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AGENDA ITEM NO. 13.
CITY OF HAWTHORNE City Council AGENDA BILL For the meeting of 11/12/2025 Originating Department: City Attorney |
City Manager:
Department Head:
SUBJECT:
ORDINANCE NO. 2259 (FIRST READING)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA AMENDING SECTION 2.06.230 (DIRECTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS FROM CITY COUNCIL - LIMIT ON DIRECTIVES) OF CHAPTER 2.06 (CITY COUNCIL) TO TITLE 2 (ADMINISTRATION, CIVIL SERVICE AND PERSONNEL) OF THE HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL CODE AND MAKING A FINDING OF EXEMPTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH CEQA IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. Motion to Introduce.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA AMENDING SECTION 2.06.230 (DIRECTIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS FROM CITY COUNCIL - LIMIT ON DIRECTIVES) OF CHAPTER 2.06 (CITY COUNCIL) TO TITLE 2 (ADMINISTRATION, CIVIL SERVICE AND PERSONNEL) OF THE HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL CODE AND MAKING A FINDING OF EXEMPTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH CEQA IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. Motion to Introduce.
RECOMMENDED MOTION:
Staff recommends that the City Council Introduce Ordinance 2259 on November 12, 2025, and adopt Ordinance No. 2259 on December 9, 2025.
DISCUSSION:
The City of Hawthorne has previously promoted and encouraged the efficient operation of its City Council to conduct its business by way of ordinance. On October 28, 2025, consistent with its goal to promote and encourage its efficient operation, the City Council voted by a tally of 3-2 to direct the City Attorney's Office to amend Section 2.06.230 (Directions and Instructions from City Council - Limit on Directives) to require a second to any directive given by a Council Member to the City Manager, and if seconded, to vote upon such a directive. If passed, a directive shall then be considered a directive from the entire City Council as a whole.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLAN:
N/A
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
NOTICING PROCEDURE:
72 hours posted notice pursaunt to the Ralph M. Brown Act.