HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2021-63RESOLUTION NO. 2021-63
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RESCINDING RESOLUTION NO. 2020-81 AND
SETTING THE SCHEDULE FOR REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE PALM
DESERT CITY COUNCIL IN CALENDAR YEAR 2022
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, has established
the time, place, and conduct for its regular meetings on the second and fourth Thursday
of each month, pursuant to Palm Desert Municipal Code Chapter 2.36; and
WHEREAS, it has been acknowledged that the City Council wishes to adopt a set
annual schedule of regular meetings, doing so with its first in 2018, and its most recent
being Resolution No. 2020-81 for Calendar Year 2021, and it is now appropriate to rescind
that policy and adopt a subsequent plan for Calendar Year 2022; and
WHEREAS, the schedule will primarily follow the recognized routine of meetings
on the second and fourth Thursdays of each month, with some limited exceptions to
account for holidays and events where City Councilmembers would be absent from the
meeting, resulting in less than the full City Council or the complete lack of a quorum on
certain dates.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, that:
Section 1. Regular meetings will be held generally on the second and fourth
Thursdays of each month, pursuant to Section 2.36.020 of the Palm Desert Municipal
Code, in the Council Chamber of the Palm Desert Civic Center, 73510 Fred Waring Drive,
Palm Desert, California, with some limited exceptions, with all regular meetings in
Calendar Year 2022 to be held as specified herein on the attached Exhibit "A".
Section 2. If matters of business necessitate during the planned summer and
holiday recesses, the Mayor or his/her designee may determine if a quorum of the City
Council is available and, if so, schedule a meeting on the second or fourth Thursday of
the month as it would have normally been conducted but for adoption of this resolution.
Section 3. Each regular meeting will be convened at 3:00 p.m. and immediately
adjourn for the purpose of conducting a Closed Session to consider the items listed as
such on the posted agenda for the regular meeting of that date.
Section 4. The regular and public hearings sessions of each regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, will convene at 4:00 p.m. and run
until approximately 6:00 p.m., if the amount of business so warrants.
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Section 5. If the amount of business to be conducted requires, a dinner break
may be observed by the City Council between 6:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to complete any
unfinished business remaining on the agenda.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mayor/Mayor Pro Tem is hereby given
authority to take up items on the agenda in the order deemed most appropriate in
consideration of public interest and/or time constraints.
APPROVED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert City Council held on this
28th day of October 2021, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: HARNIK, JONATHAN, NESTANDE, QUINTANILLA, and KELLY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
NORMA I. ALLEY, MMC,6Y CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
KATHLEE ELLY, Mf0a
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EXHIBIT "A"
PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETINGS — 2022
Thursday, January 13
Thursday, January 27
Thursday, February 10
Thursday, February 24
Thursday, March 10
Thursday, March 24
Thursday, April 14
Thursday, April 28
Thursday, May 12
Thursday, May 26
Thursday, June 9
Thursday, June 23
Thursday, July 14
Thursday, August 25
Thursday, September 15
Thursday, September 29
Thursday, October 13
Thursday, October 27
Thursday, November 17
Thursday, December 15
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