DATE: July 6, 2021
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: City Manager; City Attorney; City Clerk
SUBJECT
City Council Handbook Modifications: Adopt a Resolution to Implement Modifications and Edits to the City Council Handbook
RECOMMENDATION
That the Council adopts a resolution to implement final edits and modifications to the City Council Handbook (Attachment II).
SUMMARY
The Council Member Handbook was initially adopted in July 1983 and provides procedural rules for how the Council will operate. The Council typically reviews the handbook annually and adopts changes to processes and procedures as necessary. The Council held a retreat on March 30, 2021 and discussed numerous proposed changes to the handbook. As a follow up to that discussion, the Council discussed the handbook again on May 4, 2021 and the Mayor then appointed an Ad Hoc Committee to review and recommend final edits to the handbook. The Ad Hoc Committee met on May 26 and June 22 and staff has prepared this report and attachments to capture the edits and modifications made to the Council Handbook. The Ad Hoc Committee recommends that the Council adopts a resolution (Attachment II) to implement the final proposed changes to the Handbook as outlined in Attachment III.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Resolution
Attachment III Council Handbook - Redlined Version
Attachment IV Council Handbook - Clean Version