ORDINANCE NO. 1448 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, at its meeting of May 14, 2026, adopted the following Ordinance: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2.36.270 OF THE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING PUBLIC CONDUCT, RECORDING, AND DISRUPTION DURING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS City Attorney Summary This ordinance amends Section 2.36.270 of the Palm Desert Municipal Code regarding conduct during City Council meetings. The ordinance recognizes the public's right to record open meetings, establishes standards for disruptive conduct for in-person and remote participants, authorizes the presiding officer to direct disruptive conduct to stop and remove a person who continues such conduct, and addresses clearing the meeting room as authorized by Government Code section 54957.9. The ordinance also provides that the section shall be enforced in a content-neutral and viewpoint-neutral manner. A full copy of the aforementioned Ordinance is available for review in the City Clerk's Office, located at 73-510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, California, or via email at cityclerk@palmdesert.gov. I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, California, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1448 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was introduced at a regular meeting of the Palm Desert City Council on April 23, 2026, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on May 14, 2026, by the following vote: AYES: HARNIK, MORENO, NESTANDE, PRADETTO, AND TRUBEE NOES: NONE ABSENT: NONE ABSTAIN: NONE RECUSED: NONE /s/ ANTHONY J. MEJIA, CITY CLERK CITY OF PALM DESERT Publication Dates LYRK0521083