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000 Administration and Government

Policy Number	Subject	Adopted or Amended
000-2	Meeting and Travel Expenses Travel Form	Jul 27, 2022
000-5	Committee Classification; Board, Commission, and Committee Appointments and Procedures Boards, Committees and Commissions Handbook	Feb 22, 2023
000-6	Appearances at Hearings	May 2, 2007
000-7	Processing and Settling Claims Against City	Oct 5, 2016
000-9	Council Guidelines	May 10, 2023
000-11	City Council Benefits	Sep 4, 2019
000-12	Fund Raising by Boards, Commissions, Committees	Oct 6, 1993
000-13	Council Attendance at Meetings	Jan 19, 1994
000-16	Consideration and Approval of Requests for Funding from Community Groups and Organizations	Feb 5, 1997
000-17	Order of Agenda for Council Meetings	Feb 1, 2023
000-18	Recording Council Meetings	Jan 18, 2023
000-19	Records Management and Records Retention Schedule Retention Schedule	Aug 15, 2018
000-20	FPPC Filing Waiver	Dec 7, 2011
000-21	Distribution of Tickets	Feb 15, 2012
000-22	Social Media	May 4, 2016
000-23	Electronic Signatures	Dec 20, 2017
000-24	Environmentally Preferable Purchasing	Jan 6, 2016
000-25	Code of Conduct	Nov 3, 2021
000-26	Council Goals	Nov 17, 2021
000-27	City Manager Performance Evaluation	Feb 2, 2022
000-28	Nomination of the Mayor Pro Tempore	Feb 15, 2023
000-29	League of California Cities Delegate and Alternate(s)	Jun 7, 2023
000-30	Posting Contracts and Agreements Online	Sep 6, 2023

100 City Facilities

Policy Number	Subject	Adopted or Amended
100-1	Chautauqua Hall Use	Jan 4, 1989
100-3	Host Liquor Liability	Jan 6, 1988
100-4	Recreation Insurance	Feb 18, 1987
100-5	Parking Lots - Permits, Policies	Nov 7, 2018
100-6	Rental of Public Facilities	Sep 18, 2002
100-7	City Bench Naming Rights	Dec 18, 2019
100-8	Municipal Softball Park Rules, Regulations & Improvements	Nov 7, 2018
100-9	Museum Naming Guidelines	Sep 7, 2011
100-10	Naming Guidelines for City Facilities	Mar 7, 2012
100-11	Display of Banners on Light Standards	May 19, 2010
100-12	Procedures for Review of Proposed Improvements to City Properties	Jul 6, 1994
100-13	Bequests, Fungible Donations, and Gifts of Appreciated Real Estate	Dec 18, 2013

200 Maintenance and Operations

Policy Number	Subject	Adopted or Amended
200-3	Morris Dill Courts	Dec 18, 2019
200-6	A. Library Card Applications	Feb 7, 1996
200-6	B. Library Materials Selection	Nov 18, 1992
200-6	C. Library Reference Policy	Nov 18, 1992
200-6	D. Withdrawal of Materials	Dec 2, 1992
200-6	E. Acceptance of Art Gifts	May 4, 2011
200-6	F. Children’s Services	Feb 7, 1996
200-6	G. Display of Materials	Dec 2, 1992
200-6	H. Circulation of Materials	Feb 7, 1996
200-6	I. Gift Acceptance Policy for Print and Non-Print Materials	Dec 2, 1992
200-6	J. Internet Use	Mar 21, 2012
200-6	K. Library Behavior	May 4, 2011
200-6	L. Library Local History Collections Policy	May 4, 2011

300 Personnel

Policy Number	Subject	Adopted or Amended
300-1	Employee Recognition	Sep 3, 1986
300-2	Equal Employment Opportunity	Jul 6, 1988
300-3	Workers' Comp Coverage for City Volunteers	Mar 20, 1991
300-4	Emergency Leave Pools	Dec 21, 2005
300-5	ADA Grievance Procedure	Jan 16, 2008
300-6	Drug-Free Work Place	Jun 15, 2005
300-7	Employee of the Quarter Award Program	Mar 17, 2010
300-8	Workplace Safety	Feb 7, 2018

400 Finance and Accounting

Policy Number	Subject	Adopted or Amended
400-2	Creation of New Special Funds	Sep 16, 1992
400-3	Transient Occupancy Tax Reimbursements for Emergency Housing	Nov 5, 1997
400-4	Fees and Cost Recovery	Sep 19, 2018
400-5	Investments	Aug 4, 2021
400-6	Financial and Budgetary	Mar 7, 2018
400-7	Credit Card Policy	Dec 1, 2021
400-8	Cash Handling Policy	Oct 21, 2015

600 Planning, Zoning and the Natural Environment

Policy Number	Subject	Adopted or Amended
600-2	Requirements for Graphic Presentations	Jun 17, 1987
600-4	Water Allocation Policy	Nov 7, 2018 Rescinded May 15, 2019
600-5	Motel Regulations	Nov 5, 2014
600-6	Code Enforcement of Substandard Housing	Jul 16, 2008

700 Property and Land Rights-of-Way

Policy Number	Subject	Adopted or Amended
700-2	Curb Installation	Jul 1, 2005
700-3	Harbor Seal Fencing at 5th St	Dec 19, 2007
700-4	Sidewalk Development Sidewalk Gaps Citywide Main Arterials and Collectors Sidewalk Gaps on Main Arterials Sidewalk Development Policy Scenarios Examples	Mar 21, 2018

900 General

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