Reso 2026-056 SB 707 Brown Act Disruption & Language Policies

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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO RESOLUTION NO. 2026-056 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING DISRUPTION AND MEETING LANGUAGE ACCESS POLICIES AND TO ADD CHAPTERS 14 AND 15, RESPECTIVELY, TO THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE WHEREAS, the Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code § 54950 et seq.) was adopted in 1959 and regulates meetings of local legislative bodies; and WHEREAS, updates to the Brown Act were signed into law by Governor Newsom on October 3, 2025 with the aim of improving transparency and engagement in public meetings; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Leandro is committed to ensure equal access and transparency in public meetings; and WHEREAS, the City Council ﬁnds it necessary to adopt administrative policies for City Council meetings for the purpose of implementing SB 707 updates to the Brown Act. 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. City Council Meeting Disruption Policy. The City Council Meeting Disruption 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 14 to Title 1. Section 3. City Council Meeting Language Access Policy. The City Council Meeting Language Access Policy, attached as Exhibit “B” 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 15 to Title 1. Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Resolution, and the attachments hereto 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, and the attachments hereto 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.