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RULES

OF

THE LOS ANGELES CITY COUNCIL

ADOPTED ON DECEMBER 19, 1986

AS AMENDED

(January 2019)

Holly Wolcott

City

Clerk

TABLE OF

CONTENTS

Chapter

Page

Preamble iiii

I Election and Appointment of Officers 1

II Public Notice, Attendance and Comment 2

III Presiding Officer 6

IV Council Meeting Days and Time, Order of Business, and Quorum 7

V Council Discussion and Time Limits 9

VI Resolutions, Contracts, Reports, and Ordinances 10

VII Appointment and Removal of City Commissioners and Officers 12

VIII Voting 13

IX Disposition of Items 14

X Special Meetings 16

XI Committees and Committee Meetings 17

XII Rules 21

XIII Assigned Duties 22

XIV Censure Procedures for the Los Angeles City Council 23

XV Miscellaneous Provisions 25

Appendix - Verbal Motions 28

Index 29

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RULES

OF

THE

LOS ANGELES CITY

COUNCIL

These procedural Rules are adopted, pursuant to

authority set forth in Charter Section 242, to assist the

City Council in the orderly conduct of City business

consistent with law.

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CHAPTER

I

ELECTION AND

APPOINTMENT

OF

OFFICERS

*1. At the first meeting of the Council after the second Monday in December, 2020 and after

such day in each even-numbered year thereafter, the

City

Clerk shall preside over the

election of the President, and the Council shall elect one of

its

members as President by a

majority vote by open ballot. That member shall be known

as

the President of the Council.

The President shall serve until the next such meeting

date

or until a successor has been

elected.

2. After a President is elected, the Council shall elect one of its members as "President

Pro

Tempore" in the same manner it has elected the President. The President Pro

Tempore

shall serve until a successor has been elected, and shall act as the Presiding Officer in

the

absence of the President of the Council and as otherwise provided in Charter

Section

243(b)

.

3. The maker of a duly seconded motion to remove or replace the President, the President

Pro

Tempore or both, shall distribute a copy of the motion to each member and to the City

Clerk

during a Council session. The City Clerk shall place such motion on the next

Council

Agenda to be posted for a regular meeting. If the President's removal is approved,

an

election shall be held in accord with Rule

1.

4. After the election of the President and the President Pro Tempore, the President of

the

Council shall appoint a member of the Council to be "Assistant President Pro Tempore"

who

shall

exercise the powers and duties of the President Pro Tempore as provided in

Section

2.6(b) of the Los Angeles Administrative Code and serve for the period the President

was

elected. In the event of sickness, absence from the City, or disability of the

Assistant

President

Pro Tempore, the sequence of succession to act as Assistant President

Pro

Tempore shall be

based upon seniority, as provided in Section 2.6(c) of the Los

Angeles

Administrative

Code.

5. The Presiding Officer may name another member to temporarily perform the duties of

the

Chair, but the substitution shall not extend beyond

adjournment.

"

Rules marked with an asterisk

{*)

may not be suspended. See Rule 76.

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CHAPTER

II

PUBLIC NOTICE,

ATTENDANCE

AND

COMMENT

*6. The agenda for each regular meeting of the Council shall be posted pursuant to state law

at least 72 hours before the meeting. It shall contain a brief general description of

each

item of business to be transacted or discussed at the meeting.

*7. General Public Comment

During each regular meeting, the Council shall provide a member of the public the opportunity

to address the Council on any issue within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council. This

shall be referred to as "General Public Comment," which generally shall be taken up at or near

the beginning of each regular meeting. Unlike most governing bodies which meet once a week

or less often, the Council has regular meetings three times each week which afford members

of the public frequent opportunity to address the Council. Therefore, each speaker shall be

limited to one minute of general public comment each regular meeting. The Council shall not

discuss or take action relative to any general public comment unless authorized by Section

54954.2(b) of the Government Code. The Council has determined that a cumulative total of

ten minutes is a reasonable minimum amount of time for the General Public Comment segment

of each regular meeting.

Agenda Item Public Comment

The Council shall provide an opportunity for the public to address the Council on each agenda

item before or during Council’s consideration of the item, unless the opportunity for public

comment on the item previously was provided by a Council Committee and the item has not

changed substantially since that Committee’s consideration of the item. A member of the public

wishing to speak on only one agenda item that is eligible for public comment shall be given an

opportunity to speak for up to one minute when that item is considered by Council, or, at the

discretion of the Presiding Officer, before consideration of the item.

A member of the public wishing to speak on more than one agenda item at a single meeting

shall combine and present his or her comments addressing the agenda items at or near the

beginning of the meeting during a segment called “Multiple Agenda Item Comment.” A member

of the public speaking on more than one agenda item shall be allowed to speak for up to one

minute per item up to a total of three minutes per meeting. This will be the only opportunity to

speak, other than during General Public Comment, for those members of the public who have

submitted speaker cards on more than one agenda item. The Council has determined that a

cumulative total of 20 minutes is a reasonable minimum amount of time for the Multiple Agenda

Item segment of each regular meeting. On each meeting agenda, the Clerk shall designate

any agenda items that are linked by a common specific issue. The Presiding Officer may allow

members of the public who submit speaker cards on linked agenda items to make their public

comment when the items are considered by Council.

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Disruptions

A member of the public who disrupts and is ordered removed from a Council meeting or a

Committee meeting shall be excluded from the remainder of that meeting.

A member of the public excluded from a Council or Committee meeting who then disrupts and

is ordered removed from any Council or Committee meeting later that day or during any of the

following 3 business days shall be excluded from attending all Council and Committee meetings

for the remainder of that day and for the following business day.

A member of the public excluded from Council and Committee meetings for the following

business day who then disrupts and is ordered removed from a Council or Committee meeting

on any of the 3 business days immediately following the day of exclusion shall be excluded

from attending all Council and Committee meetings for the remainder of that day and for the

following 3 business days.

A member of the public excluded from Council and Committee meetings for 3 business days

who then disrupts and is ordered removed from a Council or Committee meeting on any of the

3 business days immediately following the third day of exclusion shall be excluded from

attending all Council and Committee meetings for the remainder of that day and for the following

6 business days.

A member of the public excluded from Council and Committee meetings for 6 business days

who then disrupts and is ordered removed from a Council or Committee meeting on any of the

3 business days immediately following the sixth day of exclusion shall be excluded from

attending all Council and Committee meetings for the remainder of that day and for the following

6 business days.

A business day is every calendar day on which a Council and/or Committee meeting is held.

*8. Public hearing items scheduled for regular meetings are afforded special notice for a specific

Council meeting date and are intended to receive separate public input on a specific matter.

Interested persons (for example applicants, appellants and property owners) shall be given

reasonable opportunity to present oral arguments for or against any proposed action. However,

no person may present evidence not relevant to the matter which is the subject of the hearing.

The Presiding Officer may exercise his or her discretion, subject to reversal by a majority of the

Council pursuant to Rule 15, in conducting the public comment period, including re-ordering

the order of business as set forth in Rule 22 and providing additional time for a member of the

public to speak as long as other speakers are afforded equal time.

9. No person shall be permitted to interrupt Councilmembers or the Clerk during a Council

meeting.

10. No person, other than members of the news media and City staff shall be admitted into

the

Council business area of the Council Chamber (separated by a rope from the

public

seating

area), while the Council is meeting except upon the request of a member and consent

of the Presiding Officer.

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11. To facilitate the orderly process of public comment and to assist the Council and its Committees

in conducting business as efficiently as possible, members of the public wishing to address the

Council or a Committee shall hand a speaker card, which includes the speaker's name or other

identifying designation, to the Sergeant-at-Arms prior to an agenda item being called. Failure

to submit an intelligible speaker card prior to an item being called may preclude a member of

the public from speaking during that particular public comment period. An electronic automated

system to submit a request to speak may be implemented instead of a member of the public

handing a speaker card to the Sergeant-at-Arms. When the Presiding Officer calls a speaker’s

name, the speaker promptly shall approach the podium in the center aisle of Council Chamber

or Board of Public Works hearing room, or the table provided in Committee. Failure to approach

the podium or table promptly may preclude a member of the public from speaking during the

subject public comment period. Members of the public shall speak only from the podium or

table. Speakers are requested to refrain from yelling into the microphone, as doing so presents

difficulties for designated translators to accurately translate the speaker’s comment. Each

speaker promptly shall conclude all comments when his or her time to speak has expired.

Speakers are not allowed to cede their time to other speakers. The Presiding Officer may

exercise discretion in curtailing the duration of all speakers' comments based upon factors such

as the length of the agenda, the number of public comment speaker cards submitted, the need

for the Council or Committee to conclude its business as expeditiously as is practicable, and

whether the Council or Committee is in danger of losing a quorum. The Presiding Officer may

rule that a speaker is impeding the orderly conduct of the meeting if the comment is not

germane to the agenda item under consideration, and the speaker may forfeit his or her

remaining time on that item.

12. Rules of Decorum

During a meeting of the Council or Committee, there is the need for the Council or Committee

to carry out the public business expeditiously in order to ensure that the public has an

opportunity to be heard and that the Council or Committee has an opportunity for its deliberative

process. While any meeting of the Council or Committee is in session, the following rules shall

be observed:

a. A member of the public addressing the Council or Committee shall only do so from the

podium or designated table and all comments shall be addressed to the Council or

Committee as a whole or to the Presiding Officer, and not to any single Council or

Committee member, City staff or member of the audience. A member of the public

addressing the Council or Committee shall not engage in any conduct which disrupts

the orderly conduct of any Council or Committee meeting.

b. No person in the audience at a Council or Committee meeting shall engage in conduct

that disrupts the orderly conduct of any Council or Committee meeting, including, but

not limited to, the utterance of loud, threatening or abusive language, whistling,

clapping, stamping of feet, repeated waiving of arms or other disruptive acts.

c. All persons attending a Council or Committee meeting shall obey any lawful order or

direction of the Presiding Officer or Sergeant-at-Arms.

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d. Members of the audience and speakers shall not wear or display signs, placards,

banners, hats, costumes or similar items at any time in the Council Chamber or

Committee room that obstruct the view of other audience members. In no event shall

signs, placards, banners, props or similar items be larger than 8 ½ by 11 inches, be

illuminated or be attached to any pole, stick or other device.

e. No person shall interrupt Council or Committee members or the Clerk during a Council

or Committee meeting.

f. No person, other than members of the news media and City staff, shall be admitted into

the Council or Committee business area of the Council Chamber or Committee room

(separated by a rope or other means from the aisles and public seating area), except

upon the request of a Council or Committee member and consent of the Presiding

Officer.

g. No person shall stand or sit within eight feet of either side of the entrance doors to the

Council Chambers or a Committee meeting room. No person shall stand or sit in the

center aisle of the Council Chambers or a Committee meeting room without the

permission of the Presiding Officer or Sergeant-at-Arms. Persons in the seating area

of Council Chambers or a Committee meeting room shall remain seated and refrain

from standing in the seating area unless entering or exiting the seating area or unless

having received permission of the Presiding Officer or Sergeant-at-Arms.

The Presiding Officer of the Council or Committee, with the assistance of the Sergeant-at-Arms,

shall be responsible for maintaining the order of meetings. The Rules shall be enforced as

follows:

The Presiding Officer has the authority to issue a warning to a person violating the Rules. If

the person continues to violate the Rules and disrupt the meeting, the Presiding Officer may

order that person to leave the meeting. If the person does not timely leave the meeting, the

Presiding Officer may order the Sergeant-at-Arms to remove the person from the meeting.

Any person removed from a meeting shall be excluded from further attendance at that meeting,

unless the decision of the Presiding Officer is overruled by a majority vote of the Council or

Committee. The exclusion from the meeting shall be enforced by the Sergeant-at-Arms upon

being so directed by the Presiding Officer. These enforcement provisions are in addition to the

authority held by the Sergeant-at-Arms to maintain order pursuant to Rule 80 and pursuant to

his or her lawful authority as a peace officer.

Any person failing to leave Council Chambers or a Committee meeting room after being

ordered to do so by the Presiding Officer and who willfully resists, delays or obstructs removal

by the Sergeant-at-Arms, may be subject to arrest for violation of the Penal Code or Los

Angeles Municipal Code.

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CHAPTER

Ill

Presiding

Officer

13. The Presiding Officer shall take the Chair at the hour the Council is scheduled to meet, call

the meeting to order, and except in the absence of a quorum, shall proceed to business

in

the manner prescribed by these Rules.

14. The Presiding Officer shall adhere to and enforce the Council Rules so long as consistent

with the Charter and other governing law. The Presiding Officer may refer to and

use

Robert's

Rules

o

f

Order Revised

,

for

guidance

,

interpretation,

or

to

supplement

thes

e Rules.

15. The Presiding Officer shall preserve decorum and shall decide all questions of order. The

decision of the Chair shall prevail unless reversed by the vote of at least eight (8) votes

on the question: "Shall the Chair be overruled?" A second is not required and the appeal

shall be decided without debate.

16. The Presiding Officer shall cause all matters filed with, or presented to the Council to be

referred to the appropriate Council Committee, except as otherwise provided by the Rules

or where required by law to be first presented to the Council. The Presiding Officer shall

cause a memorandum of such references to be furnished to each Councilmember.

However, during a Council session a member may present a duly seconded motion that

said member wants placed on the next Council Agenda to be posted for a regular meeting

instead of having it referred to a Committee. If such request is approved by the Presiding

Officer, he or she shall cause copies of the motion to be distributed to all other

Councilmembers on the day received, and shall cause the item to be placed on

said

requested agenda. When the item appears on the agenda, it specifically shall note that

a

two-thirds vote of the entire Council is required for the item to be considered at that time.

If

the item fails to receive the required two-thirds vote, it then shall be referred by the Presiding

Officer to the appropriate Committee

17. The Chair of a Committee, with the approval of the President, may waive consideration of

any item pending in that Committee. Upon such waiver the item shall be placed on

a

Council Agenda to be posted for a regular or special meeting. When the item appears on the

agenda, it shall specifically note that a two-thirds vote of the entire Council is

required

for

the item to be considered at that time. If the item fails to receive the required two- thirds

vote in order to be considered, it shall then be referred by the Presiding Officer back to

the Committee from which it was waived.

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CHAPTER

IV

COUNCIL MEETING DAYS AND

TIME,

ORDER OF BUSINESS, AND

QUORUM

18. Regular meetings of the Council shall be held on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday of

each week in City Hall or, by resolution, in Van Nuys City Hall, recess dates established

by resolution and holidays excepted, at the hour of 10:00 a.m.

The Council may hold special meetings throughout the City. Public facilities shall be

selected for off-site Council meetings, Council Committee meetings and ad hoc Council

Committee meetings. Preference shall be given to City owned facilities, and if

no

appropriate public facilities are available, a motion must be presented for the Council's

consideration and approval regarding the selection of a site; said motion shall contain

all

pertinent information, including all associative site costs.

The City Clerk, with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst, and other involved

City departments, shall coordinate with the individual Council offices, the identification of

appropriate facilities in each Council District for off-site Council and Council Committee

meetings, and all other activities related to the conduct of these meetings. As feasible, all

off-site Council meetings shall be broadcast live over the City's

municipal

access cable

system (Channel 35).

19. All members shall be in their respective seats at said hour of each regular Council meeting

and at the time set for the session of any adjourned or special meeting.

20. Special meetings may be held in City Hall or elsewhere in the City upon the call of

the

Presiding Officer or of a majority of the members, provided that notice prescribed by law is

duly given.

*21. The City Clerk shall cause to be printed and posted for each meeting a list of all items to be

considered at the meeting. The list shall be known as the agenda. The agenda shall

contain a brief general description of each item to be transacted or discussed at the

meeting. No other business may be considered except as otherwise provided by law.

22. The agenda shall reflect, and the business of regular meetings of the Council shall be

transacted, as far as practicable, in the following order:

a. Roll Call.

b. Approval of Minutes.

c. Commendatory Resolutions.

d. Multiple Agenda Item Comment.

e. General Public Comment (public testimony on non-agenda items within the

jurisdiction of Council).

f. Council hearings required by law.

g. Items for which required public hearings have been held.

h. Items for which required public hearings have not been held.

i. Items for which future hearing dates must be set.

j. Items called Special.

k. Motions for posting and referral.

l. Councilmembers’ request for excuse from attendance at Council meetings.

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m. Closed Session (can be heard early in the meeting).

n. Adjourning motions and Council adjournment.

*23. The Council may act in a regular meeting on an item not posted on its agenda for the

meeting if it determines by a two-thirds vote that pursuant to state law there is a need to

take immediate action and that the need for action came to the attention of the City

subsequent to the posting of the agenda; or, if the item had been continued from

a

meeting of the body that had occurred not more than five (5) days prior; or, if a majority

determines that an emergency, as defined by state law, exists.

24. Each member shall attend all regular and special meetings (except for illness) unless a

leave of absence has been granted by a majority vote at a regular meeting at which a

quorum is present.

No leave of absence shall be granted if such will result in a quorum not being present

for

that meeting.

*25. Ten members of the Council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a

smaller number may adjourn from time to time

unti

l a quorum is present and may compel the

attendance of the

absentees.

Except as

otherwise

required by the Charter or other law, or by

these rules where not inconsistent therewith, action by the Council shall be taken by a

majority vote of the entire membership of the Council.

26.

Whenever

a member

questions

the presence of a quorum, the

Presiding

Officer shall direct

the Clerk to call the roll and announce the result. There shall be no debate. Every member

present must respond when his or her name is called.

27. No member shall be

considered

present

unless the

member

is within

th

e

Council Chamber.

28. No member shall leave a Council meeting without permission from the Presiding Officer of

the meeting. Once permission has been granted, and upon direction by the Presiding

Officer, the City Clerk shall remove said member's name from Council's computerized

record-keeping system.

29. Upon a call of the Council, if supported by a majority of the members present, whether

quorum

or not, the

Presiding Officer

shall have the

power

to send the

Sergeant-at-Arms

with a

written order to bring the absent Councilmember forthwith before the Council.

30. Not used.

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COUNCIL DISCUSSION AND TIME

LIMITS

31. Members requesting to address the Council shall cause their requests to be tabulated on

the Council's computerized record keeping system; however, a member may rise and

address the Chair if recognized by the Presiding Officer. When two or more members

rise

at once, the Presiding Officer shall name the member who shall be first to speak and may

consult the Council's computerized record keeping system for assistance. The members

shall confine their remarks to the question under debate and shall avoid personalities.

32. Members may address the Council according to the following order and time limits:

a. The Committee Chair or acting Chair may open debate if the member so desires;

the maker of the original motion which initiated the matter under consideration

shall be allowed to speak next, if that member desires; and the member calling

the matter "special" may speak next, if that member so desires; this shall constitute

the first opportunity for a member to speak.

Whichever of the above members opens debate, he or she shall have up to six (6)

minutes to so open debate. Each of the remaining Councilmembers may then speak

up to three (3) minutes.

b. After all members desiring to speak on a question have had an opportunity to be

heard once, the time for each member desiring to speak again, or subsequently

for the first time, shall be limited to a maximum of three (3) minutes.

c. The maker of the original motion, then the member calling the matter "special" if

such call caused the matter to be debated, and finally the appropriate Committee

Chair, in that order, shall thereafter each have up to three (3) minutes additional

time to close debate if there has been an intervening speaker before said member

last spoke.

d. A motion calling the "previous question" (to close debate) is not debatable.

The

maker of the motion calling the "previous question" must specify if the motion

applies to the entire matter or portions thereof. Notwithstanding the vote on

the

previous question, the maker of the original motion and/or the Chair(s) of

the

involved Committee(s) may be recognized by the Presiding Officer to make closing

arguments. If such motion is made after each Councilmember desiring

to

speak

has twice had the opportunity to speak on a question, the call for the previous

question may be adopted by eight votes, otherwise ten votes shall be required.

33. Not used.

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RESOLUTIONS, CONTRACTS,

REPORTS,

AND

ORDINANCES

34. Resolutions and motions to amend agenda items under consideration, shall be presented

in duplicate to the Presiding Officer and be authorized for distribution to other

Councilmembers, unless the Presiding Officer permits, without objection, such motions

to

be oral. Other resolutions and motions shall be subject to Rule 21.

35. Commendatory resolutions may be presented at meetings of the Council if the posted

agenda so provides.

36. A motion may be made to substitute one report or action for another on the same subject

matter provided there is first a majority vote on the question of whether to substitute.

If

approved, a new vote shall be taken on whether to adopt the

substituted

report or action.

*37. No contract shall be

authorized

by the Council until it has been submitted to and approved by

the City Attorney as to form and legality. If the City Attorney questions the legality of any

proposed contract or portion thereof, that office shall express its written opinion thereon,

to

the

Council.

38. Unless otherwise provided herein, no ordinance shall be introduced for adoption by

the

Council until it has been submitted to the City Attorney for review as to form and legality. If

the City Attorney approves the ordinance as to form and legality, the City Attorney will

so

indicate in the transmittal of the ordinance to Council or to a Council Committee and

sign

the ordinance as to form and legality. If the City Attorney questions the legality of any

proposed ordinance or part thereof ordered prepared by the Council or a Committee of

the

Council, the City Attorney shall express the reason(s) for not approving the proposed

ordinance as to form and legality in the letter transmitting the ordinance to the Council or a

Council Committee and shall not sign the ordinance as to form and legality. Before

transmitting to the Council or to the Committee an ordinance that requires enforcement by an

officer, board or commission of the City, the City Attorney, after preparation of the

ordinance shall submit it to such officer, board or commission for comment and

recommendation. The City Attorney shall indicate to the officer, board, or commission,

whether or not the City Attorney is approving the proposed ordinance and the reasons

therefor. Each proposed ordinance, whether or not approved by the City Attorney, shall be

delivered to the Office of the City Clerk, who shall present the same forthwith to the Chair of

the Committee which has had the subject matter under consideration. The Chair

shall

review

the ordinance,

ascertain whether

it

conforms

with the

instruction

of the Council or

the

Committee,

and shall return it to the City Clerk without unnecessary delay for placement on the

Council or

Committee

Agenda.

This Rule shall not require that any zone change, building line or height district ordinance or

any appeal of a zone change, building line or height district ordinance be submitted

to

the

City Attorney for approval as to form and legality. The City Planning Department

shall

review

such ordinance or appeal and shall consult with the City Attorney to assure that the final

ordinance is in proper form, the "Q" conditions are properly prepared and that the correct

findings are prepared for Council adoption. Notwithstanding this exception, the Council,

its Planning and Land Use Management Committee, the City Planning Commission, an

individual member of an Area Planning Commission, an Area Planning

Commission,

or an

individual member of the

Commission

may request City Attorney review. In that event, the

regular process otherwise provided by this Rule shall be followed.

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*39. An ordinance may be adopted upon its introduction if approved by a unanimous vote of all

the members of the Council present, provided there shall not be less than 12 members

present.

Any Councilmember may withhold unanimous consent to the adoption of an ordinance

upon its introduction at Council. If unanimous consent is withheld, or the requisite vote for

its adoption is not forthcoming at said time, the ordinance shall be laid over for one week

and listed on the posted agenda for another roll call.

*40. If an ordinance is laid over for a week for another roll call, it may then be adopted by

majority vote, unless a different vote is required by Charter or other law; or, it may

be

amended, or it may be continued to a date certain provided such continuance is not

precluded by law.

41. Any ordinance may be amended by motion in writing prior to its final passage, subject to

Charter limitations; provided,

that upon

amendment

it

shall

be treated as a newly introduced

ordinance and be subject to both Rule 38 and further City Attorney review.

42. Deleted.

43. Every ordinance, resolution or order, except ordinances for public improvements

in

connection with special assessment proceedings or final tract maps or parcel maps,

shall

be

referred to the appropriate Council Committee prior to its introduction for adoption or

approval by the

Council,

unless the subject matter of the ordinance,

resolution,

or order has

previously been approved by such Committee.

44. Not used.

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CHAPTER

VII

APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF

CITY

COMMISSIONERS

AND

OFFICERS

45. Proposed appointments and removals of commissioners or other officers by the

Mayor,

requiring confirmation or approval by the Council, shall be referred first to the

appropriate

Council Committee for recommendation and report with respect to the appointment

or

removal subject to Rule

46.

A copy of the Mayor's action and notice of the referral shall be transmitted by the Clerk

to

the Councilmember for the Council district in which the subject of the action resides.

Said

Councilmember and the members of the Committee, shall be given the opportunity to

meet

the person who is the subject of the

proposal.

46. In the event the Mayor or the President of the Council has recommended the

appointment

of a commissioner, and the Council has not acted on the matter or placed it on an

agenda

for

action:

a. The Clerk shall give a written notice to each

Councilmember

not later than the

last

regular meeting day before the 31st day after the recommendation of the Mayor

or

the Council President was submitted to Council. The notice shall identify the

date

of the 45th day provided by the Charter or ordinance that the Council may act

after

the recommendation was submitted, and the date of said

day.

b. The Clerk shall place the appointment on the Council Agenda not later than the

last

regular meeting day before the 38th day after the recommendation was

submitted

to the Council and shall notify the appointee of that

action.

47. Not

used.

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VOTING

48. a. When the Presiding Officer directs the roll call, it shall be taken by means of the Council's

computerized record keeping system, except where said officer directs that it be taken

orally. If an oral roll call is taken, it shall be taken in alphabetical order, beginning at the

left of the President's Chair.

Upon direction of the Presiding Officer, the Clerk shall tabulate the vote in such

a

manner that the mechanical tabulation of results occurs simultaneously with

the

visual

display of those results.

Every member present when a question is put shall vote for or against the same.

In

the

event a member fails to affirmatively vote either "yes" or "no," that member will be

deemed to have voted "yes," and the member's vote will be recorded as such. Whether

the roll call has been mechanically tabulated or oral, the Clerk shall announce the vote.

The Presiding Officer shall then announce the disposition of the item.

b. A member may change his or her vote after it is tabulated, if the change does not

affect the outcome of the vote, and if the Council does not object by majority vote

to

such change. Otherwise, a member wishing to change his or her vote must receive

approval of reconsideration, and a new roll call must be taken.

*49. Roll calls are required in the granting of franchises, confirmation of appointments, approval of

contracts, disposition of property, actions on ordinances, or any action involving the payment

of money or the incurring of debt by the City, assessment proceedings, and quasi-judicial

actions adopting findings and making determinations,

or

as otherwise required by law, and

motions to reconsider made pursuant to Rule 51. On other matters, if opportunity is given and

no objection is raised, the Presiding Officer may announce a unanimous approval of an item

under consideration and the Clerk shall

so

record.

50. Not used.

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DISPOSITION OF

ITEMS

51. Any member of Council may move to reconsider any vote on any question except

to

adjourn, suspend the Rules, or to reconsider, or where an intervening event has deprived

the Council of jurisdiction, provided that said member had voted on the prevailing side of

the question. The motion shall only be in order once during the legislative day in which the

given question was voted upon, and once during the next regular meeting.

If a motion to reconsider is first made at the next regular meeting after the question first

had been voted upon, the member requesting reconsideration shall identify for

all

members present the agenda number, Council file number and subject matter previously

voted upon. A motion to reconsider is not debatable and shall require an affirmative vote

of eight members of the Council.

If a motion to reconsider is adopted, the subject matter shall be the next order of business

after that which is before the Council at the time of the motion. This limitation shall not

apply if the motion for reconsideration specifies a different time for further consideration of

the subject and appropriate posting thereafter takes place where required by law.

No ordinance, appropriation measure, contract, or other matter passed by the Council

shall be processed to the Mayor or other designated officer or finally acted upon by the

City Clerk until the adjournment of the regular Council meeting following the date of the

Council action. A motion to send "forthwith," if adopted by 10 votes, shall suspend this

Rule and the action of the Council will be final upon the adjournment of the Council

meeting and cannot be reconsidered. Moreover, Council may send "forthwith" items

requiring urgent or immediate processing prior to adjournment of the Council meeting.

Such items shall be deemed to have been sent "urgent forthwith" and cannot be

reconsidered immediately upon the adoption by 10 votes of a Motion to suspend this Rule

and send the matter as "urgent forthwith."

52. An ordinance, appropriation measure,

contract,

or other matter passed by the Council

and

required to be submitted to the Mayor, or other designated officer, shall be subject to Rule

51.

53. If an agenda item or other item has been duly placed before the Council at a Council

meeting and the Council has failed by sufficient votes to approve or reject the item, or

the

Council has not by its vote placed the item beyond its jurisdiction at the meeting, or by

operation of law, or by passage of time the Council has not lost the power to act thereon,

the item is continued to the next regular meeting unless the Council affirmatively votes to

continue the item beyond such next meeting.

Each Council Agenda shall indicate that if the Council has not lost jurisdiction over an item

voted upon at the meeting, or caused it to be continued beyond the next regular meeting

or placed in the archives, the item is continued to the next regular meeting for the purpose

of permitting reconsideration of the vote.

Any item so continued to the next regular meeting shall be considered at said meeting.

The Clerk shall provide the Council with, and post a notice of, a list of such items.

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*54. A motion to withdraw a matter from a Committee shall be referred by the Presiding Officer

to the Clerk for placement on the next agenda to be posted for a Council meeting. The

motion to withdraw may then be adopted by majority vote after two weeks from the time

the matter was originally referred to Committee, or by a two-thirds vote if the matter had

been referred to Committee less than two weeks before Council action on the motion to

withdraw. Adoption of the motion to withdraw places the matter before the Council. The

motion to withdraw must have attached thereto a copy of the underlying matter being

withdrawn.

Unless such a motion to withdraw appears on the posted agenda for the meeting, the

Council must, as a part of said action, determine by a two-thirds vote that pursuant to

state law there is a need to take immediate action and that the need for action came

to

the attention of the City subsequent to the posting of the agenda.

55. Not used.

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MEETINGS

*56. The proceedings of special meetings of the Council and its Committees shall be limited to

those items provided for on the agenda of the meeting. The agenda for special meetings

shall be posted at least 24 hours before the meeting.

57. Not used.

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COMMITTEES AND COMMITTEE

MEETINGS

*58. The

Standing Committees

of the Council

shall

be those provided

pursuant

to

Sectio

n 242(b)

of the Charter and their duties and functions shall be as prescribed in the Charter,

ordinances,

resolutions and these Rules.

59. The President shall appoint all Standing Committees and their Chair and Vice

Chair.

Special Committees

shall be

appointed

by the President unless the

Council-adopted

action

creating the Committee provides a different method of appointment.

The Vice Chair of a Committee shall preside at all meetings of the Committee in the

absence of the Chair and atten

d

to the

affairs

of the

Committe

e

in the absence

of

the Chair.

The

President-designated

third member of a Committee shall preside as Chair at meetings

of the

Committee

in the absence of both Chair and Vice Chair, when there has been at least

one substitute

appointment

to the Committee by the President and a quorum is present.

60. It shall be the duty of the Chair of a Committee, or in his or her absence, the Vice Chair,

or

in absence of both, then the Chair Pro Tempore to request the President of the Council

to

appoint a

Councilmember temporarily

to serve on the

Committee

in the

absence

of a regular

member of the Committee. The President shall notify the City Clerk of his or her

appointment.

*61. The agenda for each regular meeting of a Council Committee shall be posted at least

72

hours before the meeting. It shall contain a brief general description of each item of

business to be transacted or discussed at the meeting.

62. Each Committee shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to address the

Committee on each agenda item before or during the Committee’s consideration of the item

consistent with Rule 7. A member of the public wishing to speak on only one item that is

eligible for public comment shall be given an opportunity to speak on that item for up to one

minute when or before that item is considered by the Committee. Similar to Rule 7, a

member of the public wishing to speak on more than one agenda item at a single Committee

meeting shall combine and present his or her comments addressing the agenda items

during the segment at or near the beginning of the Committee meeting during a “Multiple

Agenda Item Comment” segment. A member of the public speaking on more than one

agenda item shall be allowed to speak for up to one minute per item up to a total of two

minutes per meeting. This will be the only opportunity to speak, other than during General

Public Comment, for those members of the public who have submitted speaker cards on

more than one Committee agenda item. The Council has determined that a cumulative total

of eight minutes is a reasonable minimum amount of time for the Multiple Agenda Item

segment of each regular Committee meeting. On each Committee meeting agenda, the

Clerk shall designate any agenda items that are linked by a common specific issue. The

Presiding Officer may allow members of the public who submit speaker cards on linked

agenda items to make their public comment when the items are considered by the

Committee.

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63. During each Committee regular meeting, the Committee shall provide a member of the public

the opportunity to address the Committee on non-agenda items within the subject matter

jurisdiction of the Committee consistent with Rule 7. This shall be referred to as "General

Public Comment," which generally shall be taken up during the beginning segment (General

Public Comment) of each regular meeting. Each speaker shall be limited to one minute of

general public comment per meeting. The Committee shall not discuss or take action relative

to any general public comment unless authorized by Section 54954.2(b) of the Government

Code. The Council has determined that a cumulative total of eight minutes is a reasonable

minimum amount of time for the General Public Comment segment of each regular Committee

meeting. If the Committee does not have a quorum of Committee members present, an official

Committee meeting shall not proceed. However, in the absence of a quorum and therefore

outside the context of an official Committee meeting, the Committee Chair, at his or her

discretion, may hear from members of the public who came to attend the Committee meeting.

If the Committee Chair hears from members of the public when there is no quorum, the rules

pertaining to public comment with respect to a Brown Act meeting do not apply. If a quorum

of Committee members is later established, the Committee shall convene into its official

Committee meeting and general public comment and public comment on agenda items shall

be allowed even if members of the public were heard by the Committee Chair during the time

no quorum was established.

A member of the public who disrupts and is ordered removed from a Committee meeting shall

be excluded from attending Committee and/or Council meetings as provided in Rule 7.

*64. A Committee of the Council may act in a regular meeting on an item not posted on its

agenda for the meeting only if it determines by a two-thirds vote that pursuant to state law

there is a need to take immediate action and that the need for action came to the attention

of the City subsequent to the posting of the agenda; or if the item was continued

from a meeting of the committee which occurred not more than five (5) days prior to which

it had been posted; or if a majority determines that an emergency, as defined by state law,

exists.

65. No person shall be permitted to interrupt Committee members or the Clerk during a

Committee meeting.

66. Members of a Committee shall attend all meetings and remain until the Committee adjourns

unless excused by the Chair.

67. All Standing Committees of the Council shall meet regularly at least once each month,

and

the Clerk shall cause information to be printed on paper as well as posted on the

Internet

giving notice of the time and place of the holding of all regularly scheduled

Committee

meetings. Special meetings of Committees may be held in City Hall or

elsewhere in the

City

upon call of the Chair or of a majority of the members of the

Committee, provided that

notice

is duly given and posted as prescribed by

law.

68.

Committees shall report their findings and recommendations on matters referred to

them

to the

Council.

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69. Committee reports shall reflect only that which transpired at the Committee meeting,

and

whether the public was afforded the opportunity to address the Committee on the

item.

If

the majority of the entire Committee has reached an agreement on a

recommendation,

they shall sign the Committee report. If a majority of the members of

the entire

Committee

are not in agreement on a recommendation, they shall sign the

report and it shall be

noted

that the report is submitted to the full Council without

recommendation. Reports

submitted

without recommendation would require a Council

motion to take an action on the file.

A

majority vote of Council would be required to

approve the action recommended, unless

a

different vote is required by law. Nothing

contained herein shall prevent a minority of

the

Committee from submitting its report at

the time the majority report is submitted;

however,

a minority report is for information

purposes only unless by adoption of a motion it

is

substituted for the majority

report.

70. Nothing contained herein shall prevent one member of a Committee from submitting

a

communication and the applicable Council file to the Council if said file had been on

the

agenda of the Committee for a duly noticed regular or special meeting attended by

said

member, and the Committee had failed to act due to lack of a

quorum.

The Clerk shall place the communication as an item on the agenda for a future meeting

as

may be requested by the member so long as it complies with the public

notice

requirements of these Rules and other applicable

law.

Communications from Committee members under this Rule require a motion adopted

by

ten (10) votes of the Council to consider the item, and thereafter a majority vote

to

approve, modify, or reject is required, unless a different vote is required by law. When

the

item appears on the agenda, it specifically shall note that a two-thirds vote of the

entire

Council is required for the item to be considered at that time. If the item fails to

receive

the

required two-thirds vote for consideration, it then shall be referred by the

Presiding Officer to the appropriate Committee.

71. Committee action shall be by majority vote of the entire Committee. A member of a City

Council Committee who is present when a question is put to that Committee shall vote

on

that question at the call of the roll thereon. In the event a member fails to affirmatively vote

either "yes" or "no," that member will be deemed to have voted "yes," and the member's

vote will be recorded as such.

72. The Presiding Officer shall indicate when a matter is to be referred to two or more

Committees for separate action of each Committee. The Committees may then meet

separately or together. However, a majority of the members of each Committee shall be

required to be present for quorum purposes of each said Committee, and shall be required

to sign any report involving matters acted on by them.

The Presiding Officer shall also indicate when a matter is to be referred to two or more

Committees for joint action. In said event it shall only be considered by a joint Committee

composed of the members of said

separate Committees

at

a

duly

posted

meetin

g as agreed

upon by the Chairs of the respective Committees. A majority of the total number of

the

Committee members shall be required to be present at a joint Committee meeting for

quorum purposes and for any report of the joint Committee.

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73. A Committee may refer a Council file to one or more other

Committees

for information and

return; however, with the concurrence of the Council President and notice to the City Clerk

by the Council

President,

a file may be transferred to another Committee for report directly

to the Council.

74. Subject to the requirements of state law, any member of the Council may attend any

open-session meeting of a Standing Committee; a Committee or task force created by

the Council or the President of the Council, whether created by appointment or by

ordinance; or the Board of Referred Powers.

75. Not used.

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RULES

*76. These Rules or any one or more of them, except those marked by an asterisk (*), may be

suspended by a vote of two-thirds of the members of the Council, unless other legal

impediments

exist.

77. An

affirmative

vote of two-thirds of all members of the Council shall be necessary to amend

these Rules. Each proposed Rule amendment shall be presented to the Council and then

laid over one week before it can be adopted.

78. A copy of these Rules and each Council and Council Committee agenda shall be available

for public review at the Office of the City Clerk.

79. Not used

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ASSIGNED

DUTIES

80. The Sergeant-at-Arms of the Council shall be a police officer assigned by the Chief

of

Police. There shall be at least one member so assigned and present at each meeting of

the

Council. The officer shall maintain order and enforce the orders of the Council and

the

Presiding Officer. Fifteen minutes before any Council meeting and while Council is

meeting,

the officer shall remove all unauthorized persons from the business area of the

floor of

the

Council and conduct them to the seating area reserved for the general

public.

81. It shall be the duty of the City Clerk to keep a complete record of the proceedings of the

City

Council meeting in the form of a Journal and to have the Journal containing the

proceedings

of the meeting printed and copies thereof, placed in the hands of each

member of

the

Council, before the second succeeding regular meeting convenes. All

reports submitted

by

Committees, and communications submitted under Rule 70 shall

constitute a part of

the

proceeding for each

meeting.

82. The City Clerk shall keep index records convenient for reference of all matters

introduced

or presented to the Council and its Committees, together with a complete

chronological

record of all actions taken thereon by the Council and its

Committees.

83. The City Clerk shall notify all members of the Council of the time set for any special

or

adjourned meetings, and shall, at the request of the Chair of a Committee, call all

members

of the Committee and notify parties interested in the matters pending before

Committee

as

to the time and place and subject matter of the

meeting.

84. The minutes from each Council meeting shall be signed by the officer presiding at

that

meeting and by the Clerk, after approval of said minutes by the

Council.

*85. Representatives of the City Attorney, the City Clerk, and the Chief Legislative Analyst

shall

attend all Council meetings for the purpose of giving necessary service and advice.

Unless

the Council objects, the Presiding Officer at his or her discretion, may excuse

any or all

of

said representatives except the City Clerk, from attending any Council

meetings when

it

appears to said officer that the matters to be considered at the meeting

will not require

the

services of the excused representative. The City Clerk representative

shall act as Clerk

for

those meetings and shall maintain a record of proceedings at all

Council and

Council

Committee meetings, and shall record the "ayes" and "noes" upon all

questions, as

provided

in Rule 48

.

Representatives of the City Administrative Officer, the Controller, the City Engineer,

and

other City offices, bureaus, and departments may attend Council when in their opinion

such

is necessary. If not in attendance they shall respond without delay to a request

of

the

Council or the Presiding Officer for attendance at the meeting to furnish advice

and

necessary

service.

86. Not

used.

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CENSURE PROCEDURES FOR THE LOS ANGELES CITY

COUNCIL

87. Disapproval

The Council may adopt a resolution of disapproval in the same way as provided for

the

adoption of any resolution, provided that the Councilmember who is the subject of

the

resolution is permitted to speak in his or her defense prior to action on the motion

for

adoption of the resolution.

However,

the fact that the Councilmember who is the subject of

a

disapproval resolution

does not choose to respond to the

resolution

or does not attend

the

meeting

at which the

resolution

is to be adopted shall not

prevent

the Council from adopting

the resolution, provided the Councilmember had actual notice of the inclusion of

the

resolution on the agenda and had a reasonable opportunity to attend the meeting.

88. Censure

A request for censure of a member of the Council may be

submitted

to the City Clerk by any

member of the Council. The request shall contain the specific charges on which the

proposed censure is based. The request for censure shall be considered by a five member

ad hoc Committee of the Council established by the President of the Council or, if the

President is the subject of the censure, then established by the President Pro Tempore.

The ad hoc Committee shall not include the member making the request or the member

who is the subject of the request. The City Clerk shall deliver a copy of the request for

censure and the charges to each member of the Council at least 72 hours prior to the first

meeting of the ad hoc Committee at which the request will be first considered.

The

Committee shall permit testimony from both the member making the request and

the

member subject to the request and shall determine whether: (a) further investigation of the

charges is required in order to

determine

if a censure

hearing

is

warranted;

or (b) the matter

is to be set for censure hearing; or (c) no further action should be taken with respect to

the

request. The Committee shall present its recommendations to the Council for its

consideration and action as provided below.

If the ad hoc Committee determines no further action should be taken with respect to

the

request, the Committee shall report that to the Council at its earliest opportunity. If the

Committee determines that further investigation is required, the Committee shall conduct

an investigation, arrive at its

recommendation,

and report its conclusions, findings and

a

summary of its proceedings to the Council at its earliest opportunity. If the ad hoc

Committee does not report its

recommendations

and findings to the Council within 30 days

of the formation of the Committee and receipt of the request for censure, the matter shall

automatically be sent to the Council for its consideration.

Upon receipt of the report of the ad hoc Committee, or at the expiration of the time for

the

ad hoc Committee to report, Council shall place the matter on its agenda to determine

whether or not a censure hearing is warranted. If the Council decides to set the matter

for

a censure hearing, it shall schedule it no sooner than two weeks after its determination to

hear the matter. It may not schedule the matter during any previously scheduled excused

absence of the subject Councilmember. Written notice of the hearing shall be delivered

in

person to the member of the Council subject to the censure hearing or to the member's City

office as least ten (10) days in advance of the scheduled hearing.

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At the censure hearing, the member of the Council who is the subject of the request

for

censure shall be given the opportunity to make an opening and a closing statement,

to

call

witnesses on his or her behalf and to question his or her accusers. The member

subject

to the charges may be represented by a person or persons of his or her choice

whether

or

not an attorney at law and may have that representative speak or question

witnesses on

his

or her behalf. The questioning or cross-questioning of witness may be

reasonably

limited

by the person chairing the

hearing.

Testimony shall be taken only from witnesses having direct knowledge of facts

or

circumstances relevant to the specific charges under consideration. However, the rules

of

evidence and judicial procedure applicable in courts of law shall not be application

to

this

hearing, and the procedures shall be generally

informal.

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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

*89. All tort claims filed with the City Clerk for presentation to the Council shall first be

referred

to the City Attorney for report and recommendation to the Council. In the event that

by

reason of applicable law any such claim shall be deemed denied because of lack of

action

thereon by the Council within the time specified by such law and the Council has

not

acted

thereon within such applicable time limitation, the City Clerk shall file the report

and

recommendations of the City Attorney thereon without presentation to the Council

and

the

City Clerk shall notify the claimant of such action and the reason

therefor.

90. Whenever Council office space becomes vacant, all requests by Councilmembers for

such

office space or for office furniture or equipment shall be submitted to the President

of

the

Council, for review. The President shall consider all the factors involved, including

Council

seniority.

*91. The Council shall not consider any resolution, motion, or matter which does not affect

the

conduct of the business of the City of Los Angeles or its corporate powers or duties

as

a

municipal corporation nor shall the Council consider any resolution or motion

supporting

or

disapproving any legislation or action pending in the Legislature of the

State of

California,

the Congress of the United States, or before any officer or agency

of said State or

nation

unless such proposed legislation or action, if adopted, will

affect the conduct of

the

municipal business or the powers and duties of the City of

Los Angeles or its officers

or

employees. This Rule may only be invoked before

deliberation and by ten (10)

affirmative

votes on the question: "Shall the Council consider

this

matter"?

92. The Los Angeles City Council Memorial Media Center (Media Center) is to be used

primarily

for the purpose of facilitating the exchange of information between members

of the

City

Council and the news media. It is intended for the exclusive use of City elected

officials

and

staff, and their invited guests, with

Councilmembers

having first priority on

its

use.

All personal interviews and photo sessions with Councilmembers and others should be

held

within the confines of the Media Center whenever possible; however, no such

activities

may

be held in the hallway adjacent to the Media Center at the entrance to the

Council

Chamber

while it is in

use.

The Media Center will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Monday through

Friday,

exclusive of

holidays.

Scheduling of the use, operation and the setup of the Media Center for various

events,

shall be the responsibility of the Chief Legislative Analyst. Requests for its use should

be

in writing, and events will be scheduled as far in advance as practical. All requests

shall

be

handled on an as received basis, with

Councilmembers

having priority for its

use in

the

event of conflicting requests by other elected City officials.

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In the event of other

or

conflicting requests for the use

of the

Media Center, the President

of the Council shall

have

authority to approve such request or resolve any such conflicts

in consultation with

those

involved.

The Sergeant-at-Arms will control access to the Media Center in accord with its

intended

and scheduled use. The Sergeant-at-Arms will also maintain order, and

enforce the

rules

and orders of the Council and the Presiding Officer regarding its

use.

93. The purpose of cablecasting various meetings and events of the Los Angeles City

Council,

its Committees, and its members is to enhance the awareness and education of

the

general

public regarding the actions and deliberations of the City Council and its

members.

The

following provisions are adopted pursuant to that

purpose:

a. COUNCIL

MEETINGS

All City Council meetings shall be cablecast, except for meetings or portions

of

meetings which are closed to the public, or when the Council directs

otherwise.

Cable television coverage of City Council meetings shall be gavel-to-gavel,

and,

whether presented to the public live or taped, are not to be edited or subjected

to

editorial comments. Cameras used for the gavel-to-gavel coverage shall be

owned

by the City and operated only by City employees or persons under contract

with

the

City. Cameras shall be operated so that they are focused only on the

officially

recognized speaker, and on any visually displayed information being

shown. A

City-

operated character generator at the bottom of the picture may

indicate the

name

and title of the officially recognized speaker, and an

identification of the

matter(s)

being considered by the Council when appropriate

and possible. No

"reaction"

shots will be

permitted.

The City Clerk's minutes shall remain the official records of the Council

proceedings,

and video or audio tapes may be used as an aid in the preparation of

those

minutes.

b. COUNCIL STANDING COMMITTEES, SPECIAL OR AD HOC

COMMITTEES,

TASK FORCES, AND OTHER SPECIAL EVENTS OR

MEETINGS.

Live C

overage

Meetings of Council Standing Committees, special or ad hoc Committees,

task

forces, and other events scheduled by City elected officials may be televised

live

over the City's municipal access cable system (Channel 35), provided such

events

are held in Council Chamber (Room 340) or in the Council's Memorial

Media

Center

(Room 336), and all of the following conditions are

met:

(1) A written request for such live cable television coverage has been

submitted

to the Council President by the elected official who is

chairperson or

the

person responsible for scheduling the meeting or

event, and such

request

has been approved in advance of the event by

either the Council

President

or by Council action at the option of the

President.

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(2) The date and time of such live cable television coverage are not in

conflict

with a regular or special Council session; a meeting of a Council

Standing

Committee regularly scheduled for the Council Chamber; or a special or

ad

hoc committee, task force, or an event which has been scheduled

for

the

Council Chamber or the Memorial Media Center at least 24 hours

prior to

the

President receiving the written request for live cable television

coverage

of

the meeting or event, unless the Council acts to approve the

preemption

by

such live cablecasting of the meeting or

event.

(3) The meeting or event is directly related to matters under the jurisdiction

of

the Council, unless the Council has acted to approve the meeting or

event

being held in Council Chamber or the Memorial Media Center and

the

live

cablecasting of the meeting or

event.

(4) All of the provisions for the live cable televising of

Council meetings

are

meet.

Video Taped

Coverage

All or portions of meetings of Council, standing Committees, special or ad

hoc

committees, task forces, or other events that are scheduled and held in the

Council

Chamber, a Council Committee meeting room, or the Memorial Media Center,

or

other approved location may be videotaped for a later telecasting over the

City's

municipal access cable system (Channel

35)

.

The Chair of the Committee or task force, subject to being overruled by a

majority

vote, or the person scheduling the event shall decide whether all or a portion of

the

meeting is to be videotaped. Such videotaping should be consistent with

provisions

relative to live coverage of meetings whenever possible, but "editing"

and

"reaction

shots" shall not be

permitted.

Pending, and until, the implementation of municipal cable television program

policy

guidelines, the General Manager of the Information Technology Agency

shall

consult with the Chairperson of the Committee or task force or the person in

charge

of the event as the case may be, and the President of the Council, to

decide if

and

when all or portions of the videotape(s) of the meeting or event will

be cablecast

on

Channel 35. However, such cablecasting shall not be in conflict

with the

regularly

scheduled cablecasting of Council sessions or other live

coverage of

meetings,

unless it is so directed by the President or by action of the

Council at the option

of

the

President.

INDEX

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APPENDIX

VERBAL MOTIONS

Need

Can

Be

for

Debat-

Recon-

(a)

Amend or

substitute:

Second

Yes

Vote

8

able

Yes

sidered

Yes

(b)

Adjourn:

Yes

8

No

(c)

Adjourn (proceed

to

)

:

Yes

8

No

Yes

(d)

Close

Debate

(previous

question

)

If

all had opp

ortunity

to

speak

twice:

Yes

8

No

Yes

If

they did not:

Yes 10 No Yes

(e) Continue

(postpone)

to a time or

date

certain:

Yes 8 Yes Yes

(f) Divide

Question:

Yes 8 No

No

(g)

Forthwith

(suspend

Rules):

Yes 10 No

No

(h)

Lay on

Table

temporarily

or

remove:

No

Chair Yes

No

(i) Point of

order

or

Privilege:

No Chair No

No

(j) Overrule the Chair:

No

8

No

(k)

Reconsider:

(by member on Yes 8 No

No

prevailing

side

only)

(I)

Withdraw from

Committee

Over 2 weeks:

Yes 8 Yes Yes

Less than 2 weeks: Yes 10 Yes Yes

(m) Suspend the

Rules

(forthwith,

or

take

out of order):

Yes 10 No

No

(n)

Vetoes**: Yes Variable Yes

No

**On veto votes, an "aye" vote

overrides,

a

"no"

vote

sustains

the Mayor on the

question Notwithstanding the

veto (or

objections)

of the Mayor, I move the

re-adoption

of the

ordinance

(

other

)

."

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29

A

ABSENCE OF COUNCILMEMBER

From Committee Meetings 59, 60, 66

From Council Meetings 22, 24

Replacing at a Committee Meeting 60

Summoning Member to Council 29

ACTION, COUNCIL

Chronological Record of

81, 82,

84

Failure to Take Action

53

Items Not on Agenda

23

ADJOURN

Meetings 22, 25

AGENDA OF COUNCIL MEETINGS

Action on Items Not on

23

Compiled and Printed by City Clerk

21

Contents of

21,

22

Defined

21

Items, Designation of

6

Order of Business

22

Ordinances on

6, 38, 39, 53

Posting for Council

6,

56

Posting for Special Meetings

56

Unfinished Business, Continued on

53

APPEAL

From Decision of Chair 15

APPOINTMENTS

By Council President or Presiding Officer

4, 5, 59, 60

Of Assistant Pro Tempore

4

Of Council Committees

59

Of Temporary Chair

5

Of Temporary Members of Committees

60

By Mayor

Clerk's Duties

46

Council Action on

46

Meeting Council District Member

45

Referred to Committee

45

APPROPRIATIONS

Presentation to Mayor 51, 52