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Waive the Second Reading and Adopt Ordinance No. 2045 Amending Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 2.12 “City Manager” by Revising Section 2.12.050 “Removal” (CLK)
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MEETING DATE:
February 18, 2026
PREPARED BY:
Olivia Nashed, City Clerk
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Waive the second reading and adopt Ordinance No. 2045 amending Lodi Municipal Code (LMC) Chapter 2.12 “City Manager” by revising LMC Section 2.12.050 “Removal”.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Ordinance No. 2045 entitled “An Ordinance of the Lodi City Council Amending Lodi Municipal Code Title 2 “Administration and Personnel” Chapter 2.12 “City Manager” Section 2.12.050 “Removal”” was introduced at the regular City Council meeting of January 7, 2026.
ADOPTION: With the exception of urgency ordinances, no ordinance may be passed within five days of its introduction. Two readings are therefore required - one to introduce and a second to adopt the ordinance. Ordinances may only be passed at a regular meeting or at an adjourned regular meeting; except for urgency ordinances, ordinances may not be passed at a special meeting. Id. All ordinances must be read in full either at the time of introduction or at the time of passage, unless a regular motion waiving further reading is adopted by a majority of all council persons present. Cal. Gov’t Code § 36934.
Ordinances take effect 30 days after their final passage. Cal. Gov’t Code § 36937.
This ordinance has been approved as to form by the City Attorney.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Not Applicable.
FUNDING AVAILABLE:
Not Applicable.