Avenal Municipal Code Art. 2 Compensation and Benefits

Article 1. Meetings 2-1.101 Place. 2-1.102 Time. 2-1.103 Special and adjourned. 2-1.101 Place. All meetings of the Council shall be held at 233 East Kings Street in the City, commonly known as the Avenal Theater. (Ord. 2002-01, 2002; Ord. 81-05) 2-1.102 Time. Regular meetings of the Council shall be held on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month at 6:00 p.m. (Ord. 79-2; Res. No. 2004-04, § 2, 1-8-2004)

Title 2 ADMINISTRATION Avenal, California, Code of Ordinances Page 2 2-1.103 Special and adjourned. (a) Special. Special meetings of the Council may be called at any time by the Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, or by a majority of the members of the Council by delivering personally or by mailing a written notice to each member of the Council, the City Attorney, and to each local newspaper of general circulation and radio or television station requesting notice in writing. Such notice shall be delivered personally or by mail at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of such meeting as set forth in the notice. The call and notice shall set forth the time and place of the special meeting and the business to be transacted. No other business shall be considered at such meeting. Such written notice may be dispensed with as to any member who, at or prior to the time the meeting convenes, files with the City Clerk a written waiver of the notice. Such waiver may be given by telephone or by telegram. Such written notice may also be dispensed with as to any member who is actually present at the meeting at the time it convenes. (b) Adjourned. Any regular, adjourned regular, special, or adjourned special meeting of the Council may be adjourned to a time and place specified in the order of adjournment. Less than a quorum may so adjourn from time to time. If all members of the Council are absent from a regular or adjourned regular meeting, the City Clerk may declare the meeting adjourned to a stated time and place and shall cause a written notice of the adjournment to be delivered personally or by mail to each member of the Council, the City Attorney, and to each local newspaper of general circulation and radio or television station requesting notice in writing. Such notice shall be delivered personally or by mail at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of such meeting as set forth in the notice. A copy of the order or notice of adjournment shall be conspicuously posted on or near the door of the place where the regular, adjourned regular, special, or adjourned special meeting was held within twenty-four (24) hours after the time of the adjournment. When a 2-1.103 regular or adjourned regular meeting is adjourned as provided in this section, the resulting adjourned regular meeting shall be a regular meeting for all purposes. When an order of adjournment of any meeting fails to state the hour at which the adjourned meeting is to be held, it shall be held at the hour specified for regular meetings by ordinance, resolution, law, or other rules. Article 2. Compensation and Benefits 2-1.201 Compensation. 2-1.202 Benefits. 2-1.201 Compensation. Council members shall be entitled to receive compensation as set by resolution provided such resolution does not exceed an amount equivalent to the maximum salary computed pursuant to California Government Code Section 36516, as it now exists or hereafter may be amended or superseded. (Ord. 99-06, 1999) 2-1.202 Benefits. In lieu of compensation pursuant to Section 2-1.201, a Council Member may elect to receivebenefits, including retirement, health and welfare and/or federal social security benefits, which are available and paid by the City to its employees, in an amount equal to the compensation available to that Council Member pursuant to Section 2-1.201. (Ord. 99-06, 1999)

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