Chapter 1 — BYLAWS
San Leandro Municipal Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-09-27 · San Leandro
Article 1 The Agency
§ 26.1.100. NAME OF AGENCY.¶
The name of the Agency shall be the "Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Leandro," and shall hereinafter be referred to as the Agency.
§ 26.1.105. SEAL OF AGENCY.¶
The seal of the Agency shall be in the form of a circle and shall bear the name of the Agency and the year of its organization.
§ 26.1.110. OFFICE OF AGENCY.¶
The office of the Agency shall be at the City Hall, 835 East 14th Street, in the City of San Leandro, California.
Article 2
Officers
§ 26.1.200. OFFICERS.¶
The officers shall be selected in accordance with law for their respective offices. The officers of the Agency shall be the Mayor who shall be known as the Chair, the Vice Mayor who shall be known as the Vice Chair and the City Manager who shall be known as the Executive Director.
§ 26.1.205. CHAIR.¶
Except as otherwise authorized by resolution of the Agency, the Chair shall sign all contracts, deeds, and other instruments made by the Agency. At each meeting the Chair shall submit recommendations and information considered proper concerning the business, affairs, and policies of the Agency, and perform such other duties as may devolve by the nature of this office.
§ 26.1.210. VICE CHAIR.¶
The Vice Chair shall perform the duties of the Chair in the absence or incapacity of the Chair; and in the case of the resignation or death of the Chair, the Vice Chair shall perform such duties as are imposed on the Chair until such time as a new Chair shall be selected.
§ 26.1.211. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.¶
The Executive Director or designee shall have general supervision over the administration of the Agency's business and affairs.
§ 26.1.215. SECRETARY.¶
The Secretary shall keep the records of the Agency, shall record all votes, shall keep a record of the proceedings of the Agency in a journal of proceedings to be kept for such purpose, shall attest to official acts, and shall perform all duties prescribed in the Community Development Law and incident to this office.
§ 26.1.220. ADDITIONAL DUTIES.¶
The Officers of the Agency shall perform such other duties and functions as may from time to time be required by the Agency or the bylaws or rules and regulations of the Agency.
Article 3
Meetings
§ 26.1.300. REGULAR MEETING.¶
Regular meetings shall be held on the first and third Mondays of each month at 7:00 p.m. In the event a day of regular meeting shall be a legal holiday, said meeting shall be held on the next business day.
§ 26.1.305. SPECIAL MEETINGS.¶
The Chair of the Agency may, when deemed expedient, and shall, upon the written request of two members of the Agency, call a special meeting of the Agency for the purpose of transacting any business designated in the call. The call for a special meeting must be delivered personally, by mail, or by facsimile at least 24 hours before the time of such meeting as specified in the call to each member of the Agency, to the Executive Director, and to each local newspaper of general circulation, radio or television station requesting notice in writing. Such written call may be dispensed with as to any member who at or prior to the time the meeting convenes files with the secretary a written waiver of such call. At such special meeting no business shall be considered other than as designated in the call.
§ 26.1.306. MEETING PLACE.¶
All meetings of the Agency shall be held in the Civic Center or on public property within the City.
§ 26.1.310. QUORUM.¶
A majority of the members of the Agency shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
§ 26.1.315. RECORD OF BUSINESS.¶
All resolutions shall be in writing and shall be kept in an official book of resolutions.
§ 26.1.320. MANNER OF VOTING.¶
The voting on formal resolutions, matters to any federal, state, county, or city agency, and on such other matters as may be requested by a majority of the Agency members shall be conducted by taking the ayes and nays by an open vote, which shall be entered in the minutes of the meeting. The ayes and nays shall be taken and recorded on all motions. Abstentions shall also be recorded.
§ 26.1.321. MAJORITY VOTE.¶
All Agency actions shall require the affirmative votes of a majority of the members of the Agency.
§ 26.1.325. ROBERT'S RULES.¶
All rules of order not herein provided for shall be determined in accordance with the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order, Newly Revised.
§ 26.1.330. (RESERVED).
Article 4
Amendments
§ 26.1.400. AMENDMENTS TO BYLAWS.¶
The bylaws of the Agency shall be amended by resolution. (Resolution No. 81-42 RDA, 08/03/1981 [§§26.1.100-26.1.400]; Resolution No. 96-27 RDA, 06/17/1996 [§26.1.300]; Resolution No. 2006-123, 11/20/2006 [§§26.1.100-26.1.400]; Resolution No. 2007-001 RDA, 01/02/2007 [§§26.1.100-26.1.400])
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