Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code Ch. 2.04 City Council

The council chambers of the city council shall be located at the Hesse Community Park Building, 29301 Hawthorne Boulevard.

(Code 1981, § 2.04.010; Ord. No. 2, § 1(part), 1973; Ord. No. 65, § 1, 1975; Ord. No. 65U, § 1, 1975; Ord. No. 179, § 1, 1984)

Regular meetings of the city council shall be held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at the hour of 6:00 p.m. in the council chambers except as follows:

A. When a city municipal election is conducted in the city on the first or third Tuesday of the month, the city council meeting shall be held on the next succeeding day which is not a holiday.

B. When an official city holiday falls on the first or third Tuesday of any month, the meeting shall be held on the next succeeding day which is not a holiday.

Only closed sessions and study sessions may be held between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. unless a regular meeting is adjourned to or a special meeting called for such time. No study session or closed session will be held during such hours unless the agenda is posted at least 72 hours prior to the meeting as required by Government Code § 54954.2. No action shall be taken during any study session held between such hours unless the agenda so provides.

(Code 1981, § 2.04.020; Ord. No. 65, § 3(part), 1975; Ord. No. 124, 1979; Ord. No. 192, § 1, 1985; Ord. No. 240, § 1, 1989; Ord. No. 279, § 1, 1992; Ord. No. 287, § 1, 1993; Ord. No. 299, § 1, 1994; Ord. No. 375, § 1, 2002)

All meetings may be adjourned to a time, place and date certain, but not beyond the next regular meeting. Once adjourned, the meeting may not be reconvened. A copy of the order of adjournment must be posted at or near the door to the council chambers within 24 hours.

(Code 1981, § 2.04.030; Ord. No. 65, § 3(part), 1975)

(a) A special meeting may be called at any time by the mayor, or by a majority of the members of the city council, by delivering written notice to each member of the city council and to each local newspaper of general circulation and radio or television station requesting notice in writing and posting a notice on the city's Internet website. The notice shall be delivered personally or by any other means and shall be received at least 24 hours before the time of the 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 or discussed. No other business shall be considered at these meetings by the city council. The written notice may be dispensed with as to any member who at or prior to the time the meeting convenes files with the city clerk a written waiver of notice. The waiver may be given by telegram. The written notice may also be dispensed with as to any member who is actually present at the meeting at the time it convenes. The call and notice shall be posted at least 24 hours prior to the special meeting in a location that is freely accessible to members of the public.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the city council shall not call a special meeting regarding the salaries, salary schedules, or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits, of the city manager. However, this subsection does not apply to the city calling a special meeting to discuss the city's budget.

(Code 1981, § 2.04.040; Ord. No. 65, § 3(part), 1975)

Except for executive sessions authorized by law (see Government Code § 54956.7 et seq.), all meetings are open to the public.

(Code 1981, § 2.04.050; Ord. No. 65, § 3(part), 1975)

A. No person shall serve more than two consecutive terms of office as a member of the city council.

B. For the purpose of this section, the term "term" shall mean any period of service on the city council that exceeds two years, and the term "consecutive" shall mean immediately following, without an intervening hiatus in service.

C. Any person who has served two consecutive terms as a member of the city council shall not be eligible to serve again until the expiration of at least six months after the end of that person's last term of office.

D. The term limits imposed by this section shall apply prospectively only to those terms of office that commence after November 4, 2003, the date this section was adopted by the voters.

(Code 1981, § 2.04.060; measure C, 2003)

A. Members of the city council will each be compensated for their services in the sum of $400.00 per month, which compensation will be a charge against the city and payable at the same time and in the same manner as salaries are paid to other officers and employees of the city. The compensation payable to members of the city council may be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of Government Code § 36516.

B. The compensation set forth in subsection A of this section is exclusive of any amounts payable to members of the city council as reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties on behalf of the city pursuant to a properly documented reimbursement request. Procedures for such reimbursement may be specified by resolution adopted by the city council.

(Code 1981, § 2.04.070; Ord. No. 500, § 1, 10-20-2009)