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Cerritos council denies ordinance to codify new boards-and-commissions handbook, orders further review
Summary
The Cerritos City Council voted 4–1 on March 27 to deny the second reading of an ordinance that would have codified changes from a newly adopted boards, commissions and committees handbook into the municipal code. Councilmembers cited timing, lack of review by newly seated members and concerns about appointments and oversight.
The Cerritos City Council on March 27 voted 4–1 to deny the second reading of Ordinance 1049, an ordinance that would have amended multiple chapters of the municipal code to implement a recently adopted Boards, Commissions and Committees (BCC) handbook.
Mayor Pro Tem Linda Johnson moved to oppose adoption of the ordinance, arguing newly seated council members had not had adequate time to study the handbook and that the previous council’s late-term adoption had imposed procedural changes on the incoming body. The motion was seconded and passed on a roll-call vote of 4–1.
City staff had presented the…
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