HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Report - February 21, 2001 I-02CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
AGENDA TITLE: Ordinance No. 1699 Entitled, "An Ordinance Of The City Council Of The City Of
Lodi Amending Title 2 — Administration And Personnel, Chapter 2.04 By
Repealing And Reenacting Section 2.04.010 'Regular Meetings — Day And Time,'
And Section 2.04. 100 'Order Of Business — Assembly Of Officers' To The Lodi
Municipal Code Relating To City Council Meetings"
MEETING DATE: February 21, 2001
PREPARED BY: City Clerk
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Following reading by title, it would be appropriate for the City Council to
adopt Ordinance No. 1699.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Ordinance No. 1699 entitled, "An Ordinance Of The City Council Of
The City Of Lodi Amending Title 2 — Administration And Personnel,
Chapter 2.04 By Repealing And Reenacting Section 2.04.010 'Regular
Meetings — Day And Time,' And Section 2.04.100 'Order Of Business —
Assembly Of Officers' To The Lodi Municipal Code Relating To City Council Meetings" was introduced at the
regular City Council meeting of February 7, 2001.
Pursuant to State statute, ordinances may be adopted five days after their introductions following reading
by title.
This Ordinance has been approved as to form by the City Attorney.
FUNDING: None required.
Susan J. Black�sta�
City Clerk
Attachment
APPROVED:
H. Dixon Flynn -- City Manager
ORDINANCE NO. 1699
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI
AMENDING TITLE 2 – ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL,
CHAPTER 2.04 BY REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION
2.04.010 "REGULAR MEETINGS -DAY AND TIME," AND SECTION
2.04.100 "ORDER OF BUSINESS -ASSEMBLY OF OFFICERS"
TO THE LODI MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 2.04.010 "Regular Meetings --Day and Time" of the Lodi Municipal
Code is hereby repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
2.04.010 Regular Meetings—Day and Time
Regular meetings of the Council shall be held on the first and third
Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.; provided, however, that any such
regular meeting at which a closed session is to be held may be
commenced, for the holding of such closed session, at such earlier time
on the meeting day as may be noticed on the Council's agenda and
posted at least seventy-two (72) hours in advance of such earlier
commencement time. In the event of any such earlier commencement of
a regular meeting for the purpose of holding a closed session, no other
items of business on the Council's meeting agenda shall be addressed
before 7:00 p.m. In case the regular meeting falls upon a legal holiday,
then the regular meeting which otherwise would have occurred on that
day shall be held on the first business day thereafter at the hour of 7:00
p.m.
SECTION 2. Section 2.04.100 "Order of Business --Assembly of Officers" of the Lodi
Municipal Code is hereby repealed and reenacted to read as follows:
All meetings of the Council shall be open to the public, except for closed
sessions as permitted by law. The Council shall provide by Resolution
the order of business for regular meetings of the Council, and shall
provide therein for public comment as required by law. In attendance
shall be the City Manager, the City Clerk, and the City Attorney or their
authorized designees.
SECTION 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed
insofar as such conflict may exist.
SECTION 4. No Mandatory Duty of Care. This ordinance is not intended to and shall
not be construed or given effect in a manner which imposes upon the City, or any officer
or employee thereof, a mandatory duty of care towards persons or property within the
City or outside of the City so as to provide a basis of civil liability for damages, except as
otherwise imposed by law.
SECTION 5. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof
to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other
provisions or applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application. To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are severable. The
City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance irrespective of
the invalidity of any particular portion thereof.
SECTION 6. This ordinance shall be published one time in the "Lodi News Sentinel', a
daily newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the City of Lodi and shall
take effect thirty days from and after its passage and approval.
Approved this 215' day of February, 2001
ALAN NAKANISHI
Mayor
Attest:
SUSAN J. BLA�TON
City Clerk
State of California
County of San Joaquin, ss.
I, Susan J. Blackston, City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify that Ordinance No.
1699 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi held
February 7, 2001, and was thereafter passed, adopted and ordered to print at a regular
meeting of said Council held February 21, 2001, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Howard, Land, Pennino and
Mayor Nakanishi
NOES; COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
I further certify that Ordinance No. 1699 was approved and signed by the Mayor on the
date of its passage and the same has been published pursuant to law.
SUSAN J. BLACKS ON
City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
RANDALL A. HAYS
City Attorney