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SECTION X (Continued) <br /> i <br /> B. Removal of Board and Commission Members <br /> A majority vote of the Council shall be required to remove a member from a -City board, <br /> commission, or committee. The recommendation for removal may be made by the Mayor <br /> or any Councilmember. The full Council shall then vote on the removal. <br /> XI. MISCELLANEOUS <br /> A. Use of Staff For Outside Activities <br /> Councilmembers shall request research and analytical work or give direction only to the City <br /> Manager, who shall assign staff to provide the requested information. Requests for staff work <br /> from the City Attorney's office shall be directed to the City Attorney. However, requests for <br /> general information, not involving significant staff time that can be orally provided or <br /> photocopied, may be requested from department heads. Requests that involve change of <br /> policy, expenditure of funds, research or analytical work or use of significant staff time shall <br /> be submitted to the full Council for approval. <br /> Unless the issue involves matters personal to the Councilmember, such as advice on conflict <br /> of interest matters, staff responses to requests for written information from one <br /> Councilmember shall be copied to all Councilmembers. <br /> B. Press Releases <br /> All press releases pertaining to the City Council shall be issued on City letterhead on behalf <br /> of the entire City Council. No press releases pertaining to the City Council action shall be <br /> released by individual members of the Council. The City Manager is authorized to make <br /> press releases pertaining to City activities and events of public importance as the City <br /> Manager determines necessary and appropriate to keep the public informed. All press <br /> releases by staff shall be reviewed by the City Manager to insure accuracy. I' <br /> C. When Not Speaking on Behalf of the City <br /> A Councilmember must clearly identify when she or he is responding on her or his own <br /> behalf and not representing the City or City Council in her or his comments and responses <br /> to inquiries from the media. <br /> D. Council Mail <br /> 1. Reproduce/Distribute to Council <br /> Any written communication, addressed to the City Council and not to an individual <br /> Councilmember, except anonymous correspondence, books, and publications, shall <br /> 22 <br />