CC 02-07-23 Item #15 Council Procedures Supplemental Staff Report_Desk Item
CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Meeting: February 7, 2023
Subject
Consider adopting Cupertino City Council Procedures Manual
Recommended Action
Approve Resolution No. 23-021, adopting Cupertino City Council Procedures Manual
Supplemental Report
Staff recommends making the following edits to correct transcription or grammatical
errors in the proposed Cupertino City Council Procedures Manual included in the
agenda packet for the February 7, 2023 City Council meeting:
8.8.3 Council Questions and Deliberations. Councilmembers may obtain the floor by
seeking recognition from the Mayor. Following presentations to Council on an
agenda item, Councilmembers shall each be given five minutes to ask questions
of any presenter. The Mayor may allow additional time for questions where
appropriate. Following public comment, the Mayor may request that a motion be
made and seconded. After the motion has been stated to the Council and
seconded, any member of the Council has a right to discuss the motion after
obtaining the floor. A member who has been recognized shall limit their time to
five minutes. The Mayor may allow additional time for questions deliberations
where appropriate. This rule shall displace any conflicting rule in the City’s
adopted rules of procedure.
8.9 Meeting Length. Meetings of the City Council shall adjourn by 11:00 p.m.
unless the time of adjournment is extended by a vote of a majority of the
City Council. Discussion of an agenda item shall not begin after 10:30 p.m.
Any motion to extend the meeting beyond 11:00 p.m. shall include a list of
specific agenda items to be discussed or approved and shall specify the
order these items shall be considered. If a meeting continues past 11:00
p.m., it shall end at 11:30 p.m. All meetings shall be adjourned at 11:30
p.m. unless by a vote of a majority of the City Council suspends this rule
and Council votes affirmatively to extend the meeting past 11:30 p.m.
Following the adjournment of the meeting, any remaining items on the
agenda shall be continued to the next regular meeting of the City Council.
Fiscal Impact
No fiscal impact.
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Prepared by: Christopher D. Jensen, City Attorney
Approved for Submission by: Pamela Wu, City Manager