Mountain View Municipal Code Art. I In General

a. Regularly scheduled meetings. Regular meetings of the city council shall be held on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month at the council chambers at the Mountain View Civic Center, 500 Castro Street, at 6:30 p.m. The council may conduct closed sessions pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act prior to the 6:30 p.m. start time for the open session agenda, provided that the time, place and subject of the closed session is shown on the council meeting agenda. Closed sessions may begin as early as 4:30 p.m. and shall be preceded by a brief open session to facilitate any announcement, report or comment as may be required by the Brown Act. Any meeting conducted by the council on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month which starts at a time different than 6:30 p.m. may be considered a regular meeting for all purposes provided that the meeting is noticed at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance, as required by the Ralph M. Brown Act for regular meeting notices.

b. Exception. The city council may from time to time, by resolution, change the time of a regular or special meeting or meetings as provided in subsection a. of this section for the purpose of facilitating the conservation of energy. If the council so elects, the resolution shall clearly state the duration of the change, or if no termination is stated, the earlier start time shall prevail until altered by a resolution of the city council.

(Ord. No. 175.553, 7/13/59; Ord. No. 20.81, 10/26/81; Ord. No. 5.99, 4/13/99; Ord. No. 9.01, 6/12/01; Ord. No. 3.10, § 1, 2/9/10.)

The council may adjourn any regular, adjourned regular, special or adjourned special meeting to a time and place specified in the order of adjournment. Less than a quorum of the council may so adjourn from time to time. If all members of the council are absent from any regular or adjourned regular meeting, the clerk or his assistant may declare the meeting adjourned to a stated time and place, and shall cause a written notice of the adjournment to be given in the same manner as is provided for notice for special meetings, unless such notice is waived as is provided for special meetings. When a regular or adjourned regular meeting is adjourned as provided in this section, the resulting adjourned regular meeting is a regular meeting for all purposes. When the order of adjournment fails to state the hour at which the meeting is to be held, it shall be held at the hour specified by Sec. 2.1 for regular meetings.

(Ord. No. 175.553, 7/13/59.)

A special meeting may be called at any time by the mayor, or by any four (4) councilmembers, by delivering personally or by mail written notice to each member of the council. Such notice must be delivered personally or by mail at least twenty-four (24) hours before the time of such meeting as specified in the notice. The call and notice shall specify the time and place of the special meeting and the business to be transacted. No other business shall be considered at such meeting. Such written notice may be dispensed with as to any councilmember who at, or prior to, the time the meeting convenes filed with the city clerk a written waiver of notice. Such written notice may also be dispensed with as to any member who is actually present at the meeting at the time it convenes.

(Ord. No. 175.553, 7/13/59; Ord. No. 3.10, § 2, 2/9/10.)

No person or persons other than city officials or employees shall use any city-owned equipment, tools or paraphernalia other than for the purpose of conducting the lawful business of the city.

(Ord. No. 175.266, 7/14/54.)

No city official, city employee or other person shall borrow, take or remove any city-owned equipment, tools or paraphernalia for private use.

(Ord. No. 175.266, 7/14/59.)

No city official, city employee or any other person shall lend, give or transfer possession of such city-owned equipment, tools or paraphernalia to any other city official, employee or any other person with knowledge that the same shall be used for private purposes.

(Ord. No. 175.266, 7/14/54.)

Nothing stated in Sec. 2.4 to 2.6 shall be construed to apply to lawful and legally authorized rentals or leases of city equipment, tools or paraphernalia.

(Ord. No. 175.266, 7/14/54.)

Nothing stated in Sec. 2.4 to 2.7 shall be construed to prohibit the use of city-owned equipment, tools or paraphernalia for the relief of public or private calamity or disaster when authorized by a city official.

(Ord. No. 175.266, 7/14/54.)

* As to civil defense and disaster generally, see Chapter 11 of this Code.

The director of finance is authorized and directed to disburse every alternate week, warrants for the payment of all accrued salaries of such officers and employees of the city as are regularly elected, appointed or employed.

(Code 1938, Sec. 100; Ord. No. 175.197, 1/14/53; Ord. No. 25.65, 6/28/65.)

The director of finance is authorized to disburse warrants for the payment of all accrued wages earned by casual employees on completion of work or services performed.

(Code 1938, Sec. 101; Ord. No. 175.197, 1/14/53.)

A public library is hereby established in and for the city.

(Code 1938, Sec. 240.)

* For state law authorizing the establishment of a public library, see Ed. C. A., Sec. 22201.

The city clerk may appoint deputy clerks, subject to the approval of the city council.

(Code 1938, Sec. 46; Ord. No. 175.128, 9/11/50.)