HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 1987-353 - Establishing and Adopting a Policy Statement Concerning the City's Legislative Position, to be Included in the Council Policy Manual •RESOLUTION NO. 87- jSTj
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
ESTABLISHING AND ADOPTING A POLICY STATEMENT CONCERNING
THE CITY ' S LEGISLATIVE POSITION , TO BE. INCLUDED IN THE
COUNCIL POLICY MANUAL .
WHEREAS , the City Council of the City of Redding is charged
with the responsibility of establishing municipal policies to
guide the various functions of the City , and , where necessary, to
establish procedures by which functions are performed; and
WHEREAS , regulatory policies established by the City Council
are usually adopted by Ordinance and included in the Municipal
Code . However , other policies are also established, which by
their nature do not require adoption by Ordinance ; these policy
statements , adopted by Resolution of the City Council , need to be
consolidated in a reference document for easy access; and
WHEREAS , on August 4 , 1987 , by Resolution No. 87-261 , the
City Council adopted a Council Policy Manual to achieve said
objectives; and
WHEREAS , City Council wishes to establish a policy governing
the City' s legislative position, which policy is set forth in
Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference;
NOW, THEREFORE , IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Redding as follows:
1 . That all of the above recitals are true and correct;
2 . That attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporate(
herein by reference is a policy statement to be incorporated it
the Council Policy Manual establishing the City' s legislative
position.
3 . That the Council Policy attached hereto as Exhibit "A'
be and hereby is adopted as the Council Policy of the City of
Redding with respect to the City' s legislative position .
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution wa:
introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Redding on the 17th day of November , 1987 , and waE
duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote :
AYES : COUNCIL MEMBERS : Fulton, Gard, Johannessen, & Carter
NOES : COUNCIL MEMBERS : None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS : Dahl
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS : None
SCOTT CARTER, Vice-Mayor
City of Redding
ATTEST: -7 ya
ETHEL A. NICHOLS , City Clerk
FORM PPROVED:
RANDALL A. HAYS , ity Attorney
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CIIII OF REDDING, CALIFORNIA •
COUNCIL POLICY
SUBJECT POLICY EFFECTIVE
NUMBER DATE PAGE
LEGISLATIVE POSITION
1
BACKGROUND
At the City Council meeting of October 20 , 1987 (item 9-la) , the
City Council requested the preparation of a policy statement with
regard to the City ' s legislative position.
PURPOSE
To establish the guidelines to be followed by commission members ,
officers and employees of the City of Redding in support of
legislation .
POLICY
The official position of the City of Redding on any bill or other
legislative matter will be developed by the City Council . No
commission member , officer , or employee of the City of Redding
will take a position on legislation in a manner that conveys the
impression of an official position on the part of the City.
It is recognized that situations may exist which need immediate
attention or response . The Mayor may in that circumstance , after
consultation with the City Manager, submit a position statement
which will be later ratified or clarified by the City Council .
This policy is not intended to preclude individuals from taking
an individual position on legislation so long as it does not
appear to represent official City business .
• EXHIBIT "A"