HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 073-01RESOLUTION NO. 0 '~3"'0 1
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING COUNCIL POLICY TO
REPORT OUT OF CLOSED SESSION THE NAMES OF
COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO VOTED AGAINST THE
REPORTABLE ACTION TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL DURING
CLOSED SESSION.
WHEREAS, a majority report issued by the Council's Legislative and Litigation
Committee urged adoption of a Council policy to report out of closed session the names
of Council Members who voted against a reportable action taken by the Council during a
closed session; and
WHEREAS, such a policy applies only to those actions taken which are required by
the Brown Act to be immediately reported in the public meeting after returning from closed
session and for which there is a Brown Act requirement of reporting the vote tally; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney was directed to conduct a survey of selected cities in
the state to determine their practice regarding the proposed Council policy; and
WHEREAS, of 16 cities surveyed, 8 cities report out of closed session only the vote
tally, and 8 cities report the names of the Council Members and how they voted; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes that adoption of this policy will further the goal of
open and public discourse of matters before the Council, to the extent authorized by law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
1. The above Recitals are true and correct and incorporated herein.
2. The Council hereby adopts a policy to report out of closed session the names
of Council Members who voted against any reportable action taken by the Council during
a closed session.
3. "Reportable actions" are those votes taken in closed session, the results of
which are required to be disclosed in open session as set forth in the Ralph M. Brown Act.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the
Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on MAY 3 0 2001 ,
by the following vote:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBER CARSON, BENHAM, MAGGARD, COUCH, HANSON, SULLIVAN, SALVAGGIO
COUNCILMEMBER/'/~./.4.-L~
COUNCILMEMBER/'~t(.../.-~;-~
COUNCILMEMBER..-'-~L/~,.J2~
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio CI~ of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED MAY 30 Z001
HARVEY L. HALL
Mayor
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APPROVED as to form:
BART J. THILTGEN, City Attorney
ROBERT M. SHERFY~'-
Assistant City Attorney
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