All proceedings are recorded. Public Hearings allow citizens the opportunity to speak in favor or against specific items. The City Clerk will call all speakers by name. All proceedings are recorded. These transactions are normally of a non-routine nature.
Ordinances become law thirty days after adoption.
However, an urgency ordinance may be adopted immediately upon introduction, and is effective immediately. Resolutions set policy and become effective upon adoption. The city is from time to time requested to join their support of Amicus Curiae Briefs depending on the subject. It is a policy decision made by the City Council whether to support an Amicus Curiae Brief.