El Segundo Municipal Code Ch. 4 City Council

The City Council members, five (5) in number, shall be elected and serve four (4) year terms, as provided by statute. (2000 Code)

After the election results are certified by the City Clerk, the newly seated City Council shall meet and choose one of its members as Mayor, and one of its members as Mayor Pro Tem. (Ord. 1517, 2-2-2016)

Pursuant to California Government Code section 36516, each City Council member will receive a salary of nine hundred dollars ($900.00) per month as compensation for serving on the City Council. In addition, Council members may also be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as determined by City Council resolution. (Ord. 1392, 3-7-2006)

A. Regular Meetings: Regular City Council meetings are scheduled for the first and third Tuesdays of every calendar month. Regular City Council meetings begin at four o'clock (4:00) P.M. in the West Conference Room for closed session matters and interviews or appointments for committees, commissions and boards, and at six o'clock (6:00) P.M. in the Council Chambers for all other matters to be addressed in open session. (Ord. 1582, 4-16-2019)

B. Holidays: Should the date of a regular meeting fall upon a holiday when City Hall offices are closed then the regular meeting will be scheduled for the next succeeding business day. (Ord. 1434, 11-3-2009)

C. Special Meetings: Special meetings may be called at any time by the Mayor, or by a majority of the Council, upon providing twenty four (24) hours' notice, pursuant to Government Code section 54956.

D. Open Meetings: Unless otherwise provided by the Government Code, all City Council meetings are open and public. All persons are permitted to attend any City Council meeting, except as otherwise provided in the Government Code. (Ord. 1346, 8-20-2002)

It is unlawful for any person present at any Council meeting, and while the Council is in session, to fail or refuse to be seated or remain quiet when ordered or commanded so to do by the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tempore. On order of the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tempore it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police or of any police officer of the City to eject from any meeting of the City Council any person who disturbs any meeting of the Council or who fails or refuses to be seated or remain quiet when ordered or commanded so to do by the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tempore. No such ejection, however, shall release or relieve the person so ejected from prosecution for any violation of this section. (Ord. 269, 5-12-1943)

Except as may be otherwise provided by law, the proceedings of the Council shall ordinarily be conducted according to "Robert's Rules of Order"; provided, however, that a failure to observe or enforce such rules shall in no manner affect the regularity, validity or legality of any action or proceeding taken by the Council, and the Council, in its discretion and in accordance with its right to govern its own proceedings, does hereby reserve the right to proceed at any time otherwise than as prescribed or indicated in "Robert's Rules of Order". (Ord. 269, 5-12-1943)