CC 03-05-2024 Study Session Item No. 1. Council Procedures Manual_Staff PresentationMarch 5, 2024
Council Procedures Manual Update
CC 03-05-2024 Study Session Item No. 1
Background
●Feb. 2023: Council adopts Cupertino City Council
Procedures Manual
●City Attorney directed to return to Council in six
months to consider potential revisions
●Sept. 2023: Council elects to continue item for
additional six months.
Potential Revisions to Manual
●Section 4: Clarify the distinctions between and
naming conventions for advisory bodies.
●Section 5.6: Incorporate additional training
requirements.
●Section 8.2: Revise the rules of order to improve the
efficiency and effectiveness of Council deliberations.
●Section 8.3: Formalize written reports of Council
activities.
●Section 8.4: Consider modifications to procedures for
removing items from the consent calendar.
Potential Revisions to Manual
●Section 8.5: Improve procedures for shortening and
consolidating time; consider adopting overall time
limits for comments by individual speakers.
●Section 8.8: Consider revisions to procedures to
improve Council deliberations and implementation of
related procedural rules.
●Section 10: Include more detailed enforcement
provisions.
Recommended Action
●Provide input regarding revisions to City Council
Procedures Manual
Questions?