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Council approves format change requiring council signatures on proclamations and certificates
Summary
The council voted to require full council signatures on ceremonial certificates and proclamations (mayor to remain the primary signatory) and to update submission timelines; vote passed with one no and one abstention.
The Torrance City Council voted to update city policy for ceremonial recognition documents so that ceremonial certificates and proclamations will include signatures from the full council, with the mayor listed as the primary signatory at the top of the document.
Public‑engagement manager Jin Chen said the change is intended to standardize recognition documents and align proclamations with existing resolution practice, and staff proposed modest, low‑cost layout adjustments to accommodate additional signatures while preserving the certificate text. The proposed updates also include clarified submission timelines to meet printing requirements.
Councilmember Metucci expressed reservations about including every councilmember’s name on routine certificates, saying the mayor currently has authority to accept or deny proclamations, but Councilmember Lewis moved to adopt staff recommendations. The motion carried with Councilmember Gerson voting no and Councilmember Metucci abstaining.
Staff will implement the revised formats for standard and long‑format certificates and proclamations and maintain the existing full‑signature practice for resolutions.
