Title
Resolution to Adopt City Council Internal Discipline Policy
Staffreport
RECOMMENDATIONS
Pursuant to the City Council Rules Committee's recommendation from its September meeting, staff presents for City Council review and approval a resolution to adopt a City Council internal discipline policy that if approved would amend the San Leandro Administrative Code to add a new Title 1, Chapter 13.
BACKGROUND
The City Council Member Handbook does not provide any mechanism for enforcement of its rules and requirements. At present, the City of San Leandro City Council lacks a policy for discipline of members of the City Council. To provide for discipline when a violation of any law or policy of the City, including but not limited to the City Council Member Handbook, is committed, staff present the following City Council internal discipline policy for City Council approval. If the resolution with the Exhibit is adopted, the San Leandro Administrative Code would be amended to include a new Chapter 13 to Title 1, applicable to the City Council.
Analysis
The draft policy provides a range of disciplinary actions. It applies to members of the City Council when it is found by the Council that a violation of any law, bylaw, or policy occurs, including violations of the City Council Member Handbook.
Under the policy, options for discipline are provided, after the initial intake procedure is followed. The policy also provides a means for members of the public to file a complaint against a Councilmember for violations of law or policy, including the City Council Handbook. The City Council would receive the complaint, after which the Mayor would appoint a Council Ad Hoc Committee to assess/conduct due diligence of the complaint, and provide a recommendation to the full Council regarding no further action, authorization to conduct a full investigation, or to commence discipline.
Options for discipline after the procedures are completed could be, for example, d...
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