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ORDINANCE NO. 2416
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING SECTIONS
2.04.020 AND 2.04.090 AND REPEALING SECTIONS 2.04.050,
2.04.480 AND 2.04.590 OF THE CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO COUNCIL MEETINGS, NOTICE AND COMPENSATION
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
SECTION I: Section 2.04.020 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code is amended
to read:
Sec. 2.04.020 Meetings-Time and place.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 306 of the Charter, the council
shall hold regular meetings in the council chambers of the Civic Center,
276 Fourth Avenue in the city, or in such other place as may be
determined by the council, on the first Tuesday and fourth Thursday of
each month at four p.m. and on the second, third and fourth Tuesday of
each month at six p.m. When the day for any regular meeting of the
council falls on a legal holiday, no meeting shall be held on such
holiday.
It shall be the general policy of the City Council to cancel any meetings
in the last week of June and the first week of July, the Tuesday
following the Thanksgiving holiday, the week prior to Easter, and the
week of Christmas and New Year's. Any of these meetings may be
reinstituted if necessary by a majority of the Council.
SECTION II: Section 2.04.050 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code is
repealed.
SECTION III: Section 2.04.090 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code is
amended to read:
Sec. 2.04.090 Agenda-Submission of items- Preparation- Effect.
An agenda shall be prepared for each regular meeting containing a brief
general description of each item of business to be transacted or
discussed, and shall provide an item for members of the public to
directly address the Council on items of interest to the public within
the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council. Items of business may be
placed on the agenda by the direction of a majority of the council, the
city manager, the city clerk, or the city attorney. For items to be
considered at a noticed public hearing, staff shall cause the matter to
be set at the beginning hour of the meeting at which it will be
considered. Agenda items, i.e., background and requests for particular
actions or reports, shall be delivered to the city clerk not later than
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ten a.m. on the Thursday preceding the regular meeting. The clerk shall
thereafter prepare the agenda under the direction of the city manager.
Whenever feasible, each item on the agenda shall contain a staff
recommendation and the specific action requested to be taken by the
council. The agenda, together with all reports, resolutions and
ordinances pertaining thereto, shall be delivered to the councilmembers
on the Friday preceding the regular meeting. The agenda shall specify
the time and location of the regular meeting, shall be posted at least
seventy-two hours before the regular meeting in a location freely
accessible to the public, and be made available to the public as soon as
practicable. No matters other than those listed on the agenda shall be
acted upon by the council, except as provided in Section 2.04.010. A
direction by the council to refer a matter not on the posted agenda
raised by a member of the Council or of the public, to staff for a report
or to place a matter on a future agenda shall not constitute action.
SECTION IV: Sections 2.04.580 and 2.04.590 of the Chula Vista Municipal
Code are repealed.
SECTION V: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect on the thirtieth day from and after its adoption.
Presented and Approved as to form by
D. Richard Rudolf
Asssitant City Attorney