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Meetings of the city's legislative bodies, as defined by and subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Cal. Gov’t Code, Sections 54950 et seq.), shall commence no earlier than 5:00 p.m. on weekdays and 9:00 a.m. on weekends. Notwithstanding, this requirement shall not apply to purely advisory bodies, emergency meetings, meetings held in closed session, or meetings conducted outside the city's geographical boundaries. Moreover, by a four-fifths vote this requirement may be waived by an advance reasonable determination that extenuating circumstances surrounding the starting time of a particular meeting prevent the legislative body from fulfilling its duties and that such circumstances cannot otherwise be obviated by alternative or additional meeting dates. Actions taken at meetings held in violation of this section shall be deemed invalid.
(Ord. No. 2992)
(A) The city shall provide each member of the city's legislative bodies with a copy of the current edition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised.
(B) The city shall make use of the services of a professional registered parliamentarian certified by the National Association of Parliamentarians or a certified parliamentarian credentialed by the American Institute of Parliamentarians to train members of the city's legislative bodies on Robert's Rules.
(Ord. No. 2992)
To provide the fullest opportunity for public input on all matters coming before the city's legislative bodies, staff presentations for each agenda item shall be videotaped in advance, and then posted on the city's website and made available for viewing on city premises at the time of the posting of the agenda for the meeting. The primary role of staff at meetings is to answer questions posed by the legislative body, not the reenactment of pre-recorded presentations.
(Ord. No. 2992)
(A) In addition to opportunities for public comment required by state law, the agenda shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to address the legislative body on any item that has already been considered by a committee composed exclusively of members of the legislative body.
(B) Each person shall be allowed no less than three minutes to comment on an agenda item at a meeting.
(C) Reasonable accommodations shall be made to facilitate the presentation of videos, PowerPoint or similar presentations during public comments. Presenters shall be required to provide hard copies of presentations to members of the legislative body.
(Ord. No. 2992)
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