Cudahy Municipal Code Ch. 2.04 City Council

The room designated as the Council Chambers, located in the Community Building, Cudahy Civic Center, 5240 Santa Ana Street, Cudahy, California, shall be the council chambers of the City Hall of the city, and all meetings of the council shall be held therein unless another location is noticed in accordance with state law. (Ord. 657U § 3, 2016; Ord. 83 § 1; Ord. 78 § 1; Ord. 58 § 1. 2002 Code § 2-1.1).

(1) Regular Meetings. Regular meetings of the city council shall be held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 6:30 p.m. If such day falls on (a) a cityobserved holiday; or (b) the date of any general or special municipal city election, then such regular meeting shall be held on the following day that is not a holiday, unless the city council gives public notice that the meeting is waived or set for a different day.

(2) All “meetings” (as defined by Government Code Section 54952.2) of city “legislative bodies” (as defined by Government Code Section 54952) shall be conducted in accordance with all provisions of the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government Code Section 54950 et seq., as the same may be amended from time to time by the California legislature, including, but not limited to, meetings of the city council, the city council as successor agency to the Cudahy community development commission, the Cudahy planning commission, the relocation appeals board, the disaster council, the senior commission, the parks and recreation commission, the public safety commission, and all other city commissions and committees established under the Cudahy Municipal Code, and such other commissions and committees as may be created by the city council now and in the future. (Ord. 674 § 1, 2018; Ord. 645 § 1, 2015; Ord. 628 § 1, 2013; Ord. 624 § 2, 2012; Ord. 622 § 1, 2012; Ord. 619 § 2, 2012; Ord. 520 § 1; Ord. 520-U § 1; Ord. 432 § 1; Ord. 414 § 1. 2002 Code § 2-1.2).

Every official, board, commission, or other body connected with the city government, and every citizen, individual, corporation, committee, or civic group having any report, communication, or other matter to be presented at a council meeting, shall notify the city clerk of that fact, in writing, at least seven days preceding the day of such meeting. Matters deemed by the council to be of a special or emergency nature shall be excepted from the provisions of this section. (2002 Code § 2-1.3).

Repealed by Ord. 622. (Ord. 414 § 2. 2002 Code § 2-1.4).

In all matters and things not otherwise provided for in this code, the proceedings of the council shall be governed by “Robert’s Rules of Order,” latest revised edition. However, no ordinance, resolution, proceeding, or other action of the council shall be invalidated, or the legality thereof otherwise affected, by the failure or omission to observe or to follow said rules. (2002 Code § 2-1.5).

The city clerk shall not accept for filing nomination papers on behalf of any candidate for the office of council, unless such nomination papers shall be accompanied by a filing fee of $25.00, such fee being for the purpose of defraying the cost of processing nomination papers. (Ord. 172 § 1. 2002 Code § 2-1.6).

(1) The city council shall appoint the city manager, city clerk, city treasurer, and city attorney. In its discretion, the city council may appoint one person to serve as both city manager and city clerk. All other employees of the city shall be appointed by the city manager.

(2) The salaries and compensation of officers and employees of the city shall be as fixed and determined by resolution of the city council, except as fixed by this code. (Ord. 476 § 1; Ord. 381 § 1. 2002 Code § 2-1.7).

Each member of the city council shall receive as a monthly salary the sum of $1,233.18, as set forth in Section 36516 of the Government Code of the state of California. (Ord. 756 § 2, 2024; Ord. 476 § 2. 2002 Code § 2-1.8).

(1) At the city council meeting in which the results of a general municipal election are declared, the city council shall select a mayor and mayor pro tempore from among its members after election results are declared and elected officials are installed. City council elections of mayor and mayor pro tempore from among its members shall occur each subsequent year at a city council meeting approximately 12 months thereafter until the next city general municipal election.

(2) Reserved.

(3) The mayor pro tempore may use the title “vice mayor” instead of “mayor pro tempore” upon informing the city manager and the city council of that choice. The mayor pro tempore shall have all the powers and duties of mayor pro tempore as specified in state law and this municipal code regardless of which title he or she uses.

(4) In the event that both the mayor and the mayor pro tempore or vice mayor are unavailable, another member of the city council may execute a warrant, contract, conveyance or any other document requiring the city seal; provided, that the document was approved by the city council consistent with applicable law.

(5) Consistent with the provisions of CMC 2.04.050 and state law, in the absence of the mayor and the mayor pro tempore or vice mayor, the three remaining members of the city council shall constitute a quorum and may conduct city business at a properly noticed meeting. The city council member with the most seniority (who has served on the city council the longest) shall act as the presiding officer at such meetings. (Ord. 668 §§ 2, 3, 2017; Ord. 623 § 2, 2012; Ord. 522 § 1; Ord. 476 § 2. 2002 Code § 2-1.9).

Pursuant to the authority granted to the city under Government Code Section 36502(b), no person shall serve more than 12 years or three four-year terms as a member of the Cudahy city council.

Any person who, either by appointment or election, serves a partial term of office as a member of the city council for any portion of a term shall be deemed, for the purposes of this section, to have served a full four-year term. Any member of the city council who resigns or is removed from office during a term shall be deemed to have served a full term. (Ord. 758 § 5, 2024; Ord. 642 § 2, 2015).