Ceres Municipal Code Ch. 01 Definitions

Agenda packet means the agenda for a particular meeting along with all of the relevant supporting documents for the agenda.

Agenda means a document that informs the public about a meeting, published in advance of the meeting, which, at a minimum:

1. Identifies the legislative body conducting the meeting;

2. Specifies the time and location of the meeting; and

3. Lists each item of business to be discussed or transacted.

Brown Act means Government Code section 54950 et seq., as it may be amended from time to time.

Building Official means the Chief Building Official as further defined in 2.14.

Chief of Police means the Chief of Police or Police Chief of the City or his or her designee.

City Clerk means the City Clerk of the City or the City Clerk's designee.

City Council means the City Council of the City of Ceres.

City Engineer means the Director of Engineering Services Department/City Engineer, or Engineering Services Department Director of the City or the duly authorized representative of said Director.

City Manager means the City Manager of the City or the City Manager's designee.

City official means any elected or appointed member of the Ceres City Council or Ceres Planning Commission or any other City board or commission established by ordinance or City Council policy.

Closed session means a meeting that begins with a public comment period, followed by a session that excludes the public as permitted by state law, and ends with an open session during which a public report is made, to the extent required by state law.

Community Development Department means the Community Development Department of the City of Ceres.

Emergency means a situation that calls for immediate action to avoid serious harm to the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare.

Employee means a person employed by the City of Ceres and includes an officer, employee, or servant, whether or not compensated, but does not include an independent contractor.

Engineering Services Department means the Engineering Services Department of the City of Ceres.

Finance Director means the Finance Director or Director of Finance of the City of Ceres, or the duly authorized representative of said Director.

Fire Chief means the Fire Chief of the City or his or her designee.

Human Resources Director means the Human Resources Director or Director of Human Resources of the City of Ceres, or the duly authorized representative of said Director.

Legislative body or legislative bodies means the City Council; and the City's commissions, committees, boards, and other bodies, whether permanent or temporary, decision making or advisory, created by ordinance, resolution, or formal action of a legislative body. However, advisory committees composed solely of the members of a legislative body that are less than a quorum of a legislative body are not legislative bodies, except that standing committees of a legislative body, irrespective of their composition, which have a continuing subject matter jurisdiction or a meeting schedule fixed by ordinance, resolution, or formal action of a legislative body are legislative bodies.

Mayor means the Mayor for the City of Ceres.

Planning Commission means the Planning Commission for the City of Ceres.

Public Works Director means the Public Works Director or Director of Public Works of the City of Ceres, or the duly authorized representative of said Director.

(Ord. No. 2019-1053, § 2, 11-12-2019)