Council Policy Committee Special Meeting
Special MeetingLos Gatos, CA · December 8, 2025
Minutes
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
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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.
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