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(City Council) Adopt Amendments to the City Council Rules of Procedure
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FileID
File ID: 2024-00732
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Location
Location: Citywide
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Recommendation
Recommendation: Adopt a Resolution rescinding Resolution No. 2024-0019 and adopting amended City Council Rules of Procedure.
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Contact
Contact: Mindy Cuppy, MMC, City Clerk, (916) 808-5442, mcuppy@cityofsacramento.org, Office of the City Clerk; and Matthew Ruyak, Assistant City Attorney, (916) 808-5346, mruyak@cityofsacramento.org, Office of the City Attorney
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Presenter
Presenter: None
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Attachments
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
3-Exhibit A (2024 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”).
These Rules are applicable to council-established boards, commissions, and committees. Those council-established boards, commissions, and committees that are expressly authorized to adopt rules of procedure shall adopt rules that are consistent with these Rules and may not be in conflict with the Charter of the City of Sacramento, Sacramento City Code, the Constitution, or laws of the State of California.
The following updates are proposed in the attached document:
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Page |
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Speaker sequencing section allowing preferential treatment of member who represents district. |
Chapter 3, B, c. |
9 |
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Documenting procedure for recess and clearing chambers. |
Chapter 5, A, I, c |
15 |
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Deleting references to virtual meetings. |
Chapter 5, B, 2 |
18 All |
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Administrative update regarding council, board, commission, and committee calendars. |
Chapter 6, A |
19 |
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Clarifies that e-comments will be available to submit and view once an agenda is posted and throughout the meeting. |
Chapter 7, D, 2, b |
26 |
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Special presentation guidelines: limited to 2 per meeting and no more than 5 minutes each. |
Chapter 7, J, 2 |
28 |
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Clarification of non-binding resolutions. |
Chapter 7, K, 4 |
30 |
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Codifying process for city council ceremonial resolutions. |
Chapter 7, L |
30 |
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Clarifying topics for council comments, ideas, questions, and AB1234 reports, |
Chapter 8, C, 4 |
34 |
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Clarifying topics for City Manager’s reports. |
Chapter 8, C, 5 |
34 |
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Clarifies that the Planning and Design Commission must vote to continue past 9:30 p.m. |
Chapter 8, D, 5 |
35 |
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States that city established legislative bodies must vote to continue past two hours and may not exceed three hours. |
Chapter 8, D, 6 |
35 |
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Clarifying abstention rules pertaining to Government Code 84308. |
Chapter 8, G, 2, d |
36 |
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States that the Personnel and Public Employees Committee shall review ordinances that are related to a city advisory body’s creating authority. |
Chapter 13, B, 1, b, xi Chapter 14, A, 5 |
45 49 |
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Clarifies past consistent practice as requirement for agenda items submission to the Law and Legislation Committee. |
Chapter 13, C |
47-48 |
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States that the Personnel and Public Employees Committee shall lead the recruitment process for council-appointed officers. |
Chapter 14, A, 6 |
49 |
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Clarifies past consistent practice as requirement for agenda items submission to the Personnel and Public Employees Committee. |
Chapter 14, C |
49 |
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Clarifies past consistent practice as requirement for agenda items submission to the Budget and Audit Committee. |
Chapter 15, C |
51 |
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Clarifies past consistent practice as requirement for agenda items submission to the Racial Equity Committee. |
Chapter 16, C |
52 |
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Documents practice of council appointive officers presenting an annual report to the Personnel and Public Employees Committee and forwarding to the city council during the annual review process. |
Chapter 18, B, 2 |
56 |
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Non-substantive typographical and clarification updates. |
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All |
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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): This action is not a project subject to CEQA because it involves only general policy and procedure making and does not have the potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. (CEQA Guidelines, §§ 15002(d), 15378(b)(2), 15061(b)(3).)
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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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