(a) The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors shall prepare and issue an agenda for each regular meeting of the Board. A regular meeting of the Board shall be held on Tuesdays and Wednesdays according to a schedule established each year by the Chair of the Board of Supervisors. The Tuesday portion of the meeting shall be known as the Legislative session. The Wednesday portion of the meeting is to be known as the Land Use session. The Legislative and Land Use sessions shall constitute a single meeting. The agenda for the regular meetings of the Board shall be prepared, issued and posted by the Clerk pursuant to rules adopted by the Board, at least 72 hours prior to the meeting date. All agendas shall be posted outside of the San Diego County Administration Center as indicated in Board Policy A-72, "Board of Supervisors' Agenda and Related Processes," and on the bulletin board at the North Chamber (Room 310), Third Floor, San Diego County Administration Center. Copies of the agenda shall be available in the office of the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and posted County's Internet website.
(b) Any item not on the agenda for a meeting shall not be considered by the Board at such meeting, except as follows:
(1) Upon determination by a majority vote of the Board that an emergency situation exists. An emergency situation is limited to:
(a) Emergency - Work stoppage crippling activity, or other activity that severely impairs public health, safety or both;
(b) Dire emergency - Crippling disaster, mass destruction, terrorist act, or threatened terrorist activity that may endanger the public health, safety, or both.
The determination shall be made prior to Board consideration of the emergency item.
(2) If all Board Members are not present, upon determination by a two-thirds vote, or a unanimous vote if less than two-thirds of the members are present, of the Board that there is a need to take immediate action and that the need for action came to the attention of the County subsequent to the Agenda being posted. The determination shall be made prior to Board consideration of the item.
(3) The item was posted for a prior meeting occurring not more than five calendar days prior to the date action is taken on the item and at the prior meeting, the item was continued to the meeting at which action is being taken.
(c) Any item on the agenda for any regular Legislative or Land Use session which has not been considered and acted upon at such meeting or continued to a subsequent meeting shall be deemed continued to the following regular Legislative or Land Use session. All such items shall be relisted on the agenda for the following regular meeting.
(Amended by Ord. No. 1219 (N.S.), adopted 7-29-52; amended by Ord. No. 2777 (N.S.), adopted 1-5-65; amended by Ord. No. 3166 (N.S.), adopted 1-30-68; amended by Ord. No. 3507 (N.S.), adopted 3-30-70; amended by Ord. No. 4367 (N.S.), effective 9-12-74;
amended by Ord. No. 4483 (N.S.), effective 4-17-75; amended by Ord. No. 4906 (N.S.), effective 6-16-77; amended by Ord. No. 5096 (N.S.), effective 3-9-78; amended by Ord. No. 5432 (N.S.), effective 4-12-79; amended by Ord. No. 5649 (N.S.), effective 12-20-69; amended by Ord. No. 6553 (N.S.), effective 4-21-83; amended by Ord. No. 6576 (N.S.), effective 6-9-83; amended by Ord. No. 7288 (N.S.), effective 5-28-87; amended by Ord. No. 7452 (N.S.), effective 4-14-88; amended by Ord. No. 7597 (N.S.), effective 3-30-89; amended by Ord. No. 8391 (N.S.), effective 5-26-94; amended by Ord. No. 9259 (N.S.), effective 11-9-00; amended by Ord. No. 10236 (N.S.), effective 1-3-13; amended by Ord. No. 10310 (N.S.), effective 1-2-14; amended by Ord. No. 10447 (N.S.), effective 12-15-16; amended by Ord. No. 10878 (N.S.), effective 1-4-24)