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ORDINANCE NO. 11-2081
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO
AMENDING CHAPTER 2.08 OF THE CUPERTINO MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING CITY COUNCIL RULES AND CONDUCT OF MEETINGS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO HEREBY ORDAINS that
Chapter 2.08 of the Cupertino Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
2.08.080 Method of Presenting Matters to Council.
A. Every official, board, commission or other body, connected with the City
government, and every citizen, individual, corporation, committee or civic group,
having any reports, communications or other matters to be presented at a City
Council meeting, shall be referred to the City Clerk in writing before nine a.m. of
the sixth day (Sunday included) preceding the day of such meeting for it to be
given consideration as an item of agenda business.
B. The City Clerk shall prepare an agenda setting forth such matters and the nature
thereof under their appropriate headings, and setting forth all other matters to
come before such meeting under their appropriate headings. The City Clerk shall,
preceding such meetings, cause one copy thereof to be delivered to each member
of the City Council and shall make such other copies available for public review
as is consistent with State law.
2.080.090 Order of Business.
A. The City Council of the city shall establish the order of business by resolution.
B. The order of business to be taken up at an adjourned meeting shall be that as
deemed by the Mayor and the City Council to be proper.
C. The City C ouncil may, in its discretion, establish time limitations for the
presentation or discussion of any item of business; and, may establish a time after
which no agenda item of business will be taken up in which case the motion for
adjournment will contain the date and time for the completion of agenda business.
D. Closed Sessions may be held as needed and scheduled by the City Attorney.
E. Council may change the order of business at any individual council meeting by
majority vote.
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cupertino this 4th
day of October, 2011 and enacted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Cupertino this ____ day of ______ 2011, by the following vote:
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Vote: Members of the City Council
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
City Clerk Mayor, City of Cupertino