HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 3528 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 3528
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN JACINTO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION
5.1 OF THE CITY COUNCIL HANDBOOK
WHEREAS, the City Council ("City Council") of the City of San Jacinto
("City") is authorized pursuant to California Government Code section 54954.3 to adopt
reasonable regulations to ensure that the intent of the Brown Act to provide an
opportunity for members of the public to directly address the City Council is carried out;
and
WHEREAS, one such reasonable regulation intended and authorized
pursuant to Government Code section 54954.3(b) is limiting the total amount of time
allocated for public testimony on particular issues and for each individual speaker; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that reasonable regulations include
limitations on public comment on items of interest to the public, before or during the City
Council's consideration of the items; and
WHEREAS, the City Council concludes that one reasonable regulation is
to restrict any person speaking during public comment from yielding his or her time to
others without consent; and
WHEREAS, the City Council determines that another such reasonable
regulation is to permit the City Council to terminate public comments on an item if
remarks become repetitious; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish these policies by
amending Section 5.1: Manner of Addressing the Council of the San Jacinto City
Council Orientation Handbook accordingly.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JACINTO RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Recitals set forth above are true and correct and are hereby
incorporated and adopted as findings by the City Council as though fully
set forth herein.
SECTION 2. Section 5.1: Manner of Addressing the Council of the San Jacinto City
Council Orientation Handbook is hereby amended to read in its entirety as
follows:
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"5.1 Manner of Addressing the Council
Any member of the public desiring to address the Council shall proceed to
the podium and wait to be recognized by the Presiding Officer. After being
recognized, he shall state his name and address for the record.
All remarks and questions shall be addressed to the Chair and not to any
individual Council Member, staff member, or other person. During a public
hearing all remarks shall be limited to the subject under consideration. No
person shall enter into any discussion without being recognized by the
Presiding Officer. No person speaking shall yield his or her time to others
without the consent of the Chair. The Council may terminate public
comments if remarks become repetitious.
Any member of the Council who has been recognized by the Presiding
Officer of the Council for such purpose may address or respond to a
member of the public who has addressed the Council pursuant thereto.
Such address or response shall be exercised only once for each member
of the public, shall not exceed three (3) minutes in length and shall be
deemed to express the individual position or opinion of the Council
Member offering the same and shall not be construed to bind the Council
or the City in any manner. Unless otherwise directed by the Council, the
restrictions imposed by Subsection (a) shall apply only to those portions of
the Council agenda during which members of the public are permitted to
make public comments to the Council."
SECTION 3. The City Council shall have authority and discretion to enforce the newly
adopted policies as reflected in Section 5.1: Manner of Addressing the
Council, as amended above. In all respects, the City Council shall enforce
the regulations reasonably and in keeping with the intent and purpose of
the Brown Act to provide an opportunity for members of the public to
directly address the City Council.
SECTION 4. The City Council hereby finds that this Resolution is exempt from further
environmental review pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act
(Public Resources Code §§ 21000 et sea.) ("CEQA") because, pursuant to
section 15378(b)(2) and (5) of the California Code of Regulations, this
Resolution does not constitute a "project' because it constitutes general
policy and procedure making and organizational or administrative activities
of government that will not will not result in direct or indirect potentially
significant physical changes in or impact to the environment. Therefore,
City staff is hereby directed to file a Notice of Exemption with the County
Clerk within three (3) days following the adoption of this Resolution.
SECTION 5. If any provision or clause of this Resolution or its application to any
particular set of facts or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall
not affect other provisions of this Resolution that can be given effect
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without the invalid provision or application, and to this end, the provisions
of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
SECTION 6. This Resolution shall become effective on the date on which it is adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this 5th day of August, 2014 by the
following vote:
Ayes: Bartel, Kotyuk, Ruiz, Ledezma
Nays: None
Absent: Miller
Abstain: None
City of San Jacinto
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ATTEST:
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Ric and Miller, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Best, Best, and Krieger, LLP
Jelfrey 9. galling City Attorney
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CERTIFICATE
I, Richard Miller, City Clerk of the City Council of the City of San Jacinto, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true copy of Resolution No. 3528 was introduced,
approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Jacinto
held on the 5th day of August, 2014.
WITNESS MY HAND AND OFFICIAL SEAL this 5th day of August, 2014.
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Richard Miller, City Clerk
City of San Jacinto
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