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Staff Report for the City of San Leandro City Council to Approve an Ordinance Amending the San Leandro Municipal Code and a Resolution to amend the San Leandro Administrative Code and the City Council Handbook to Create Efficiencies at City Council Meetings
Staffreport
SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Pursuant to the City Council's discussion of City Council meeting efficiencies at its 2021 annual planning retreat on February 6, 2021, staff recommends that the City Council review and approve the following:
1. Approve for first reading an ordinance to amend San Leandro Municipal Code section 1-1-200 to start regular City Council meetings at 6:00 p.m. and end at 10:00 p.m. unless a majority of the City Council votes to continue the meeting past 10:00 p.m.
2. Approve a resolution to amend the San Leandro Administrative Code and the City Council Handbook as follows:
a. Unless otherwise arranged, adjourned meetings shall be to the following day after the original Council meeting, at a specified time and place.
b. City Council policy priorities shall be re-prioritized two times per year.
c. A visual timer shall be posted for all presenters, and all City Council Members during their comments.
d. During initial clarifying questions from City Council Members after the staff report on an agenda item, the Presiding Officer shall enforce a 3-question limit per City Council Member. Once every Council Member has had a chance to ask 3 questions, the Presiding Officer may at their own discretion allow additional questions from the other Council members, if needed.
e. Closed session will begin one hour before the City Council meeting unless otherwise arranged. Action items will be placed first on the agenda.
f. Written Public Comment must be received no later than 11:59 p.m. on the Sunday immediately prior to the upcoming regularly scheduled City Council meeting to provide the community the opportunity to use the weekend for agenda review. ...
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