HomeMy WebLinkAbout1979-02-20; City Council; 5762; Review of Council Policy No. 8CITY OF CARLSBAD
AGENDA BILL NO.
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February 20, 1979
Mayor
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Subject:
REVIEW OF COUNCIL POLICY NO. 8
Direction from City Council to City Manager and City Attorney
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Statement of the Matter
Mayor Packard has requested that Council Policy No. 8 be placed
on the Council agenda for consideration and discussion by the
City Council.
Council Policy No. 8 provides that any direction given by any
member of the City Council to the City Manager or the City
Attorney will be deemed a request by the Council as a whole,
unless specifically objected to by a member of the City Council.
Exhibit
Council Policy No. 8
Recommendation
Advise City Manager to retain in the City Council Policy Book,
remove from the Policy Book, or modify as directed by the .
City Council.
Council Action:
2-20-79 Council directed that this Policy be deleted.
CITY OF CARLSBAD
COUNCIL POLICY STATEMENT
General Subject: ADMINISTRATION
Specific Subject: COUNCILMANIC REQUESTS
Policy No. 8
Date Issued July 6. 1971
Effective Date July 6. 19
Cancellation Date
Supersedes No.
Copies to: City Council, City Manager, City Attorney, Department and
Division Heads, Employee Bulletin Boards, Press, File
PURPOSE:
To establish a policy regarding directions from the Council to the
City Manager or the City Attorney.
STATEMENT OF POLICY:
A request by the Mayor or any other Councilman at a City Council
meeting directed to the City Manager or the City Attorney, unless
objected thereto by any member of the Council, shall be deemed a
request of the Council as a whole. Such request shall be acted
upon promptly, and the'action thereon shall be reported back to
the Council at the earliest practicable date. If not implemented
by the succeeding Council meeting, or other date as set by the
Council, a report on the status will be forthcoming at th.e next
succeeding Council meeting.
DATE: FEBRUARY 13, 1979
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT: COUNCIL POLICY NO. 8
Council Directions to City Manager
and City Attorney
The current discussion of this policy probably originated
when I was discussing the disposition of the Magee Barn
with Councilman Anear. At that time I pointed to Councilman
Anear that the staff could have, and maybe should have, had
the barn burnt as a fire training exercise as he suggested
at a Council meeting since Council Policy No. 8 indicates
that type of direction is to be considered as direction from
the entire Council. I further pointed out that it was
possible all Council members did not recall that particular
policy and may not have understood the staff's destruction
of the barn without further Council discussion.
It is extremely difficult both for the staff and, I'm sure,
for the City Council to sometimes differentiate between
general comments made by Council members as part of a general
discussion which is not intended as directions to the staff,
and specific direction to the staff with which the rest of
the Council concur but do not necessarily vote on.
In discussing this matter with a number of you, it was not
my intention that the policy should necessarily be removed.
I'm certain the intent of the policy was to see that the
staff did respond to the Council in an expeditious manner.
When it is not clear to the City Attorney or me as to whether
or not we have been given directions, it is an easy matter for
us to request clarification that it is the intent of the
majority of the Council that we move ahead as suggested on
a given matter. If the Council, itself, is not satisfied with
the policy, a modification or elimination of the policy would
be in order.
PAUL D. BUSSEY
City Manager
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MEMORANDUM
Date: February 22, 1979
To: All Department Heads
From: City Clerk
RE: COUNCIL POLICY NO. 8
This is to notify you that at the meeting of February 20, 1979,
Council directed that Council Policy No. 8 be deleted.
Remove Council Policy No. 8 from your manuals and replace it with
this memorandum in that the number will not be reused.
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"LEE RAUTENKRANZ /-
City Clerk
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