The Novato City Council called a special meeting and passed an urgency ordinance last week. With the wild weather warnings in Marin lately, one might think it had to do with a tsunami, tornado or atmospheric river.
Good guesses based on the purpose of an urgency ordinance: California law states a city may enact such an ordinance for “the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety.” In other words, Novato had a critical situation and needed to act right away.
Or maybe not…