Inglewood Municipal Code Art. 8 Council Districts. Council Meetings. City Facilities

In the event there shall be annexed to or consolidated with the City any territory not at present included within the boundaries of said City, then and in that event such new territory so annexed or consolidated shall, at the time of such annexation or consolidation, be added to and become a part of the particular district to which the same is contiguous; provided, however, that if such annexed or consolidated territory be contiguous to more than one of said districts, it shall become a part of the district having the longer portion of the municipal boundary line adjacent thereto unless the City Council, at such time, shall otherwise by ordinance determine.

That certain building commonly described as 105 East Queen Street or the ten story building constructed adjacent thereto.

The Police Station Building of the City located at 120 North Grevillea Avenue within said City and as remodeled and reconstructed in the vicinity of said location shall be and the same is hereby designated and established as the City Jail of, in and for the City of Inglewood, and the said building and the whole thereof, is hereby named, designated, fixed and established as the City Jail of, in and for said City.

All designations, previous references to, and prior use of, said Police Station Building hereinabove described in this Section as the City Jail are hereby approved, ratified and confirmed by the City Council as being in fact true and correct.

(Ord. 2239 11-11-75)

Whenever due to repairing, remodeling or renovating operations other causes or emergencies, the City Hall and or the Council Chamber hereinabove designated is, in the opinion of the City Council not reasonably tenantable for the purposes of holding the regular or special meetings of said Council therein; then and in any of such cases, the City Council by formal numbered resolution may designate any other premises within the City temporarily as such City Hall and Council Chamber. Such resolutions may be adopted from time to time as necessity therefor may arise and each such resolution shall set forth and identify the temporary quarters to be occupied as the City Hall and Council Chamber and the period during which such occupancy is to continue. Upon the expiration of the period so designated for temporary occupancy in any such resolution, the City Hall and Council Chamber shall immediately thereupon be and continue as hereinabove set forth in Sections 2-250 and 2-251. The Council Chamber door in such cases shall be the main door or entrance to any such temporary Council Chamber during the period of such temporary occupancy, and upon termination of such temporary occupancy, shall be and continue to be the Council Chamber door hereinabove designated in Section 2-251.1.

All meetings of the City Council shall be held in the Council Chamber in the City Hall and shall be public.

Regular meetings of the City Council shall be held in the Council Chambers in the City Hall, on Tuesday of each week. All closed session meetings shall begin at 1:00 p.m. and all open session meetings shall begin at 2:00 p.m.

(Ord. 16-01 11-17-15)

In the event that any Tuesday shall fall upon a holiday, then, and that event, the regular meeting for that day shall be held on the next succeeding business day, beginning at the same hour of such succeeding business day, and in the same place as hereinabove designated.

Any regular meeting may be adjourned to a stated day and hour, which shall be specified in the order of adjournment, and when adjourned such adjourned meeting shall be a regular meeting for all purposes. Such adjourned meeting may likewise be adjourned, and when so adjourned shall be a regular meeting for all purposes.

No notice of any adjournment of any regular meeting or adjourned regular meeting, when such adjournment is made by the Council or by a member or members thereof, need be given, as all members of the Council are hereby charged with the duty and responsibility of ascertaining the time and place of each, every, and all of such adjourned meetings. When a meeting is adjourned by the City Clerk pursuant to the provisions of Article VI of the Charter of the City, written notice of the date and time to which the meeting has been so adjourned shall be given to the Mayor and Councilmembers, as contemplated in said Article VI of said Charter.

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See Brown Act, § 54950 et seq., Gov. Code.

In the event any order of adjournment of a Council meeting fails to state the hour at which the adjourned meeting is to be held, such adjourned meeting may be validly held on the day specified ill the order of adjournment if held at the hour herein prescribed for regular meetings.

Special meetings of the City Council may be called and notice thereof given as contemplated under the provisions of Article VI of the City Charter. It is provided, however, that any special meeting of the City Council may also be validly called and held if all of the members of the City Council shall give their consent in writing to the holding of such meeting, and such consent is on file in the office of the City Clerk at the time of the holding of such meeting.

Telegraphic Communication from a Councilman consenting to the holding of the meeting shall be deemed to be a consent in writing within the meaning of the terms as expressed in the foregoing Section.

At any special meeting the power of the City Council to transact business shall be limited to matters referred to in the written notice or written consent pursuant to which such meeting is held.

No person shall disturb any meeting of the City Council by loud or unusual noise, or by tumultuous or offensive conduct, or by threatening, traducing, quarreling, challenging to fight, or fighting.

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For state law as to authority of council to punish member or other person for disorderly behavior at a meeting, see Gov. Code § 36813.

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, as prohibited under Section 2-264, 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 as required under this Section. No such ejection, however, shall release or relieve the person so ejected from prosecution for any violation of this Article.

Except as may be otherwise provided by law, the proceedings of the City 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 City 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 said Robert's Rules of Order.

(a) The City Council finds that the preservation of order and decorum during public meetings of the Council and all other city boards and commissions is essential to the conduct of the public business at such meetings.

(b) The City Council further finds that many of the proceedings before said boards and commissions include adversary proceedings between persons and groups of diverse viewpoint and that the right and exercise of constitutional freedoms of speech, petition and assembly are of crucial and paramount importance and that the open possession of visible firearms or guns at such meetings creates an atmosphere of menace which tends to impair and impinge upon the free exercise of such rights by others, and the City Council further finds the open display of guns and firearms to be destructive to an orderly and open forum and that such conduct is damaging to the objective of conducting meetings without intimidation of any citizen by any other citizen and in a climate free from menace.

(c) The City Council further finds that no incident of any nature has occurred at any City meeting which would require any person then present to carry or possess a gun or firearm for the purpose of self-defense and that no person has ever requested the protection of firearms in the belief, whether real or apparent, that such action is necessary in lawful self-defense.

(d) The City Council further finds that direct and immediate telephonic communication to the Police Department of the City, which is located in immediate proximity to the City Hall, does exist and is available to any citizen requesting protection or who feels some clear and present danger of any attack which would require the use of firearms in self-defense.

(e) The City Council further finds that past display and possession of a firearm at such a meeting has caused some citizens to express concern that it could be dangerous to their personal safety to express views contrary to those being expressed by a person armed with a gun or firearm. The City Council further finds that no claim of self-defense or self-protection was on the occasion of prior display and possession ever raised by the wearer of a firearm.

(f) The City Council further finds that the regulations herein prescribed in this Section are necessary and appropriate for the protection of the public health, safety and general welfare and particularly for the preservation of the right of freedom of speech without intimidation and that these regulations are the least burdensome and the most reasonable that can be devised to accomplish such an end.

It is unlawful for any person to have in his or her possession at any public meeting of the City Council, or any other lawfully authorized and constituted City board or commission, nor shall any parent, guardian or person having the care, custody or control of any minor permit such minor to have in his or her possession at said meetings, any firearm, cannon, gun, pistol, revolver, anvil, firework or explosive of similar nature, rifle, shotgun, air rifle, air gun, BB gun or pellet gun or any instrument of any kind, character or description which throws or propels bullets or missiles of any kind to any distance by means of elastic force, air or any gas or explosive substance.

The provisions of Section 2-268 as to the possession of any of the firearms mentioned herein shall not apply to any of the following cases:

(a) By any duly appointed police or peace officer in the performance of his or her duties.

(b) By any member of the armed forces when on duty.

(c) By any person then presently licensed to carry a concealed weapon or firearm pursuant to the Dangerous Weapons Control Law of the State.

(Ord. 1876 9-16-66)

In addition to resident groups and organizations, the following groups and organizations shall be eligible to rent City facilities at the resident rate:

Any fraternal, religious, service, or military club or organizations provided that such club or organization regularly meets at a place within the City and that the club or organization adheres to the restrictions and prohibitions described in Section 2-270.1.

(Ord. 01-15 10-7-01; Ord. 25-02, 1/16/2025)

A written application for rental of City facilities shall be completed on an affidavit form provided by the City and submitted to the Administrative Authority and shall contain the following information:

1. The names and addresses of the group or organization and its principal officers.

2. The facility, day and hours for which rental is sought.

3. An estimate of the number of persons anticipated at the meeting or activity.

4. The purpose for which rental is sought in sufficient detail to enable the Administrative Authority to determine whether such purpose is lawful and non-political.

5. When a group seeks to qualify for payment of resident versus non-resident fees, the number of persons anticipated to be present who are residents of the City and the number of those who are non-residents, and such other information concerning residents as may be required by the Administrative Authority, or designee thereof, to verify that in truth and in fact the group will have the required percentage of residents of the City.

(Ord. 01-15 10-7-01)

Any person, group or organization aggrieved by actions of the Administrative Authority may appeal to the City Council by giving written notice thereof to the City Clerk's Office at least seven days prior to any regularly scheduled Council meeting.

(Ord. 01-15 10-7-01)

The Finance Director shall establish a control and accounting system applicable to all rental fees obtained or due the City from rental facilities.

(Ord. 01-15 10-7-01; Ord. 03-19 10-14-03; Ord. 07-08 4-25-07)