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RESOLUTION NO, 8775
~- .8/10/77
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA
VISTA URGING THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES TO
STRONGLY SUPPORT ADYENDMENTS TO THE BROZ~1 ACT BROADEPIIPIG
THE RIGIiT OF CITY COUNCILS TO HOLD EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, the present interpretation of Section 54957 of
the Government Code of the State of California would prohibit City
Councils from conducting an executive session for any purpose other
than the consideration of the appointment, employment or dismissal
of the City Manager, City Attorney or the City Clerk, or in those
cases where department heads are directly appointed by the Council,
department heads as well, or to consider complaints or charges
brought against such employees and officials, and
WHEREAS, such a restrictive provision makes no real contri-
bution to the highly desirable goal of insuring that the public's
business be conducted in public, but rather constitutes a frustration
upon the part of the Council from making legitimate inquiries into a
broader range of problems affecting the public interest, and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that Section 54957 of the Govern-
ment Code be amended to authorize the City Council to meet in execu-
tive session with such officials for the purpose of discussing
personnel problems which may affect the operation of municipal
government, and
WHEREAS, it is desired that the section be drafted in such
a manner so that there will be no continued confusion as to the obli-
gations of the City Councils in regard to the holding of executive
sessions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Chula Vista that it is recommended that Section 54957 of the
Government Code be amended to authorize the City Council to hold
executive sessions with the City PR.anager, County Administrator, City
Attorney, County Counsel or a department head or other similar admini-
strative officer appointed by the legislative body for the purpose of
considering the appointment, employment or dismissal of such public
employee or to discuss the adverse performance of said employees.
Further, the City Council may meet in executive session with said
employees to discuss the appointment, employment or dismissal of
those department heads directly responsib]_e to and appointed by said
employees, They may also .meet in executive session to hear charges
brought against said employees by another person or employee unless
such employee requests a public hearing.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of
Chula Vista be, and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward
a certified copy of this resolution to the League of California
Cities.
Presented and Approved as to form by
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George D. Lindberg, City Att rney
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 9th day of-- August
197 ~ by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES: Councilmen Egdahl, Hobel, Hyde, Scott
NAYES~ Councilmen None
ABSTAIN: Councilmen None
ABSENT: Councilmen Cox
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Mayor of the
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) s s .
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
of
I, JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chula Vista, California,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
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,and that the same has not been amended or repealed.
City Clerk
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