Res 86-135I~SOLUTION NO. 86-135
A ~OLUTIGN CF THE CITY COUNCIL
CF THE CITY OF POWAY, CALIFOI~NIA,
ESTABLISHING PR~3,:!~JRAL ~3LW.q TO CC~PLY WITH
~ COPE S~CTIONS 54954.2 AND 54954.3
~EAS, except as provided therein, California Government Code Sections
54954.2 and 54954.3, effective jan,~ary 1, 1987, establish limitations upon
discussing, and prohibit taking action upon items of business introduced at City
Council meetings but not appearing on the agenda; and
~IEREAS, the City Council wishes to ccmply with both the spirit and the
letter of said sections and to be as responsive to m~m~ers of the public as
possible; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney has opined that, except as provided in said
sections, the City Council should neither discuss nor act upon off-agenda items
initiated by s~aff or Councilm~mbers; and
~{F~AS, the City Attorney has opined t_hat said sections do not prohibit
discussion of off-agenda items introduced by the public provided that no action
is taken.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL CF THE CITY OF PG~AY, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY ADOPT ~ FOLLOWING lqUT,'~"~ OF PR0C~3GRE GOVF~ING ITS M~TINGS CC~94ENCING
JANUARY 1, 1987:
Section 1. Items of business not ap~ring on a City Council agenda and
introduced by a Counci~ or by staff shall be referred automatically and
without any discussion or action whatever by Council to the City Manager (1) for
action by the City Manager if the matter is administrative in nature; or (2) for
placement upon a City Council agenda within four (4) ~c~ks if the matter
requires action by the Council. The City Manager shall report to the City
Council within four (4) weeks any administrative action taken. Nothing herein
shall prohibit or limit any Counci~ frc~ announcing or introducing at a
m~cting of the Council any matter of concern to such Counci~.
Section 2. Items of business not appea_ ring on a City Council agenda and
introduced by a m~mber of the public may be discussed by the City Council, but
no action shall be taken thereon. All such items sb~ll be referred autcmati-
cally and without any action whatever to the City Manager (1) for action by the
City Manager if the matter is administrative in nature; or (2) for placement
upon a City Council agenda within four (4) weeks if the matter requires action
by the Council. The City Manager shall report to the City Council within four
(4) weeks' any administrative action ~__ken.
PASSED, ADOFI'~u AND APPROVED, by the City council of the City of Po~ay,
California, at an adjourned regular meeting thereof this llth day of Declarer,
1986.
Marjor e~K. City Clerk
Wahlsten,