Solvang Municipal Code Ch. 4 City Council

Each council member shall be paid the rate of $600 per month with the mayor to receive an additional $100 per month.

(Ord. 14-306, 2014)

A. Regular Meetings. The city council shall hold regular meetings at the Solvang Municipal Center, 1644 Oak Street, Solvang, California, the second and fourth Mondays of every month at a time established by city council resolution. When the day for any regular meeting of the city council falls on a legal holiday, the meeting shall not be held on such holiday but shall be held at the same hour and place on the next succeeding day thereafter which is not a holiday.

B. Special Meetings. Special meetings may be called by the mayor, the city manager or the majority of the council members, by personally serving, or by mail delivering, written notice to each council member and each person who is required to be given notice of the meeting. The call and notice shall specify the time and place of the special meeting and the business to be transacted, and be in accordance with Government Code section 54956. No other business shall be considered at such meeting. Such written notice may be dispensed with as provided in Government Code section 54956.

C. Study Sessions. The city council may, from time to time, meet in study meetings or sessions, open to the public, at the time and place designated by the mayor or city manager. Notice of the nature of such sessions will be given prior to the city council meeting or by the city clerk to those persons or entities required to be given notice. The purpose of such meetings shall be for the hearing of reports of the staff or for reviewing, discussing and debating matters of interest to the city. No official action will be taken at any such study session. Participation of the public at such meetings shall be subject to the discretion of the presiding officer.

D. Open Meetings; Exceptions. All regular and special meetings and study sessions of the city council shall be open to the public; provided, however, the city council may hold executive sessions in the manner and form provided by law for such executive sessions. No member of the city council, employee of the city or persons present during executive session of the city council shall disclose to any person the content or substance of any confidential discussion which took place during such executive session, unless the city council, by majority vote, authorizes disclosure of such information. No member of the city council nor employee of the city shall disclose to any person the substance of any confidential communication of the city attorney, unless the city council, by majority vote, authorizes such disclosure. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall not be deemed a violation of this subsection, to do any of the following:

1. Make a confidential inquiry or complaint to a district attorney or grand jury concerning a perceived violation of law, including disclosing facts to a district attorney or grand jury that are necessary to establish the illegality of an action taken by a legislative body of a local agency or the potential illegality of an action that has been the subject of deliberation at a closed session if that action were to be taken by a legislative body of a local agency.

2. Express an opinion concerning the propriety or legality of actions taken by a legislative body of a local agency in closed session, including disclosure of the nature and extent of the illegal or potentially illegal action.

3. Disclose information acquired by being present in a closed session under this chapter that is not confidential information.

4. Nothing in this subsection D shall be construed to prohibit disclosures under the whistleblower statutes contained in section 1102.5 of the Labor Code or article 4.5 (commencing with section 53296) of chapter 2 of the Government Code.

E. Quorum. Three members of the city council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Motions may be passed by a majority if only three attend, but ordinances, resolutions and payment of money require at least three affirmative votes. Less than a quorum may adjourn from time to time. Where there is no quorum, the mayor, mayor pro tempore or any member of the city council may adjourn, or if no member of the city council is present, the city clerk shall adjourn such meeting. For the purpose of considering any item which is subject to the vote of the city council, when a member disqualifies him or herself due to conflict of interest, his or her presence shall not be considered in determining the presence of a quorum. If by such disqualification a quorum is not present, consideration of such items shall be deferred until a quorum of noninterested council members are present to discuss and vote on the matter.

F. Time for Adjournment. The city council shall not commence consideration of any agenda item three hours after the meeting start time at a regular or special city council meeting unless: (1) there is a majority vote of the city council to do so; or (2) there is a legal requirement that an agenda item be heard and/or acted upon at that meeting. All other items on the agenda not completed by this deadline will be continued for consideration at the next city council meeting.

(Ord. 14-305, 2014; Ord. 17-325, 2017)

A. Agenda Procedures.

1. All reports, ordinances, resolutions, contract documents including staff reports or other matters to be submitted to the city council at a regular scheduled meeting, should normally be delivered to the city clerk no later than twelve (12:00) noon on the preceding Tuesday. The city clerk is not required to receive any items for the agenda after that time.

2. The city clerk shall post a copy of the agenda as soon as the same has been completed and, at the time it is posted, mail a copy of the same to all persons requesting the same. The city council may establish, by resolution, a reasonable charge for mailing the same.

3. The agenda, as prepared and posted, shall contain at the bottom of the first (or cover) page thereof the following statement. "For further particulars, details of the items contained herein (except for executive session matters) are available for public inspection in the office of the city clerk." All documents to be made available for public inspection (except as provided in subsection (A)(4) of this section) should be made available in the office of the city clerk at the same time the agenda is posted and mailed. The documents that shall be made available to the public are the then available public records to be considered by the city council, except for confidential documents to be considered in relation to an executive session. If any additional documents are to be considered as provided herein, the city clerk shall, upon their receipt, add such documents to those that are available for public inspection. The city clerk shall bring the public inspection copy of all such documents to the city council meeting.

4. The agenda shall contain a brief description of each item of business. After the agenda has been posted, no further staff documents shall normally be submitted, except for documents relating to: (a) any executive session; or (b) documents submitted by or in response to a document received after the agenda has been posted on an agenda item by a member of the public.

5. Barring unforeseen circumstances, the city clerk shall post and mail copies of the agenda by twelve (12:00) noon on the Thursday preceding the city council meeting, but in no event not later than 72 hours preceding a regular city council meeting, and 24 hours preceding a special city council meeting.

6. After posting the agenda, the city clerk shall prepare, execute and file a declaration of posting.

B. Consideration of Items Not Appearing on Posted Agenda.

1. Neither the city staff nor members of the city council shall bring up for consideration by the city council at a meeting any matter that is not on the agenda, unless:

a. If the matter is brought up by a staff member, that staff member shall certify to the city council in writing the facts upon which the need to take action arose after the posting of the city council agenda by the city clerk, and the city council determines by a 2/3 affirmative vote, or if less than 2/3 of the Council members are present, by a unanimous affirmative vote, that the need to take action arose after the posting of the city council agenda;

b. If the matter is brought up by a council member, the council member shall state to the city council the facts upon which the need to take action arose after the posting of the agenda by the city clerk, and the city council determines by the vote specified by subsection (B)(1)(a) of this section that such need arose after the posting of the agenda;

c. If a majority of the city council determines that an emergency situation exists, as the same is defined by Government Code section 54956.5; or

d. The item was specifically continued not more than five days before from a previous city council meeting.

2. In the event that a member of the public raises a matter at a city council meeting that is not on the agenda, unless the city council determines that a need to take immediate action exists and that need arose after the posting of the agenda by the city clerk, by the vote specified in subsection (B)(1)(a) of this section; or by majority affirmative vote that an emergency situation exists, as the same is defined in Government Code section 54956.5, the same shall not be considered and the mayor or presiding officer may refer the item to the staff to be placed on a subsequent agenda, with or without a staff report. Nothing in this subsection (B)(2) shall be deemed to prevent the city council or city staff from giving information to the member of the public at the city council meeting.

(Ord. 14-305, 2014)

All regular meetings of the city council business shall take up for consideration and disposition matters in substantially the following order, except as may otherwise be ordered by the presiding officer or the city council.

A. Call to order;

B. Roll call;

C. Flag salute;

D. Introductions, proclamations, presentations;

E. Public comments and presentations;

F. Consent calendar;

G. Public hearings;

H. Consideration of any items removed from consent calendar and/or other agenda items requested to be advanced;

I. Matters continued from previous meetings;

J. Reports;

K. Adjournment.

(Ord. 14-305, 2014)

A. Listing of Items—Approval. Actions recommended by the staff or the mayor to be listed in a consent calendar shall be listed in a summary form and be part of the item. Whenever an ordinance appears on the consent calendar, failure to remove such ordinance from the consent calendar shall be deemed to be approval and an affirmative vote that such ordinance shall be read and consented to by title only. Removal of an ordinance from the consent calendar without specifically requesting that the same be read in full shall be deemed to leave such ordinance on the consent calendar for approval of reading the same by title only, and approval of the consent calendar by unanimous vote shall mean only that such ordinance as contained thereon shall be read by title.

B. Ordinance Approval on First Reading. Whenever an ordinance appears for first reading on the consent calendar and the consent calendar shall be approved by unanimous vote, such ordinance shall be deemed to have been approved as read by title only.

C. Ordinance Adoption. Whenever an item appears on the consent calendar, and the consent calendar is approved, such item shall be deemed approved. Whenever an ordinance appears for second reading and adoption on the consent calendar, and the consent calendar is unanimously approved, such ordinance shall be deemed to have been unanimously adopted by vote of the city council, as read by title only.

D. Reading by Title. Prior to the vote on the consent calendar, if so directed by the mayor, the city clerk shall read by title each and every ordinance on the consent calendar which has not been requested to be read in full, or which has not been dropped from the entire agenda.

E. Adoption—Action Deference. The adoption of the consent calendar may be made in one motion by the city council; provided, however, that any council member may request that the city council defer action on any matter or matters on the consent calendar and place them on the regular agenda. In such event, the presiding officer shall order such matter (except for reading by title only as set forth in subsections A, B, C and D of this section, unless reading in full is specifically requested) be removed from the consent calendar and be placed for consideration under section 1-4-4(H) of this chapter.

F. Adoption Deemed Affirmation of Items. Adoption of the consent calendar and approval of the same shall constitute an affirmative vote for each and every item contained thereon.

G. Adoption by Roll Call. Whenever the consent calendar contains any item authorizing the payment of money, entry into a franchise or the adoption of an ordinance, then, in such event, the consent calendar shall be adopted only by roll call.

(Ord. 14-305, 2014; Ord. 17-325, 2017)

A. Designated; Call to Order. The mayor, or in his or her absence, the mayor pro tempore, shall take the chair at the hour appointed for the meeting and shall call the city council to order. In the absence of the mayor, the city clerk or his or her assistant shall call the city council to order, whereupon a temporary chair shall be selected by the council members present. Upon the arrival of the mayor or the mayor pro tempore, as the case may be, the person who is then presiding shall relinquish the chair at the conclusion of the business then before the city council.

B. Powers and Duties. The presiding officer shall assume his or her place and duties, as such, immediately following his or her election. He or she shall preserve strict order and decorum at all city council meetings, state questions coming before the city council, announce its decision on all subjects and decide all questions of order; subject, however, to appeal by a council member to the city council as a whole, in which event the majority shall govern and conclusively determine such questions of order. He or she may vote on all questions and on roll call his or her name should be called last. The mayor shall sign all ordinances and resolutions adopted and contracts approved by the city council at meetings at which he or she is in attendance. In the event of his or her absence, the mayor pro tempore shall sign such documents as have been adopted and approved by the city council at such meetings. In the absence of the mayor and the mayor pro tempore, the temporary chair shall sign such documents as have been adopted and approved at the meeting at which he or she presided. The presiding officer controls public debate so that where public participation is in order, everyone will have a chance to speak before other persons have a second chance to speak and to expedite business at hand.

(Ord. 14-305, 2014)

A. Gaining the Floor.

1. Council Members. Every council member desiring to speak shall first address the chair and gain recognition by the presiding officer. Such member shall confine him or herself to the question under debate, and should avoid reference to character and indecorous language. Every council member desiring to question the city staff shall, after recognition by the presiding officer, address his or her questions to the city manager or city attorney, who shall then be entitled to answer either for him or herself or designate a member of the staff for that purpose.

2. City Staff. After recognition by the presiding officer, members of the city staff shall hold the floor until completion of their remarks or until recognition is withdrawn by the presiding officer.

B. Interrupting Council Member. A council member, once recognized, shall not be interrupted while speaking, unless called to order by the presiding officer, or unless a point of order or personal privilege is raised by another council member, or unless the speaker chooses to yield to a question by another council member. If a council member, while speaking, is called to order, he or she shall cease speaking until the question of order is determined and, if determined to be in order, he or she may proceed. A council member, when speaking, shall speak to the subject matter of the item on the floor, and shall keep his or her remarks to a reasonable length. If a council member fails to do so, he or she may be called to order by a point of order.

C. Addressing the City Council.

1. Procedures—Restrictions.

a. Each person desiring to address the city council shall approach the podium, state his or her name and address for the record and state the subject which he or she wishes to discuss (unless he or she is speaking to an agenda item), state whom he or she is representing if he or she represents an organization or other persons and, unless further time is granted by the presiding officer or majority of the city council, shall limit his or her remarks to the time as established by city council resolution, and shall confine his or her remarks to the subject matter which he or she had previously stated or which is pending before the city council.

b. No person shall address the city council unless he or she has been first recognized by the presiding officer.

c. All remarks shall be made to the city council as a whole, and not to any member thereof. No questions shall be asked of the council member or members or the city staff without first obtaining permission of the presiding officer. Any person violating this subsection while addressing the city council shall be called to order by the presiding officer.

2. Written Communications. Interested parties or their authorized representatives may address the city council by written communication in regard to the subject matter then under discussion.

3. Group Presentations. In order to expedite matters and avoid repetitious presentations, whenever a group of persons wishes to address the city council on the same subject matter, it shall be proper for the presiding officer to inquire whether or not the group has a spokesperson and, if so, that he or she be heard with the speakers from the group following such spokesperson, to be limited to facts not presented by the group spokesperson.

4. Oral Presentations by the Public.

a. Recognition Required. No person shall be entitled to make an oral presentation to the city council who has not been recognized by the presiding officer.

b. City Council to Control. The purpose of oral presentations at city council meetings, as well as written presentations, is to hear the public expression thereon and to assist the city council by advising it of facts and circumstances not otherwise known to it. The city council considers that such presentations are helpful to it in arriving at its decisions. However, the right to speak before the city council is not absolute and may be controlled or precluded as permitted by state law and the Constitution of the United States.

(Ord. 14-305, 2014; Ord. 17-325, 2017; Ord. 18-329, 2018)

A. Council Members. Members of the city council must observe order and decorum and shall not, by conversation or otherwise, delay or interrupt the proceedings of the city council or in any way make or disturb any other member of the city council while speaking, or refuse to obey the orders of the city council or the presiding officer, except as in this chapter otherwise provided.

B. The Public.

1. Removal and Arrest. Any person who engages in disorderly conduct, which conduct disturbs the peace and good order of the meeting, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, at the request of the presiding officer or the city council, the sergeant at arms shall remove any such person from the city council chambers or place him or her under arrest, or both.

2. Noncompliance—Removal and Arrest. Any person who refuses to comply with the lawful orders of the presiding officer shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, at the request of the presiding officer or the city council, a peace officer shall remove such person from the city council chambers or place him or her under arrest, or both.

3. Action by Motion. In the event that the city council takes the actions specified in subsections (B)(1) and (B)(2) of this section, such actions may be taken by a motion adopted by the city council.

4. Enforcement. A peace officer may be designated by the presiding officer to attend city council meetings and shall be designated as sergeant at arms of the city council and shall carry out all orders by the presiding officer for the purpose of maintaining order at city council meetings. In the absence of the police, the presiding officer may designate any person to act as sergeant at arms. Any council member may move to require the presiding officer to enforce rules and an affirmative vote of the majority of the city council shall require him or her to do so.

(Ord. 14-305, 2014)

A. Point of Personal Privilege. The right of a council member to address the city council on a question of personal privilege shall be limited to cases in which his or her integrity, character or motives are questioned, or where the welfare of the city council is concerned. A council member raising the point of personal privilege may interrupt another council member who has the floor only if the presiding officer recognizes the privilege.

B. Points of Order. The presiding officer shall determine all points of order subject to the right of any council member who requests full city council ruling on the question, and the question shall be: "Shall the decision of the presiding officer be sustained?" The majority vote shall conclusively determine such question of order.

C. Privilege of Closing the Debate. The council member moving the adoption of an ordinance, resolution or motion shall have the privilege of closing debate, subject to city council majority voting the debate should be continued.

D. Division of a Question. If a matter contains two or more divisible propositions, the mayor may, and upon request of a council member, shall, unless appealed, divide the same.

E. Requesting Abstract of Council Member's Remarks. A council member may request of the presiding officer privilege of having abstract of his or her statement on any subject under consideration by the city council entered in the minutes. If the city council consents thereto, such statement shall be entered in the minutes.

F. Right to Record Reasons for Dissent. Any council member shall have the right to have the reasons for his or her dissent or his or her protest to any action before the city council entered in the minutes. Such dissent or protest shall be entered in the minutes and shall be made in substantially the following manner. "I would like the minutes to show that I am opposed to this action for the following reasons..."

G. Reconsideration of Actions—Requirements. A motion to reconsider any action taken by the city council may be made only at the meeting when such action was taken. It may be made either immediately during the same session, or a recessed or adjourned session thereof. Such a motion to reconsider shall be made only by one of the council members who voted with the prevailing side. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent any council member from making or remaking the same or another motion at a subsequent meeting of the city council.

H. Reading Ordinance or Resolution by Title Only. Unless otherwise waived by unanimous consent of the city council, as provided by section 1-4-5(C), (D), (E), (F) and (G) of this chapter, the consent to read by title only by unanimous consent of the city council may be expressed by the statement of the presiding officer, in effect stating in substance: "If there is no objection, the further reading of the ordinance or resolution shall be waived." Unless a member requests otherwise, consent to reading by title only shall be deemed to have been unanimously consented to by the city council.

I. Procedural Rules—Violation Shall Not Invalidate. Insofar as practicable, the business of the city council shall be conducted substantially in the order and the manner provided in this chapter; provided, however, that the failure to observe or enforce such procedural rules shall in no manner affect the regularity, validity or legality of any action or proceeding taken by the city council. The city council, in its discretion, reserves its right to govern its own proceedings.

(Ord. 14-305, 2014)

A. General.

1. The passage of every motion shall be by voice vote or roll call and entered in full upon the record. All ordinances, resolutions granting franchises and resolutions and orders for the payment of money shall be by roll call vote. Any member of the city council may demand a roll call vote on any matter before the city council before the motion has been put. It shall not be in order for any council member to explain their vote during the roll call.

2. A vote of the city council, including roll call, shall be registered by members by voting "aye" for affirmative or "nay" or "no" for negative vote, upon his or her name being called by the city clerk. The results of any vote shall be audibly announced by the city clerk and recorded in the minutes of the meetings as the vote.

3. Every member should vote unless disqualified for cause, but no council member shall be forced to vote.

4. In the event a council member declines to vote, his or her action shall not be counted as voting for or against the matter being voted upon.

B. Change of Vote. After the roll call has been completed but before the result of the vote is announced, a member may change his or her vote. A member may not change his or her vote after the vote has been announced unless a majority consent is obtained.

C. Failure to Vote. A council member who is silent or inattentive or fails to vote without stating his or her abstention, or without being disqualified, shall be deemed to have not voted.

D. Tie Votes. Tie votes shall be lost motions and result in no action on the matter voted upon.

E. Voting Abstention or Disqualification. A council member who is disqualified by reason of conflict of interest shall be recorded as "absent," and a council member who states he or she is abstaining shall be recorded as "not voting."

F. Failure to Pass.

1. Further Action Requirements. In the event that any matter comes before the city council requiring preliminary action to be taken, such as public hearings or recommendations of the planning commission, etc., three negative votes against the adoption of such action shall be deemed to be rejection of the proposed matter or item, unless the same is reconsidered or further affirmative action on the matter or item is taken at the same meeting of the city council. In the event of such rejection, further consideration of the same matter or item shall require that such preliminary steps be repeated prior to taking further action on the matter or item.

2. Subsequent Failure, Rejection. Whenever a matter comes before the city council requiring preliminary steps, such as public hearings, recommendations of the planning commission, etc., and a motion to approve the same is not approved, but only two or less votes are recorded against such approval, that matter, unless reconsidered or other affirmative or inconsistent action is taken at the same meeting, shall be taken up at the next regular meeting. If that matter then fails to pass at the next regular meeting, irrespective of the number of votes against the same, it shall be as if the matter were rejected, as set forth in subsection (F)(1) of this section.

(Ord. 14-305, 2014)

A. Presiding Officer. The presiding officer may debate and vote. The presiding officer may move, second and debate from the chair, subject only to such limitations of debate, as are by the rules set forth in this chapter, imposed on all council members, and shall not be deprived of any of the rights and privileges of a council member by reason of his or her acting as the presiding officer.

B. Rosenberg's Rules of Order to Govern. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or provided by law, "Rosenberg's Rules of Order" shall govern the conduct of regular meetings of the city council.

C. Informal Procedures. In the event of the use of informal procedures by the city council or the failure of the city council to act strictly in accordance with "Rosenberg's Rules of Order," such rules shall be deemed waived by all council members, unless a council member expresses his or her objections at the time when such matter is pending.

D. Introduction of Item Out of Order. The presiding officer may at any time, by a majority consent of the council members, permit a member to introduce an ordinance, matter, resolution or motion out of the regular agenda order.

(Ord. 14-305, 2014; Ord. 17-325, 2017)

A. Opening. After the presiding officer or city clerk has announced that the time has arrived for the public hearing on any scheduled item set for public hearing, and any staff reports presented on the same, the presiding officer shall ascertain whether anyone wishes to be heard on the agenda item under consideration.

B. Evidence. During the public hearing, the city council shall receive all oral and written evidence relative to the matter being considered. Evidence received at the public hearings provided for in this chapter shall be relevant and material to the issues before the city council; provided, however, the rules of evidence established by the Evidence Code shall be substantially relaxed in order to afford full presentation of facts essential for judicious consideration of the city council on the matter which is the subject of the public hearing.

C. Continuance. If it appears to the presiding officer or the majority of the city council, through the presiding officer, that adequate evidence has been presented to afford judicious consideration of any matter before the city council at any time during a public hearing, continuation of such hearing may be ordered to afford the applicant, his or her opponents or the city staff adequate time to assemble additional evidence for the city council's consideration. Any continuation ordered by the city council through the presiding officer shall be to a date certain, which date shall be publicly announced in the city council chambers and shall constitute notice to the applicant and his or her opponents of the time and place that such further evidence shall be taken; and further notices shall be given by the city clerk as required by law. Public announcements provided for in this chapter shall constitute notice to the applicant and his or her opponents as to the time and place for further evidence to be taken by the city council.

D. Closing. When neither the applicant nor his or her opponents nor the city staff have further evidence to produce, or when in the opinion of the presiding officer or the majority of the city council, through the presiding officer, sufficient evidence has been presented, the presiding officer shall order the public hearing closed, at which time no further written or oral evidence shall be accepted by the city council; provided, however, that this rule may be relaxed by the presiding officer or the majority of the city council through the presiding officer when it appears that good cause exists to hear further evidence concerning the matter which is the subject of the public hearing, but in such case no such further evidence shall be received without giving due and proper notice to all persons concerned.

E. Reopening. A public hearing on any matter, once closed, cannot be reopened on the date set for hearing. Nothing in this chapter, however, is intended to prevent or prohibit the reopening of public hearing at any subsequent, regular or special meeting of the city council. No public hearing may be reopened without the same notice as required for the original public hearing and due and proper notice being given to any applicants and to persons who have spoken on the subject at the previously closed public hearing, designating the time and place of such reopening.

(Ord. 14-305, 2014)

A. The provisions of article 2 (enactment) of chapter 2 (Ordinances), part 2 (legislative body), division 3 (officers), title 4 (government of cities), of the California Government Code shall not apply within the chartered city of Solvang except as follows: Section 36936.1 (relating to the fixing of tax rates), and section 36937 (relating to the effective date of ordinances) shall continue to apply within the city as currently enacted and as they may be amended from time to time.

B. The enacting clause of ordinances shall be: "The people of the chartered City of Solvang do ordain as follows..."

C. Resolutions, orders for the payment of money, and all ordinances require a recorded majority vote of a quorum of the city council.

D. Ordinances shall not be passed within two days of their introduction. Ordinances may be passed at any regular or special meeting of the city council.

E. Procedural requirements mandated by specific state statutes constitutionally applicable to charter cities shall be followed where in conflict with the provisions of this chapter.

F. A summary of an adopted ordinance shall be posted in three locations in the city as designated in section 1-10-3 of this title.

G. An ordinance is required to amend or repeal an ordinance, to impose criminal sanctions or as required by specific state statutes constitutionally applicable to charter cities.

(Ord. 14-305, 2014)

Whenever the city council is conducting a public hearing or has compelled a person to attend a city council meeting by power of subpoena, the presiding officer may require any person addressing the city council to be sworn as a witness and testify under oath, and the presiding officer shall so require if directed to do so by a majority of the city council.

(Ord. 14-305, 2014)

The city council shall have the discretionary right to make investigations and hold hearings with respect to all matters within its legislative power and all matters pertaining to the administration of the business of the city, and shall have the power of subpoenas as provided in Government Code sections 37104 through 37109. The city council may order the police to issue and serve subpoenas for any witnesses or records necessary for the production of evidence at any duly scheduled meeting of the city council.

(Ord. 14-305, 2014)

The official minutes of the city council will be kept by the city clerk in the minute book, with the record of each particular type of business transacted set off in the paragraph with the proper subheads. The city clerk shall be required to make a record only of such business actually passed upon by the city council, and it shall not be required to record the remarks of any member of the city council or any other person, except as specifically provided by this chapter. Names and addresses of persons addressing the city council, the title of the subject matter to which their remarks are relating and whether they spoke in support or opposition of the matter shall be entered in the minutes. The provisions of this section shall be directory and not mandatory.

(Ord. 14-305, 2014)