A. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to keep an accurate record of the proceedings of the City Council as provided in Government Code Section 40801.
B. With respect to closed sessions of the City Council held pursuant to California Government Code Section 54950 et seq., unless otherwise ordered by the Council, the Clerk shall attend each closed session and keep and enter in a minute book a record of topics discussed and decisions made at all closed sessions. With respect to any particular closed session of the City Council, the Council may, in lieu of the City Clerk, order that minutes of any closed session be kept by another officer or employee of the City. Any minutes of a closed session taken by any person other than the City Clerk shall be retained in a separate minute book by the City Attorney.
C. Any minute book made pursuant to this section is not a public record subject to inspection pursuant to the California Public Records Act and shall be kept confidential. Subject to the requirements of California Government Code Section 54957.2, and 2 California Code of Regulations Section 18707 (recused members), any minute book described in this section shall be available only to members of the City Council. In addition, the City Council may authorize the City Manager and/or the City Attorney to view the minute book for specific entries related to the City Manager's and City Attorney's respective duties. (Ord. 20-2205, § 1, 2020; Ord. 1697, (part), 1995; Ord. 1642, 1994; Ord. 16, § 1, 1956)