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File Number: 21-196 <br />proposed change to the City Council regular meeting time from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., the Brown <br />Act, and the City Council Handbook. <br />“An adjourned regular meeting can be adjourned to a stated date, time, and place. If no date, <br />time, and place are stated, then the adjourned regular meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on the <br />next day following the regular meeting which is adjourned.” <br />3. Amendments to the City Council Handbook <br /> <br />In response to the City Council’s comments regarding policy prioritization, staff recommends the <br />following amendments to the City Council Handbook: <br />Section I., “Mayor and City Council,” Council Goals, p. 8 <br />Rename Section, “Council Goals and Priorities” <br />Add the following language at the end of the section: <br />All City Council items brought forward at City Council meetings under Agenda Item 14. <br />subsequent to a City Council planning retreat shall be re-prioritized by the City Council <br />twice a year. <br />Section II., “Meetings” pgs. 10-15 <br />Add the following language to the beginning of the Section, Closed Sessions (p. 10): <br />Closed session will begin one hour before the City Council meeting unless otherwise <br />arranged. Action items will be placed first on the closed session agenda. Typically, <br />closed sessions are called to discuss (1) real property negotiations, (2) existing or <br />anticipated litigation, (3) liability claims, (4) labor negotiations, or public employee <br />appointments, (5) evaluations and discipline. <br />Add the following language to the end of the Section , Motion to Fix Hour of Adjournment (p. <br />14) <br />Any regular meeting can be adjourned to a stated date, time, and place. If no date, time, <br />and place are stated, then the adjourned regular meeting will be held at 6:00 p.m. on the <br />next day following the regular meeting which is adjourned. <br />Section IV., “Conflicts, Liability & Decorum,” Decorum and Order - Council Members, <br />pgs. 21-22. <br />Revised as follows in italics: <br />a) Any Council Member who wants to speak shall address the Chair and, upon recognition <br />Page 3 City of San Leandro Printed on 3/31/2021 <br />156