Marina Municipal Code Ch. 2.04 City Council

Sections: Meetings—Time. Meetings—Place. Expenses—Reimbursement by city—Furnishing information. Expenses—Advances. Expenses—City manager may grant exceptions.

The regular meetings of the city council shall be held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month convening at the hour of five p.m. if there is a closed session and convening in open session at six-thirty p.m. The time and date of council meetings may be set by resolution adopted by the council. (Ord. 2024-07 § 2, 2024; Ord. 2024-01 § 2, 2024; Ord. 2001-11 § 1, 2001; Ord. 78-12 § 1, 1978; Ord. 75-2 § 1, 1975)

The regular meetings of the city council shall be held at the Marina Community Center, 211 Hillcrest Avenue, Marina, California. (Ord. 75-2 § 2, 1975)

A city councilmember who intends to attend a convention, conference or meeting, or who is required to attend to city business in the discharge of his work, shall file with the city manager, on a form provided by the city, the following information: the date, the place and an itemized estimated expense statement and an estimated statement of any other expenditure believed to be necessary in connection with the business. A councilmember may apply for expenses only in connection with the business. A councilmember may apply for expenses only in connection with a meeting of expenses authorized in the annual budget. Expenses in connection with a meeting of city business not authorized in the budget may be reimbursed only after approval by the city council. (Ord. 2024-07 § 2, 2024; Ord. 75-9 § 1, 1975)

A. A city councilmember may apply for and receive an advance of funds against his contemplated expenses upon approval by the city manager. Upon the councilmember’s return to the city, he shall give a general itemized statement of expenditures. B. The city manager may determine a per diem rate, and if he does so, the per diem rate shall include all expenses except transportation and registration for a convention. If the city manager fixes a per diem rate, a councilmember attending upon city business is not entitled to any reimbursement or payment in excess of the per diem rate, except for transportation and registration and a convention and it is not necessary to submit an itemized statement of expenditures. C. The city manager is authorized to prepare the forms he considers necessary in order to administer this chapter. (Ord. 2024-07 § 2, 2024; Ord. 75-9 § 2, 1975)

The city manager may grant an exception or a variation to the requirements of this chapter when, in his judgment, an exception or variation is necessary, having in mind the economy of the city. The city council shall confirm each exception or variation granted by the city manager. (Ord. 75-9 § 3, 1975)

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