Legislation Details

File #: 26-0389    Version: 1 Name: SB 707 Related Council Action
Type: CC- Consent - Motion Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/16/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/12/2026 Final action:
Title: REPORT - SB 707 RELATED COUNCIL ACTIONS BACKGROUND: This item requests Council take various actions based on SB 707, which made significant updates to the Brown Act. Council is required to adopt an Internet and Telephonic Service Disruption Policy, and staff recommends amendments to existing policies and Santa Rosa City Code for operational and procedural alignment with new Brown Act requirements. RECOMMENDATION: The City Clerk’s and City Attorney’s Offices recommend that the Council, take the following actions related to Senate Bill (SB) 707 - Brown Act updates: 1) by resolution, amend the City Council Manual of Procedures and Protocols (CCMPP); 2) by resolution, adopt Council Policy entitled “Internet and Telephonic Service Disruption Policy for City Council Meetings”; 3) by resolution, amend Council Policy 000-20 entitled Citizen Participation; and 4) introduce an ordinance entitled Ordinance of the Council of the City of Santa Rosa to amend Chapter 1-10 - Open Government of the ...
Sponsors: City Clerk, City Attorney
Indexes: Not a Project
Code sections: 15061(b)(3) - General Rule Exemption, 15378 - Not a Project
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment 1 - Brown-Act-2026_BWS, 3. Attachment 2 - CCMPP Redlines, 4. Attachment 3 - SRCC 1-10 OG Redlines, 5. Attachment 4 - Internet Telephonic Service Disruption Policy_DRAFT.pdf, 6. Attachment 5 - CP 000-20 Redlines, 7. Resolution 1 - CCMPP, 8. Exhibit A - CCMPP Final, 9. Resolution 2 - Internet Telephonic Service Disruption Policy, 10. Exhibit A - Internet Telephonic Service Disruption Policy, 11. Resolution 3 - Council Policy 000-20, 12. Exhibit A - CP 000-20_Final, 13. Ordinance, 14. Presentation