Ridgecrest Municipal Code § 2-3 Meetings of city council and advisory bodies

(a) All ordinances and notices shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the city and posted at three places in the city.

(b) The following places are designated as the public places in the city for the posting of notices:

(1) The bulletin board of the city hall, located at 100 West California Avenue, Ridgecrest, California.

(2) The bulletin board in the Ridgecrest Post Office, located at 101 East Coso Avenue, Ridgecrest, California.

(3) The bulletin board in the county administration building, located at 400 North China Lake Boulevard, Ridgecrest, California.

(Code 1980, § 2-7.401; Ord. No. 96-03)

(a) The purpose of this article is to establish conditions under which eminent domain may be exercised by the city.

(b) As used in this chapter, the term "owner" shall mean the owners of the fee title interest in the property to be acquired.

(c) The city may exercise eminent domain to acquire property for public purpose, or, with the owner's consent, to convey the property so acquired to any private party. The city may not exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire property from any private owner thereof, without such owner's consent, when the purpose of the acquisition is to convey the property so acquired to any private party.

(Code 1980, §§ 1-5.101—1-5.103; Ord. No. 06-20, § 1)

State Law reference— Eminent Domain Law, Code of Civil Procedure § 1230.010 et seq.

(a) All meetings of the city council and any advisory body shall be open to the public and all persons shall be permitted to attend in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code § 54950 et seq.). No action shall be taken by secret ballot at such meetings.

(b) The following terms are defined for the purposes of this chapter:

Advisory body means a decision-making or advisory body created by formal action of the council. An ad hoc committee composed solely of two or less uncompensated members is an advisory body only if the committee has continuing jurisdiction or meets pursuant to a schedule fixed by the council.

Meeting.

(1) The term "meeting" includes any congregation of a quorum of the council or an advisory body at the same time and place to hear, discuss or deliberate on any ruling within the jurisdiction of the city; and any use of direct communication, personal intermediaries or technological devices by a quorum of the council or an advisory body to develop a collective concurrence to action by the council or advisory body.

(2) The term "meeting" does not include individual contacts between members and any other person; attendance at a conference or similar gathering open to the public involving discussions of issues of interest to the public generally by public agencies specifically, if members do not discuss city business; attendance at open and publicized meetings addressing topics of community concern by someone not associated with the city, if members do not discuss city business; or attendance at social or ceremonial events, if members do not discuss city business.

Member means a council member or a member of an advisory body.

(c) All meetings of the council and all meetings of advisory bodies shall be held in the city; except: to comply with state or federal law or court order; to inspect real property or personal property which cannot be moved; to meet with another public agency at the other agency on multi-agency matters; to discuss legislative or regulatory matters with state or federal officials; to discuss matters relating to a city facility in the facility; and to visit legal counsel if necessary to reduce fees.

(d) The city clerk shall provide each member a copy of these regulations.

(Code 1980, § 2-1.101; Ord. No. 96-03)