Brown Act
found at Chapter 9, Part 1 of Division ? of Title 5 of the California Government
beginning with Section 54950, as existing now or as may be amended from time
to time. Further references in this chapterto the Brown Act shall be in reference
to such provisions.
Section 3. Section 2-102 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended
such that it reads as follows:
Sec. 2-102. Agenda.
The clerk of the council shall prepare an agenda for each regular and special
meeting of the council as directed by the council by resolution or motion. The
agenda shall comply with the Brown Act.
Section 4. Section 2-102.5 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby
repealed in its entirety.
Section 5. Section 2-103 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby
repealed in its entirety.
Section 6. Section 2-104 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby
amended such that it reads as follows:
Sec. 2-104. Rules of Procedure; Decorum and order.
?a} The city council shall, by resolution, adopt a reference for rules of
procedure,
fib} The city council shall, by resolution, adopt rules of decorum and
order for its meetings. Such rules shall include time limits and other standardsfor
debate and discussion by the city council and for the public's addressing the city
council.
?c} The presiding officer shall have the duty of maintaining orderat all
times and may direct that any person disturbing the meeting, speaking without
permission, violating the city council's rules of decorum and order, or otherwise
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acting in a disorderly manner, be removed from the place of meeting, and any
peace officer present shall carry out such order. No person shall violate the order
and decorum of a council meeting, speak without permission, or do anything
which may interfere with the effective deliberation of the council. Any violation of
this pravision is declared to be a misdemeanor and any person violating the
same maybe prosecuted on a complaint signed by the presiding officer or any
person acting under his direction. Any peace officer present in the council
chambers or place of meeting shall arrest any person violating this provision if
ordered so to do by the presiding officer or by a vote of the council.
Section 7. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of
this ordinance is far 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 this ordinance. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana
hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or pardon thereof irrespective of the fact that
any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
ADAPTED this day of
2008
Miguel A. Pulido
Mayor
APPROVED AS T? FARM:
Joseph VII. Fletcher
City Attorney
AYES:
Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers
NAT PRESENT: Councilmembers
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CERTIFICATE ?F ATTESTATfGN AND ORIGINALITY
I, PATRIGIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that
the attached Ordinance No. NS-XXX to be the original ordinance adopted by the
City Council of the City of Santa Ana on ,and that said
ordinance was published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date:
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Patricia E. Healy
Clerk of the Council
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