Chapter 2.06 — CITY COUNCIL

Except as hereafter provided, each member of the city council shall receive a maximum salary of $600 per month. An additional maximum $100 per month shall be paid to the mayor. If, in any calendar month, any member of the city council fails to attend both regular meetings without his or her absence having been excused by the city council, no compensation shall be paid to such councilmember for such month. The council, by resolution, may set a monthly salary amount up to the maximum set forth in this section. (Ord. 700 § 1, 1990; Ord. 775, 1993; Ord. 1284 § 2, 2018)

The officers of the city council shall be a mayor and vice mayor. The council shall select a mayor and vice mayor from its membership by nomination and election by majority vote of all members of the city council annually.

A. The selection of the mayor and vice mayor shall be conducted annually at the first regular
meeting in December or on the second Tuesday of December or at a special meeting called
for that purpose, whichever is first to occur.

B. A vacancy in the office of mayor or vice mayor shall be filled by the council in the same
manner as originally filled, for the unexpired portion of any term. The mayor and vice
mayor shall serve at the pleasure of the city council.

C. In the absence of the mayor and vice mayor the city council may designate a senior member
of the council to serve as presiding officer to facilitate the conduct of a meeting.
(Ord. 687 § 1 (part), 1990; Ord. 730 § 1 (part), 1992)

Regular meetings of the city council shall be held on certain days of the week and at certain hours of those days as established by resolution adopted by the city council; provided, that when the day of any regular meeting of the council falls on a legal holiday, such meeting shall be held at the discretion of the council.

The room designated as the Council Chambers in the City Hall at 50 Natoma Street, Folsom, shall be the location of all regular meetings of the council. If by reason of fire, flood or other emergency it shall be unsafe or impossible to meet in the Council Chambers, all meetings may be held for the duration of such emergency at such place as is designated by the mayor or vice mayor. (Ord. 687 § 1 (part), 1990)

The city council may hold adjourned and study sessions at any time, which sessions may be called by order of the mayor, vice mayor or by order a majority of the city council. (Ord. 687 § 1 (part), 1990)

Notice of all meetings of the city council shall be given to all members of the council, the city manager, the city clerk, representatives of all newspapers and other news media outlets which have so requested in writing, and a copy thereof shall be posted in the lobby of City Hall. All such notices shall be furnished in writing and posted within the times mandated by the California Government Code sections commonly known as the “Brown Act” or “Open Meeting Law.” (Ord. 687 § 1 (part), 1990)

All meetings of the city council shall be open and public, except as otherwise provided for by law. (Ord. 687 § 1 (part), 1990)

A. Agenda.

1. Councilmembers, department heads, and other city staff should submit agenda items
by the deadline announced in the tentative agenda. The city manager may remove or
reschedule an item submitted by staff. It is the responsibility of the mayor and the city
manager to develop the agenda for council meeting.

2. Folsom residents, property owners, or others may propose an item for the agenda by
contacting a member of the city council. Each agenda published will include an
announcement to the public on the procedures for placing an item on the agenda.

B. Motions Out of Order. The mayor may at any time, by majority consent of the members,
permit a member to introduce an ordinance, resolution or motion out of the regular agenda
order.

C. Rules of Order. In all matters not otherwise provided for, the procedures of each city
council meeting shall be governed under the most current edition of Robert’s Rules of
Order. The city council may adopt rules by resolution for the conduct of its meetings,
proceedings and business.
(Ord. 687 § 1 (part), 1990; Ord. 730 § 1 (part), 1992)

The official minutes of the meeting shall be the action version prepared from audiotapes by the city clerk. Videotapes of the meeting, if any, shall be retained as city records. A copy of the written minutes will be placed with the agenda packet at the Folsom Library for review by the public.

In accordance with the preceding section the official minutes shall be recorded in action version effective February 1, 2001. Through January 31, 2001, the official minutes of the city of Folsom city council shall be the excerpted version as adopted. (Ord. 687 § 1 (part), 1990; Ord. 730 § 1 (part), 1992; Ord. 944 § 2, 2001)

Pursuant to Government Code Section 34886 and the schedule established in Section 2.06.100, commencing with the November 2022, general municipal election, each member of the Folsom city council shall be elected by district in five single-member districts. The city’s by-district electoral system shall be conducted in accordance with California Government Code Section 34871(a). (Ord. 1324 § 4, 2022)

A. Pursuant to Section 2.06.090 of this chapter, members of the Folsom city council from Council Districts 1, 3, and 5 shall be elected on a by-district basis as that term is defined in Government Code Section 34871(a), beginning with the general municipal election in November 2022 and every four years thereafter, as such council districts may be amended from time to time pursuant to applicable law.

B. Pursuant to Section 2.06.090 of this chapter, members of the Folsom city council from
Council Districts 2 and 4 shall be elected on a by-district basis as that term is defined in
Government Code Section 34871(a), beginning with the general municipal election in
November 2024 and every four years thereafter, as such council districts may be amended
from time to time pursuant to applicable law.

C. Except as provided in subsection E of this section, all candidates for the city council and
all appointed and elected councilmembers shall fully comply with applicable law including
but not limited to Government Code Section 34882 and Elections Code Section 10227.
Termination of residency in a council district by a councilmember shall create an
immediate vacancy for that council district unless a substitute residence within that district
is established within thirty calendar days after the termination of residency.

D. Only the registered voters residing in the council district may vote for candidates running
for city council in that district.

E. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, each of the councilmembers in office
at the time this chapter takes effect shall continue in office until the expiration of the full
term to which he or she was elected and until his or her successor is qualified. Vacancies
in councilmember offices elected at-large at the time this chapter takes effect may be filled
by the city council from the city at-large pursuant to applicable law until the expiration of
that at-large term. At the end of the term of each councilmember, that member’s successor
shall be elected on a by-district basis in the council districts established herein and as
subsequently reapportioned as provided by law. A vacancy in a councilmember office
elected by district shall be filled by a person qualified to hold the office in that vacant
council district pursuant to applicable law.
(Ord. 1324 § 4, 2022)

The city clerk shall maintain a map of the city showing the current boundaries and numbers of each council district as they are established and may be amended from time to time by ordinance of the city council. The map of the initial council districts is attached to the ordinance codified in this section as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by reference.

(Ord. 1324 § 4, 2022)