Title
Adopt Amendments to the City Council Rules of Procedure
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FileID
File ID: 2025-00805
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution rescinding Resolution No. 2024-0241 and adopting amended City Council Rules of Procedure.
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Contact
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, mcuppy@cityofsacramento.org, Office of the City Clerk
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3-Exhibit A (2025 Council Rules of Procedure)
4-Council Rules of Procedure-Redline
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Description/Analysis
IssueDetail
Issue Detail: The Charter of the City of Sacramento provides that the city council shall determine its own rules and order of business (Sacramento City Charter, § 30). These Council Rules of Procedure (“Rules”) apply when not in conflict with the Charter of the City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code, the Constitution, or laws of the State of California, including the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code, § 54950 et seq.) (Brown Act). Until such time as they are amended or new rules are adopted by resolution, these Rules govern the order and conduct of business of the city council and other legislative bodies that meet concurrently with the council, as well as various council committees and council-established boards, commissions, and committees (collectively, “legislative bodies”).
The Rules were adopted on July 23, 2024 but omitted the Housing Code Advisory and Appeals Board as a legislative body that may extend their meetings past 9:30 p.m.
This update only corrects that error and amends Chapter 8(D)(5) adding the below highlighted language:
5. Continuation of a Housing Code Advisory and Appeals Board, Planning and Design Commission, or Preservation Commission meeting extending past 9:30 p.m. requires a majority vote of the commissioners present.
Staff anticipates bringing additional amendments to the city council for deliberation in the coming months. This update is necessary to ensure that the Housing Code Advisory and Appeals Board may continue the necessary work of this board.
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PolicyConsiderations
Policy Considerations: The Council Rules of Procedure govern the order and conduct of business of the Council, Council committees and Council-established boards, commissions, and committees.
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EconomicImpacts
Economic Impacts: Not applicable.
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EnvironmentalConsiderations
Environmental Considerations: California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): The proposed action is not a project under CEQA because it is an organizational or administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines §15378(b)(5).)
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Sustainability
Sustainability: Not applicable.
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Commission/Committee Action
Commission/Committee Action: None.
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RationaleforRecommendation
Rationale for Recommendation: The City Council has directed that the Council Rules of Procedure be reviewed annually to incorporate updates, changes requested by Council, and improvements to assure open and transparent governance of the City of Sacramento.
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FinancialConsiderations
Financial Considerations: None.
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LocalBusinessEnterprise
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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