Blue Lake Municipal Code Ch. 2.04 City Council Meeting Times and Procedures

A. Commencing January 1, 2019, and for all meetings thereafter, the fourth Tuesday of each and every month in the City Council Chambers of the City Hall, City of Blue Lake be, and the same are, hereby designated as the time and place where regular meetings of the City Council shall be held.

B. The time of meetings shall be 6:30 p.m.

(Ord. 529 § 2, 2018)

A. The City Clerk, in cooperation with the City Manager and/or delegated Councilperson shall prepare an agenda for each regular and special meeting of the City Council of Blue Lake.

B. The City Clerk shall post the agenda on the last business day ("Posting Day") preceding a regular City Council meeting that allows for full compliance with the posting requirements of Government Code Section 54954.2. (For a regular City Council meeting held on a Tuesday, the Posting Day will be the preceding Friday.)

C. Any Councilperson can have an item placed on the agenda by contacting the City Clerk no later than noon on the business day preceding the Posting Day. The Councilmember shall make every reasonable effort to provide the City Clerk with 10 copies of supporting documents by noon on the Posting Day. Supporting documents and copies not submitted by that time may not be included in the City Council packet, depending on the work load of the City Clerk and staff.

D. Any member of the public may request an item be placed on the agenda of a regularly scheduled meeting of the Blue Lake City Council. However, since many matters may be resolved or satisfied by City staff, the public should contact City staff first to determine if the specific issue needs or even requires action by the City Council.

1. The request must be in writing and submitted to the City Clerk with supporting documents and information, if any, by noon of the second business day preceding the Posting Day.

2. Any matter of business that legally must be discussed by the City Council in closed session will not be accepted under this chapter.

E. The agenda will include all matters on which there may be discussion and/or action by the Council. The agenda shall be posted conspicuously for public review at City Hall and if possible, at other suitable locations within the City at least 72 hours before the time of all regular meetings in accordance with Government Code Section 54954.2.

A. Meetings of the Blue Lake City Council shall be conducted by the Mayor in a manner consistent with the policies of the City. The latest edition of Robert's Rules of Order, Revised shall also be used as a guideline for meeting protocol. City policies shall prevail whenever they are in conflict with Robert's Rules of Order, Revised.

B. All Council meetings shall commence at the time stated on the agenda and shall be guided by the same.

C. The conduct of meetings shall, to the fullest possible extent, enable Councilpersons to:

1. Consider problems to be solved, weigh evidence related thereto, and make wise decisions intended to solve the problems; and

2. Receive, consider, and take any needed action with respect to reports of City operations.

D. Provisions for permitting any individual or group to address the City Council concerning any item on the agenda of a special meeting, or to address the City Council at a regular meeting on any subject that lies within the jurisdiction of the City, shall be as follows:

1. During the public input section of the agenda, the public shall be allowed to present petitions, make announcements, or provide other information to the Council that is relevant to the scope of authority of the City of Blue Lake that is not on the agenda. The Council may provide up to 15 minutes for this public input session. To assure that each individual presentation is heard, the council may uniformly impose time limitations of three minutes to each individual presentation.

2. The Council will accept public comment on agenda items at the time the agenda item is being considered. Public comment will be received after background and staff input is received and before a council vote. Public comment may uniformly be limited to three minutes per person and 15 minutes total.

3. If the public wishes to submit written comment on an agenda item, it is recommended that 10 copies of the written comment be submitted to the City Clerk by 4:00 p.m. on the business day preceding the City Council meeting.

4. No boisterous conduct shall be permitted at any Council meeting. Persistence in boisterous conduct shall be grounds for summary termination, by the Mayor, of that person's privilege of address at that meeting.

5. The City Council shall not consider charges or complaints against any City employee, regardless of whether or not the employee is identified in the presentation by name or by another reference which tends to identify the individual(s), in public session. All charges or complaints against employees should be submitted to the City Manager.

E. In the event that any meeting is willfully interrupted by a group or groups of persons so as to render the orderly conduct of such meeting unfeasible and order cannot be restored by the removal of individuals who are willfully interrupting the meeting, the City Council may order the meeting room cleared and continue in session. Only matters appearing on the agenda may be considered in such a session. Representatives of the press or other news media, except those participating in the disturbance, shall be allowed to attend any such session. The City Council may establish a procedure for readmitting an individual or individuals not responsible for willfully disrupting the orderly conduct of the meeting.

A. The following is adopted as the order of business at the regular meetings of the City Council of the City of Blue Lake:

1. Flag salute, establish a quorum of the Council;

2. Adopt previous Council meeting minutes;

3. Receive oral reports from Councilpersons and staff;

4. Approval of agenda;

5. Public input (reference paragraphs (D)(1)—(3) of Section 2.04.030);

6. Consent agenda items;

7. General agenda items;

8. Consider Councilpersons proposal for future agenda items;

9. Receive general correspondence;

10. Closed session (if required) (closed sessions may be scheduled at other appropriate places in the agenda);

11. Adjourn.

B. Any member of the City Council may remove an item from the consent agenda and place it on the discussion agenda. The order of business, as set forth in this section, may be changed in any particular meeting, by motion duly carried, or without motion where there is no objection.