Reso 2024-138 City Council Internal Discipline Policy

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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-138 1 IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2024-138 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL INTERNAL DISCIPLINE POLICY AND ADD CHAPTER 13 TO TITLE 1 OF THE SAN LEANDRO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE WHEREAS, the City of San Leandro currently lacks a discipline policy for City Council members; and WHEREAS, the City Council Member Handbook lacks an enforcement mechanism for violations; and WHEREAS, a policy will allow for discipline with violations and opportunities for the offender to correct the offending behavior; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Leandro desires to approve a discipline policy to establish procedures for discipline of members of the City Council. NOW, THEREFORE, the City of San Leandro City Council does RESOLVE as follows: SECTION 1. Recitals. The above recitals are true and correct, and hereby made a part of this Resolution by this reference. SECTION 2. Discipline Policy. T he Internal Discipline Policy, attached as Exhibit “A” to this Resolution and incorporated herein, is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of San Leandro. It shall be incorporated into the City of San Leandro Administrative Code as Chapter 13 to Title 1. SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Resolution, or its application to any person or circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable, such invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases of this Resolution, or its application to any other person or circumstance. The City Council of the City of San Leandro hereby declares that it would have adopted each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases hereof is declared invalid or unenforceable. SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect immediately. Introduced by Councilmember Bowen and passed and adopted this 21st day of October 2024 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Aguilar, Ballew, Bowen, Simon, Viveros-Walton and Mayor González (6)