Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER APPROVING A REVISED COUNCIL POLICY NO. 1.45, RELATED TO RESTRICTIONS ON DISTRICT COUNCILMEMBER EVENTS INCLUDING TOWN HALL MEETINGS AT PUBLIC EXPENSE (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
This item is being reintroduced from the February 7, 2023, City Council meeting and is on the agenda at the request of Mayor Davis-Holmes. At the February 7 meeting, the City Council discussed and considered allocating a budget for District Town Halls to be held at City properties within each District such as City Parks and directed staff to research how other cities address District Town Halls. Staff inquired with the cities of Long Beach, Compton, and Inglewood.
As of this writing, staff received feedback from Inglewood, but not the other cities, indicating that City Councilmembers have a budget but not allocated specifically for District Town Halls. Councilmembers typically have District Town Halls at private residences, churches, and vacant storefronts. Staff will provide further updates from other cities as they are received.
The City's current rules surrounding Councilmembers' authority to District Events including Town Hall meetings using City funds are out of date, particularly in light of the City's switch to Council districts and the need for Council members to conduct town hall meetings to discuss matters of City governance with their constituents. To address these issues, approval of the recommendation for this item would do the following:
(1) Adopt a revised version of CP No. 1.45 ("Meetings Convened by Less than a Quorum of the City Council and Use of City Staff Resources, of Free Use of City Facilities for the Same").
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE all of the following actions:
1. APPROVE the Revised CP No. 1.45 attached as Exhibit No. 2.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE any other action the City Council deems appropriate that is consistent with the require...
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