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Government
Agendas
The Agenda includes a listing of the presentation
material that will occur at the scheduled meeting. The
agendas of the Sonora City Council and Sonora
Redevelopment Agency are prepared by the City Administrator
in coordination with the Mayor and City Staff, to
place an item on the Agenda please contact City Hall
at (209) 532-4541 and complete the "Request to
Appear" form which must be received at City Hall
by 12:00 Noon on the Monday prior to the meeting.
The Agendas of the Sonora Planning Commission and
Parking and Traffic Commission are prepared by the
Community Development Department, to place an item on
a Commission's Agenda please contact Community
Development Department at (209) 532-3508
Council/Commission/Committee Meetings
The public is always welcome to address the
governing body on any item on the Agenda. The public
is also welcome to address the governing body on any
item not on the Agenda during the public appearance
portion of the meeting. Matters raised by the public
not on the Agenda will be automatically referred to
Staff or placed on the next meeting's Agenda. The
public is limited to five (5) minutes.
In compliance with the Americans with disabilities
Act, if you need special assistance to participate in
a meeting, please contact the City Administrator at
City Hall (209) 532-4541. Notification 48 hours prior
to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable
arrangements to ensure accessibility to the meeting
(28 CFR 35.102.35.104.ADA Title II)
Terms
Used At City Council Meetings (Glossary)
The
Consent Calendar ~ are items of routine
nature included as a single consent item on the
agenda. Unless a Council member has a question
concerning an individual item (s) and asks that
it be withdrawn from the consent list, the list
is approved in a single motion by vote of the
Council.
Public
Hearings ~ are items which are scheduled
to be heard in accordance with the Sonora
Municipal Code concerning zoning, street
proceedings, protest/appeals and petitions. Interested
persons who wish to speak on the matter are
given the opportunity to do so.
Public
Appearance Items ~ are those items which
members of the public desire to bring attention
of the Council and are not on the written
agenda. The Mayor will ask if there are any
citizens who wish to address the Council; those
raising their hand will be asked to approach the
podium. Please remember to introduce yourself
and speak directly into the microphone; you will
be limited to five (5) minutes. Per California
State Law, matters raised by the public will be
referred to Staff or placed on the next meetings
Agenda. Unless of an emergency nature, items not
on the Agenda cannot be acted upon by the
Council until they are placed on the Agenda.
Ordinances
~ are legal instruments or laws used to affect
general health, safety and welfare of the
public. With the exception of emergency ordinances,
all ordinances must go through two readings.
Most ordinances do not become effective until
thirty days after the approval of the second
reading.
Resolutions
~ are generally routine actions either
implementing a policy or proposal and do not
always require legal processing. Resolutions
become effective upon adoption unless otherwise
stated.
Unfinished
Business ~ is any agenda item where the
Council has received a request for continuation.
Also, a Council member or member of the public
may request additional time to review and/or
investigate prior to taking any action thereby
requesting the matter to be continued.
New
Business ~ is any item not previously
discussed in open session; such items could be
proposed new City policies, community proposals
for Council consideration or citizen requested
action.
Staff
Reports ~ are similar to agenda items
being presented for introduction and adoption.
They differ to the extend that most of the time
they are either informational in nature and
require no Council action, or offer a number of
policy alternatives for City Council
consideration.
Committee
Reports ~ are issues which are referred
by the City Council to the various Council
Committees for study and recommendation (s).
Committee reports contain the Committees'
discussion and recommendations. The
reports are submitted tot he City Council with a
verbal report given by the chairperson prior to
City Council consideration. Council Committees
are often supplemented with members of the
public.
Closed
Sessions ~ address personnel, litigation
or property acquisition matters. Closed sessions
are the only Council session not open to the
public.
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City of Sonora
94 Washington Street
Sonora, CA, 95370
Phone: (209) 532-4541
Fax: (209) 532-2738
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