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City of San Leandro Meeting Date: July 6, 2015 Staff Report Agenda Section:File Number:15-381 ACTION ITEMS Agenda Number:10.B. TO:City Council FROM:Chris Zapata City Manager BY:Rich Pio Roda City Attorney FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable TITLE:Staff Report for Direction from the City Council on Whether or Not to Amend Councilmembers Handbook Appendix D: Guidelines Regarding Council Support for or Opposition to Ballot Measures or Legislation SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS The City Attorney requests City Council direction on proposed edits, if any, to Councilmembers Handbook Appendix D: Guidelines regarding Council support for or opposition to ballot measures, legislation, or issues that have direct benefits to or impacts on a significant portion of the community of San Leandro or the City of San Leandro. BACKGROUND The City Council, at various City Council meetings this year, expressed interest in reviewing its guidelines regarding Council support for or opposition to ballot measures or legislation. Some suggestions have included: 1. Clarification to reflect that receipt of consensus from the Council to place support or opposition of ballot measures, legislation, or issues on a future agenda for Council discussion and consideration requires a draft resolution or other action should be submitted by the sponsoring Councilmember(s) on a subsequent meeting’s agenda. 2. Another suggestion is that Council Members, when speaking at meetings or events of other legislative bodies, must qualify their statements or speech to make it clear that the Council Member is speaking on behalf of him or herself as a Council Member, and not on behalf of the City Council, unless that Council Member is specifically authorized to do so through an action by the City Council. Analysis As to paragraph 1 above, the following language could be added: “Council Members Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/30/2015