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AGENDA REPORT
CITY OF MOORPARK
The Honorable City Council
Steven Kuen Y. Y Manager
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ACTION:
February 1, 1996 (CC Meeting of February 7, 1996)
Consider City Attorney Attendance at City Council
Meetings
The City Attorney has historically been requested to attend both
regularly scheduled City Council meetings each month. During the
1995/96 budget deliberations, the City Council discussed the
possibility of limiting the City Attorney's attendance to one of
the two regular meetings. Action was deferred until after the
City Council adopted revised rules of procedure; namely
"Resolution No. 95- 1163 - -A Resolution of the City Council of the
City of Moorpark, California, Adopting Rules of Procedure for
Council Meetings and Related Functions and Activities and
Rescinding Resolution No. 94- 1022."
The recently adopted Rules of Procedure include a provision to
include proclamations and special presentations only on the
second regularly scheduled meeting each month. The intent is to
have these more ceremonial actions done only once per month to
limit the impact on time needed for business items at the other
regularly scheduled (first) meeting each month.
DISCUSSION:
The proposal to have the City Attorney attend only one regular
meeting will save a minimum of $560.00 per month, based on four
(4) hours at $140.00 per hour. This can be done on a 4 to 5-
month trial basis (February to May /June) and reevaluated as part
of the 1996/97 budget deliberations. The Mayor and City Manager
can decide if attendance at the other meeting is needed, as is
now done for special meetings. The City Council could also
request her attendance at a future meeting by stating such
request at a meeting.
This proposal has been discussed with the City Attorney. She has
indicated that while she would not regularly schedule a standing
commitment for the third Wednesday of the month, she would be
available on a first come, first served basis. This is currently
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her status for the 2nd, 4th, and 5th Wednesdays of a month.
Staff would generally know at least two weeks in advance if her
attendance was needed at a meeting.
Currently, City staff has the opportunity to schedule meetings
with the City Attorney prior to the City Council meetings
beginning as early as 4:00 p.m. if needed. This practice would
be limited to one Wednesday per month.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Direct that the City Attorney not be scheduled to attend the
second regularly scheduled meeting of the month for a four (4)
month trial period (February to May) to be evaluated by the City
Council in June 1996.
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