2015-013 - Rescinding Public Access to Council Decision Making, Appointments & Memberships & Americans With Disabilities Notice on Agendas Policies

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RESOLUTION 2015 -013 RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS RESCINDING THE PUBLIC ACCESS TO COUNCIL DECISION MAKING, APPOINTMENTS AND MEMBERSHIPS, AND AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES NOTICE ON TOWN AGENDAS COUNCIL POLICIES WHEREAS, the Town Council is responsible for establishing municipal policies that provide clear direction for process and procedures by which the Council and staff shall conduct business and activities; and WHEREAS, examples of these policies include the Town Code, Town Council Policies, General Plan, Design Guidelines, and Area Plans; and WHEREAS, the many benefits of having established policies includes greater consistency as well as more government transparency and accessibility by the public, the Council and staff; and WHEREAS, the Policy Committee reviewed three Council Policies recommended for rescission at its February 11, 2015 meeting: Public Access to Council Decision Making; Appointments and Memberships; and American with Disabilities Notice on Town Agenda; and WHEREAS, these Council Policies have been deemed obsolete, redundant and/or incorporated into other existing Council Policies. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT, the Town Council of the TOWN OF LOS GATOS does hereby rescind the Public Access to Council Decision Making; Appointments and Memberships, and American with Disabilities Notice on Town Agenda Council Policies attached hereto as Exhibit A.