REPORT TO GOVERNANCE AND ETHICS COMMITTEE
SUBJECT
Title
Review and Action on the 2025 Governance and Ethics Committee Workplan (DEFERRED FROM MARCH 3, 2025)
Report
BACKGROUND
The Governance and Ethics Committee was established by City Council action on February 5, 2019. The Governance and Ethics Committee focuses on the refinement and establishment of policies and procedures regarding City Council operations, general good government practices, and implementation of the City's Code of Ethics & Values program. In addition, the Committee also reviews naming recommendations for City facilities and buildings and reviews and recommends amendments, if any, to City Council Policies.
DISCUSSION
On an annual basis, the Governance and Ethics Committee establishes a workplan with items prioritized for the calendar year. Additional items may be recommended by the Committee or staff, which staff will bring forward as appropriate. To prepare and plan for the Committee workload, staff has developed a proposed Governance and Ethics Committee workplan for the 2025 calendar year.
2025 Workplan
City Council Policy and Procedures Manual
As background, the City Council Policy manual sets forth policies and procedures by which the City Council, Boards, Commissions, Standing and Ad Hoc Committees, shall conduct City Council business and activities. The Council Policy manual establishes standard policies to guide several of the various functions of the City Council and procedures by which such functions are to be performed.
Currently, the City Council Policy manual includes 53 separate Council policies, some which are currently active and some which have been rescinded. The current process requires the development of any new policies to be added as an additional separate policy to the current 53 policies.
As a workplan priority for 2025, staff recommends developing a comprehensive City Council Policy and Procedures manual to modernize and provide an efficient and useful tool f...
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