HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 02-057RESOLUTION NO. 02- 57
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, SETTING THE TIME AND PLACE OF
REGULAR MEETINGS OF THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, established
the time and place for its regular meetings by adopting Ordinance Nos. 2, 75, and 83;
and
WHEREAS, on November 14, 1985, the City Council voted to adopt an amended
agenda format for its regular meetings on the second and fourth Thursday of each
month, each regular meeting to begin at 4:00 p.m., with the regular session to run until
6:00 p.m., the observance of a dinner break from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., and
public hearings scheduled for 7:00 p.m., with consideration of any items held over from
the 4:00 p.m. session to be considered thereafter; and
WHEREAS, on June 22, 2000, the City Council voted to amend its regular
meeting schedule so that all items, including public hearings, be scheduled for4:00 p.m.,
with the Mayor/Mayor Pro Tem and City Manager authorized to review the
Posted Agenda for exact order of consideration, reserving the right to hold items to
7:00 p.m. if either time constraints or public interested demanded, and this schedule has
been followed successfully to date; and
WHEREAS, at its regular meeting of May 9, 2002, the City Council requested that
the agenda order of each regular meeting be revised so that each regular meeting of
the City Council would convene at 3:00 p.m. and immediately adjourn for the purpose
of conducting Closed Session for the items listed on the Posted Agenda for the regular
meeting of that date from 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., with the regular session and
public hearings convening at 4:00 p.m.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Palm Desert, California, that:
Regular meetings will be held on the second and fourth Thursday 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,
73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California.
2. 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 on the Posted Agenda for the regular meeting of that date.
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3. 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 6:00 p.m., if the amount of business so warrants.
4. 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., with the
meeting to be reconvened at 7:00 p.m. to complete any unfinished
business that remains 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.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert
City Council held on this 23rd day of May, 2002, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, CRITES, SPIEGEL, KELLY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: FERGUSON
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
/SHEILA R GILLIGAN,
CITY OF PALM bESE
CLERK
ALIFORNIA
R
CHARD S.-KELLY, MAY,
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