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San Leandro Council Member Handbook | 20212022 12 | Page SECTION II MEETINGS REGULAR MEETINGS Regular meetings of the City Council are held on the first and third Mondays of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 835 East 14th Street. If any scheduled meeting falls on a City holiday, the meeting shall be held on the next business day at 6:30 p.m. Regular meetings shall end at 10:00 p.m. unless a majority of the City Council votes in favor of continuing the meeting past 10:00 p.m. Work Sessions of the City Council are held regularly at 6:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month, with an additional Work Session scheduled on the 4th Monday, if needed, in City Council Chambers. Work Sessions may be held at locations throughout the City at the direction of the City Council. At Work Sessions, City staff provides reports to the City Council on a variety of items and issues; issues; .. however, no formal action is taken at a Work Session. Starting times for each item are approximate. (SLMC 1-1-200; SLAC 1.1.105) SPECIAL MEETINGS A special meeting may be called at any time by the Presiding Officer of the Council, or by a majority of the members. Written notice of the special meeting must be sent to each member of the legislative body and to each local newspaper of general circulation that has requested meeting notices. Notices for special meetings must be delivered by any means that ensures receipt at least 24 hours before the meeting time. The notice must state the time and place of the meeting, as well as the business to be transacted or discussed. The body must not consider business, not in the written notice. CLOSED SESSIONS Closed session will ordinarily begin one hours held at 5:30 pm before the City Council meeting unless otherwise arranged. Action items will be placed first on the closed session agenda. Typically, closed sessions are called to discuss (1) real property negotiations, (2) existing or anticipated litigation, (3) liability claims, (4) labor negotiations, or public employee appointments, (5) evaluations and discipline. Closed sessions may involve only members of the legislative body and agency counsel, management and support staff and consultants necessary for consideration of the matter that is the subject of closed session. Individuals who do not have an official role in advising the legislative body on closed session subject matters must be excluded from closed session discussions. Closed session items must be briefly described on the posted agenda, and the description must state the specific statutory exemption. By law, no member of the Council, an employee of the City, or any other person required to be present during a closed session shall disclose to any person the content or substance of any discussion which took place during the closed session unless disclosure is authorized by a majority vote of the Council. Formatted: Space Before: 0 pt