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I I i CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO — REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION From: Charles McNeely, City Manager Subject: Follow-up Mayor and Common Council Retreat/Workshop- Develop Dept: City Manager's Office Conduct Guidelines and Discuss City Charter Changes. Date: June 3, 2010 Council Date: June 8, 2010 Synopsis of Previous Council Action: March 25, 2010 Mayor and Common Council Retreat March 26, 2010 Mayor and Common Council Retreat March 27, 2010 Mayor and Common Council Retreat May 25, 2010 Follow-up Mayor and Common Council Retreat/Develop Operating Guidelines Recommended Motion: That the Mayor and Common Council discuss and tak possible action regarding Conduct Guidelines Signa ure Contact person: Tan;a Rnmn Phone: 909-384-5122 Supporting data attached: Staff Report, Operating Guidelines, Management Partners Report Ward: None FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: None Source: Council Notes: Agenda Item No. Rear �� 10 STAFF REPORT Su_ biect: Follow-up Mayor and Common Council RetreatAVorkshop: A. Continue Development of Operating Guidelines B. City Charter Change Discussion Background: In March of this year, the Mayor and Common Council attended a three day Building a Better Community Retreat. The event was very successful, The Mayor and Common Council accomplished several goals which include: • Identifying a vision and adopting goals and priorities in an effort to provide clear guidance for the City's long tern future. • Considering the City Manager's assessment and recommendations on organizational restructuring and • Hearing an update from Management Partners on the 2007 Organizational Study. • Exploring forms of government and roles of politicians and administration through facilitator Dr.John Nalbandian. Because of timing constraints, the Mayor and Common Council decided to hold off developing Operating Guidelines until a future date. On May 25, 2010,the Council held a workshop with Facilitator Dr. Mathis to develop Operating Guidelines which included: Code of Conduct for the Mayor and Council, staff, and the public; Agenda Guidelines; and guidelines for standing Council and Ad Hoc Committees. At that meeting, the Mayor and Council concluded the discussion related to the Code of Conduct and agreed to continue the discussion on the Agenda Process and Council Committees to the meeting on June 8th. Additionally, at the workshop in March, several Charter revisions were discussed and it was agreed that those would be heard at a separate workshop as well. Attached are a number of excerpts from the report of the Mayor and Common Council Retreat that related to the discussion on changes to the City Charter. At the retreat, the Mayor and Common Council identified eight general goal areas with 18 specific goals. Goal number 10, which is a part of the Responsive Government general goal,is defined as follows: 1 Goal #10. Review and update the City Charter to assure the most efficient and effective form of government. • Modernize City by sponsoring a charter change process and bring it to the voters • Decrease elected positions — City Clerk, City Treasurer, City Attorney • Implement a proposed Charter change that will benefit the residents of San Bernardino • Change the form of government by bringing outside departments/agencies under one roof • Change the form of government • Review and update the Charter to assure the most efficient, effective form of government Further, during the retreat, the Council developed the following strategy: Goal #10 is a Council issue and requires a policy-making discussion. We will meet as a committee of the whole, have open and honest dialogue, and figure out how to pursue the 3 or 4 separate issues as listed below: 10 (1) Bring agencies that are currently outside the Mayor's office into the City Manager's office (2) We have overlap between the Mayor's office and the City Manager's Office in terms of roles and need to clarify those roles (3) Taking certain elected offices and making them appointed offices (4) Make sure that Council has a clear role in policy making— enable the Council to take back the primary role in policy making Additionally, the Council asked that the City Manager provide a list with specific examples from about the impediments and the benefits regarding charter changes. This information is provided in the attached report from Management Partners. Finally, the following issues have been identified as potential charter changes for the Council to consider: • Modernize charter language to eliminate redundancies, inconsistencies or obsolete language • Review and modernize the charter defined election processes Financial impact: None. 2 I Recommendation: That the Mayor and Common Council discuss and take possible action regarding Operating Guidelines and; That the Mayor and Common Council discuss and take possible action regarding Changes to the City Charter provisions. Attachments: 1. Operating Guidelines—Code of Conduct, Agenda Process, and Council Committee (from 5/25/10 Workshop) 2. Excerpts from the session report of the March 25th - 27th 2010 Mayor and Council Retreat 3. Management Partner's Report dated June 3, 2010 3 Attachment 1 CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO — REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION From:Fred Wilson, City Administrator Subject: Conduct Guidelines for elected officials and employees Dept: City Administrator's Office Date: May 29, 2000 Synopsis. of Previous,Council Action: October 1998— Mayor and Council adopt goals and priorities for the City. Recommended motion: Approve the Conduct Guidelines. N Signature Contact person: Fred Wilson Phone: 364-5122 Supporting data attached: Staff report, attachment Ward; All FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount: -0- Source: (Apa. No.) (Acct. Description) Finance: Council Notes: Agenda Item No. i i STAFF REPORT Subject: Conduct Guidelines for elected officials and employees Background: In the rin and summer of 1998 the Mayor sp g y r and Common Council conducted a series of workshops to identify community priorities and needs. As a result of that effort, a set of goals and action plans were adopted for the City in October 1998. Improving Governance was identified as the "overarching goal" for the City. According to this goal, the City seeks to improve governance by: * Building trust and communication within City government and throughout the community. + Organizing and planning for the future. 4 Streamlining City operations to improve efficiency and e,fj"eetmenew. One of the action items under this goal was to develop a comprehensive Code of Conduct/Ethics. Many public agencies have adopted Codes of Ethics to help build the public's trust, and to provide guidance for City officials. The Conduct Guidelines (Attachment A)were developed with feedback from Deparhment Directors and elected officials. They provide a set of guiding principles that should govern how City officials conduct City,'business. The Conduct Guidelines will be implemented by the Mayor. FiRancia)Jmna : None Rewmiaen j It is recommended that the Mayor and Common Council approve the Conduct Guidelines. City of San Bernardino CONDUCT GUIDELINES Put? om and f ant It is the intent of the City of San Bernardino, Its Mayor, Common Council, other elected officials and employees, to promote conduct which reflects this City's commitment to fair, responsible, and Impartial decision-making. This City Intends to conduct Its business with Integrity, courtesy, and professionalism. As such, the City's business Is to be conducted In an orderly and efficient manner through Proper channels. Its elected officials and employees will not conduct business for the purpose of furthering personal gain. Therefore, the Mayor, each City Council Member, every appointed official, City Cleric, City Attorney, City Treasurer, and all employees of the City of San Bernardino intends to adhere to the following Conduct Guidelines. Conduct GULdiUries Pertaining tD II. 'be maimiAnd commo fauncil These Conduct Guidelines affirm the Mayor as Chief Executive Officer of the City of San Bernardino, as provided In Article IV of the Charter for the City of San Bernardino. The Mayor shall have general supervision over all the departments and public Institutions of the City, and shall cause them to be honestly, economically, and lawfully conducted. The Mayor and Common Council shall uphold the laws of the United States of America, the State of California and the City of San Bernardino. The Mayor and Members of the Common Council shall not attempt to coerce or fnftuence City staff in making appointhwits awarding contracts, sefectiizg consultants,'processing development applIcadom, granting City licenses or permits, or conducting any administrative task within the authority of City staff. Merhbers of the Common Council shall not attempt to change or Interfere with the operating policies and pracdces of any City department without working 'through the proper channels fbr derision-riuking and communication, such as by contacting the Mayor or City Administrator. r i Members of the Common Council shall not attempt to influence commission or committee recommendations, or to Influence or lobby Individual commission or committee members on any item under consideration. I No member of the Common Council should exceed their authority or ask others to do so. No member of the Common Council should make any statement or appearance or Indicate In any way that he or she Is representing the official position of the City, unless he or she has been designated as the City's representative by the Mayor or Mayor and Common Council. Members of the Common Council shall not disclose matters which should be kept confidential, such as employee discipline, the prosecution and defense of legal matters, salary negotiations, and matters properly handled in closed meetings. No Member of the Common Council shall take any action which will, or is likely to, result In a conflict of Interest as defined by state law, and no Member of the Common Council shall engage in or accept employment where such employment is Incompatible with the proper discharge of his or her official duties. i No Member of the Common Council shall use his or her office or the power or authority of that office In any manner intended to induce or coerce any person or entity to provide, directly or indirectly, anything of value which shall accrue to the advantage or benefit of that Council Member or any other person. 111. Condu of rino� Council meetings are for the orderly conduct of business and each Member Of the Common Council shalt conduct himself or herself accordingly. Ail communication between Council Members and staff during the public sessions shall be conducted In manner that reflects appropriate respect and professionalism. If Council Members have specific questions or Issues concerning an agenda Item, and the matter Is not adequately addressed in the agenda materials, they should aMetnpt to contact staff' prior to the meeting to allow sufficleent time for staff to gather additional Infbrmation and/or research the question. In that vein, Council Members may also contact the City Administrator on any agenda Issues, including on weekends prior to a Monday Council Meeting. The City Administrator commits to being avallable to provide such information and clarification. The Consent Calendar should be reserved for matters of a routine nature. 2 i Members of Council should limit their debates to the Issues before them. Each Council Member should refrain from making personal and/or derogatory remarks about other Council Members. items which require specialked knowledge and 's4arch will ,be refewed to t cornmfttees to tfie largest ant possible.`-bve caits�lde'ration wii! be given to the committee recommendation. IV. Conduct Guldellnes Pertaining tn All.Elected Of kjals, AR pointed Officlak &d Emn1mees All elected officials, appointed officials and employees shall catty out the laws of the United States of America, State of Califbmla and the City of San 8enardino. No elected official, appointed official or employee should exceed their authority or ask others to do so. All elected oMdals appointed officials and employees should work In fall cooperation with other elected or public oftais and employees unless prohibited from doing so by law or legitimate requirements of their fob. All elected of lak, appointed officials and employees should conduct business in a fair and equitable manner with all Individuals, groups, businesses, organizations and other elected and public official and employees. No elected official, appointed official or employee shall use City-owned property for personal use without reimbursement to the City fur that use, except as provided by law, contract or consent of the Mayor or Council. No elected official, appointed official or employee shall use the time of any other elected official or employee during working hours for personal gain or profit. No elected oMdal, appointed official or employee shall have any interest, financial or otherwise, direct or Indirect, or engage In any business or transaction, which Is In conflict with the proper discharge of their official duties, In accordance with law. '*+ No elected official, appointed offlclal or employee shall knowingly disclose err confidential Information acquired In the course of and by reason of official dudes, 3 nor shall any elected official or employee use any such information for personal gain, in violation of law. V. Responsibilky The Mayor shall be responsible for Implementing these Conduct Guidelines. 4 I I RESOLUTION NO. 84-371 2 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO ADOPTING PROCEDURAL RULES FOR MEETINGS OF THE LEGISLATI`TE BODY; AND REPEALING 3 IRESOLUTION NO. 81-161. 4 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF 5 SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS: I 6 SECTION 1. Those certain procedural rules and regulations 7 entitled "Procedural Rules for Meetings of the Mayor and Common 8 Council", a copy of which is attached hereto, marked Exhibit "A" 9 and incorporated herein by reference as fully as though set forth 10 at length# are hereby adopted. 11 SECTION 2. These rules are adopted by the Common Council 12 pursuant to the authority of Article III Section 34 of the Charter 13 of the City of San Bernardino. The objective of the rules is to 14 assure that meetings will proceed in an orderly manner and that 15 all interested parties shall have an opportunity to participate in i 16 germane discussion of matters of business before the Common 17 Council. 16 SECTION 3. Resolution Igo. 81-161 is hereby repealed. 19 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly 20 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San 21 Bernardino at a regular meeting thereof, held on 22 the 17th day of September , 1984, by the following vote, 23 to wit 24 AYES: Council Members Castaneda, Reilly, �?ark�s 25 Qulel, Frazier. , Strickler 26 NAYS: Council member. Hernandez 21 ABSENT: None 28 City Clerk I 1 The foregoing resolution is hereby approved t day 7 2 of September 19B4. 3 ayo f C ty of San Bernardino S Approved as to form: 6 � 7 C3.ty Atotorney 8 9 10 it 12 13 14 15 ' 16 17 1$ 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PROCEDURAL RILES FOR MEETINGS OF 2 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL 3 4 I. PRESIDING OFFICER 5 These rules recognize the fact that Article III , Section 36 6 of the Charter of the City of San Bernardino charges the Mayor 7 with the duty to serve as Presiding officer of meetings of the 8 Common Council without the right to vote. In the absence of the 9 Mayor, the Common Council shall have the right to select one of io its own members to serve as Presiding Officer. When a Council 11 member is serving as Presiding Officer, he shall retain all the 12 rights of a Council member, as well as assume those of the 13 Presiding Officer, and shall have the same power to disapprove any 14 order as the Mayor would have had if present and presiding. 15 A. The Presiding Officer shall be fair and impartial during 16 the deliberations and proceedings of the Mayor and 17 Common Council. He shall be bound by and comply with 18 these rules of the Common. Council in his actions and 19 conduct as Presiding Officer. 20 B. The Presiding Officer may make brief introductory 21 remarks and may recommend, or advocate approval. or 22 disapproval., a continuance, or any other action 23 concerning any business item after the number and title 24 of the item is announced by the City Clerk. The 25 Parliamentarian may act to terminate those introductory 26 remarks that appear to be excessive and, thereafter, 27 such remarks shall cease. Introductory remarks can be 28 made by the originator of the item. F"t1 ) A An terminated comments , debate or discussion ter n ed at y ma y be 2 any time, without recognition by the chair, by a motion 3 for the previous question which is duly adopted by the d € Common Council. 5 D, The Presiding officer shall maintain control of the i 6 meeting and impartially recognize persons desiring tc 7 address the Common Council.. He shall strive to be fair, 8 impartial and courteous while maintaining control. 9 Concerning contested or controversial items, he shall 10 attempt to fairly apportion the allotted time for debate 11 or presentation of evidence between proponents and 12 opponents. He shall not threaten , intimidate or engage 13 in personal attacks upon or criticism of any person at 14 the meeting. He shall not comment upon or evaluate the 15 remarks made by any person except in the lawful exercise i 16 of his right to approve or disapprove any order of the 17 Common Council. Such right shall be exercised before 18 adjournment. 19 E. Except when the motion is non-debatable , the Presiding { i 20 officer shall permit each Council member to make remarks 21 relevant to the matter under discussion before the vote i 22 thereon is taken. 23 F. The City Clerk, City Administrator or City Attorney 24 shall be recognized by the Presiding Officer after such 23 official has sought recognition by obtaining the 26 attention of the Presiding officer and shall be given 27 the floor as soon as the speaker having the floor is 28 finished. -2- I G. Any ;interpretation of these rules by the Presiding 2 officer can be overruled by a successful appeal of the 1 3 ruling of the Presiding officer or by a motion adopted 4 by the Common Council to waive the rule in question , or 5 by a ruling of the Parliamentarian of the Common Council 6 which can override the interpretation of the Presiding 7 officer. 8 II. PARLIAMENTARIAN 9 A Parliamentarian shall be chosen by the Common Council.. The 10 Parliamentarian shall have the responsibility of monitoring the 11 meetings of the Common Council for compliance with and enforcement 12 of these rules by rendering decisions on requests for points of 13 order from other members or by interrupting the proceedings to 14 call attention to any violation of these rules. A decision by the 15 Parliamentarian shall be final, except when such decision is 16 voided by a motion to waive the rule in question which is adopted 17 by the Common Council.. if the motion to waive cannot be decided lg by four or more ayes or nays , the discussion shall be terminated 19 and postponed until the end of the same Council meeting. 20 111 , CONDUCT OF MEMBERS 21 A. Members of the Common Council shall conform to these 22 rules in their own conduct and shall assist in causing 23 compliance with these rules during the course of all 24 meetings. 25 B. The members of the Common Council are charged with 26 conducting themselves in an orderly manner and shall not 27 threaten, intimidate or engage in personal attacks or 28 criticism of any person at the meeting. -3- i C. Members shall strive, at all times, to keep their 2 remarks germane to the item which is on the floor for 3 discussion and every attempt shall be made to process 4 the business of the meeting in an expeditious and 5 courteous manner. 6 IV. " 4 I hjL item to be awns red by- %tbe k8ybr d d Cart Cbdnell at 8 j?,KbA#.v t,aq xW4 1:�* pp n!Ad to t#e efts.' C tl+ r, 9 RiA pqpoAt Wo 4f .the 144 9l .r� to 10 P4 00 . T.11Wax f01X9W 49 tote flat Aa.d 'WUA� Kar-id#► -6 of 11 th for L?equlAr m9*tLftg44 r pr#er tO 0400 PM. at least ree 12 Sip s before any add c?.p ed r�+�F .1*r -.mooti rks of they t ,t 13 au+4 Col mon Council, and at lea*st 24 hours before speciaLl *eetings, 1 ` 14 4qd for the eaergopcy supp ental agOO44p., prior to nWn po the 15 wadneaday before the regular meetipq. Oxeopt an provided in- these 16 rulAO, no item or matter shall be presented to the Mayor and 17 Cbvmon Council at a public meeting unless and until a motion is 18 opted by the-COMOn :Council ter waive the 4900" dSadli.n# 19 Nt 20 Any request to reconsider an item previously considered and 21 acted upon in a final manner by the Mayor and Common Council: shall 22 be placed at the end of the supplemental agenda for a determination 23 of whether it should be set for a bearing at an appropriate time 24 and place. 25 Iv, PROCESSING OF MOTIONS 2,6 When a motion is made and seconded, it shall be stated by the 27 Presiding officer or City Clerk before debate. A motion may be 28 withdrawn by the mover or seconder at any time before a vote is -d- I taken on the item, 2 A. motions Out of Order. The Presiding officer shall at 3 any time , by majority consent of the members, permit a 4 member to introduce an ordinance , resolution or motion 5 out of the regular agenda order. 6 B. Division of Question. If the question contains two or 7 more divisible propositions , the Presiding Officer may, g and upon request of a member shall (unless appealed ) , 9 divide the same. 10 VI. PRECEDENCE OF MOTIONS 11 When a motion is before the Common Council , no motion shall 12 be entertained except: (a) to adjourn, (b) to fix hour of 13 adjournment, (c) to lay on the table , (d ) for the previous 14 question* (e) to amend or present a substitute motion , (f) to 15 postpone (continue) to a certain day, (g ) to refer , and (h) to 16 postpone indefinitely. The foregoing motions shall have 17 precedence in the order indicated above. 18 EXPLANATION OF MOTIONS 19 A. Motion to Adjourn. (debatable as to time and place) A 20 motion to adjourn shall be in order at any time, except 21 as follows: (1) when repeated without intervening 22 business or discussion; (2) when made as an interruption 23 of a member while speaking; (3 ) when the previous 24 question has been ordered; and (4 ) while a vote is being 25 taken. A motion to adjourn to a specified time shall be 26 debatable only as to the time to which the meeting is 27 adjourned. 2g I B. Motion to Fix Hour of Adjournment. The purpose of a i 1 motion to fix the hour of adjournment is to set a 2 definite time at which to adjourn , The motion is 3 undebatable and amendable except as to the time set, 4 C. Motion to Table. (debatable only as to time and place) 5 The purpose of a. motion to table is to temporarily 6 bypass the subject. A motion to lay on the table is 7 non-debatable and shall preclude all amendments or 8 debate of the subject under consideration. If the 9 motion shall prevail, the matter may he "taken from the 10 table" at any time. 11 A. Motion for Previous Question. The purpose of a motion 12 for the previous question is to close debate on the main 13 motion. It is non-debatable. (Just stating "question' 14 or "call for the question" does not accomplish the same l5 thing. ) If the motion fails, debate is reopened; if the 16 motion passes , then there shall be a vote on the main 17 motion. 18 E. Motion to Amend. (debatable only as to amendment) A 19 motion to amend an amendment is in order, but one to 20 amend an amendment to an amendment is not. An amendment 21 modifying the intention of a motion is in order, but an 22 amendment relating to a different matter shall not be in 23 order. A substitute motion on the same subject is 24 acceptable. Amendments shall be voted first, then the 25 main motion as amended shall be voted. 26 F, Motion to Reconsider. (non--debatable after being 27 seconded ) The motion to reconsider shall include the 28 -6- I y 1 reason for the request in order to be recognized and 2 valid. 3 G. Motion to Continue. (debatable only as to reason) 4 S. Motion to Refer. (debatable only as to destination of 5 referral ) 6 VII, VOWING 7 on the passage of every motion, the vote shall be taken and 8 entered in full upon the record. 9 A, failure to Vote. Every member should vote Unless 10 disqualified for cause. 11 1. Self-disqualification, without approval, which 12 results in a tie vote should be avoided as 13 thwarting Council action, but no Council member 14 shall be forced to vote. 15 2. Tie votes are "lost" motions and, by vote of the 16 Council, may be reconsidered later. 17 B. Presence Required. only those members of the Common 18 Council actually rep sent in the Council Chambers at the 19 time the vote is called for shall vote. Council. members 20 shall cast their vote as expeditiously as possible and I 21 may press their voting button on an item when leaving 22 the Chambers for a short time and that vote shall count. 23 A Council member should strive to be present at all 24 times during an evidentiary and quasi-judicial hearing. _ 25 C. Reconsideration. Any member may ;rove a reconsideration 26 of any Council action at the same meeting. i 27 D. Changing Vote. Any member may change his vote before the 28 meeting is adjourned for that day, provided he orally -7- I and publicly announces to all members present that his 2 Mote will be changed. (A Council member should consider 3 the effect of his change of vote on the vested rights of 4 others who may have relied Upon a prior Council action. ) 5 VIII. APPEALS FROM THE RULING OF THE CHAIR 6 A. Whenever a decision has been rendered by the Presiding 7 Officer concerning the operating procedures of the 8 Common Council and before the Common Council moves on to 9 further business , any member wishing to dissent that 10 decision may, without recognition by the Presiding 11 Officer, declare "I appeal the ruling of the chair". 12 B. When this occurs , the Presiding Officer shall, without 13 the allowance of any discussion , call for a vote on the 14 .motion to appeal; and if the voting members of the 15 Common Council sustain the appeal by a vote of five or 16 more , then the appeal shall be sustained and the 17 business under discussion when the ruling was made shall 18 proceed as if the Presiding Officer had not made the 19 ruling in question, 20 C. If the appeal is not supported by at least five of the 21 voting members present, then the appeal shall be 22 declared lost by the Presiding Officer and the Common 23 Council shall proceed with the order of business. 24 25 26 27 28 -8- i "Building a Better Community" Name of Program: Operational Guidelines Protrram:Code of ConductiGuidelines PROPOSED TOPIC AREAS FOR A CODE OF CONDUCT/Guidelines 1. General Overview The residents and businesses of the City of San Bernardino are entitled to have fair, ethical and accountable local government which has earned the public's full confidence for integrity. To this end, the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino have adopted a Code of Conduct for its members to assure public confidence in the integrity of local government and its effective and fair operations. 2. Rules of Decorum The professional and personal conduct of the Mayor and Common Council must be above reproach and avoid the appearance of impropriety. The Mayor and members of the Common Council shall refrain from abusive conduct, personal or verbal attacks upon the character or motives of each other,the staff or the public. 3. Rcspfgt for the Process The Mayor and members of the Common Council shall perform their duties in accordance with the presesset:aftdfulesprocedural rules for meetings ef order established by them in governing the deliberation of public policy issues, involvement of the public and the implementation of policy decisions of the Mayor and Common Council by City staff. 4. Conduct of Public Meetings The Mayor and Common Council shall prepare themselves for public issues; listen courteously and attentively to all public discussions before the body; and focus on the business at hand. They shall refrain from interrupting other speakers; making personal comments not germane to the business of the body:or otheiivise interfering with the orderly conduct of meetings. S. Pecis"s based on Merit The Mayor and Common Council shall base their decisions on the merits and substance of the matter at hand.rather than on unrelated considerations. 6. Sharing pj IpLe gtatign 2a Issaes under Consideration The Mayor and Common Council shall publicly share substantive information that is relevant to a matter under their consideration,which they may have received from sources outside of the public decision-making process. 7. Connict of Interest In order to assure their independence and impartiality on behalf of the common good,the Mayor and Common Council shall not use their official positions to influence government decisions in which they have a material financial interest;or where they have an organizational responsibility or personal relationship which may give the appearance of a conflict of interest_ S. Gifts and Favors The Mayor and Common Council shall not take any special advantage of services or opportunities for personal gain, by virtue of their public office that is not available to the public in general. They shall refrain from accepting any gifts, favors or promises of future benefits which might compromise their independence of judgment or action. or give the appearance of being compromised. Page I of 9 j "Building a Better Community" 9, Confidential Information The Mayor and Common Council shall respect the confidentiality of information concerning the property, personnel or affairs of the City. They shall neither disclose confidential information without proper legal authorization,nor use such information to advance their personal,financial or other private interest. 10. Use of Nblic_Resoutws The Mayor and Common Council shall not use public resources that are not available to the public in general, such as City staff time, equipment, supplies or facilities for private gain or personal purposes. 11. 4e t 4W@r and Gemmen Geonell shall"e!appear 014 behalf of PFk-04 iffierew er third Ffif4jes befeFe w Mft ed:t�dMr tErt 12. Independence of Boards and Commissions The Mayor and Common Council shall refrain from using their position to unduly influence the deliberations or outcomes of commission proceedings. 13. Policy,Rok of Members The Mayor and Common Council are responsible for setting clear direction and policies and for holding the City Manager accountable for achieving those policies. The Mayor and Common Council shall-should,respect and adhere to the established procedurs9sl eagneil f city government whereby the Council determines the policies of the City with the advice,information and analysis provided by the public,commissions and City staff. The Mayor and Common Council "Ishould,thwefem. not interfere with the administrative functions of the City or the professional duties of City staff nor shQM dell they impair the ability of staff to implement Council policy decisions per Ci jy Charter Section 104. The Mayor and Common Council will not divert management from the approved priorities with issues of personal interest or requests for information that may require significant staff resources without the active approval of the majority of the Mayor and Common Council. The Council will come to consensus regarding major issues that need further exploration and analysis so as to judiciously assign tasks to the City Manager and his staff: This lagtmatse..does not prohibit The Mavor and Common Council from_hrineing information forward and disckss n2l with the it Manager and Staff. 14. Public Relations When the Mayor and Common Council have not taken a position on an issue, neither the Mayor nor any Councilmember vA44-shop-Id-speak on behalf of the Mayor and Common Council. When presenting their individual opinions and positions, Councilmembers shall should explicitly state that they do not represent their body,the City of San Bernardino,nor will-should they encouraQt eNs,A the inference that they do. After a decision is made, the Mayor serves as the spokesperson for the City's view on policy matters; the Common Council w4-should speak with `one voice_" One-the—Com nen Gotineil :......,kell _ -,,eie. _.he Zvi+l-let-the �.,,.,a.,.,a ffi,,:a ...,ae....," ..a Geufteil'a stwe ciir�ieA-aed deeisic+rt: 15. Post ft e Work Place Environment The Mayor and Common Council shall support the maintenance of a positive and constructive work place environment for City employees and for residents and businesses dealing with the City. The Mayor and Common Council shall recognize their special role in dealings with City employees and in no way create the perception of inappropriate direction to staff. Page 2 of 9 I "Building a Better Community" 16. Communication with City Manager and Staff • The City Manager is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of City government. • Unless it is a simple inquiry,the Mayor or members of the Common Council will contact the City Manager before going to Department Diredors. • When contacting Department Directors through e-mail,the Mayor and Council members will copy the City Manager as a courtesy. • The City Manager will ensure that the Mayor and Common Council are proactively informed on major policy issues or issues that may attract media or public attention; likewise, the Mayor and Common Council members will give the City Manager notice if he or she learns of issues of concern. • The Mayor,Common Council,City Manager and staff will not blindside each other in public. • Council members are encouraged to submit questions on agenda items to the City Manager as far in advance of the meeting as possible so that staff can be prepared to respond at the meeting. • The Mayor and Common Council shall not criticize staff in public. • The Mayor and Common Council will refer citizen complaints to staff and give them adequate AOMk time to respond. Staff will report back to the Council through the City Manager on the resolutions of these complaints. • The Mayor and Councilmembers will be provided with information from staff and other members on an equal basis so that they are equally prepared to make good decisions, 17. Compliance and Enforeement The Code of Conduct expresses standards of ethical conduct expected of the Mayor and Common Council. The protocols are intended to be self-enforcing; members themselves have the primary responsibility to assure that the standards are understood and met The Mayor has the additional responsibility to intervene when the actions of Council members appear to be in violation of the Code during the process of conducting the Council meetings. The Mayor and Common Council may impose sanctions on members whose conduct does not f comply with the City's ethical standards, limited loos reprimand, formal censure,of-loss of committee assignments or fines pursuant to Charter Section 34 onh. A violation of this Code of Conduct shall not be considered a basis for challenging the validity of a council decision.The Mayor and Council members entering office shall sign a statement affirming that thev have read and understood the Code of Conduct and protocol. Page 3 of 9 II "Building a Better Community" 11'ame of Program: Operational Guidelines Program: Agenda Guidelines fRQ,LOSEDAGENDA GUII?RLINE� FOR BRINGING MATTERS BEFORE COMMON COUNCIL 1. Placing Matters On The Agenda In addition to matters pending before any committee,commission or other advisory body of the Common Council,matters pertinent to and within the jurisdiction of the City shall be placed on the agenda by the yMyor_and_Cpi7tmm-iCouncil, City Clerk, City Attorney; Citv_Treasurer. and City Manager. All written petitions, communications,and other matters to be submitted to the City Council for inclusion in the agenda packet for consideration at a regular or adjourned regular meeting should be delivered to the City Manager's Office no later than the time established by current administrative policy. The City Cleric shall compile the agenda, listing all matters to be considered by the Council aceording to the order of business,numbering each item consecutively. 2. Submission of Agenda Item Staff Rcoot is Mayor and Common Council staff report and back-up material should be prepared and submitted to the City Manager's Office two weeks prior to each regular Common Council meeting at which the item shall be heard. if an item has been continued to a future meeting and requires new or additional back-up material,it shall be due within one week of the following meeting. 3. Preparation and Distribution of the Arcade Packet The City Clerk shall prepare the Agenda packet Not later than 5:00 p.m.on the Thursday prior to each regular Common Council meeting a copy of the agenda with accompanying staff reports and other background materials shall be delivered to eaeh the Mayor and each Councilmernber so as to be available no later than the Thursday preceding the Council Meeting. Except in the case of items qualifying as urgency items under the Brown Act, no item shall be considered by the Mayor and Common Council if not included in the agenda: however, a correction or supplement to an item already contained in the packet may be included. Page 4 of 9 10 "Building a Better Community" 4. Postiag of Agenda The City Clerk shall post the agenda of each City Council Regular or Adjourned Regular Meeting at least 72 hours in advance of said meeting in a location that is freely accessible to members of the public. The City Clerk shall maintain an affidavit indicating the location,date and time of posting each agenda. ,r>. FailuM to 1V"t Noodling a. The City Clerk shall not,without the consent of the City Manager,accept any new agenda item after the deadlines established in the administrative policies_excej r e Mayor and C'vmmon Council_City Treasurer,and-('ily,Attome;•. b. Generally:oOnly those matters listed on the agenda shall be acted upon by the Mayor and Common Council. However, if a matter arises after aostina of the aeenda, the_proyisions_of the 3rgwt�LArt shall appl). T med4e$te urger* r'414wneyz k txld asied upoil by the Mayer +5-9et•ed ifl (Teo Cctctrteail-lc4+tetitert�} iHe {+plitxeltle Irrctrtti�e�r►s ci#t�tCift tt ROLE OF MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL REGARDING COUNCIL MEE'T'INGS 1. While the Common Council is in session. the Mayor, Councilmembers and City staff shall maintain strict order and decorum. Neither the Mayor nor any Councilmember shall delay or interrupt the proceedings of the Common Council or interrupt any member while speaking. 2. Councilmembers should indicate to the Mayor that they want to speak. The Mayor will acknowledge them before they begin Io speak. 3. Any councilmember shall have the right to express dissent from, or protest to,or comment upon, any action of the Common Council. 4. Once a vote is taken on an issue,Councilmembers are encouraged to w wsupport the law made by the Common Council. When possible,the Common Council should attempt to reach consensus on an issue. When this is not possible,the majority vote shall prevail;however,the Common Council shall respect the opinion ofthe tttoofityminority. Page 5 of 9 i "Building a Better Community" 5. The Mayor and Common Council shall publicly share substantive information, which they may have received from sources outside the public decision-making process, which is relevant to a matter under consideration by the Common Council. 6. The Mayor and Common Council will strive for a win-win situation by respecting diverse opinions. They will allow for everyone's opinion to be heard and respected, even if they do not win the vote or prevail on the issue. 7. The Mayor and Common Council will allow room for dialogue. When discussing an agenda item, the members will allow the opportunity to dialogue with each other to build consensus on an item. {F*rm -.indent:tern a" I ROLE OF CITY STAF F REGARDING COUNCIL MEETINGS 1. City staff will provide written analysis and information on all agenda items prior to the meetings. Additionally,a copy of the materials,including technical reports,will be available to the public. 2. Staff will be available to answer questions of the City Council prior to and during City Council meetings. 3. Staff will respond to questions from the public during City Council meetings when requested to do so by the Mayor,City Council,or City Manager. 4. During Council meetings,staff shall turn off or switch any electronic equipment such as pagers and cellular telephones to a silence mode. 5. Staff will remain objective on issues, Staff should not be an advocate for issues unless so directed by the Mayor and Common Council,rather,they should promote or assist the efforts of Mayor and Common Council, 6, City staff will implement all Mayor and Common Council policies as directed by the City Manager. ROLE OF THE PUBLIC DURING COUNCIL MEETINGS ], Members of the public attending Council meetings shall observe the same rules and decorum applicable to the Mayor,Common Council,and staff. 2. All speakers must approach the podium when recognized by the Mayor. Members of the public shall only speak from the podium. Page 6 of 9 "Building a Better Community" len?tat 8re tfffaeeeptfible. The Public shall not_engaQe in conduct_that �iirupt:,the m�etink- 3. Members of the public shall turn off or switch any electronic equipment such as pagers and cellular telephones to a silent mode while attending a City Council meeting. 4. if a memher of the public desires to provide written correspondence(11 copies recommended)to the Mayor and Common Council,all such materials shall be given directly to the City Clerk prior to the meeting,or if during the course of the meeting,the materials shall be.given to the City staff on the dais. At no time shall the public provide materials directly to the Mayor and Council. Name of Program: Operational Guidelines Program: Council Committees PROPOSED STANTDING AND AD HOC COUNCIL COMMIT EES GUIULMS STANDING CONIMETTEES 1. Polito It is the policy of the Mayor and Common Council to use standing committees in open and public meetings to study City Business in greater depth than what is possible in the time allotted for Council meetings. 2. ►o These rules are intended to enhance public participation and committee meetings so that the best possible decisions can be made for San Bernardino. 3. General Reogirements Common Council standing committees shall be subject to the following procedural rules. 4. Ouorum A majority of the committee membership shall constitute a quorum. S. Referrals Only a vote of the Common Council as a whole, shall make referrals to the standing committees. Referrals will generally be directed to only one of the Page 7 of 9 `Building a Better Community standing committees. Items may be withdrawn from the committee and taken up for consideration by the Common Council at any Common Council meeting with the consent of a majority of the Common Council,and subject to any applicable Wiring or agenda posting requirements. a tit8i� a•tcar+lrrlit +ttErt- _.� ,.. hel;:i.., the standing eemmittee to ..h ieh the re f"al bag r�tde+r+ t�s�eale-a pre3pc,+ a#t#re-mmteF--SttmdiRg eemn3ittee tndeti�s dur+ng-+*�ieH OW b. Function of Committees The ptrrposc and intent of committee meetings is to provide for more thorough and detailed discussion and study of prospective or current Council agenda items with a full and complete airing of all sentiments and expressions of opinion on city problems by both the Common Council and the public, to the end that Common Council action will be expedited. Actions of the committee shall be advisory recommendations only. Within 120 days of the referral,the item will be placed back on the Common Council agenda for an update or final action. 7. MiDutes The Common Council staff shall be responsible for the preparation and distribution to the Mayor and Conunon Council of the minutes of standing committee meetings. The minutes for these meetings shall be action minutes which reflect the motions made during these meetings. The minutes shall be delivered to the Mayor and Councilmembers before the Council meeting at which the Committee's recommendations are to be discussed. S. Renort of Cgmtnittee The minutes of each committee meeting shall serve as the report to the Mayor and Common Council. Any member may write a separate report. 9. Azendik The chairperson of each standing committee shall prepare the agenda for committee meetings,the sequence of study being, within reasonable limits of practicality, the same as the sequence of referral. 14. Public Participation Public comment on agenda items will be limited to a maximum of three minutes per speaker, or any alternate time limit specified by the presiding officer. 11. Conduct of Standing Committee Meetings Page 8 of 9 i i I "Building a Better Community" The chairperson of each committee may conduct meetings with as much informality as is consistent with Mayor and Common Council procedural rules tQ•MLertines,which shall also be in effect during committee meetings. The views of interested private citizens may be heard in committee meetings, but in no case shall a committee meeting be used as a substitute for public hearings required by law. 12. Oral Communications Opportunities for oral communications shall be provided in the same manner as Council meetings. ,)HOC COMM..LaEES In addition to standing committees,the Mayor Pro Tempore, subject to approval of the Common j Council, may appoint members to such other Ad Hoc Council Committees as deemed desirable and necessary to assist and advise the council in its work. Upon his/her appointment,the Mayor Pro Tempore shall review the number and purpose of the Ad Hoc Committees before assigning members. These Ad Hoc Committees meet on as needed basis. Page 9 of 9 Attachment Q Excerpts from the Mayor and Common Council Retreat March 25 -27 , 2010 0 6) Create economic development plan and strategies (e.g. Downtown) Identify a master plan which will clearly spell out short and long term goals • Reinvigorate downtown • Aggressively pursue downtown redevelopment focused on BDA resources and partnerships with SANBAG, Omnitrans, SBIA, IVDA, and County and Courts • Plan with future "what-if" and worst case scenarios to prevent unintended consequences • Identify key economic development opportunities throughout City and Develop strategic plan for capitalizing on opportunity areas Education 7) Partner with School District to support K-12 education. • Work with school district, university and community college to develop and support educational reforms for our public schools to create a successful education K-12 pipeline Partner more closely with school administration (school by school and neighborhood by neighborhood) to prevent crimes by and against children • Strive for a high quality educational system • Promote effective partnering with our education community • Support public schools • Development coordinated educational service from birth through retirement 8) Provide incentives and streamline support for charter, preschool and higher learning • Support Charter schools • Provide incentives and streamlined support for Charter, pre-school and higher learning institutions • Work with charter schools to support their physical campus needs Responsive Government 9) Enhance customer service, communications with residents, and response times • Develop a comprehensive communication strategy for City government • Require 24-hour response time for email or phone • Provide customer service training quarterly conducted by department heads rewarding support staff with "atta boys/girls" via survey completions • Mandatory customer service training 187 Review and update the City Charter to assure the most efficient effective form of government • Modernize City by sponsoring a charter change process and bring it to the voters • Decrease elected positional - City Clerk, City Treasurer, City Attorney • Implement a proposed Charter change with will benefit the residents of SIB • Change for of government by bringing outside departments/agencies under one roof • Change form of government • Review and update Charter to assure the most efficient, effective form of government 0i 2 2010 MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL GOALS Safe Community 1) Empower, support and expand neighborhood associations 2) Change image to one of a safe community through responsive public safety efforts 3) Implement proactive public safety strategies Business and Economic Development 4) Streamline development process 5) Create an aggressive economic development marketing plan b) Create economic development plan and strategies (e.g. Downtown) Education 7) Partner with School District to support K-12 education 8) Provide incentives and streamline support for charter, preschool and higher learning Responsive Government 9) Enhance customer service, communications with residents, and response times 10)Review and update the City Charter to assure the most efficient effective form of government Vibrant Quality of Life 11)Enhance arts, culture, special event to include options and convenience to become a destination city 12)Provide additional libraries, community centers, parks and recreation funding and programs Transportation and Infrastructure 13)Create transit oriented development 14)Establish an infrastructure plan 14 i Beautification 15)Enhance code enforcement 16)Enhance gateway and commercial corridors and public right-of-ways Housing and Home Ownership 17)Develop multifaceted housing strategy 18)Develop strategies and incentives to increase homeownership ratio FOLLOW UP STRATEGY FOR GOALS AND PRIORITIES DEVELOPMENT 1. Develop Plan to Address Goals Staff will use the Council's goals (except for Goat #10) to develop a strategic plan that provides detail about how each goal could be addressed, including individual objectives, the resources needed, and time frames May be helpful to categorize the goals into a one-year, three year, and five year plan Bring the strategic plan back to the Mayor and Council at a future time for review Council will use this information to determine what the City can and can't do and what wilt need to be pushed out to the future x• 2) Mayor and Council will address Goal #10 as Committee of the Whole Goal #10 is a Council issue and requires a policy-making discussion. We Witt meet as a committee of the whole, have open and honest dialogue, and figure out how to pursue the 3 or 4 separate issues as listed below: (1) Bring agencies that are currently outside the Mayor's office into the City Manager's office (2) We have overlap between the Mayors office and the City Manager's Office in terms of roles and need to clarify those roles (3) Taking certain elected offices and making them appointed offices (4) Make sure that Council has a clear role in policy making - enable the Council to take back the primary role in policy making 15 ACTION STEPS TO MOVE FORWARD Action Step_ When 1. Tyler sends Report; Manager distributes to the Council Monday 2. Convene a meeting to do the OGL/Code of Conduct Post Apr 15 but before May 15 3. Council would like to have a list with specific examples from the City No later than Manager about the impediments and the benefits regarding charter May 15 changes. List the specific outcomes of what would happen if the issue were changed. Help us understand why each issue is a problem and what would be the benefit of changing it. 4. Convene a meeting to talk about Goal #10 (see strategy on page 14) Post Apr 15 but before May 30 5. City Manager/Communications Manager will refine the Vision By April 30 b. Present the Vision statement to Council for review and revision April/May and/or adoption 7. City Manager will bring to the Council a plan that addresses when the By May 15 Strategic Plans) information will be presented to the Council 8. Council will consider the Strategic Plan(s) provided by the Manager TBD according to the development and implementation schedule 9. Review progress on goals/ptans over the course of the year TBD 10.Hold an annual Council retreat to review progress (1-2 days) - it may TBD be good to hold the session before budget meetings Attachment 3 MANAGEMENT PARTNERS I N C O R P © R A T E D To: Charles E. McNeely, City Manager City of San Bernardino From: Andy Belknap, Regional Vice President Lynn Dantzker, Senior Manager Subject: City Charter, Council/Manager Form of Government and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Date: June 3, 2010 Following a retreat held in March 2010 by the Mayor and Common Council of San Bernardino, you asked Management Partners to prepare a memorandum report in response to the following question: 'What elements of the City Charter or Municipal Code contribute to preventing the effective implementation of the council/manager form of government and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the organization?" Management Partners reviewed the City Charter as well as elements of the Municipal Code. This memo provides an inventory (Attachment A) of those Charter or Municipal Code provisions that we believe operationally impact the ability of the City's chief administrafive officer (City Manager) to carry out duties typical of such a position. Within the industry, it is generally accepted that the chief executive of a modem local government needs to be vested with enough authority to be able to bring about the following objectives. • Implement community-wide goals and objectives established by the Mayor and Common Council. • Establish consistent standards of accountability for performance across the entire organization. Improve the effectiveness of internal services within the organization and service delivery to the community, While the Charter provides for the position of City Manager, the City organization actually operates under a type of strong mayor-city manager (not council manager), which is a hybrid not typically found in other cities, especially the size of San Bernardino. In San Bernardino some municipal functions report to the Mayor and/or Common Council, others to advisory bodies (Component Boards), while still others report to the City Manager. In some cities with a directly elected mayor with specified authority as well as a city manager (such as the City of San Jose), there are clear delineations regarding who has the force and authority of the chief administrative officer of the city (as does the City Manager in San Jose). This clarity is lacking in San Bernardino. 2107 North First Street Suite 470 www.managementportners.com 408 437 5400 San Jose,CA 95131 Fax 453 6191 City Charter,Counc3VManager Form of Government Page 2 and Effective and Efficient service Delivery A number of operational impacts result from the confused lines of authority as provided in the current San Bemardino City Charter, including the following. • Internal service functions are fragmented, and they struggle to modernize, streamline and provide valued, cost effective service to the community and the organization. • Because of the decentralized nature of authority, significant and unnecessary amounts of staff time and severely constrained resources are spent trying to bring various municipal functions into a unified, goal-oriented team with a common vision and strong commitment to produce results. • The City suffers from compromised problem solving and strategic planning due to fragmented and potentially conflicting lines of authority. As was commented upon in our March 2007 organizational report, the City's performance under these circumstances is, in many ways, impressive. The inventory of Charter and or Municipal Code provisions described in Attachment A are categorized into three areas. Management Partners believes these have significant operational impacts. 1. Organizational Structure 2. Efficiency and Effectiveness 3, Fiscal Management and Responsibility As in most California cities, with a city manager, for the city manager of San Bernardino to be able to manage and lead the operations of the City government, mandate and implement efficient and effective services to the community, and be held accountable for such operations by the Mayor and Common Council, s/he needs to have authority to: • Hire, discipline and terminate all department heads (effectively) and employees (following collective bargaining agreements, state and federal laws, and a merit-based personnel system). • Direct changes for efficiency and improvement in all City departments, • Recommend to the Mayor and Common Council policy changes and improvements and regarding all City operations and implement them with consistency and professionalism across ali municipal functions. By having a position called City Manager (which has been the job title used since the 1930s to define the chief administrative officer for professionally managed cities), the residents of San Bernardino should expect professional management. The 2004 charter change was an important and significant step in recognizing this objective and the City hired a city manager with this goal in mind. However, the current City Charter does not, provide the authority typically assigned a city manager position in council/manager cities or, as the Argument in Favor of Measure "G" stated in 2004, fully achieve the goal of vesting a professional with "the responsibility to manage our City." Back round The City recognized the need to begin to create a professional city management structure and in November 2004, the voters of San Bernardino approved a ballot measure (Measure G)which repealed the City Charter in effect at the time and replaced it with a new City Charter. City Charter,Council Manager Farm of Government and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Page 3 According to the Impartial Analysis by the City Attorney, the major difference between the old Charter and the new, "revolve around the creation of the position of city manager, and to make it easier to file initiatives and recall City-wide elected officials." The new Charter became effective in March 2006. Among other provisions, those relative to overall management of the City in the proposed new City Charter included: • Designating the Mayor as the chief executive officer of the City of San Bernardino. • Creating the 'position of city manager and the eligibility, requirements to be appointed to that position.' • Designating the City Manager as the chief administrative officer of the City to be responsible for the administration of all City departments, except the offices of the Mayor, City Attorney, City Clerk, City Treasurer, the Water Department, the Free Public Library and the Civil Service System. (The San Bernardino Municipal Code also provides for oversight of the economic development function by the Mayor and Common Council and the new Charter did not amend that structure). • Setting forth the authority and duties of the City Manager relative to supervision, appointment and removal of certain full-time, temporary, and part-time City employees • Designating the Mayor as the person who appoints and removes the City Manager, Acting City Manager, Police Chief and Fire Chief, subject to Council approval. • Maintaining the Mayor's present general supervision of the Police Chief and Fire Chief. The argument in Favor of Measure "G" stated that: it is time for our City to adopt a professional, City Manager form of government like the majority of cities in California. Although a City Administrator has long been assigned many of the duties of a City Manager, no professional administratorlmanager position is authorized by our City Charter. Consequently, San Bernardino City Administrators have not had the responsibility to manage our city.... This proposed Charter keeps most of the provisions of the current Charter, including a strong Mayor. However, Measure "G"creates the position of City Manager who will, under the general supervision of the Mayor, direct the day to day operations of the City..." `The Mayor will continue to ... have general supervision over all departments and institutions of the City...." No argument against Measure"G"was filed. Ballot arguments are not required to be factually correct; they represent the views and perspectives of the individuals who submit them. While the new Charter created the position of City Manager, an important step toward a councilimanager form of govemment, the new City Charter contains provisions that impede the City Manager from exercising responsibility and authority for effective and efficient service delivery. Specifically, the City Charter: • Did not formally establish the councillmanager form of government for the City of San Bernardino. Unlike many City Charters, no form of government was specifically stated in the new City Charter(See Attachment B). • Designated the Mayor as the Chief Executive Officer of the City (strong Mayor), with responsibility for general supervision of the Police Chief and Fire Chief. While the City Manager was designated to have day-today supervision of these functions, this does not achieve the objective of having full responsibility for managing the City. • Maintained three separate departments under the administrative and operational direction of three advisory bodies (Component Boards) appointed by the Mayor and i City Charter,Council/Manager Form of Govemment and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Page 4 Common Council, not the City Manager. The Charter change also was silent with respect to the Economic Development Agency, which was and still is under the supervision of the Mayor and Common Council (by provision of the Municipal Code). • Retained the authority of the Mayor and Common Council to appoint and remove all full- and part-time City employees. Some, but not all, may be removed upon the recommendation of the City Manager. Attachment A provides an analysis of City Charter and Municipal Code sections that elaborate further on these issues as well as others we believe impede the City Manager from effectively planning, managing and delivering community services. In March 2007, Management Partners prepared an Organization Review of the City of San Bernardino and in March 2010 provided a Status Update on the 2007 Organization Review, The 2007 report concluded that the current state of operations within the government was not the result of wastefulness but, "rather the natural result of the historical development of a government that has outmoded information systems, inadequate management support and a multitude of convoluted low value processes! "Compounded by a serious (and now urgent) fiscal situation, the primary recommendation of the report was that the govemment must modernize... and the political and management superstructure needs to be streamlined." The report went on to state that if the City is committed to becoming an efficient and aligned organization, then it must make major changes to the overarching way it is organized. The March 2010 Status Update reported little change in this area. The report stated that the consequence of making little or no change in the governance structure will sidestep the most important issue that needs to be addressed to allow the City of San Bemardino to become a cost-effective, progressive and sustainable government delivering valued services to the community. Each report cited many, many examples of the operational and service delivery impacts resulting directly from the current organizational structure. Councq/Manager Form of Government There are 480 incorporated cities in California. Among these, 117 have their own charters. Most of the cities with a charter (like San Bernardino)were incorporated during the first half of the 20t century, or earlier. About 75% of California cities operate under the general laws of the State of California rather than their own charter. The counciUmanager form of government is the predominant form of govemment in California, although some cities operate under a strong mayor system. All five of the charter cities surveyed as part of this analysis formally designate their organizations as operating under the council/manager (counc+Uadministrator in one city) form of government(see Attachment B). The councilimanager form of government was a product of the reform era of local government in the 1930s that sought to remove patronage and instill professionalism in local government. As stated by International City/County Management Association (ICMA), under the council/manager system, a professional city manager is hired by the governing body to provide the following; s Administration of personnel: Provide direction and leadership to department heads and those that provide direct services to the community. Management of public funds: Ensure the cost-effectiveness of programs, balance Amok budgets, and secure the financial health of the city. Implementation of programs and policies: Work with elected officials and community leaders to achieve common goals and objectives for the community. City Charter,CounciVManager Form of Government and Effective and Efficient Service De&very Page 5 I Coordination of service delivery: Anticipate future needs, organize work operations, and establish timetables to meet community needs. Under the council-manager form of government, the council is the goveming body of the city, elected by the public, and the city manager is hired by the council to carry out the policies it establishes. The council generally provides legislative and policy direction while the city manager is responsible for all administration and day-today operations based on council policy. The mayor and council set city policy, community goals and objectives, make land use decisions, and authorize the budget. The city manager is responsible for managing the affairs of the city, preparing the budget, directing day-to-day operations, hiring and firing personnel, and serving as the council's chief advisor. City managers serve at the pleasure of the council. In most council/manager cities, the council appoints the city manager and city attorney. Sometimes, the council also appoints the city clerk. In some cities, the city treasurer, city clerk and city attomey are elected, although that is in a minority among general law cities in California. Charter cities which have adopted the council-manager form of government vary in regard to final appointing authority for unclassified employees. In general law cities, appointing authority for all employees typically resides with the city manager. Management Partners has not reviewed every city charter from 117 cities; however, among the peer charter cities (see Attachment B), appointing authority for classified employees resides with the city manager, while final authority for unclassified employees varies, in some cases requiring the review, approval or confirmation of the city council. Duties of the City Manager Again, as stated by ICMA,the typical powers and duties of a city manager are to: 1. Assist the council in developing long term goals and strategies to implement these goals. 2. Appoint and suspend or remove all city employees and appointive administrative officers. 3. Direct and supervise the administration of all departments, offices and agencies of the city, except as otherwise provided by charter or by law. 4. See that all laws, provisions of the City Charter or Municipal Code, and acts of the city council, subject to enforcement by the city manager or by officers subject to the manager's direction and supervision, are faithfully executed. 5. Prepare, submit and implement the annual budget and capital program, as approved by the city council to achieve the goals of the city. 6. Make other reports as the city council may require conceming operations, the financial condition and future needs of the city. 7, Provide staff support services for the mayor and council members. 8. Encourage and provide state`support for regional and intergovernmental cooperation. 9. Promote partnerships among council, staff, and citizens in developing public policy and building a sense of community. Management Partners has excerpted city charter or municipal code sections from among the peer charter cities regarding the duties and responsibilities assigned the city manager (see Attachment C). While stated in varying terms, they set forth the duties in some way comparable to the typical duties as cited above, assigning management of the affairs of all the departments of the city to the city manager. City Charter, CounciUManager Form of Government and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Page 6 Conclusion In addition to the current fiscal environment facing California local government generally and San Bemardino specifically, the organizafional structure of the City of San Bernardino remains one of the foremost obstacles to developing the organization into a unified, well functioning operational team. Streamlined, innovafive, cost-effective services that are responsive to the interests of the community under the policy guidance of the Mayor and Common Council cannot only be a goal. It must be achieved for the City to be able to serve the public through proper stewardship of limited resources. i 9 City Charter,Counci"nager Form of Government and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Page 7 Attachment A City Charter/Municipal Code Issues that impede Service Delivery and the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the City {organization The following issues are excerpted from the San Bernardino City Charter, unless reference to the Municipal Code is made specifically. Each issue identified is one which impedes implementation of the council/manager form of government and the efficient and effective delivery of services to the community. Note: Throughout the City of San Bernardino City Charter are numerous citations of City Attorney Opinions(17 alone in one section) which presumably are intended to clarify or interpret various provisions of the City Charter. Management Partners did not review these opinions as it was beyond the scope of this engagement. In reviewing the peer city chanters we did not find such citations or references. In some charters, there were editor notations or references to case law;however, it was not incumbent upon the reader to refer to a different set of documents in order to review the charter. The number of City Attomey opinions "interpretingA the City of San Bemardino Charter suggests the need for revisions in support of streamlining and clarifying the °constitution° of the City, to reduce the need for the City Attorney's Office to produce such opinions, and to minimize the need for a reader to spend considerable time researching what it means. Organizational Structure 1. Issue; The Mayor is designated as the chief executive officer (Section 50), giving general policy direction, but not day-today directives (Charter Section 221). The city manager is designated as the chief administrative officer of the City(Charter Section 100). Operational impact Raving the Mayor serve as the chief executive officer leads to confusion regarding authorities and responsibilities and priorities among department heads as well as who is actually in charge of operations. With the San Bernardino Charter designating the City Manager as the chief administrative officer of the City for some departments and not others, s/he is not actually functioning as the administrative or executive head of the entire organization. These must be inextricably linked together to assure seamless delivery of municipal services. These distinctions impact the ability of the city manager to lead all the departments as an effective operational and unified team, mandate participation by all municipal functions in problem solving and improving service delivery, and exact performance and accountability. Under a counciVmanager form of government, the city manager functions as the chief executive officer, A chief executive officer is the person responsible for the operations of the organization, including the appointment of other managers and employees. Under a councillmanager form of government, 'the elected officials are the community leaders and policy makers who establish a vision for their community and who hire a manager to carry out policy and ensure that all residents are being equitably served. The city manager coordinates the work of department heads and other employees, who help ensure the smooth and efficient delivery of services." (international CitylCounty Management Association). City Charter,Council/Manager Form of Government Page 8 and Effective and EMOent Service DeMvery 2. issue: Common Council appoints and removes the Chief of Police and Chief of the Fire Department, subject to nomination and recommendation of the Mayor (Charter Section 40 (s)). The City Manager is designated to supervise and possess the power and authority over the funds, moneys and appropriations for the use of the Police and Fire Department (Charter Section 184). Operational impact: The City Manager is held accountable and responsible for the efficient and effective delivery of all City services. The current Charter does not provide the City Manager the authority to determine who leads the police and fire departments, yet sfie is responsible for their fiscal and service delivery performance. In most councivmanager forms of government, the city manager has authority to appoint qualified department heads, ensure they are carrying out their duties appropriately, and discipline and/or remove them as needed. While a number of the peer city charters require appointment and removal of department heads to be reviewed and in some cases approved by the council, it is also clear that the city manager ultimately makes the appointment and all department heads report to the city manager. 3. Issue: The Police and Fire Departments are under the general supervision of the Mayor. The City Manager is the immediate supervisor of the Chief of Police and the Chief of the Fire Department(Charter Section 180). Operational impact: The difference between general supervision and immediate supervision is difficult to define and has the potential for confusing reporting relationships and responsibilities. Accountability with respect to performance, fiscal responsWity, goals and priorities is fragmented_ Effectively the city manager does not have full authority over the organization and operation of two of the most costly municipal functions today, in an effective municipal organization, there should only be one "chief executive officer," designated to lead the organizational team and held responsible for delivering the vision, goals and objectives of the policy and legislative body(Mayor and Common Council). 4. Issue: Council has the power to appoint, confirm, and remove such appointed officers and appointed full-time permanent employees...upon the recommendation of the City Manager, except that the appointment and removal of ...the Chief of Police and Chief of the Fire Department shall only be acted upon in response to the Mayor's nomination in instances of appointment and the Mayor's recommendation in instances of removal(s). The Council may not remove employees of a city manager-directed department except of such employees in the consent to such removal as provided in Section 102 (b). ... e unclassified service (in manager-directed departments) is subject to the consent of the Mayor and Common Council (Charter Sections 40(s) and 102 (b)). Operational impact: Under the current City Charter, the City Manager is responsible and held accountable for the City Manager-directed departments, but ultimately does not have full control over the appointments of those who leads them. This appointment and removal provision of the Charter may be contradictory to the charter provision which says that the Mayor and City Council will not, "in any manner interfere with or prevent the City Manager, from exercising judgment in the appointment of officers and employees in the administrative services." Again, a councillmanager form of govemment places accountability and authority for appointment and removal of employees with the city manager, subject to local bargaining agreements, civil service provisions, stags and federal laws. :;p City Charter,Council/Manager Foam of Government and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Page 9 5. issue: City Manager directs and eXerdses immediate supervision over all City departments (manager-directed departments) except the Water Department, Free Public Library and the Civil Service Administration (Charter Section 100). Further, economic development activities of the City, as well as the redevelopment function are supervised by the Mayor and Common Council(Municipal Code Chapter 2.40). Operational impact: Three departments are technically exempt from the direction of the designated administrative officer of the City, as well as, to some degree, the Police and Fins Departments (general supervision remains with the Mayor}. Additionally, economic development is under the supervision of the Mayor and City Council. Therefore, two primary functions of any municipality—public safety and economic development—are not under the leadership, management and direction of the chief administrator officer(city manager). Effective service delivery, responsiveness and innovation within any municipality cannot be achieved when departments are able to operate independently, almost as standalone functions. It requires accountability for good management, fiscal responsibility, public stewardship and consistency in the application of policies and procedures. These objectives currently reside with appointed boards, a step removed from the people elected to ensure, through their chief administrative officer, that the organization is professionally managed using best practices. In order to ensure that these departments have the opportunity to work together to achieve the overall City goals and objectives, the organizational structure needs to be in place to support this system. 6. Issue: Three departments of the City (Water, Free Public Library and Civil Service Administration) report to three Component Boards established under the authority of the Mayor and Common Council. Each Board has the formal authority to hire, terminate, promote, or demote, any person applying for or occupying a salaried position under City government (unclear whether this refers to Component Boards or Mayor and Common Council) (Charter Sections 163, 211, 246). Operafonal Impact. While the individuals serving on these Boards are undoubtedly civic minded and have the best of intentions for San Bernardino, from an organizational standpoint, these provisions create a significant managerial risk for the City. Component Boards may not view the community's needs as whole or those of the City-wide organization and therefore decisions could be made without respect to the impact on the municipal organization or the priorities of the community, 7, fssue: Neither the Mayor nor any member of the Common Council shall dictate or attempt to dictate, either directly or indirectly, the appointment of any person to office or employment by the City Manager or in any manner interfere with or prevent the City Manager from exercising judgment in the appointment of officers and employees in the administrative services.... Neither the Mayor, Common Council Member, employees of the Common Council, nor employees of the Office of the Mayor, shall give orders to any of the subordinates of the City Manager, either public or privately. (Charter Section 104). Operational Impact: This Charter language is a good provision and similar to municipal code or charter provisions in cities operating under a council/manager fore of govemment. However, this Charter language could be inconsistent with another Charter requirement that appointment of all permanent City empbyees is made by the Mayor and Common Council (Charter Section 40(s). Aside from the operational inetTciency of having all full-time permanent employee appointments require approval by the City Council (see below), i City Charter,Council Manager Form of Govemment Page 10 and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Section 40(s) suggests to the community and the workforce that in practice, the Mayor and City Council have significant opportunity to interfere with the City Manager's administration and leadership of the City Manager-directed departments. Again, this apparent conflict creates perceptions of intluence and impacts the professional management of the City. Also, this Charter provision suggests the Mayor and Common Council can give orders to subordinates of other departments (non-Manager directed). If so, this can and will result in conflicting direction regarding operations, priorities and resource allocation, all of which impact service delivery. Attachment D provides a listing of other, similar charter or municipal code provisions in the peer cities that address this topic. & issue: Mayor and Common Council, upon the recommendation of City Manager, have power to fix and prescribe the organization, government and discipline of the Police and Fire Departments (Chatter Section 180). Operational Impact: Organization, management and discipline of employees are matters that should be under the direction of the City Manager or Chief Administrative Officer. The current organizational structure could lead to conflicts between policymakers and professional management regarding, among other things, priorities, goals and objectives and how best to achieve them. 9. issue: The Civil Service Board, subject to the approval of the Mayor and Common Council, adopts, amends and enforces a code of rules and regulations providing for appointment and Aft employment in all positions in the classified services...which shall have the force and effect of law. The Civil Service Examiner reports to the Civil Service Board, which is a Component Board under the Mayor and Common Council (Charter Section 250). Operational Impact: The administration of public sector labor and employee relations, hiring and promotion, and compensation must be strongly linked together to address the complex employment environment of today. In the City of San Bernardino, the personnel function is completely separate from the administration of the civil service system; in fact a separate department. (As Attachment B shows, among the five peer cities, San Bernardino is the only one with a separate civil service department.) As a result, hiring, promotion and discipline processes are lengthy and bureaucratic and negatively impact employee retention and recruitment of a quality workforce. The Civil Service Administration and department head (Chief Examiner} report to a separate Component Board appointed by the Mayor and Common Council. In order to ensures that the chief administrative officer of the City and other City department heads have the ability to Influence the ongoing operations of their functions, such as recruiting and retaining a quality workforce responsible for delivering quality services to the community, the department heads should report to the city manager. 10.issue: Free Public Library Board of Trustees define the powers and prescribe the duties of all officers, to determine the number of, and elect all necessary subordinate officers and assistants, and at their pleasure remove such officer or assistant, subject to the civil service provisions of the Charter(Charter Section 211). Operational Impact: The City Library is funded primarily from the City's General Fund, yet a Component Board is empowered beyond the typical role of an advisory body. While the City Manager is officially responsible for the budget of the library, the operations, staffing ;)p I i City Charter, Council/Manager Form of Government and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Page 11 and service levels are not officially within the City Manager's purview, meaning that s/he cannot be held accountable for any of the Library's fiscal or operational matters. Efficiency and Effectiveness I. Issue: The Common Council appoints, confirms and removes appointed officers and appointed full-time permanent employees upon the recommendation of the City Manager (Section 40 (s)). Subject to this charter provision, the City Manager exercises immediate supervision over, suspends, and removes all City employees of all manager-directed departments of the City in both the classified and unclassified services; except for the classified services, such powers are pursuant to Civil Service provisions of the Charter. The Council may not remove employees of a City Manager-directed department except the Council may give consent to such removal as provided in Section 102 (b). ...removal of such employees in the unclassified service (in manager-directed departments) is subject to the consent of the Mayor and Common Council (Charter Sections 40(s) and 102 (b)). Operational Impact: This process is extremely inefficient with respect to hiring of employees. Having to go to the Mayor and Common Council to appoint all City employees, is not typical of any other local government in California that Management Partners is aware of(see Attachment B for other peer Charter Cities). In addition, this adds to the time and inefficiency to a process which is already complicated by a separate Civil Service function. 2. Issue: Purchasing Agent has charge of purchasing supplies, materials, etc. required of any office, department or agency of the City, except the Municipal Water Department and Free Public library (Municipal Code Section 2.06.020). Operational Impact: Having redundant purchasing systems results in a increased costs for purchasing as well as increased personnel and operating costs. Additionally, having separate purchasing operations can lead to inconsistent purchasing policies and practices. The Finance Department and Purchasing Agent should oversee the finance and purchasing services of all City departments. In addition, another example of redundant purchasing services is the fact that there is a separate Redevelopment/Economic Development Agency which reports directly to the Mayor and Common Council. In order to ensure that the services provided to the San Bernardino community are as efficient and effective as possible the internal services need to be streamlined. 3. Issue: Human Resources Director is in charge of the personnel program of the City, except functions related to the Municipal Water Department and the Free Public Library (Municipal Code Section 2.04.030). Operational Impact: These departments and the Economic Development Agency have to some degree created redundant personnel functions within their departments. As a result there are different retirement and other benefits in place and the potential exists for even more fragmentation. Virtually all cities have a centralized system of oversight by a human resources professional with responsibility on a Citywide basis. It is important to note that Human Resources currently provides human resources services for the Library and they are currently in negotiations with the Economic Development Agency to provide these services as well. ® City Charter,CounciVManager Form of Government and Effective and Efficient Service DeNery Page 12 4. Issue: Divisions of the Finance Department are prescribed by the Municipal Code and the division heads are designated in the unclassified Civil Service by Code (Municipal Code Section 2.10.040). Operational impact: Designating the organizational structure of a department in a Municipal Code is inefficient and costly, especially when all departments are listed in the code. Requiring a change to a Municipal Code to change a department's structure does not encourage innovation or recognize changing demands for service. Designating specific division heads also does not allow for changing capacities and responsibilities within functions, changing fiscal conditions or ongoing changes in professional govemmental accounting. Generally accepted practice is that municipal codes prescribe functions, standards and requirements not specific organizational structures or specific departments. 5. Issue: Preference for appointments to positions in the classified service shall be given to bona fide residents of the City of San Bernardino who have been residents for at least one year ...and who are...qualified electors of said City(Charter Section 251). Operational Impact: While a preference, it does not necessarily encourage the best and most qualified applicants to apply. Additionally, it is contrary to the State of Califomia Constitution to require residency. Article Xl, Section 10(b) of the Constitution states: "cities may not require their employees to reside within the city's corporate limits." S. issue: The Civil Service Board appoints the Chief Examiner (department head) and such subordinates as the City Council, by ordinance, may prescribe (Charter Section 248). Operational Impact: The Civil Service department head accountability is currently to the Civil Service Board and not the City Manager. A streamlined hiring and promotion process is critical to the successful delivery of essential City services by a professional workforce. The head of the personnel operation, including civil service, should be an appointment by and under the full administrative direction of the City Manager. in order to ensure that there is a continuation of the streamlined recruitment and retention processes, these functions need to be integrated operationally. City Charter,Council/Manager Form of Government and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Page 13 Fiscal Management and Responsibility 1. issue: The City Manager shall coordinate with other departments that are not manager- directed(Municipal Code Section 2.02.050). Operational Impact: The City Manager is responsible for the fiscal health of the City and the delivery of services to the community. This Municipal Code provision suggests that for non-City Manager directed departments, this must be accomplished through coordination, as opposed to direction. This presents the potential for organizational °stand-offs"which can be time consuming and expensive to resolve, in order for the City Manager to be responsible and accountable for these objectives, s/he must have full authority for performance, operations and fiscal accountability. 2. Issue: Classification of positions In the Police and Fire Departments are created and fixed in the City Chaffer. Monthly salaries of local safety members of the Police and Fire Departments are set by arithmetic formula in the City Charter(Charter Section 186). Operational impact: The Mayor and Common Council are elected and ultimately held accountable for the overall fiscal health of the City and community services. A major element of that fiscal responsibility and its impact on the remainder of the organization has been removed from their control and influence. As the needs of the City change, employee classifications must also change. Having classifications in the Charter does not enable efficient and effective delivery of service when changes are needed. Additionally, having an arithmetic formula for salaries of police and fire employees removes the judgment and authority of the City Council in determining wages, which should be made on the basis of numerous factors, including the City's financial ability to pay, and the ability to recruit and retain competent employees. 3. issue: City Manager may request any officer, or head of any non-City Manager directed department and agency(s) to provide information and assist in carrying out the policies and orders of the Mayor and Common Council and the administrative duties of the City Manager (Municipal Code Section 2.02.060 F). Operational Impact: The City Manager has been assigned the responsibility to ensure that all laws, ordinances, orders, resolutions, contracts and franchises are enforced and executed; however, slhe has no real authority to do so among the non-City Manager directed departments. The Mayor and Common Council have developed goals and objectives for the organization and the community, yet the City Manager may not have good or sufficient information upon which to allocate resources and operational support to implementation of those goals. 4. Issue: City Manager shall supervise and possess power and authority over the funds, moneys and appropriations for the use of the Police and Fire Department, also the organization, government and discipline, subject to restrictions cited in Organizational Structure Item 8 above(Charter Section 184). Operational impact. The City Manager is held accountable for the budget and fiscal health of the entire City, and needs to have actual authority to prescribe or make changes to the organization of the Police and Fire Departments. ;�p City Charter,CounalMfanager Form of Government Page 14 and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery 5. issue: Fire and Police Commission Boards may investigate and examine or inquire into the affairs or operation of any division or section of the respective departments and make recommendations to the Chief or Council (Municipal Code Sections 2.32.030 B and 2.34.020 B). Operational impact:. The City Manager is ultimately responsible for the budget and financial condition of these departments, not appointed advisory boards. These boards should recommend areas that the City Manager reviews to ensure a community-wide and full organization perspective on any such recommendations. 6. issue: Director of Finance shall have charge of the administration of the financial affairs of the City, but not the Municipal Water Department(Municipal Code Section 2.10.030). Operational impact: While the City staff strives to work together and be efficient where possible, this provision creates redundancy. The chief financial officer of the City has no formal control over a major municipal enterprise, accountable for all intents and purposes to a Component Board of appointed officials (Board of Water Commissioners), rather than to the elected officials of the municipality. This is a very unusual arrangement with respect to municipal utility functions in California local government. 7. issue: Contracts in excess of $25,000 must be awarded by the Mayor and Common Council (Municipal Code Section 3.04.085). operational impact: This provision results in delays in contract awards for routine matters, leading to cost increases and unnecessary review. A modem municipal purchasing system (clearly set forth in the Municipal Code and administrative policies and procedures) should be capable of including safeguards, policies and procedures which ensure fiscal responsibility and appropriate contracting. Contracting pnxedures should also be in the Municipal Code so they can be updated and respond to changing policy interests and fiscal conditions. 8. issue: The Board of Water Commissioners is authorized to incur indebtedness or liability not exceeding in any year the income and revenue provided for such year, subject to the debt limitation provisions of the Constitution of the State of California (Charter Section 163 (4)). Operational impact: Due to the fiduciary responsibility of the Mayor and Common Council, i the final authority over incurring indebtedness or liability, on advice and recommendation of the City Manager or the Chief Financial Officer, should rest with the Mayor and Common Council, not with appointed board members. Such a major responsibility resting with an appointed board is very unusual in California cities. I City Charter,CouncilfManager Form of Government and Effective and Efficient Service Qeiivery Page 15 9. Issue: The Board of Water Commissioners is authorized to employ such persons as the necessities of the water service may require, to fix and pay out of the Water Fund the compensation of any and all employees... (Charter Section 163 (2)). Operational Impact; The Board of Water Commissioners determines staffing levels, pay and compensation for employees, obligating the rate payers to support the levels determined by a non-elected body. This is a management risk for the City. While the Board reports to the Mayor and Common Council, pay and compensation of all municipal water employees should be consistent with the compensation policies of the rest of the City employees. 10. Issue: The Free Public Library Board of Trustees fixes the salaries of the librarian and assistants, and other employees, rents and equips such building or buildings, room or rooms as may be necessary for such Library... (Charter Section 211). Operational Impact: The Board of Trustees determines staffing levels, pay and compensation for employees, obligating the General Fund to support the levels determined by a non-elected body. This is a management risk for the City. While the Board reports to the Mayor and Common Council, pay and compensation of all municipal Library employees should be consistent with the compensation policies of the rest of the City employees. 10 i I � ua 1 ° �83( tv S4 4 CL _ CL IE s - c� ' -�- b O E ID co CO a yy 16 01 0 OD g g - o n r m s 43 aan p .. ON p n m 8 a£ to n r, 01 a a a m `oL c top Q a w s o �U o c� cQ-6 mUUeR � •C D s o � ° oB Cc, .09 0 � SU C or ' r,f m c ,r te �"'' 0 Cc, V Olt $ - dig uj uj 0 C p 'pC C C t0 �Ri G•� 14 � � � �� (p �0 � � r � _'pC A sT mF U tD A4 L L' L• O .I lt p t C g� c� c> n�cFU$ c� zUCa 'Z"Ec�SvNCL i i i Attachment C — Duties and Responsibilities of the City Manager in ' Peer Cities San Bernardino CHARTER: Article b, Section 102 The City Manager shall have the following authority and duties: (a)To direct and exercise immediate supervision over the administration of all Manager-directed departments of the City; (b)To appoint, subject to section 40(s) of this charter, exercise immediate supervision over, suspend, and remove, all City employees of all Manager-directed departments of the City in both the classified and unclassified service; except that for the classified service, such powers shall be pursuant to the Civil Service provisions of this Charter, Civil Service rules, regulations and ordinances, and except that the removal of such employees in the unclassified service is subject to the consent of the Mayor and Common Council; and to appoint any temporary, part- time employees of all Manager-directed departments of the City; (c)To ensure, in cooperation with the Attorney General, District Attorney, City Attorney, Police Chief and Fire Chief,that all laws, ordinances, orders, resolutions, contracts and franchises are enforced and executed; (d)To attend all meetings of the Mayor and Common Council or council committee meetings, and to have the right to participate in the discussion without vote; (e)To prepare and submit the annual budget and to keep the Mayor and/or the Mayor and Common Council fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the City, including the filing of annual and interim financial reports; (f)To submit such reports as the Mayor and/or the Mayor and Common Council may require concerning the operations of Manager-directed departments, and to recommend to the Mayor and Common Council the adoption of measures deemed advisable; (g)To perform such other duties as are specked in the Charter, by law or required by the Mayor and/or the Mayor and Common Council; (h)To confer regularly with the Mayor,to implement the policies of the Mayor and Common Council as directed by the Mayor and to keep the Mayor informed of any issues, events and controversies that may arise; to be responsible for the implementation of the Mayor's policy directives and to insure that those C— 18 directives are acted upon by all supervisors and employees in the Manager directed departments of the City; (i)To confer regularly with the City Attorney on legal issues;to immediately notify the City Attorney of any important legal issues or difficulties that arise;to obtain the legal advice of the City Attorney, and to carefully consider such advice, understanding that recommendations of the City Attorney are advisory only. Neither the City Attorney, nor employees of the Office of the City Attorney, has authority to issue orders to the City Manager or any of his/her subordinates; it is the responsibility of the City Manager to insure that all Manager-directed departments and the employees of those departments perform all of their duties legally and that those departments City Charter,CouncillManager Form of Government and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Page 19 and their employees are faithful in the observance, adherence,and enforcement of all pertinent laws, ordinances, and legal requirements in the performance of their duties and in their official conduct; 0)To confer regularly with the City Treasurer on financial issues,to obtain the financial advice of the City Treasurer and to carefully consider that advice, and to keep the Treasurer informed of all financial matters and to immediately notify the City Treasurer of any important financial issues or difficulties that arise. MUNICIPAL CODE: Chapter 2.02, Section 060 Under the general supervision of the Mayor, the City Manager shall be responsible for the performance of such duties as may be placed in his or her charge as specified in the City Charter, by law, by the Mayor, and/or by the Mayor and Common Council. In connection therewith, the City Manager shall report to the Mayor and Common Council from time to time the status and enforcement of the Mayor and Common Council's policies, rules and regulations and accordingly, shall coordinate and monitor the activities of financing, purchasing and personnel. In addition to the authority and duties outlined in Article V, Section 102 of the City Charter,the City Manager shall: A. Direct and exercise immediate supervision over the administration of all Manager-directed departments of the City. As defined in Article Xlll, Section 221 of the City Charter, Manager- directed departments of the City shall be all City departments except the Offices of the Mayor, j City Attorney, City Clerk, and City Treasurer and except for the Water Department, Free Public Library and the Civil Service Administration, B. Appoint, subject to Section 40(s) of the City Charter,exercise immediate supervision over, suspend, and remove, all City employees of all Manager-directed departments of the City in both the classified and unclassified service; except that for the classified service, such powers shall be pursuant to the Civil Service provisions of the City Charter, Civil Service rules, regulations and ordinances, and except that the removal of such employees in the unclassified service is subject to the consent of the Mayor and Common Council; and to appoint any temporary, part-time employees of all Manager-directed departments of the City; C. Ensure, in cooperation with the Attorney General, District Attorney, City Attorney, Police Chief and Fire Chief,that all laws, ordinances, orders, resolutions, contracts and franchises are enforced and executed; D.Attend all meetings of the Mayor and Common Council or council committee meetings,and have the right to participate in the discussion without vote; E. Coordinate with all other departments that are not Manager-directed. F. Review the departmental and agency(s) budget requests and the various items in the proposed budget, including revenues,expenditures and reserves; he or she shall submit his or her recommendation on the proposed annual budget and annual capital improvement program to the Mayor and Common Council; G. Keep the Mayor and/or the Mayor and Common Council fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the City, including the filing of annual and Interim financial reports, and make such recommendations as may seem desirable by the City Manager; I City Charter,CounciV►,rlanager Form of Government Page 24 and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery H. Make such other reviews,evaluations, studies and surveys and perform such other administrative duties as he or she may recommend to the Mayor and Common Council and/or as are ordered by the Mayor and Common Council; I. Submit such reports as the Mayor and/or the Mayor and Common Council may require concerning the operations of Manager-directed departments, and recommend to the Mayor and Common Council the adoption of measures deemed advisable; J. Recommend to the Mayor and Common Council the adoption of new and revised orders and resolutions when in his or her judgment such action will promote improved City services and operations and are in the public interest; K. Confer regularly with the Mayor, implement the policies of the Mayor and Common Council as directed by the Mayor, and keep the Mayor informed of any issues,events and controversies that may arise; be responsible for the implementation of the Mayor's policy directives and insure that those directives are acted upon by all supervisors and employees in the Manager directed departments of the City; L. Confer regularly with the City Attorney on legal issues; immediately notify the City Attorney of any important legal issues or difficulties that arise; obtain the legal advice of the City Attorney, and carefully consider such advice, understanding that recommendations of the City Attomey are advisory only. Neither the City Attorney, nor employees of the Office of the City Attorney, has the authority to issue orders to the City Manager or any of his/her subordinates;d is the responsibility of the City Manager to insure that all Manager-directed departments and the employees of those departments perform all of their duties legally and that those departments and their employees are faithful in the observance, adherence, and enforcement of all pertinent laws, ordinances, and legal requirements in the performance of their duties and in their official conduct; M. Confer regularly with the City Treasurer on financial issues, obtain the financial advice of the City Treasurer and carefully consider that advice, and keep the Treasurer informed of all financial matters and immediately notify the City Treasurer of any important financial issues or difficulties that arise; N, Sign all contracts, deeds, and other documents on behalf of the City when authorized to do so by the Mayor and Common Council; and O. Make such administrative rules and regulations as the City Manager deems necessary for the orderly administration of the various departments of the City i I i City Charter,CounciVManager Form of Government Page 21 and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Huntington Beach [City Administrator] CHARTER: Section 401 Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the City Administrator shall be responsible to the City Council for the proper administration of all affairs of the City. Without limiting this general grant of powers and responsibilities, the City Administrator shall have the power and be required to: (a) Appoint, promote,demote, suspend or remove department heads, officers and employees of the City except elective officers. However, no department head shall be appointed or removed until the City Administrator shall first have reviewed such appointment or removal with the City Council and have received approval for such appointment or removal by a majority vote of the full City Council. (b) Prepare the budget annually, submit it to the City Council, and be responsible for its administration upon adoption. (c) Prepare and submit to the City Council as of the end of each fiscal year, a complete report on the finances of the City, and annually or more frequently, a current report of the principal administrative activities of the City. (d) Keep the City Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City and make such recommendations as may seem desirable. (e) Maintain a centralized purchasing system for all City offices, departments and agencies. (f) Prepare, administer and enforce rules and regulations recommended to and adopted by the City Council governing the contracting for, purchase, inspection, storage, inventory, distribution and disposal of all supplies, materials and equipment required by any office, department or agency of the City government. (g) Be responsible for the compliance by the City with the laws of the State pertaining to the City,the provisions of this Charter and the ordinances, franchises and rights of the City. (h) Subject to policy established by the City Council, exercise control of all administrative offices and departments of the City and of all appointive officers and employees except those directly appointed by the City Council and prescribe such general rules and regulations as he may deem necessary or proper for the general conduct of the administrative offices and departments of the City under his jurisdiction. (i) Perform such other duties consistent with this Charter as may be required by the City Council. MUNICIPAL CODE, Chapter 2.08, Section 2.08,010 In addition to the powers and duties of the City Administrator enumerated in the Huntington Beach City Charter,Article VI, the following shall also apply: (a) Route Administration. To execute on behalf of the Council, its administrative supervision and control of such affairs of the City, as may be placed in his/her charge; (3718-8/05) i i City Charter,CoundifManager Form of Government and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Page 22 (b) Meeting. To attend meetings of the Council,with the duty of reporting on or discussing any matter concerning the affairs of the departments, services or activities under his/her supervision upon which in his/her judgment the Council should be informed unless excused therefrom by the City Council, except when his/her removal is under consideration by the City Council; (3718-8/05) (c) Mail. To receive and open all mail addressed to the Council and give immediate attention thereto to the end that all administrative business referred to in said communications and not necessarily requiring councilmanic action, may be disposed of between Council meetings. Provided that all actions taken pursuant to such communications shall be reported to the Council at its next regular meeting thereafter; (d) Coordination of Departments. To assist the Council in coordinating the administrative functions and operations of the various departments, divisions and services of the city government; and, on its behalf to carry out the policies, rules and regulations and ordinances adopted by it, relating to the administration of the affairs of such departments,divisions or services; (e) Analysis and Recommendations. To analyze the functions, duties and activities of the various departments, divisions and services of the city government and of all employees thereof; and to make such recommendations to the Council with reference thereto as in his/her judgment will result in the highest degree of efficiency in the overall operation of the city government; (3718-8105) (f) Director of Civilian Defense.To act as local director of civilian defense; (g) Budget Estimates. To cause to be prepared and submitted to him by each department, division or service of the city government, Itemized annual estimates of expenditures required by any of them for capital outlay, salaries,wages and miscellaneous operating costs; to tabulate the same into a preliminary consolidated municipal budget and submit the same to Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 2.08 Page 2 of 3 the Council before the fifteenth day of.tune of each year with recommendations as to such changes which he/she deems advisable; (3718-8/05) (h)Administration of Budget. To be responsible for the administration of the budget after its final adoption, and to keep the Council informed with respect thereto; (i) Supervision over Expenditures. As agent for the Council, to supervise the expenditures of all departments, divisions or services of the city government; 0) Equipment Inventory and Purchase. To make, and keep up to date, an inventory of all property, real and personal, owned by the City, and to recommend to the Council the purchase of new machinery, equipment and supplies whenever in his/her judgment the same can be obtained at the best advantage, taking into consideration trade-in value of machinery, equipment, etc., in use; (3718-8/05) (k) Public Improvements. To develop and organize necessary public improvement projects and programs; and to aid and assist the Council and various departments in carrying the same through to successful conclusion; (1) Cooperation with Community Organizations.To cooperate within lawful limits, with all City Charter,CouncilfManager Form of Government and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Page 23 community organizations whose aim and purpose it is to advance the spiritual and material interests of the City and its people; and to provide the, within lawful limits,with assistance through the city government; (m) Additional Duties. To perform such other duties pertaining to this position as the Council may from time to time reasonably require; (n) Agency for Council--Limitations. The City Administrator shall act as the agent for the City Council in the discharge of its administrative functions but shall not exercise any policyrnaking or legislative functions whatsoever, nor attempt to commit or bind the Council or any member thereof to any action, plan or program requiring official councilmanic action; (3718- 8/05) (o) Duties Vested Elsewhere. It is not intended by this section to grant any authority to, or impose any duty upon the City Administrator which is vested in or imposed by general law or valid city ordinances in any other city commission, board,department, officer or employee. (524-2148, 1935-11174, 3718-8/05) I I I City Charter, Council/Manager Form of Government and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Page 24 Glendale CHARTER: Article IV, Section 4 Appointment and removal of department heads, subordinate officers, etc., generally. The city manager shall appoint and remove, subject to the civil service provisions of this Charter, all department heads of the city, except as otherwise provided by this Charter, such appointments and removals to be subject to the approval of the council. Department heads shall appoint and remove, subject to the civil service provisions of this Charter, all of their subordinate officers, assistants, deputies, clerks, and employees, except as otherwise provided by this Charter, such appointments and removals to be subject to the approval of the city manager. (1953.) CHARTER: Artic:lt IX, Section 1 City manager selection, compensation and qualifications. The council shall appoint a city manager who: (a) Shall serve at the pleasure of the council; (b) Shall be the chief administrative officer of the city; (c) Shall be chosen on the basis of administrative qualifications; (d) Shall be compensated as directed by the council commensurate with the responsibilities of the office; (e) Shall not have served on the council within a period of two (2) years immediately preceding the date of appointment; (f) Shall establish, within ninety (90) days of the effective date of appointment, and maintain a residence within the city; (g) Shall engage in no other business or occupation, except as may be permitted by the council; (h) Appoint and remove at his pleasure, a secretary. The appointment of the city manager requires the affirmative vote of three (3) members of the council. An action to remove, suspend, or request the resignation of the city manager, requires the affirmative votes of three (3) members of the council, provided, however, that during a period of one hundred thirty-five (135) days after a councilmember election the council shall take no action to remove, suspend or request the resignation of the city manager, except by a unanimous vote of the entire council. (1921; 1947; 1953; 1982.) CHARTER: Article X, Section 6 City manager as executive head of certain departments, etc. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, or by authority thereof, the city manager shall be executive head of the department of management services and of the various departments of the city. O HAFZTER: Article: XXill, Section 1 Authority of city manager to assign clerks, etc., to work in any department, etc. Notwithstanding anything in this Charter contained, the city manager may from time to time, in order to facilitate the prompt, economical and efficient dispatch of city business, assign assistants, deputies, clerks or employees from any office or department of the city government to perform work or service in connection with any other office or department of the city I I i City Charter,Coundl Manager Form of Government and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Page 25 government, or may assign any assistant, deputy, cleric, or employee of the city to work in more than one(1) of said offices or departments. MUNICIPAL CODE: Section 2.08.020 General administration division- City manager generally.* i The city manager, for the purposes of this chapter, shall be the head of the general administration division. (Prior code§2-20) i I City Charter, Council/Manager Form of Government and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Page 26 Modesto CHARTER: Section 601 The City Manager shall be the chief administrative officer and head of the administrative branch of the City government. The City Manager shall be responsible to the Council for the proper administration of all affairs of the City and to that end, subject to the personnel provisions of this Charter,the City Manager shall have power and shall be required to: (a) Appoint and, when necessary for the good of the service, discipline and remove all officers and employees of the City except as otherwise provided by this Charter, and except as the City Manager may authorize the head of any department or office to appoint or remove subordinates in such department or office. The City Manager may also authorize the head of any department, including deputy directors, police captains and fire battalion chiefs, or other city employees as designated by ordinance, to recommend and impose discipline in accordance with this Charter. (b) Prepare the draft budget annually and submit it to the Mayor and Council, prepare the proposed budget annually and submit it to the Mayor and Council and be responsible for its administration after its adoption by the Council, prepare all other necessary budget documents, and prepare and submit to the Mayor and Council the Capital and Operating Mid-Year Budget Report. (c) Prepare and submit to the Council within ninety(90) days of the end of the fiscal year, a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the City for the preceding year. (d) Review procedures relating to the assessment, levy and collection of ad valorem property taxes and make recommendations regarding the same to the Council if deemed appropriate. (e) Establish a centralized purchasing system for all City offices, departments and agencies. (f) Establish and enforce specifications for supplies, materials and equipment required by the City. (g) Cause all supplies purchased by the City to be inspected and a determination made that the same comply with specifications. (h) Prepare rules and regulations governing the contracting for, purchasing, storing, inventory, distribution or disposal of all supplies, materials and equipment required by any office, department or agency of the City govemment and recommend them to the Council for its adoption by ordinance. Preference shall be given to the purchase of supplies, materials and equipment from local merchants, quality and price being equal. (i) Enforce the laws of the State pertaining to the City,the provisions of this Charter and the ordinances, franchises and rights of the City. 6) Keep the Council advised of the financial conditions and future needs of the City and make such recommendations on any matter as the City Manager may deem desirable. City Charter,Council/Manager Form of Government Page 27 and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery (k) Make and execute contracts on behalf of the City involving budgeted or appropriated expenditures which do not exceed the amount specified by ordinance of the City Council. (1) Appoint advisory boards,without compensation,to assist the City Manager in the performance of the City Manager's duty, K the City Manager deems it necessary. (m) Interchange employees between or among departments if the City Manager deems it proper so to do. (n) Immediately upon taking office, and annually thereafter, inventory and place a value on all real estate, buildings, furniture and fixtures, supplies and movable property of every kind and nature belonging to the City; and to require each officer or department head to inventory the same or any portion thereof. One (1) copy of such inventory shall be filed with the Council and one (1)with the auditor. (o) Be responsible for the custody and control of all City property, the custody and control of which has not otherwise been provided for by this Charter. (p) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or required of the City Manager by the Council not inconsistent with this Charter. (q) Sign all contracts, deeds and other documents on behalf of the City when authorized to do so by the Council or by this Charter. (r) The City Manager shall have the authority to transfer equipment and supplies between departments, and with the approval of the Council, sell obsolete, and unused or surplus personal property of the City. I (s) The City Manager shall be accorded a seat at the Council table and shall be entitled to participate in the deliberations of the Council, but shall not have a vote. (t) The Council shall have the right to instruct the City Manager in matters of policy and the City Manager shall be responsible for implementing such Council policy. Any action, determination or omission of the City Manager shall be subject to review by the Council, but no such action, determination or omission shall be overruled or modified by a vote of less than four-sevenths of the members of such Council. (u) The City Manager, pursuant to Section 725 of the Charter, shall direct creation of draft written statements of Policy for each City department which is under the administration of the City Manager. (v) The City Manager annually shall conduct an independent, written performance evaluation of each head of a city department which is under the administration of the City Manager. Such performance evaluation shall include,without limitation, an evaluation of the department head's performance in implementing the Council's Statement of Policy for that department. The City Manager shall provide such performance evaluations to the Council for their review pursuant to Section 725 of the Charter. After such Council review, the Mayor may comment on the performance evaluation pursuant to Section 601(m) of the Charter. City Charter,Council/Manager Farm of Govemment and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Page 28 MUNICIPAL CODE: Title 2, Chapter 3, Article 1, Sections 2-3-101 —2-3-'103 Creation and Functions The office of the City Manager is established by the Charter of the City of Modesto. The City Manager shall have the duties, responsibilities, authority and jurisdiction provided by the Charter, and the ordinances and resolutions adopted by the Council in accordance therewith, Organization and Direction The City Manager is empowered to make such rules and regulations as the City Manager deems necessary for the conduct of the various administrative departments of the City which are under the City Manager's jurisdiction.The City Manager is authorized to delegate the authority to make such rules and regulations to the heads of the various administrative departments, Acting City Manager There shall be two(2) Deputy City Managers. In the case of absence or disability of the City Manager, either Deputy City Manager, or such other officer of the City as shall be appointed City Manager pro tempore by the Council, shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the City Manager. i i i I I I I City Charter,CouncdManager Form of Govemment Page 29 and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Irvine CHARTER: Section 501 The appointment, removal, powers and duties of the City Manager shall be as established by ordinance of the City Council. MUNICIPAL CODE: Division 3, Chapter 2, Sections 1.3-201 - 1.3-215 General: The City Manager shall be the administrative head of the government of the City under the direction and control of the City Council except as otherwise provided in this division. He or she shall be responsible for the efficient administration of all the affairs of the City which are under his or her control. In addition to his or her general powers as administrative head, and not as a limitation thereon, it shall be his or her duty and he or she shall have the powers set forth in this chapter. Law Enforcement: It shall be the duty of the City Manager to enforce all laws and ordinances of the City and to see that all franchises, contracts, permits and privileges granted by the City Council are faithfully observed. Authority over Employees: It shall be the duty of the City Manager, and he or she shall have the authority to control, order and give directions to the City Attorney, the City Clerk, the City Treasurer, all heads of departments and to subordinate officers and employees of the City under his or her jurisdiction through their department heads. Power of Appointment and Removal: It shall be the duty of the City Manager to, and he or she shall appoint, remove, promote and demote any and all officers or employees of the City other than those officers required by law to be appointed by the City Council subject to ail applicable personnel ordinances, rules and regulations and provided that all such appointments, removals, promotions and demotions of City officers and department heads shall be subject to prior approval of the City Council. Administrative Reorganization of Offices: It shall be the duty and responsibility of the City Manager to conduct studies and effect such administrative reorganization of offices, positions or units under his or her direction as may be indicated in the interest of efficient, effective and economical conduct of the City's business. Ordinances: It shall be the duty of the City Manager and he or she shall recommend to the City Council for adoption such measures and ordinances as he or she deems necessary. Attendance at Council Meetings: It shall be the duty of the City Manager to attend all meetings of the City Council unless at his or her request he or she is excused therefrom by the chair individually or the City Council, except when his or her removal is under consideration. Financial Reports: It shall be the duty of the City Manager to keep the City Council at all times fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the City. Budget: It shall be the duty of the City Manager to prepare and submit the proposed annual budget and the proposed annual salary plan to the City Council for its approval. Z)p City Charter,Council/Manager Form of Government and Effective and Efficient service Delivery Page 30 Expenditure Control and Purchasing: It shall be the duty of the City Manager to see that no expenditures shall be submitted or recommended to the City Council except on approval of the City Manager or his or her authorized representative.The City Manager, or his or her authorized representative, shall be responsible for the purchase of all supplies for all the departments or divisions of the City. Investigations and Complaints: It shall be the duty of the City Manager to make investigations into the affairs of the City and any department or division thereof, and any contract or the proper performance of any obligations of the City. Further, it shall be the duty of the City Manager to investigate all complaints in relation to matters concerning the administration of the City government and in regard to the service maintained by public utilities in the City. Public Buildings; It shall be the duty of the City Manager and he or she shall exercise general supervision over all public buildings, public parks, and all other public property which are under the control and jurisdiction of the City Council. Additional Duties: It shall be the duty of the City Manager to perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may be delegated to him or her from time to time by ordinance or resolution or other offidal action of the City Council. City Charter,Council/Manager Form of Government Page 31 and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Chula Vista CHARTER: Section 401 Generally.The City Manager shall be the head of the administrative branch of the City govemment, and be responsible to the City Council for the proper administration of all affairs of the City.Without limiting the foregoing general grant of powers, responsibilities and duties, the City Manager shall have power and be required to: (a) Appointment and Removal of Employees and officers. Subject to the provisions of Section 500 of Article V of the Charter,the City Manager shall appoint all department heads and officers of the City except elective officers and those department heads and officers whose power of appointment is vested in the City Council, and pass upon and approve all proposed appointments and removals by department heads and other appointive officers. (b) Prepare the budget annually, submit such budget to the City Council, and be responsible for its administration after adoption; (c) Prepare and submit to the City Council as of the end of the fiscal year a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the City for the preceding year; (d) Keep the City Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City and make such recommendations as may seem desirable; (e) Establish a centralized purchasing system for all City offices, departments and agencies; Section 401 (continued) (f) Prepare rules and regulations governing the contracting for, purchasing, storing, distribution or disposal of all supplies, materials and equipment required by any office, department or agency of the City government and recommend them to the City Council for adoption by it by ordinance; (g) Enforce the laws of the State pertaining to the City, the provisions of this Charter and the ordinances of the City; and (h) Perform such other duties consistent with this Charter as may be required by the City Council. MUNICIPAL CODE Not specified. City harter,CoundUblanager Form of Govemment tY Page 32 and Effective and Efficient Service Delivery Attachment D — Interference Provisions/Prohibitions in Peer Cities Huntington Beach [City Administrator] CHARTER Section 307. Non-Interference with Administration Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, no member of the City Council shall order, directly or indirectly, the appointment by the City Administrator, or by any of the department heads in administrative service of the City, of any person to any office or employment, or removal therefrom. Except for the purpose of investigation and inquiry,the members of the City Council shall deal with the administrative service under the jurisdiction of the City Administrator solely through the City Administrator, and no member of the City Council shall give orders to any subordinate of the City Administrator, either publicly or privately. Glendale Not specified. IModesto MUNICIPAL CODE: Section 2-1.22. Council not to Interfere in Administrative Service Neither the Council nor any of its committees or members shall direct, request or attempt to influence, either directly or indirectly,the appointment of any person to office or employment by the City Manager or in any manner interfere with the City Manager or prevent him from exercising his own judgment in the appointment of officers and employees in the administrative service, Except for the purpose of inquiry, the Council and its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through the City Manager; and neither the Council nor any member thereof shall give orders to any of the subordinates of the City Manager, either publicly or privately. Irvine Not specified, Chula Vista CHARTER Section 306. Prohibited Acts No member of the Council shall directly or indirectly, by suggestion or otherwise, attempt to unduly influence the City Manager or other officer appointed or confirmed by the Council in their performance of duties, The Mayor and the Councilmen are hereby individually and collectively prohibited from performing any administrative or executive functions except as same may be authorized by this Charter or by ordinance of the City of Chula Vista. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the Council and its members shall deal with that part of the administrative service for which the City Manager is responsible solely through the City Manager. A violation of the provisions of this section by any member of the Council shall constitute misconduct for which the offending member may be removed from office by the Council. { Entered Into Rec. at MCC/CDC Mtg: 7110 Agenda Item Igo: 21 by: ; City Clerk/CDC Secretary "Building a Better Community" City of San Bernardino Name of Program: Operational Guidelines Program-.Code of ConductlGuideline� JUN 1 7 2010 CODE OF CONDUCT/GaideM"GUIDELINES 1. General Overview The residents and businesses of the City of San Bernardino are entitled to have fair, ethical and accountable local government which has earned the public's full confidence for integrity,— For .mattes:Highlight City ieti will operate in an open, honest:and transparent manner. To this end, the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino have adopted a Code of Conduct for its members to assure public confidence in the integrity of local governments and its effective`ae - Formatted:Highlight operations,slip . Formatted:Highlight 2. Rules of Decorum Formatted:Highlight The professional and personal conduct of the Mayor and Common Council must be above reproach and avoid the appearance of impropriety. The Mayor and members of the Common Council shall refrain from abusive conduct, personal or verbal attacks upon the character or motives of each other,the staff or the public. 3. Respect for the Process The Mayor and members of the Common Council shall perform their duties in accordance with the pFeeesses and Falesprocedural rules for meerinQS of li established by them in governing the deliberation of public policy issues, involvement of the public and the implementation of policy decisions of the Mayor and Common Council by City staff. 4. Conduct of Public Meetings The Mayor and Common Council shall prepare themselves for public issues; listen courteously and attentively to all public discussions before the body;and focus on the business at hand. They shall refrain from interrupting other speakers; making personal comments not germane to the business of the body;or otherwise interfering with the orderly conduct of meetings. 5. Decisions based on Merit The Mayor and Common Council shall base their decisions on the merits and substance of the matter at hand,rather than on unrelated considerations. 6. Sharing of Information on Issues under Consideration The Mayor and Common Council shall publicly share substantive information that is relevant to a matter under their consideration,which they may have received from sources outside of the public decision-making process. 7. Conflict of Interest In order to assure their independence and impartiality on behalf of the common good, the Mayor and Common Council shall not use their official positions to influence government decisions in which they have a material financial interest; or where they have an organizational responsibility or personal relationship which may give the appearance of a conflict of interest. 8. Gifts and Favors The Mayor and Common Council shall not take any special advantage of services or opportunities for personal gain, by virtue of their public office that is not available to the public in general. They shall refrain from accepting any gifts, favors or promises of future benefits which might compromise their independence of judgment or action, or give the appearance of being compromised. Page 1 of 9 "Building a Better Community" 9. Confidential Information The Mayor and Common Council shall respect the confidentiality of information concerning the property, personnel or affairs of the City. They shall neither disclose confidential information without proper legal authorization,nor use such information to advance their personal,financial or other private interest. 10. Use of Public Resources The Mayor and Common Council shall not use public resources that are not available to the public in general, such as City staff time, equipment, supplies or facilities for private gain or personal purposes. 11. Reeresentet*on of Private interests The Mayor-and Gem. Ge-Affl—wil SWI not appeaf on behalf of pr-ivete interests er-thifd paAies befeFe4h*—, Formatted:Indent:Left: 0" COUReil OF MY pr-eeeediags of the City. 12. Independence of Boards and Commissions The Mayor and Common Council shall refrain from using their position to unduly influence the deliberations or outcomes of commission proceedings. 13. Policy Role of Members The Mayor and Common Council are responsible for setting clear direction and policies and for holding the City Manager accountable for achieving those policies. The Mayor and Common Council shaWshould respect and adhere to the established proceduresel of city government whereby the Council determines the policies of the City with the advice,information and analysis provided by the public,commissions and City staff. The Mayor and Common Council "should—. 4her;;fem—, not interfere with the administrative functions of the City or the professional duties of City staff;nor shoulda4 they impair the ability of staff to implement Council policy decisions per City Charter Section 104. The Mayor and Common Council will not divert management from the approved priorities with issues of personal interest or requests for information that may require significant staff resources without the active approval of the majority of the Mayor and Common Council. The Council will come to consensus regarding major issues that need further exploration and analysis so as to judiciously assign tasks to the City Manager and his staff. Formatted:Highlight E r v 14. Public Relations When the Mayor and Common Council have not taken a position on an issue,neither the Mayor nor any Councilmember v44-should speak on behalf of the Mayor and Common Council. When presenting their individual opinions and positions, Councilmembers shall should explicitly state that they do not represent their body,the City of San Bernardino,nor wR Imshould they encourage allew-the inference that they do. After a decision is made, the Mayor serves as the spokesperson for the City's view on policy matters; the Common Council mill-should speak with "one voice." has taken a vote,members will lot the deeisi�elnast--Rndd—Rnd--weeid uodwmiaiag the Gouneil's sta4e 15. Positive Work Place Environment The Mayor and Common Council shall support the maintenance of a positive and constructive work place environment for City employees and for residents and businesses dealing with the City. The Mayor and Common Council shall recognize their special role in dealings with City employees and in no way create the perception of inappropriate direction to staff. Page 2 of 9 i I "Building a Better Community" 16. Communication with City Manager and Staff • The City Manager is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of City government. • Unless it is a simple inquiry,the Mayor or members of the Common Council will contact the City Manager before going to Department Directors. • When contacting Department Directors through e-mail,the Mayor and Council members will copy the City Manager as a courtesy. The City Manager will ensure that the Mayor and Common Council are proactively informed on major policy issues or issues that may attract media or public attention; likewise, the Mayor and Common Council members will give the City Manager notice if he or she learns of issues of concern. • The Mayor,Common Council,City Manager and staff will not blindside each other in public. • Council members are encouraged to submit questions on agenda items to the City Manager as far in advance of the meeting as possible so that staff can be prepared to respond at the meeting. • The Mayor and Common Councilpha#-should.not criticize staff in public. I Formatted Highlight • The Mayor and Common Council will refer citizen complaints to staff and give them adequate time to respond. Staff will report back to the Council through the City Manager on the resolutions of these complaints. The Mayor and Councilmembers will be provided with information from staff and other members on an equal basis so that they are equally prepared to make good decisions. 17. Compliance and Enforcement The Code of Conduct expresses standards of ethical conduct expected of the Mayor and Common Council. The protocols are intended to be self-enforcing; members themselves have the primary responsibility to assure that the standards are understood and met. The Mayor has the additional responsibility to intervene when the actions of Council members appear to be in violation of the Code during the process of conducting the Council meetings. Yhe Mayor- a-ad Common Cotineil may impose sanetions on fnember-s whose eanduet does not t Formatted:Highlight eE)fnp1y with the City's et-hieal standafds, said sueh as reprimaiid, ��al eensufe, Of: less--of eemmWee a• A vielatien of this Code of Conduet shall net be eonsider-ed a basis shall sign a statement affitffling that they have read and undeFsteed the Gode of Genduet f Formatted:Indent:Left: 0" 1K These code es_sh oe t .> Formatted:Hgnngnt End t9 Cfia g Formatted:Indent:Hanging: 0.5" F_--.-- Formatted:Indent:Left: 0" Page 3 of 9 "Building a Better Community" Name of Program: Operational Guidelines Program: Agenda Guidelines PROPOSED AGENDA GUIDELINES FOR BRINGING MATTERS BEFORE COMMON COUNCIL 1. Placing Matters On The Agenda In addition to matters pending before any committee, commission or other advisory body of the Formatted:Highlight Common Council, matters pertinent to and within the jurisdiction of the City shall be placed on the agenda by the City Manager. Ci All written petitions, communications, and other matters to be submitted to the City Council for inclusion in the agenda packet for consideration at a regular or adjourned regular meeting should be delivered to the City Manager's Office no later than the time established by current administrative policy. The City Clerk shall compile the agenda, listing all matters to be considered by the Council according to the order of business,numbering each item consecutively. 2. Submission of A enda Item Staff Re o Mayor and Common Council staff r ort and back-up material should be prepared and submitted to the City Manager's Office w weeks prior to each regular Common Council meeting at which the item shall be heard. If an item has been continued to a future meeting and requires new or additional back-up material,it shall be due within one week of the following meeting. 3. Preparation and Distribution of the Agenda Packet _ _ _ The City Clerk shall prepare the Agenda packet. Not later than 5:00 p.m.on the Thursday prior to Formatted:Highlight �ach regular Common Council meeting a copy of the agenda with accompanying staff reports and ther background materials shell-;,f;_w be delivered to eaek the Mayor and each Council mber so as to be available no later than the Thursday preceding the Council ::Meeting. Page 4 of 9 ' i , I I "Building a Better Community" ;xt'ycee"t in the^^^° ,-tl o item shall be Formatted:Highlight. considered by the Mayor and Common Council if not included in the osted agenda otherwise provided In the Brown Act; however, a correction or supplement to an item already contained in the packet may be included. 4. Posting of Agenda The City Clerk shall post the agenda of each City Council Regular or Adjourned Regular Meeting at least 72 hours in advance of said meeting in a location that is freely accessible to members,of the public. The City Clerk shall maintain an affidavit indicating the location, date and time of posting each agenda. 5. Failure to Meet Deadlines a. The City Clerk shall not,without the consent of the City +_ 2t,1 1IY 11 Formatted:Hignlight item after the deadlines established in the administrative policiei Council Members,Cjtv I rEa-s.lrer_and City 4ttoinc Y. b. Genemfl , Only those matters listed on the agenda shall be acted upon by the Mayor and Common Council. However, if a matter arises_after_ op sting of the agenda,the provisions of the Brown Act shall apply. is deemed to be urgent l..tl n TAn..nr nn.. n:l ^„t n the City Manage City Clerk, or-City At4emey, it may, in aeeordanee with the Brown Aet, be added to the ag .'Yen Couneil Meeting and a majority,Ew supef majority,depending upon the applieable provi of the Brown Ant of the Common Ceti..nil n entn to heaF 4. ROLE OF MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL REGARDING COUNCIL MEETINGS 1. While the Common Council is in session, the Mayor, Councilmembers and City staff shall maintain strict order and decorum. Neither the Mayor nor any Councilmember shall delay or interrupt the proceedings of the Common Council or interrupt any member while speaking. 2. Councilmembers should indicate to the Mayor that they want to speak. The Mayor will acknowledge them before they begin to speak. 3. Any councilmember shall have the right to express dissent from, or protest to, or comment upon, any action of the Common Council. i1 4. Once a vote is taken on an issue,Councilmembers are encouraged to w4kupport the 1 w made by the Common Council. When possible,the Common Council should attempt to reach consensus on Page 5 of 9 "Building a Better Community" an issue. When this is not possible,the majority vote shall prevail;however,the Common Council shall respect the opinion of the majerityminority. 5. The Mayor and Common Council shall publicly share substantive information, which they may have received from sources outside the public decision-making process, which is relevant to a matter under consideration by the Common Council. 6. The Mayor and Common Council will strive for a win-win situation by respecting diverse opinions. They will allow for everyone's opinion to be heard and respected, even if they do not win the vote or prevail on the issue. 7. The Mayor and Common Council will allow room for dialogue. When discussing an agenda item, the members will allow the opportunity to dialogue with each other to build consensus on an item. I Formatted:Indent_Left: 0" ROLE OF CITY STAFF REGARDING COUNCIL MEETINGS 1. City staff will provide written analysis and information on all agenda items prior to the meetings. / Additionally,a copy of the,.Fnaterials,including technical reports,will be available to the public. �,._( a� V' 2. Staff will b�e available o(annsswe�estions of the City Council prior to and during City Council /V meetings. 3. Staff will respond to questions from the public during City Council meetings when requested to do so by the Mayor,City Council,or City Manager. 4. During Council meetings, staff shall turn off or switch any electronic equipment such as pagers and cellular telephones to a silence mode. 5. Staff will remain objective on issues. Stftff should aet d by the Mayor d Cv�Eourtcil. 6. City staff will implement all Mayor and Common Council policies as directed by the City Manager. ROLE OF THE PUBLIC DURING COUNCIL MEETINGS 1. Members of the public attending Council meetings shall observe the same rules and decorum applicable to the Mayor,Common Council,and staff. Page 6 of 9 i "Building a Better Community" 2. All speakers must approach the podium when recognized by the Mayor. Members of the public shall only speak from the podium. 8tefnpiEkg of feet, whistles, yells ef she ti ng, afid/of simiila demenstfations e anaeeeptable publie behaiThe Public shall not engage in conduct that disrupts the meeting, 3. Members of the public shall turn off or switch any electronic equipment such as pagers and cellular telephones to a silent mode while attending a City Council meeting. 4. If a member of the public desires to provide written correspondence(11 copies recommended)to the Mayor and Common Council,all such materials shall be given directly to the City Clerk prior to the meeting,or if during the course of the meeting,the materials shall be given to the City staff on the dais. At no time shall the public provide materials directly to the Mayor and Council. {Formatted:Left Name of Program: Operational Guidelines Program: Council Committees • PROPOSED STANDING AND AD HOC COUNCIL COMMITTEES GUIDELINES STANDING COMMITTEES 1. Policy It is the policy of the Mayor and Common Council to use standing committees in open and public meetings to study City Business in greater depth than vfket is possible in the time allotted for Council meetings. 2. Purpose These rules are intended to enhance public participation and committee meetings so that the best possible decisions can be made for San Bernardino. 3. General Requirements Common Council standing committees shall be subject to the following procedural rules. 4. Ouorum A majority of the committee membership shall constitute a quorum. 5. Referrals Page 7 of 9 "Building a Better Community" Only a rote of the Common Council as a whole, the Mayor- or- the City *,r.,n.,ger shall make referrals to the standing committees. Referrals will generally be directed to only one of the standing committees. Items may be withdrawn from the committee and taken up for consideration by the Common Council at any Common Council meeting with the consent of a majority of the Common Council,and subject to any applicable noticing or agenda posting requirements. s...u,....,b vvu„mssav m--ad-e- in ewd-er to speak as proponents of the faat4ef. Standing eemmittee meetings dur-ing whieh 6. Function of Committees The purpose and intent of committee meetings is to provide for more thorough and detailed discussion and study of prospective or current Council agenda items with a full and complete airing of all sentiments and expressions of opinion on city problems by both the Common Council and the public, to the end that Common Council action will be expedited. Actions of the committee shall be advisory recommendations only. Within 120 days of the referral,the item will be placed back on the Common Council agenda for an update or final action. 7. Minutes The Common Council staff shall be responsible for the preparation and distribution to the Mayor and Common Council of the minutes of standing committee meetings. The minutes for these meetings shall be action minutes which reflect the motions made during these meetings. The minutes shall be delivered to the Mayor and Councilmembers before the Council meeting at which the Committee's recommendations are to be discussed. i 8. Report of Committee `f�y^ h The minutes of each committee meeting shall serve as the report to the Mayor Common Council. Any member may write a separate report. fL, ( Aj � --" \g\ 9. A ends The chairperson of each standing committee shall prepare the agenda for committee meetings,the sequence of study being, within reasonable limits of practicality, the same as the sequence of referral. 10. Public Participation Public comment on agenda items will be limited to a maximum of three minutes per speaker, or any alternate time limit specified by the presiding officer. Page 8 of 9 "Building a Better Community" 11. Conduct of Standing Committee Meetings The chairperson of each committee may conduct meetings with as much informality as is consistent with Mayor and Common Council procedural rules for meetings,which shall also be in 5 nA effect during committee meetings. The views of interested private citizens a eard in committee meetings, but in no case shall a committee meeting be used as a substitute for public hearings required by law. 12. Oral Communications Opportunities for oral communications shall be provided in the same manner as Council meetings. AD HOC COMMITTEES In addition to standing committees, the Mayor Pro Tempore, subject to approval of the Common Council, may appoint members to such other Ad Hoc Council Committees as deemed desirable and necessary to assist and advise the council in its work. Upon his/her appointment,the Mayor Pro Tempore shall review the number and purpose of the Ad Hoc Committees before assigning members. These Ad Hoc Committees meet on as needed basis. Page 9 of 9 CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and Common Council FROM: Charles McNeely, City Manager SUBJECT: Operating Guidelines—Code of Conduct Changes from 5-25-10 Workshop DATE: June 8, 2010 At the follow-up retreat workshop that took place on May 25, 2010, the Council made changes to the Code of Conduct portion of the Operational Guidelines. Those changes are highlighted in yellow in the attached document. At tonight's meeting, the Mayor and Council will be asked to approve the Code of Conduct. Please review the changes and make sure your comments have been included in the new document. Additionally, Dr. Mathis will be working with the Mayor and Common Council to complete the remainder of the Operating Guidelines (Agenda and Council Committees Guidelines). Plea e contact me if you have any questions or require additional information. WL"_ r I Cha es McNeely City Manager E 6 1 "Building a Better Community" Name of Program: Operational Guidelines Program►:Code of Conduet/Guidelities PROPOSED TOPIC AREAS FOR A CODE OF CONDUCT/Guidelines 1. General Overview jIThe residents and businesses of the City of San Bernardino are entitled to have fair, ethical and I___a CQQrltable local government which has earned the public's full confidence for integrity Formatted:Highlight City,a+terr&--u operate in an open honest and transparent_ To this end, the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino have adopted a Code of Conduct for its members to assure public confidence in the integrity of local government, and its effective Formatted:Highlight operations d fair treatment ot,peuple_ Formatted:Highlight 2. Rules of Decorum Formatted:Highlight The professional and personal conduct of the Mayor and Common Council must be above reproach and avoid the appearance of impropriety. The Mayor and members of the Common Council shall refrain from abusive conduct, personal or verbal attacks upon the character or motives of each other,the staff or the public. 3. Respect for the Process The Mayor and members of the Common Council shall perform their duties in accordance with the processes and--miesprocedural rules for meetings of order established by them in governing the deliberation of public policy issues, involvement of the public and the implementation of policy decisions of the Mayor and Common Council by City staff. 4. Conduct of Public Meetings The Mayor and Common Council shall prepare themselves for public issues; listen courteously and attentively to all public discussions before the body;and focus on the business at hand. They shall refrain from interrupting other speakers; making personal comments not germane to the business of the body;or otherwise interfering with the orderly conduct of meetings. 5. Decisions based on Merit The Mayor and Common Council shall base their decisions on the merits and substance of the matter at hand,rather than on unrelated considerations. 6. Sharing of Information on Issues under Consideration The Mayor and Common Council shall publicly share substantive information that is relevant to a matter under their consideration,which they may have received from sources outside of the public decision-making process. 7. Conflict of Interest In order to assure their independence and impartiality on behalf of the common good, the Mayor and Common Council shall not use their official positions to influence government decisions in which they have a material financial interest; or where they have an organizational responsibility or personal relationship which may give the appearance of a conflict of interest. 8. Gifts and Favors The Mayor and Common Council shall not take any special advantage of services or opportunities for personal gain, by virtue of their public office that is not available to the public in general. They shall refrain from accepting any gifts, favors or promises of future benefits which might compromise their independence of judgment or action, or give the appearance of being compromised. Page 1 of 9 i i'�� //0 "Building a Better Community" 9. Confidential Information The Mayor and Common Council shall respect the confidentiality of information concerning the property, personnel or affairs of the City. They shall neither disclose confidential information without proper legal authorization,nor use such information to advance their personal,financial or other private interest. 10. Use of Public Resources The Mayor and Common Council shall not use public resources that are not available to the public in general, such as City staff time, equipment, supplies or facilities for private gain or personal purposes. I11. R_ _____*_}i___ _f Private a a_ The N4ayer and unc-"hall-rot ap Formatted:Indent:LeR 0" _� C-o •, 12. Independence of Boards and Commissions The Mayor and Common Council shall refrain from using their position to unduly influence the deliberations or outcomes of commission proceedings. 13. Policy Role of Members The Mayor and Common Council are responsible for setting clear direction and policies and for holding the City Manager accountable for achieving those policies. The Mayor and Common Council sli*W--should respect and adhere to the established proceduresal eauncil nianager^"e ure-of city government whereby the Council determines the policies of the City with the advice,information and analysis provided by the public,commissions and City staff. The Mayor and Common Council sha44should-ihefef4,—, not interfere with the administrative functions of the City or the professional duties of City staff-, nor shouldeg they impair the ability of staff to implement Council policy decisions per City Charter Section 104. The Mayor and Common Council will not divert management from the approved priorities with issues of personal interest or requests for information that may require significant staff resources without the active approval of the majority of the Mayor and Common Council. The Council will come to consensus regarding major issues that need further exploration and analysis so as to judiciously assign tasks to the I Mana r and his staff. This Ian ua a does not prohibit The Mayorrand-Camrno Council"Nom 11ori1i]gi � Y —,,,rd and discussing it with the City Mana er and,StaE OA $+c, 14. Public Relations When the Mayor and Common Council have not taken a position on an issue,neither the Mayor nor any Councilmember should speak on behalf of the Mayor and Common Council. When presenting their individual opinions and positions, Councilmembers shall should explicitly state that they do not represent their body,the City of San Bernardino,nor will-should they encourage _i?4,.4rthe inference that they do. After a decision is made, the Mayor serves as the spokesperson for the City's view on policy matters; the Common Council wi+4-should speak with "one voice." Onee the Gammon Gouneil 41aa take "`�', state a ..a a. 15. Positive Work Place Environment The Mayor and Common Council shall support the maintenance of a positive and constructive work place environment for City employees and for residents and businesses dealing with the City. The Mayor and Common Council shall recognize their special role in dealings with City employees and in no way create the perception of inappropriate direction to staff. II Page 2 of 9 "Building a Better Community" 16. Communication with City Manager and Staff • The City Manager is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of City government. • Unless it is a simple inquiry,the Mayor or members of the Common Council will contact the City Manager before going to Department Directors. • When contacting Department Directors through e-mail,the Mayor and Council members will copy the City Manager as a courtesy. • The City Manager will ensure that the Mayor and Common Council are proactively informed on major policy issues or issues that may attract media or public attention; likewise,the Mayor and Common Council members will give the City Manager notice if he or she teams of issues of concern. • The Mayor,Common Council,City Manager and staff will not blindside each other in public. • Council members are encouraged to submit questions on agenda items to the City Manager as far in advance of the meeting as possible so that staff can be prepared to respond at the meeting. • The Mayor and Common Council should not criticize staff in public. Formatted:Highlight _ • The Mayor and Common Council will refer citizen complaints to staff and give them adequate time to respond. Staff will report back to the Council through the City Manager on the resolutions of these complaints. • The Mayor and Councilmembers will be provided with infonnation from staff and other members on an equal basis so that they are equally prepared to make good decisions. 17. Compliance and Enforcement The Code of Conduct expresses standards of ethical conduct expected of the Mayor and Common Council. The protocols are intended to be self-enforcing; members themselves have the primary responsibility to assure that the standards are understood and met. The Mayor has the additional responsibility to intervene when the actions of Council members appear to be in violation of the Code during the process of conducting the Council meetings. Formatted:Highlight Eensu re—e-:vim of or,all_sign-a-statement c- h they have read a ,.,ao-,..,...a .ho r-Rdo ,.v C-enduLt and pFeteeal. Page 3 of 9 "Building a Better Community" Name of Program: Operational Guidelines Program: Agenda Guidelines PROPOSED AGENDA GUIDELINES FOR BRINGING MATTERS BEFORE COMMON COUNCIL 1. Placing Matters On The Agenda In addition to matters pending before any committee,commission or other advisory body of the Common Council, matters pertinent to and within the jurisdiction of the City shall be placed on the agenda by the Ma or d=G;;;;ZTon Council City Clerk City Attorney. City Treasurer, and City Manager. j1tom (As All written petitions, communications,and other matters to be submitted to the City Council for inclusion in the agenda packet for consideration at a regular or adjourned regular meeting should be delivered to the City Manager's Office no later than the time established by current administrative policy. The City Clerk shall compile the agenda, listing all matters to be considered by the Council according to the order of business,numbering each item consecutively. 2. Submission of Agenda Item Staff Reports Mayor and Common Council staff report and back-up material should be prepared and submitted to the City Manager's Office two weeks prior to each regular Common Council meeting at which the item shall be heard. If an item has been continued to a future meeting and requires new or additional back-up material,it shall be due within one week of the following meeting. 3. Preparation and Distribution of the Agenda Packet The City Clerk shall prepare the Agenda packet. Not later than 5:00 p.m.on the Thursday prior to each regular Common Council meeting a copy of the agenda with accompanying staff reports and other background materials�I be delivered to eac4 the Mayor and each Councilmember so as to be available no later than the Lhursday preceding the Council Meeting. sU,IJ Except in the case of items qualifying as urgeRey items-uudo the Brown Act, no item shall be considered by the Mayor and Common Council if not included in the agenda; however, a correction or supplement to an item already contained in the packet may be included. Page 4 of 9 "Building a Better Community" 4. Posting of Agenda The City Clerk shall post the agenda of each City Council Regular or Adjourned Regular Meeting at least 72 hours in advance of said meeting in a location that is freely accessible to members of the public. The City Clerk shall maintain an affidavit indicating the location, date and time of posting each agenda. 5. Failure to Meet Deadlines i e n4.5 a. The City Clerk shall not,without the consent of the City Manager,accept any new a enda I item after the deadlines established in the administrative policies except e Mayor -C City Treasurer,and City Attorney. (/ --" ' b. Only those matters listed on the agenda shall be acted upon by the Mayor and Common Council. However, if a matter arises after posting of the agenda, the provisions of the Brown Act shall cooly. Of)'GeFlE, OF G45'ARBFney, it may, in aeeardanee with the Brown Aet, be added te the agen ° depending b upon F w B Aet,of A Common Gets eil eansents to heat ROLE OF MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL REGARDING COUNCIL MEETINGS 1. While the Common Council is in session, the Mayor, Councilmembers and City staff shall maintain strict order and decorum. Neither the Mayor nor any Councilmember shall delay or interrupt the proceedings of the Common Council or interrupt any member while speaking. 2. Councilmembers should indicate to the Mayor that they want to speak. The Mayor will acknowledge them before they begin to speak. 3. Any councilmember shall have the right to express dissent from,or protest to, or comment upon, any action of the Common Council. 4. Once a vote is taken on an issue,Councilmembers are encouraged to Wv Wsupport the law made by the Common Council. When possible,the Common Council should attempt to reach consensus on an issue. When this is not possible,the majority vote shall prevail;however,the Common Council shall respect the opinion of the rAa-+efit+}minority. Page 5 of 9 "Building a Better Community" 5. The Mayor and Common Council shall publicly share substantive information, which they may have received from sources outside the public decision-making process, which is relevant to a matter under consideration by the Common Council. 6. The Mayor and Common Council will strive for a win-win situation by respecting diverse opinions. They will allow for everyone's opinion to be heard and respected, even if they do not win the vote or prevail on the issue. 7. The Mayor and Common Council will allow room for dialogue. When discussing an agenda item, the members will allow the opportunity to dialogue with each other to build consensus on an item. Formatted:Indent:Left: 0" ROLE OF CITY STAFF REGARDING COUNCIL MEETINGS 1. City staff will provide written analysis and information on all agenda items prior to the meetings. Additionally,a copy of the materials,including technical reports,will be available to the public. 2. Staff will be available to answer questions of the City Council prior to and during City Council meetings. 3. Staff will respond to questions from the public during City Council meetings when requested to do so by the Mayor,City Council,or City Manager. 4. During Council meetings, staff shall turn off or switch any electronic equipment such as pagers and cellular telephones to a silence mode. 5. Staff will remain objective on issues.Staff should not be an advocate for issues unless so directed by the Mayor and Common Council;rather,they should promote or assist the efforts of Mayor and Common Council. 6. City staff will implement all Mayor and Common Council politics as directed by the City Manager. ROLE OF THE PUBLIC DURING COUNCIL MEETINGS 1. Members of the public attending Council meetings shall observe the same rules and decorum applicable to the Mayor,Common Council,and staff. 2. All speakers must approach the podium when recognized by the Mayor. Members of the public shall only speak from the podium. Stemping of feet, whistles. yells or shouting, mar^ ila Page 6 of 9 "Building a Better Community" .The Public shall not engage in conduct that disrupts the meeting, 3. Members of the public shall turn off or switch any electronic equipment such as pagers and cellular telephones to a silent mode while attending a City Council meeting. 4. if a member of the public desires to provide written correspondence(I 1 copies recommended)to the Mayor and Common Council,all such materials shall be given directly to the City Clerk prior to the meeting,or if during the course of the meeting,the materials shall be given to the City staff on the dais. At no time shall the public provide materials directly to the Mayor and Council. Formatted:left 1 Nance ofPr•ogram: Operational Guidelines ProjVwm: Council Committees PROPOSED STANDING AND AD HOC COUNCIL COMMITTEES GUIDELINES STANDING COMMITTEES 1. Po icy It is the policy of the Mayor and Common Council to use standing committees in open and public meetings to study City Business in greater depth than what is possible in the time allotted for Council meetings. 2. Purpose These rules are intended to enhance public participation and committee meetings so that the best possible decisions can be made for San Bernardino. 3. General Requirements Common Council standing committees shall be subject to the following procedural rules. 4. Quorum A majority of the committee membership shall constitute a quorum. 5. Referrals Only a vote of the Common Council as a whole, the or the City Manag^•- shall make referrals to the standing committees. Referrals will generally be directed to only one of the Page 7of9 "Building a Better Community" standing committees. Items may be withdrawn from the committee and taken up for consideration by the Common Council at any Common Council meeting with the consent of a majority of the Common Council,and subject to any applicable noticing or agenda posting requirements. standiHg committee may appear before the standing eemmittee to whieh the. has ad in rde standing the present. 6. Function of Committees The purpose and intent of committee meetings is to provide for more thorough and detailed discussion and study of prospective or current Council agenda items with a full and complete airing of all sentiments and expressions of opinion on city problems by both the Common Council and the public, to the end that Common Council action will be expedited. Actions of the committee shall be advisory recommendations only. Within 120 days of the referral,the item will be placed back on the Common Council agenda for an update or final action. 7. Minutes The Common Council staff shall be responsible for the preparation and distribution to the Mayor and Common Council of the minutes of standing committee meetings. The minutes for these meetings shall be action minutes which reflect the motions made during these meetings. The minutes shall be delivered to the Mayor and Councilinembers before the Council meeting at which the Committee's recommendations are to be discussed. 8. Report of Committee The minutes of each committee meeting shall serve as the report to the Mayor and Common Council. Any member may write a separate report. 9. Agenda The chairperson of each standing committee shall prepare the agenda for committee meetings,the sequence of study being, within reasonable limits of practicality, the same as the sequence of referral. 10. Public Participation Public comment on agenda items will be limited to a maximum of three minutes per speaker, or any alternate time limit specified by the presiding officer. 11. Conduct of Standing Committee Meetings Page 8 of 9 "Building a Better Community" The chairperson of each committee may conduct meetings with as much informality as is consistent with Mayor and Common Council procedural rules for meetings,which shall also be in effect during committee meetings. The views of interested private citizens may be heard in committee meetings, but in no case shall a committee meeting be used as a substitute for public hearings required by law. 12. Oral Communications Opportunities for oral communications shall be provided in the same manner as Council meetings. AD HOC COMMITTEES In addition to standing committees, the Mayor Pro Tempore,subject to approval of the Common Council,may appoint members to such other Ad Hoc Council Committees as deemed desirable and necessary to assist and advise the council in its work. Upon his/her appointment, the Mayor Pro Tempore shall review the number and purpose of the Ad Hoc Committees before assigning members. These Ad Hoc Committees meet on as needed basis. Page 9 of 9 "Building a Better Community" Name of Prowam: Operational Guidelines Program:Code of Conduct/Guidelin_--es CODE OF CONDUCT/JC;U IDE LINES Deleted:PROPOSED Topic AREAS FOR A 1. General Overview Dew:2WMhw residents and businesses of the City of San Bernardino are entitled to have fair, ethical and ,10 accountable local government which has earned the public's full confidence for integrity The Ci (Deleted:. intends to operate in an open,honest and transparent manner.To this end,the Mayor and Common Famatted:Highlight Council of the City of San Bernardino have adopted a Code of Conduct for its members to assure I public confidence in the integrity of local government.,its effective Loperation%and fair treatment romatted:Highlight oiPeople, t Deleted:Wo 2 Rules of Decorum Deed:ena Adr The professional and personal conduct of the Mayor and Common Council must be above Foy:Highlight reproach and avoid the appearance of impropriety. The Mayor and members of the Common r Highlight Council shall refrain from abusive conduct, personal or verbal attacks upon the character or motives of each other,the staff or the public. Dew' 3. Respect for the Process The Mayor and members of the Common Council shall perform their duties in accordance with the procedural rules for meetings established by them in governing the deliberation of public Deleted:processes a riles policy issues,involvement of the public and the implementation of policy decisions of the Mayor Deleted:of order and Common Council by City staff. 4. Conduct of Public Meetines The Mayor and Common Council shall prepare themselves for public issues; listen courteously and attentively to all public discussions before the body;and focus on the business at hand. They shall refrain from interrupting other speakers; making personal comments not germane to the business of the body;or otherwise interfering with the orderly conduct of meetings. S. Decisions based on Merit The Mayor and Common Council shall base their decisions on the merits and substance of the matter at hand,rather than on unrelated considerations. 6. Sharine of Information on Issues under Consideration The Mayor and Common Council shall publicly share substantive information that is relevant to a matter under their consideration,which they may have received from sources outside of the public decision-making process. 7. Conflict of Interest In order to assure their independence and impartiality on behalf of the common good,the Mayor and Common Council shall not use their official positions to influence government decisions in which they have a material financial interest; or where they have an organizational responsibility or personal relationship which may give the appearance of a conflict of interest. 8. Gifts and Favors The Mayor and Common Council shall not take any special advantage of services or opportunities for personal gain, by virtue of their public office that is not available to the public in general. They shall refrain from accepting any gifts, favors or promises of future benefits which might compromise their independence of judgment or action, or give the appearance of being compromised. Page 1 of 8 r "Building a Better Community" 9. Confidential Information The Mayor and Common Council shall respect the confidentiality of information concerning the property, personnel or affairs of the City. They shall neither disclose confidential information without proper legal authorization,nor use such information to advance their personal,financial or other private interest. 10. Use of Public Resources The Mayor and Common Council shall not use public resources that are not available to the public in general, such as City staff time, equipment, supplies or facilities for private gain or personal purposes. 11. Deleted:Representation or Private 12. Independence of Boards and Commissions The Mayor and Common Council shall The Mayor and Common Council shall refrain from using their position to unduly influence the not appear on behalf of private interests deliberations or outcomes of commission proceedings. or third parties before the Council or any 13. Policy Role of Members commissions or proceedmga of the City. The Mayor and Common Council are responsible for setting clear direction and policies and for Formatted:Indent:Left: 0" holding the City Manager accountable for achieving those policies. f The Mayor and Common Council 42uld respect and adhere to the established propedure f city s____-- Deleted.shall government whereby the Council determines the policies of the City with the advice,information , (Deleted: t and analysis provided by the public,commissions and City staff. {Deleted:council-manager The Mayor and Common Council should not interfere with the administrative functions of the 'Deleted:structure - --r----------------imp--r----------------- f------- to" City or the professional duties of City staff-, nor shoes_they impair the ability of_staff to_ {Deleted:shall implement Council policy decisions M City Charter Section 104. -The Mayor and Common Council will not divert management from the approved priorities with Deleted:,therefore, - issues of personal interest or requests for information that may require significant staff resources De °a-`--all -- without the active approval of the majority of the Mayor and Common Council. The Council will come to consensus regarding major issues that need further exploration and analysis so as to judiciously assign tasks to the City Manager and his staff. This Language does not prohibit The _- Fomatted:Highlight non Council from bringing information forward and discussing it with the City l 14. Public Relations When the Mayor and Common Council have not taken a position on an issue,neither the Mayor _ nor any Councihnember his ould speak_on behalf of the Mayor and Common Council. When {elated:"�m ------------------------------------------------ presenting their individual opinions and positions, Councilmembers h ould explicitly state that - {Deletea: hall they do not represent their body, the City of San Berardino, nor _his Quid they encourage xhe Deleted;will inference that they do. Deleted:an.W After a decision is made, the Mayor.�seernvy�es as the spokesperson for the City's view on policy . �- -° ------��------------�� -----���----�Ieted:OncetheCommonCouncil matters;the Common Council hould_s _ ___with one voice Deleted:will 15. Positive Work Place Environment The Mayor and Common Council shall support the maintenance of a positive and constructive has taken a vote,members Will let the decision stand and avoid undermining the work place environment for City employees and for residents and businesses dealing with the Council's stated direction and decision. City. The Mayor and Common Council shall recognize their special role in dealings with City employees and in no way create the perception of inappropriate direction to staff. Page 2 of 8 "Building a Better Community" 16. Communication with City Manager and Staff • The City Manager is responsible for managing the day-today operations of City government. • Unless it is a simple inquiry,the Mayor or members of the Common Council will contact the City Manager before going to Department Directors. • When contacting Department Directors through e-mail,the Mayor and Council members will copy the City Manager as a courtesy. • The City Manager will ensure that the Mayor and Common Council are proactively informed on major policy issues or issues that may attract media or public attention; likewise, the Mayor and Common Council members will give the City Manager notice if he or she learns of issues of concern. • The Mayor,Common Council,City Manager and staff will not blindside each other in public. • Council members are encouraged to submit questions on agenda items to the City Manager as far in advance of the meeting as possible so that staff can be prepared to respond at the meeting. • The Mayor and Common Council h ould not criticize staff in public--------------------------------- Deleted:shall • The Mayor and Common Council will refer citizen complaints to staff and give them adequate Formatted:Highlight time to respond. Staff will report back to the Council through the City Manager on the resolutions of these complaints. • The Mayor and Councilmembers will be provided with information from staff and other members on an equal basis so that they are equally prepared to make good decisions. 17. Compliance and Enforcement The Code of Conduct expresses standards of ethical conduct expected of the Mayor and Common Council. The protocols are intended to be self-enforcing; members themselves have the primary responsibility to assure that the standards are understood and met. The Mayor has the additional responsibility to intervene when the actions of Council members appear to be in violation of the Code during the process of conducting the Council meetings. Deleted:The Mayor and Common • 1 ticse code of Colld(I,t'gtudCltnCS ,Ila l also amply to the Community Development Commission• eoaeiimay�posesanctonson --' -"- _ — _ --- members whose conduct does not comply with the City's ethical standards,said such as reprimand,formal censure, Formatted:Highlight Formatted:Indent:Left: 0` `[Deleted:or Deleted:loss of committee assignments,. A violation of this Code of Conduct shall not be considered a basis for challenging the validity of a council decision.The Mayor and Council members entering office shall sign a t statement affirming that they have read and understood the Code of Conduct and protocol.¶ Formatted:Highlight Formatted:Indent:Hanging: 0.5" Formatted:Indent:Left: 0" Name of Prog-ram: Operational Guidelines Page 3 of 8 .& A "Building a Better Community" Program: Agenda Guidelines PROPOSED AGENDA GUIDELINES FOR BRINGING MATTERS BEFORE COMMON COUNCIL 1. Placing Matters On The Agenda In addition to matters pending before any committee,_commission or other_advisory body of the - - Formatted:Highlight Common Council, matters pertinent to and within the jurisdiction of the City shall be placed on the agenda by the Ma r,C guncil Members,Cit`• Clerk_C_ih_Attornev_ City [reas_urer. ancl_City Manager. - - - - All written petitions, communications, and other matters to be submitted to the City Council for inclusion in the agenda packet for consideration at a regular or adjourned regular meeting should be delivered to the City Manager's Office no later than the time established by current administrative policy. The City Clerk shall compile the agenda, listing all matters to be considered by the Council according to the order of business,numbering each item consecutively. 2. Submission of Agenda Item Staff Reports Mayor and Common Council staff report and back-up material should be prepared and submitted to the City Manager's Office two weeks prior to each regular Common Council meeting at which the item shall be heard. If an item has been continued to a future meeting and requires new or additional back-up material,it shall be due within one week of the following meeting. 3. Preparation and Distribution of the Agenda Packet The City Clerk shall prepare the Agenda packet. Nqt-I-ater than S_00p.m.on the Thursdaypnor to Formatted:Highlight each regular Common Council meeting a copy of the genda with accompanying staff reports and other background materials be delivered to eaeh the Mayor and each Council�ember_so as_„----(Deleted:shall --------------- Wated:ra to be available no later than the Thursday preceding the Council�r�eeting. _ _ Xee� P r use of item ._ t-�,•.-.•6 - - Il th FomraMed:Highlight -P99@4- �Fevo "-�`'o item shall be considered by the Mayor and Common Coun' -- Deleted:as urgency items under fse included in the Benda- however, a correction or supplement to an item already contained in the packet may be cluded� >L��l,� �1 0 c °s ��~ +L, ,p',r)� �j'y,ol✓µ � L�, 4. Postine of Agenda Page 4 of 8 "Building a Better Community" The City Clerk shall post the agenda of each City Council Regular or Adjourned Regular Meeting at least 72 hours in advance of said meeting in a location that is freely accessible to members of the public. The City Clerk shall maintain an affidavit indicating the location, date and time of posting each agenda. 5. Failure to Meet Deadlines a. ple_City Clerk_shall not,without the consent of the City Manager,accept any new_agenda --- Fomutted:Hlyhllyht item after the deadlines established in the administrative policies except items from the Mayor and i� Council Members,City Treasurer,and City Attorney. b. Only those matters listed on the agenda_shall be acted upon by_the_Mayor and Common o Council. However,if a matter arises after posting of the agenda,the provisions of the Brown Act shall apply. Deleted:is deemed to be urgent by the --------------------- ------------------- Mayor,Coumcilmember,the City Manager,City Clerk,or City Attorney,it ROLE OF MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL REGARDING COUNCIL MEETINGS may,de to the agenda the Grown Act be added to the agenda Grid acted upon by 1. While the Common Council is in session, the Mayor, Councilmembers and City staff shall the Mayor and Common Council if an explanation of the urgency is stated in maintain strict order and decorum. Neither the Mayor nor any Councihnember shall delay or open Council Meeting and a rgjority,or super majority'depending neon the interru p t the proceedings of the Common Council or interrupt any member while speaking. applicable provisions of the Brawn Act, of the Common Council consents to hear 2. Councilmembers should indicate to the Mayor that they want to speak. The Mayor will J acknowledge them before they begin to speak. 3. Any councilmember shall have the right to express dissent from,or protest to,or comment upon, any action of the Common Council. 4. Once a vote is taken on an issue,Councilmembers are encouraged to-,support the law made by the Dam":will Common Council. When possible,the Common Council should attempt to reach consensus on an issue. When this is not possible,the majority vote shall prevail; however, the Common Council shall respect the opinion of the on . Deleted:majesty 5. The Mayor and Common Council shall publicly share substantive information, which they may have received from sources outside the public decision-making process, which is relevant to a matter under consideration by the Common Council. 6. The Mayor and Common Council will strive for a win-win situation by respecting diverse opinions. They will allow for everyone's opinion to be heard and respected,even if they do not win the vote or prevail on the issue. 7. The Mayor and Common Council will allow room for dialogue. When discussing an agenda item, the members will allow the opportunity to dialogue with each other to build consensus on an item. t----- Formatted:Indent:Left: W Page 5 of 8 "Building a Better Community" ROLE OF CITY STAFF REGARDING COUNCIL MEETINGS 1. City staff will provide written analysis and information on all agenda items prior to the meetings. Additionally,a copy of the materials,including technical reports,will be available to the public. 2. Staff will be available to answer questions of the City Council prior to and during City Council meetings. 3. Staff will respond to questions from the public during City Council meetings when requested to do so by the Mayor,City Council,or City Manager. 4, During Council meetings, staff shall turn off or switch any electronic equipment such as pagers and cellular telephones to a silence mode. 5. Staff will remain objective on issues. Staff should not be an advocate for issues unless so directed by the Mayor and Common Council;rather,they should promote or assist the efforts of Mayor and Common Council. 6. City staff will implement all Mayor and Common Council policies as directed by the City Manager. ROLE OF THE PUBLIC DURING COUNCIL MEETINGS 1. Members of the public attending Council meetings shall observe the same rules and decorum applicable to the Mayor,Common Council,and staff. 2. All speakers must approach the podium when recognized by the Mayor. Members of the public shall only speak from the podium. ag Public shall not engage in conduct that disui is the Deleted:St��offeet,whistles, ----------p - ----- yells or shoutingazd/orsimilar XTIf'.f:t111�T. denonsh-ations are unacceptable public behavior. 3. Members of the public shall turn off or switch any electronic equipment such as pagers and cellular telephones to a silent mode while attending a City Council meeting. 4. If a member of the public desires to provide written correspondence(11 copies recommended)to the Mayor and Common Council,all such materials shall be given directly to the City Clerk prior to the meeting,or if during the course of the meeting,the materials shall be given to the City staff on the dais. At no time shall the public provide materials directly to the Mayor and Council. Page 6 of 8 "Building a Better Community" Deleted:, Name of Program: Operational Guidelines Program: Council Committees • • PROPOSED STANDING AND AD HOC COUNCIL COMMITTEES GUIDELINES STANDING CONIlWMES 1. Policy It is the policy of the Mayor and Common Council to use standing committees in open and public meetings to study City Business in greater depth than what is possible in the time allotted for Council meetings. 2. Purpose These rules are intended to enhance public participation and committee meetings so that the best possible decisions can be made for San Bernardino. 3. General Reauirementa Common Council standing committees shall be subject to the following procedural rules. 4, Quorum A majority of the committee membership shall constitute a quorum. 5. Referrals Only a vote of the Common Council as a whole,shall make referrals to the standing committees. Deleted:the Mayor or the City Referrals will generally be directed to only one of the standing committees. Items may be Manager withdrawn from the committee and taken up for consideration by the Common Council at any Common Council meeting with the consent of a majority of the Common Council,and subject to any applicable noticing or agenda posting requirements. Deleted:Coimcihnembers who submit ' -- - mattma to the Mayor and Common 6. Function of Connnittees Council which are mfmred to a standing The purpose and intent of committee nee cmmnittee may appear before the purp meetings is to provide for more thorough and detailed atancling commi<re to which the mftral discussion and study of prospective or current Council agenda items with a full and complete has been made n order to speak as proponents of the matter. Standing airing of all sentiments and expressions of opinion on city problems by both the Common Council committee mear;ngs&ring which such referrals may be considered shall be and the public, to the end that Common Council action will be expedited. Actions of the noticed as Council meetings for the committee shall be advisory recommendations only. Within 120 days of the referral,the item will purpose discuss�era�the be placed back on the Common Council agenda for an update or final action. matter with a quorum of the Common Council pmsent.Q 7. Minutes Page 7 of 8 "Building a Better Community" The Common Council staff shall be responsible for the preparation and distribution to the Mayor and Common Council of the minutes of standing committee meetings. The minutes for these meetings shall be action minutes which reflect the motions made during these meetings. The minutes shall be delivered to the Mayor and Councilmembers before the Council meeting at which the Committee's recommendations are to be discussed- Report of Committee The minutes of each committee meeting shall serve as the report to the Mayor and Common Council. Any member may write a separate report. 9. Aaenda The chairperson of each standing committee shall prepare the agenda for committee meetings,the sequence of study being, within reasonable limits of practicality, the same as the sequence of referral. 10. Public Participation Public comment on agenda items will be limited to a maximum of three minutes per speaker, or any alternate time limit specified by the presiding officer. 11. Conduct of Standing Committee Meetings The chairperson of each committee may conduct meetings with as much informality as is consistent with Mayor and Common Council procedural rules for meetings,which shall also be in effect during committee meetings. The views of interested private citizens may be heard in committee meetings, but in no case shall a committee meeting be used as a substitute for public hearings required by law. 12. Oral Communications Opportunities for oral communications shall be provided in the same manner as Council meetings. AD HOC COMNUTTEES In addition to standing committees,the Mayor Pro Tempore, subject to approval of the Common Council, may appoint members to such other Ad Hoc Council Committees as deemed desirable and necessary to assist and advise the council in its work. Upon his/her appointment, the Mayor Pro Tempore shall review the number and purpose of the Ad Hoc Committees before assigning members. These Ad Hoc Committees meet on as needed basis. Page 8 of 8 "Building a Better Community" Name of Program: Operational Guidelines Program:Code of Conduct/Guidelines • BODE OF CONDUCTF-UIDELINE$ _""-- Deleted:PROPOSED TOPIC -------------------- — --- -------------------" AREAS FOR A 1. General Overview Deleted:Guidelines The residents and businesses of the City of San Bernardino are entitled to have fair, ethical and accountable local governinent which has earned the public's full confidence for integrity„_;-"-" Deleted:. To this end,the Mayor and Common Formatted:Highlight Council of the City of San Bernardino have adopted a Code of Conduct for its members to assure public confidence in the integrity of local governmentli its effective zoperations Formatted:Highlight Deleted:and ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Rules of Decorum tFo-rmatted:ted:and fair The professional and personal conduct of the Mayor and Common Council must be above matted:Highlight reproach and avoid the appearance of impropriety. The Mayor and members of the Common Highlight Council shall refrain from abusive conduct, personal or verbal attacks upon the character or motives of each other,the staff or the public. ted:. 3. Respect for the Process The Mayor and members of the Common Council shall perform their duties in accordance with the procedural rules for meetings-established by them_in goveminp the_deliberation of public Deleted:processes and Riles policy issues,involvement of the public and the implementation of policy decisions of the Mayor --- Deleted:of order® and Common Council by City staff. 4. Conduct of Public Meetings The Mayor and Common Council shall prepare themselves for public issues; listen courteously and attentively to all public discussions before the body;and focus on the business at hand. They shall refrain from interrupting other speakers; making personal comments not germane to the business of the body;or otherwise interfering with the orderly conduct of meetings. 5. Decisions based on Merit The Mayor and Common Council shall base their decisions on the merits and substance of the matter at hand,rather than on unrelated considerations. 6. Sharing of Information on Issues under Consideration The Mayor and Common Council shall publicly share substantive information that is relevant to a matter under their consideration,which they may have received from sources outside of the public decision-making process. 7. Conflict of Interest In order to assure their independence and impartiality on behalf of the common good,the Mayor and Common Council shall not use their official positions to influence government decisions in which they have a material financial interest;or where they have an organizational responsibility or personal relationship which may give the appearance of a conflict of interest. 8. Gifts and Favors The Mayor and Common Council shall not take any special advantage of services or opportunities for personal gain, by virtue of their public office that is not available to the public in general. They shall refrain from accepting any gifts, favors or promises of future benefits which might compromise their independence of judgment or action, or give the appearance of being compromised. Page 1 of 8 i i I i `Building a Better Community" 9. Confidential information The Mayor and Common Council shall respect the confidentiality of information concerning the property, personnel or affairs of the City. They shall neither disclose confidential information without proper legal authorization,nor use such information to advance their personal,financial or other private interest. 10. Use of Public Resources i The Mayor and Common Council shall not use public resources that are not available to the public in general, such as City staff time, equipment, supplies or facilities for private gain or personal purposes. 11. ------- Formatted:Indent:Left: 0" ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12. Independence of Boards and Commissions Deleted:Representation or Private The Mayor and Common Council shall refrain from using their position to unduly influence the Ln—terestsf Mayor and Common Council shall deliberations or outcomes Of commission proceedings. not appear on behalf of private interests 13. Policy Role of Members or third parties before the Council or any commission or proceedings of the City. The Mayor and Common Council are responsible for setting clear direction and policies and for holding the City Manager accountable for achieving those policies. The Mayor and Common Council hs� 1 respect and adhere to the established procedures_of city, -_ Deleted:;nap government whereby the Council determines the policies of the City with the advice,information Deleted:a< and analysis provided by the public,commissions and City staff. Deleted-conncil-manager The Mayor and Common Council shoulcL_not interfere with the administrative functions of the, Deleted:stmctrre City or the professional duties of City staff-, nor sho2A they impair the ability of staff to Deleted:shall implement Council policy decisions per City Charter Section 104. Deleted: �nerefore The Mayor and Common Council will not divert management from the approved priorities with issues of personal interest or requests for information that may require significant staff resources Deletes:au without the active approval of the majority of the Mayor and Common Council. The Council will come to consensus regarding major issues that need further exploration and analysis so as to judiciously assign tasks to the City Manager and his staff. = Faffnatted:Highlight W ---------------------------------------------- _-- Formatted:Highlight Formatted:Highlight 14. Public Relations When the Mayor and Common Council have not taken a position on an issue,neither the Mayor nor any Councilmember should speak on behalf of the Mayor and Common Council. When Deleted:«iu presenting their individual opinions and positions, Councilmembers his ould explicitly state that Deleted: nail they do not represent their body, the City of San Bernardino, nor his Quld they CnCOUrafL6 the_ Deleted:w 1 inference that they do. Deleted:allow After a decision is made, the Mayor serves as the spokesperson for the City's view on policy matters;the Common Council d speak with"one voice." - -- Deleted:will -----------------------------------------------_ _ 15. Positive Work Place Environment Deleted:once the Common Council The Mayor and Common Council shall support the maintenance of a positive and constructive has taken a vote,members will let the decision stand and avoid undermining the work place environment for City employees and for residents and businesses dealing with the Council's stated direction and decision. City. The Mayor and Common Council shall recognize their special role in dealings with City employees and in no way create the perception of inappropriate direction to staff. I Page 2 of 8 "Building a Better Community" 16. Communication with City Manager and Staff • The City Manager is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of City government. • Unless it is a simple inquiry,the Mayor or members of the Common Council will contact the City Manager before going to Department Directors. • When contacting Department Directors through e-mail,the Mayor and Council members will copy the City Manager as a courtesy. • The City Manager will ensure that the Mayor and Common Council are proactively informed on major policy issues or issues that may attract media or public attention;likewise,the Mayor and Common Council members will give the City Manager notice if he or she learns of issues of concern • The Mayor,Common Council,City Manager and staff will not blindside each other in public. • Council members are encouraged to submit questions on agenda items to the City Manager as far in advance of the meeting as possible so that staff can be prepared to respond at the meeting. • The Mayor and Common Council Mpq criticize staff in lc= _ Deleted:shall • The Mayor land Common Council will refer citizen complaints to staff and give them adequate Formatted:Highlight time to respond. Staff will report back to the Council through the City Manager on the resolutions of these complaints. • The Mayor and Councilmembers will be provided with information from staff and other members on an equal basis so that they are equally prepared to make good decisions. 17. Compliance and Enforcement The Code of Conduct expresses standards of ethical conduct expected of the Mayor and Common Council. The protocols are intended to be self-enforcing; members themselves have the primary responsibility to assure that the standards are understood and met. The Mayor has the additional responsibility to intervene when the actions of Council members appear to be in violation of the Code during the process of conducting the Council meetings. « Deleted:The Mayor and Common impose sanction%on ose conduct does not comply with the City's ethical standards,said such as reprimand,formal censure, Formatted:Highlight Formatted:Indent:Left: 0" Deleted:or Deleted:loss of committee assignments,. A violation of this Code of uct shall not be considered a basis lenging the validity of a council .The Mayor and Council is entering office shall sign a affimuing that they have read the Code of Conduct and Formatted:Highlght Formatted:Indent:Hanging: 0.5" Formatted:Indent:Left: 0" Name ofProg-ram: Operational Guidelines Page 3 of S "Building a Better Community" Program: Agenda Guidelines PROPOSED AGENDA GUIDELINES FOR BRINGING MATTERS BEFORE COMMON COUNCIL 1. Placirtg Matters On The Agenda In addition to matters pending beliore any committee, commission or o visory body of the Formatted:Hignugnt common Council, matters pertinent to and within the jurisdiction of shall be placed on �IY the a or Maters k Ci A nd Maria All written petitions, communications, and other matters to be submitted to the City Council for inclusion in the agenda packet for consideration at a regular or adjourned regular meeting should be delivered to the City Manager's Office no later than the time established by current administrative policy. The City Clerk shall compile the agenda, listing all matters to be considered by the Council according to the order of business,numbering each item consecutively. 2. Submission of Agenda Item Staff Reports Mayor and Common Council staff report and back-up material should be prepared and submitted to the City Manager's Office two weeks prior to each regular Common Council meeting at which the item shall be heard. If an item has been continued to a future meeting and requires new or additional back-up material,it shall be due within one week of the following meeting. 3. Preparation and Distribution of the Agenda Packet The City Clerk shall prepare the Agenda packet. Formatted:Highlight other background materials _ Deleted:m to he available no later than t - Deleted:m - Deleted:To Ito it shall be considered by the I�1a Deleted: agenda except as otherwise provided in t _ item alrea.dv contained in the packet may,be inclum Formatted:Highlight Formatted:Highlight Formatted:Highlight Formatted:Highlight 4. Posting of Agenda Page 4 of 8 I 6 "Building a Better Community" The City Clerk shall post the agenda of each City Council Regular or Adjourned Regular Meeting at least 72 hours in advance of said meeting in a location that is freely accessible to members of the public. The City Clerk shall maintain an affidavit indicating the location, date and time of posting each agenda. 5. Failure to Meet Deadlines a. The t itv Clerk shall For,t,atted:Highlight item after the deadlines establish A CiAkeasurer,a b. Only those matters listed-on the agenda_shall be acted upon by_the-Mayor_and-Comm_ on --- Deleted:Generally° Council. However,if a matter arises after posting of the agenda the provisions of the Brown Act shall apply. .-- Deleted:is deemed to be urgent by the ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mayor,Councilmember,the City Manager,City Clerk,or City Attorney,it may,in accordance with the Brown Act, ROLE OF MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL REGARDING COUNCIL MEETINGS he added to the agenda and acted upon by 1. While the Common Council is in session, the Mayor, Councilmembers and City staff shall the Mayor and Common Council if an explanation of the urgency is stated in maintain strict order and decorum. Neither the Mayor nor any Councilmember shall delay or open Council Meeting and a majority,or super majority,depending upon the interrupt the proceedings of the Common Council or interrupt any member while speaking. applicable provisions of the Brown Act, of the Common Council consents to hear it. 2. Councilmembers should indicate to the Mayor that they want to speak. The Mayor will acknowledge them before they begin to speak. I 3. Any councilmember shall have the right to express dissent from,or protest to,or comment upon, any action of the Common Council. 4. Once a vote is taken on an issue,Councilmembers are encouraged!Wu p__ the law_made by the Common Council. When possible,the Common Council should attempt to reach consensus on an issue. When this is not possible,the majority vote shall prevail;however, the Common Council majority shall respect the opinion of the mm on _ Deleted: 5. The Mayor and Common Council shall publicly share substantive information, which they may have received from sources outside the public decision-making process, which is relevant to a matter under consideration by the Common Council. 6. The Mayor and Common Council will strive for a win-win situation by respecting diverse opinions. They will allow for everyone's opinion to be heard and respected,even if they do not win the vote or prevail on the issue. 7. The Mayor and Common Council will allow room for dialogue. When discussing an agenda item, the members will allow the opportunity to dialogue with each other to build consensus on an item. r- Formatted:Indent:Left: 0" Page 5 of 8 I' "Building a Better Comnwnity" ROLE OF CITY STAFF REGARDING COUNCIL MEETINGS 1. City staff will provide written analysis and information on all agenda items prior to the meetings. Additionally,a copy of the materials,including technical reports,will be available to the public. 2. Staff will be available to answer questions of the City Council prior to and during City Council meetings. 3. Staff will respond to questions from the public during City Council meetings when requested to do so by the Mayor,City Council,or City Manager. 4. During Council meetings, staff shall turn off or switch any electronic equipment such as pagers and cellular telephones to a silence mode. 5. Staff will remain objective on issues. Staff should not be an advocate for issues unless so directed by the Mayor and Common Council;rather,they should promote or assist the efforts of Mayor and Common Council. 6. City staff will implement all Mayor and Common Council policies as directed by the City Manager. ROLE OF THE PUBLIC DURING COUNCIL MEETINGS 1. Members of the public attending Council meetings shall observe the same rules and decorum applicable to the Mayor,Common Council,and staff. 2. All speakers must approach the podium when recognized by the Mayor. Members of the public shall only speak from the podium. A Public shall not engage in conduct that disrupts the Deleted:stomping of feet Whales, yells or shouting and/or similar 111 donstrations are unacceptable public behemavior. 3. Members of the public shall tum off or switch any electronic equipment such as pagers and cellular telephones to a silent mode while attending a City Council meeting. 4. If a member of the public desires to provide written correspondence (11 copies recommended)to the Mayor and Common Council,all such materials shall be given directly to the City Clerk prior to the meeting,or if during the course of the meeting,the materials shall be given to the City staff on the dais. At no time shall the public provide materials directly to the Mayor and Council. Page 6 of 8 "Building a Better Community" lDeleted: Name of Program: Operational Guidelines Program: Council Committees PROPOSED STANDING AND AD HOC COUNCIL COMMITTEES GUIDELINES STANDING COMMITTEES I. Policy It is the policy of the Mayor and Common Council to use standing committees in open and public meetings to study City Business in greater depth than what is possible in the time allotted for Council meetings. 2. Purpose These rules are intended to enhance public participation and committee meetings so that the best possible decisions can be made for San Bernardino. 3. General Requirements Common Council standing committees shall be subject to the following procedural rules. 4. Ouorum A majority of the committee membership shall constitute a quorum. 5. Referrals Only a vote of the Common Council as a whole,shall make referrals to the standing committees. - Deleted:the Mayor or the city ------------------------------ --- - Manager Referrals will generally be directed to only one of the standing committees. Items may be withdrawn from the committee and taken up for consideration by the Common Council at any Common Council meeting with the consent of a majority of the Common Council,and subject to any applicable noticing or agenda posting requirements. I Deleted:Councilmembets who submit f ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- matters to the Mayor and Common 6. Function of Committees Council which are referred to a standing co nnuttee may appear before the The purpose and intent of committee meetings is to provide for more thorough and detailed standing committee to which the referral discussion and study of prospective or current Council agenda items with a full and complete has been made in order to speak as Proponents of the matter. Standing airing of all sentiments and expressions of opinion on city problems by both the Common Council corn nittee meetings during which such referrals may be considered shall be and the public, to the end that Common Council action will be expedited. Actions of the noticed as Council meetings for the putpose of committee shall be advisory recommendations only. Within 120 days of the referral,the item will committee to discuss and standing the be placed back on the Common Council agenda for an update or final action. matter with a quorum ofthe common Council present.¶ 7. Minutes Page 7 of 8 "Building a Better Community" The Common Council staff shall be responsible for the preparation and distribution to the Mayor and Common Council of the minutes of standing committee meetings. The minutes for these meetings shall be action minutes which reflect the motions made during these meetings. The minutes shall be delivered to the Mayor and Councilmembers before the Council meeting at which the Committee's recommendations are to be discussed. 8. Report of Committee The minutes of each committee meeting shall serve as the report to the Mayor and Common Council. Any member may write a separate report. 9. Agenda The chairperson of each standing committee shall prepare the agenda for committee meetings,the sequence of study being, within reasonable limits of practicality, the same as the sequence of referral. 10. Public Participation Public comment on agenda items will be limited to a maximum of three minutes per speaker, or any alternate time limit specified by the presiding officer. 11. Conduct of Standing Committee Meetings The chairperson of each committee may conduct meetings with as much informality as is consistent with Mayor and Common Council procedural rules for meetings,which shall also be in effect during committee meetings. The views of interested private citizens may be heard in committee meetings, but in no case shall a committee meeting be used as a substitute for public hearings required by law. 12. Oral Communications Opportunities for oral communications shall be provided in the same manner as Council meetings. AD HOC COMMITTEES In addition to standing committees, the Mayor Pro Tempore, subject to approval of the Common Council, may appoint members to such other Ad Hoc Council Committees as deemed desirable and necessary to assist and advise the council in its work. Upon his/her appointment, the Mayor Pro Tempore shall review the number and purpose of the Ad Hoc Committees before assigning members. These Ad Hoc Committees meet on as needed basis. 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