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Council Policy Committee Special Meeting

Special Meeting

Los Gatos, CA · December 8, 2025

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TOWN OF LOS GATOS TOWN COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE Minutes of the Town Council Policy Committee Special Meeting December 8, 2025 3:00 P.M. The Town Council Policy Committee conducted a special meeting in person. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER AT 3:02 P.M. ROLL CALL Committee Members Present: Mayor Matthew Hudes, Council Member Badame. Staff Present: Chris Constantin, Town Manager; Gabrielle Whelan, Town Attorney; and Wendy Wood, Town Clerk. CONSENT ITEMS (TO BE ACTED UPON BY A SINGLE MOTION) 1. Approve the October 28, 2025, Policy Committee Regular Meeting Minutes. MOTION: Motion by Council Member Badame to approve the consent calendar. Seconded by Mayor Hudes. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS No one spoke. OTHER BUSINESS 2. Discuss and Consider Revisions to the Town Agenda Format and Rules Policy 2-01 There was no public comment. The Committee discussed the revised policy and requested that the modified Rosenberg’s Rules of Order be attached to the policy as an exhibit. The Committee also requested the following changes:  Add language to Section E (Presentations) to state “Visual presentations must be submitted to staff 24 hours in advance of the meeting unless otherwise authorized by the Mayor.” 110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● 408-354-6832 www.losgatosca.gov  Add language to Section F (Council Matters) to clarify that brief announcements should be related to activities a Council Member performs on behalf of the Town or its residents and add “Personal business and personal political campaign activities are not Council Matters. Council Members’ reports are limited to three minutes each. Public comment on any Council Matter will be provided during the Verbal Communications section of the agenda.”  Remove paragraphs two and three in Section I (Preparation of the Town Council Agenda), and move the sentence “Public comment on any Council Matter will be provided during the Verbal Communications section of the agenda” to Section F. MOTION: Motion by Mayor Hudes to forward this (the revised Policy) to the Town Council. Seconded by Council Member Badame. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. 3. Review and Consideration of Options for the Council Policy Committee Wendy Wood, Town Clerk, presented the staff report. The Committee discussed the item and was supportive of submitting a work plan to Council for approval and holding quarterly meetings. 4. Discussion of the Town’s Social Media Policy 2-16 The Committee discussed the item and including revisions to communication tools, the use of the Town logo, Town-prepared graphics, and seal on personal accounts, and the addition of a reference to the Code of Conduct for communications by elected and appointed officials on personal social media accounts. The Town Manager summarized the revisions as follows: make the Town’s social media pages one-way communication tools and restrict the use of the town logo, town prepared graphics, and seals on personal social media accounts. MOTION: Motion by Mayor Hudes to forward the policy to the Town Council (with revisions summarized by the Town Manager). Seconded by Council Member Badame. VOTE: Motion passed unanimously. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at approximately 4:31 p.m. This is to certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the December 8, 2025, meeting as approved by the Town Council Policy Committee. /s/ Wendy Wood, Town Clerk

Agenda

TOWN OF LOS GATOS COUNCIL POLICY COMMITTEE SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA DECEMBER 8, 2025 110 EAST MAIN STREET TOWN COUNCIL CHAMBERS 3:00 PM Matthew Hudes, Mayor Mary Badame, Council Member IMPORTANT NOTICE This meeting will be held in person at the location listed above. Members of the public may provide written or oral comments on agenda items by following the instructions listed at the end of the agenda. CALL MEETING TO ORDER ROLL CALL CONSENT ITEMS (Items appearing on the Consent are considered routine Town business and may be approved by one motion. Members of the public may provide input on any Consent Item(s) when the Chair asks for public comment on the Consent Items.) 1. Approve the October 28, 2025, Policy Committee Regular Meeting Minutes VERBAL COMMUNICATIONS (Members of the public are welcome to address the Committee on any matter that is not listed on the agenda and is within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Committee. During special meetings, members of the public are welcome to address the Committee only on items listed on the agenda. To ensure all agenda items are heard and unless additional time is authorized by the Chair, this portion of the agenda is limited to 30 minutes and no more than three (3) minutes per speaker. In the event additional speakers were not able to be heard during the initial Verbal Communications portion of the agenda, an additional Verbal Communications will be opened prior to adjournment.) OTHER BUSINESS (Up to three minutes may be allotted to each speaker on any of the following items.) 2. Discuss and Consider Revisions to the Town Agenda Format and Rules Policy 2-01 3. Review and Consideration of Options for the Council Policy Committee 4. Review and Discuss the Town’s Social Media Policy 2-16 ADJOURNMENT ADA NOTICE In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the Clerk’s Office at (408) 354-6834. Notification at least two (2) business days prior to the meeting date will enable the Town to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility to this meeting [28 CFR §35.102-35.104]. NOTICE REGARDING SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS Materials related to an item on this agenda submitted to the Commission after initial distribution of the agenda packets are available for public Page 1 inspection in the Clerk’s Office at Town Hall, 110 E. Main Street, Los Gatos and on the Town’s website at www.losgatosca.gov. Commission agendas and related materials can be viewed online at https://losgatos-ca.municodemeetings.com/. HOW TO PARTICIPATE The Town of Los Gatos strongly encourages your active participation in the public process. If you are interested in providing oral comments during the meeting, you must attend in-person, complete a speaker’s card, and return it to the staff. If you wish to speak to an item on the agenda, please list the item number on the speaker card. The time allocated to speakers may change to better facilitate the meeting. If you are unable to attend the meeting in-person, you are welcome to submit written comments via email to clerk@losgatosca.gov. Public Comment During the Meeting: When called to speak, please limit your comments to three (3) minutes, or such other time as the Chair may decide, consistent with the time limit for speakers at a Town meeting. Speakers at public meetings may be asked to provide their name and to state whether they are a resident of the Town of Los Gatos. Providing this information is not required. Deadlines to Submit Written Comments: If you are unable to participate in person, you may email clerk@losgatosca.gov with the subject line “Public Comment Item #_” (insert the item number relevant to your comment). Any persons wishing to submit written comments to be included in the materials provided to the Committee must provide the comments by 11:00 a.m., the day of the Committee meeting. Page 2

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