Chapter 2.04
CITY COUNCIL1
Sections:
2.04.010 Regular meetings—Days and time.
2.04.030 Notice of special meetings.
2.04.040 Reading of ordinances.
2.04.090 Suspension of order of business.
2.04.100 Disorderly conduct at meeting.
2.04.110 Procedure in absence of quorum.
2.04.120 Appointment of mayor.
2.04.160 Salaries—Established.
2.04.180 Salaries exclusive of reimbursement for necessary expenses.
2.04.190 Filling of vacancies on the city council.
2.04.200 Advisory boards and commissions.
2.04.210 District-based electoral system.
2.04.220 Establishment of city council electoral districts.
2.04.010 Regular meetings—Days and time.2
A regular meeting of the city council shall be held on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month commencing at six (6) p.m., unless the city council adopts a different schedule by resolution. A regular meeting of the city council may be canceled (a) by notice at a prior city council meeting, or (b) by notice to all of the city council members of not less than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the meeting and by posting a notice of cancellation at all locations where public notices are regularly posted by the city. (Ord. 1080 § 1, 2021; Ord. 1074 § 1, 2021; Ord. 924 § 1, 2003: Ord. 760 § 1, 1987: Ord. 534 § 1, 1973: Prior code § 2.3).
2.04.020 Place of meetings.
The place of the meetings of the City Council is fixed as the civic center. (Prior code § 2.4).
2.04.030 Notice of special meetings.
All notices of special meetings must be delivered personally to the members of the council in the time, form and manner provided by law. (Prior code § 2.5).
2.04.040 Reading of ordinances.
Ordinances may be given their first reading upon their introduction by reading their title only. Reading upon final passage of the ordinance shall be in full unless dispensed with by a majority vote. (Ord. 916 § 1, 2003: Prior code § 2.6).
2.04.050 Minutes—Journal.
The minutes of the council or journal of its proceedings required to be kept by the clerk shall be neatly kept in a special journal book, with each of the different kinds of business transacted set off in paragraphs with proper subheads. (Prior code § 2.7).
2.04.070 Order of business.
The order of business to be followed in conducting the meetings of the City Council shall be established by the City Council by motion. (Ord. 511 § 1, 1971: Prior code § 2.9).
2.04.080 Addressing council.
Any citizen may arise and address the council on any business brought by the citizen before the council, and preference will be given to those who have first presented such matters in writing to the City Council. (Prior code § 2.10).
2.04.090 Suspension of order of business.
The regular order of business may be suspended for any reason by a majority vote of the membership of the City Council present at any meeting. (Prior code § 2.11).
2.04.100 Disorderly conduct at meeting.
Any member or other person using profane, vulgar, loud, or boisterous language at any meeting, or otherwise interrupting the proceedings, who refuses to be seated or keep quiet when ordered to do so by the mayor or the vice mayor is guilty of a misdemeanor. It shall be the duty of the chief of police upon order of the presiding officer to eject any such member or person from the city council room. (Ord. 1115 § 2, 2024; Prior code § 2.12).
2.04.110 Procedure in absence of quorum.
In case a quorum is not present at any meeting and important business remains to be transacted or disposed of, any two members of the council may cause a written notice to be served personally upon the other members directing their immediate attendance, whereupon the members receiving such written notice are required to attend immediately except in case of sickness or death in their immediate families otherwise they are liable to a fine, penalty or forfeiture to the city in the sum of twenty-five dollars, recoverable by civil action. (Prior code § 2.13).
2.04.120 Appointment of mayor.3
The city council shall meet in December of each year and choose one (1) of its number as mayor and one (1) as vice mayor. (Ord. 1115 § 2, 2024; Ord. 1016 § 1, 2016: Ord. 800 § 1, 1989: Ord. 677 § 1, 1982: Ord. 645 § 1, 1979: Ord. 635 § 1, 1978: Ord. 611 § 1, 1977: Ord. 577 § 1, 1977: Prior code § 2.14).
2.04.130 Rules of order.
The proceedings of the council shall be governed under Robert’s Rules of Order on all matters pertaining to parliamentary law, but no ordinance, resolution, proceeding or other action of the council shall be invalidated or the legality thereof otherwise affected by the failure or omission to observe or follow such rules. (Prior code § 2.15).
2.04.160 Salaries—Established.
Each member of the city council shall receive as salary the sum of nine hundred fifty dollars ($950.00) per month pursuant to the provisions of California Government Code Section 36516, which shall be payable from and after the term of office commencing November 2024, at the same time and in the same manner as the salaries are paid to the other officers and employees of the city. Salaries shall be adjusted according to the provisions of Section 36516.4 of the Government Code, as amended from time to time. (Ord. 1115 § 2, 2024; Ord. 901 § 1, 2000: Ord. 798 § 1, 1989: Ord. 700 § 1, 1984: Ord. 649-A § 1, 1980).
2.04.180 Salaries exclusive of reimbursement for necessary expenses.
The salaries prescribed in this chapter are and shall be exclusive of any amounts payable to each member of the council as reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred by him in the performance of official duties for the city. (Prior code § 2.101).
2.04.190 Filling of vacancies on the city council.
If a vacancy occurs in the office of a member of the city council, the city council may appoint or call a special election in order to fill the city council vacancy, in conformance with the provisions of Government Code Section 36512, as that section may be amended. If the city council decides to fill the vacancy by appointment, the appointment shall be made pursuant to an appointment process set forth in a separate resolution of the city council, which resolution may be amended from time to time. (Ord. 1092 § 2, 2022).
2.04.200 Advisory boards and commissions.
The city council shall by resolution establish the policy of the city relating to advisory boards and commissions. Such resolution shall establish the charge to the particular advisory body and its specific responsibilities, and shall provide for any other regulations deemed necessary or advisable with reference thereto.
Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the independent redistricting commission is not an advisory committee, and possesses final decision-making authority with regard to the establishment of the city council electoral districts, pursuant to Sections 2.04.210 and 2.04.220. (Ord. 1081 § 2, 2021).
2.04.210 District-based electoral system.
Pursuant to California Government Code Sections 34886 and 34871(c), city council members shall be elected on a district-based electoral system from five (5) single-member city council districts. For purposes of this chapter, the term "district-based electoral system" shall mean the election of city council members by the voters of the district alone. The city’s district-based electoral system shall be conducted in accordance with California Government Code Section 34871(a).
For the city council election on November 7, 2022, and every city council election thereafter, the district map shall be established by resolution of the independent redistricting commission. (Ord. 1081 § 3, 2021).
2.04.220 Establishment of city council electoral districts.
(a) Pursuant to Section 2.04.210, city council shall be elected on a district-based electoral system, from five (5) city council districts.
(b) For city council elections conducted prior to November 7, 2022, the districts shall be as follows:
(1) City Council District 1 shall comprise all that portion of the city reflected in Exhibit A attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter.
(2) City Council District 2 shall comprise all that portion of the city reflected in Exhibit A attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter.
(3) City Council District 3 shall comprise all that portion of the city reflected on Exhibit A attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter.
(4) City Council District 4 shall comprise all that portion of the city reflected in Exhibit A attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter.
(5) City Council District 5 shall comprise all that portion of the city reflected in Exhibit A attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter.
(b) For the city council elections conducted on November 7, 2022, and every city council election conducted thereafter, city council members shall be elected in the electoral districts established by resolution of the independent redistricting committee. (Ord. 1081 § 4, 2021).
2.04.230 Election schedule.
Except as otherwise required by California Government Code Section 36512, the council members of the city council shall be elected in City Council District Nos. 1, 2 and 4 beginning at the general municipal election in November 2018, and every four (4) years thereafter, as such city council districts shall be amended. City council members shall be elected from City Council District Nos. 3 and 5 beginning at the general municipal election in November 2020, and every four (4) years thereafter, as such city council districts shall be amended. (Ord. 1044 § 2 (part), 2018).
For statutory provisions regarding scheduling and content of City Council meetings, see Gov. Code §§ 36805—36812.
For state law as to council meetings, see Gov. Code §§ 36805 to 36808, 54950 to 65960.
See also Gov. Code § 36801.