Colton Municipal Code Ch. 2.04 City Council

Regular meeting of the City Council Shall be held in the Council Chambers in the City Hall on the first Tuesday and third Tuesday of each Month. The closed session portion of the meeting Shall begin at five p.m. The open session portion of the meeting Shall begin at six p.m. Whenever either the first Tuesday or third Tuesday so appointed is a legal Holiday, then the regular meeting of the City Council Shall be held in the Council Chambers in the City Hall, beginning at five p.m. for closed session and at six p.m. for open session, on the Wednesday Following that Tuesday, or at such other time as the City Council May determine by Resolution.

(Ord. 0-10-03 § 1, 2003)

A. The City Council Shall select a member of the City Council to serve as Mayor pro tempore by a majority vote of the City Council at a regular open meeting. Candidates Shall be nominated solely by City Council members and the City Clerk Shall record the nominations. All nominations for Mayor Pro Tempore having been made and recorded, the City Council Shall vote electronically. Commencing January 1, 2003, the Mayor Pro Tempore Shall serve for a term of one Year or until the expiration of his or her term of City Council office, whichever occurs sooner. The Mayor Pro Tempore Shall not serve two consecutive terms. The City Council member serving as Mayor Pro Tempore immediately prior to January 1, 2003 Shall not be eligible to serve again as Mayor Pro Tempore until January 1, 2004.

B. The City Council May also Designate a long-standing member of the City Council to the position of Mayor Pro Tempore emeritus. The position of Mayor Pro Tempore emeritus Shall be ceremonial with no additional duties beyond those as a member of the City Council.

(Ord. 0-07-02 § 1, 2002; Ord. 0-1-99 § 1, 1999)

A. Prior to rendering a Decision in any proceeding involving a license, Permit, contract or other entitlement pending before the City Council, any Councilmember who has received been promised a gift or gifts aggregating fifty dollars or more in value within the Preceding twelve Months from a Party or participant in the proceeding Shall disclose that fact either orally or in writing during open session. This disclosure Shall be made Part of the official public record of the proceeding, either as Part of the minutes of the meeting or as a separate writing filed with the City.

(Ord. 0-16-01, 2001)

The City Council shall have the authority to appoint, supervise and remove the Executive Administrator to the Mayor and Council, who shall serve at the will and pleasure of the City Council in accordance with the Compensation and Benefits Resolution for Non-Represented Confidential Group Employees of the City of Colton, but who shall be a member of the civil service system as provided for in Chapter 2.48 of the Colton Municipal Code. Actions of the City Council taken pursuant to this section shall be by at least a majority vote (at least four) of the entire membership of the City Council; provided, however, that any termination decision shall be by at least a super majority vote (at least five) of the entire membership of the City Council. The employee shall take direction from the Mayor and each Council Member individually. If a title change is implemented for the position of Executive Administrator to the Mayor and Council, the provisions of this section shall apply to such position even before an amendment to this section may be adopted. The City Council may also enter into an employment contract with the Executive Administrator to the Mayor and Council, and the terms of said employment contract shall take precedence over any differing or conflicting provisions of the Compensation and Benefits Resolution for Non-Represented Confidential Group Employees of the City of Colton.

(Ord. No. O-09-12, § 1, 9-18-2012; Ord. No. O-25-16, § 1, 11-23-2016)