RES-10401 Execution of Amended and Restated Orange County Council of Governments Joint Powers AgreementRESOLUTION NO. 10401
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE EXECUTING AN AMENDED
AND RESTATED ORANGE COUNTY COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS (OCCOG) JOINT POWERS
AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS, the Orange County Council of Governments (OCCOG) serves as a
Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) subregional organization that
represents the interests of Orange County in the consideration of SCAG plans, programs,
policies and legislative platforms; and,
WHEREAS, the OCCOG was duly established by a joint powers agreement as a
separate legal entity by and between thirty (30) founding member agencies between April
1996 and January 1998, with said member agency representation currently comprised of
forty (40) public agencies; and with each member, by and through its legislative body,
independently determining that the public interest, convenience and necessity required
creation of a joint powers authority known as the OCCOG; and,
WHEREAS, the OCCOG Board of Directors recognized the need to amend and
restate the original OCCOG joint powers agreement to: streamline and make consistent
certain provisions relating to OCCOG between the provisions in the joint powers agreement
and the provisions of the OCCOG bylaws; address updated references to member agencies
and their voting on the OCCOG Board of Directors; add a provision to establish membership
dues for member agencies; clarify the powers and limitations of OCCOG; and broaden the
ability of OCCOG to retain staff and consultants; and,
WHEREAS, the OCCOG Board of Directors duly conducted a public meeting on the
amended and restated OCCOG joint powers agreement on June 25, 2009 and unanimously
adopted the amended and restated OCCOG joint powers agreement and authorized the
transmittal of said amended and restated joint powers agreement to the OCCOG Member
Agencies for execution by the legislative body of each Member Agency; and,
WHEREAS, in the conduct of its business, the OCCOG has further established
bylaws which govern the effective and efficient conduct of the OCCOG, with the founding
OCCOG bylaws adopted on May 17, 1997; and,
WHEREAS, the OCCOG has concurrently undertaken a comprehensive assessment
and revision to its adopted bylaws, in consultation with the OCCOG Board Ad Hoc Bylaws
Subcommittee and the Orange County City Managers Association OCCOG Oversight
Committee; and,
WHEREAS the OCCOG Board of Directors, at its meeting of June 25, 2009,
reviewed, considered and adopted a comprehensive technical and policy revision to the
OCCOG bylaws to further define the operation of the OCCOG; and,
WHEREAS, the revised OCCOG bylaws effect such changes as refining OCCOG
board membership and voting provisions, authorizing membership dues, requiring that
OCCOG Board Members be from dues-paying member agencies in good standing,
and achieving a consistency between the provisions of the OCCOG joint powers agreement
and the OCCOG bylaws;
and,WHEREAS, the 2009 amendment to the OCCOG bylaws provides a
comprehensive technical and policy revision to the OCCOG bylaws, which are consistent with a
2009 amended and restated OCCOG Joint Powers
Agreement.NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ORANGE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:SECTION 1. The City of Orange hereby approves the amended and
restated OCCOG Joint Powers Agreement as adopted by the Orange County Council of
Governments on June 25, 2009, attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated herein by this
reference.SECTION 2. Authorizes the Mayor of the City of Orange to execute the
amended and restated OCCOG Joint Powers Agreement, and transmit the signed OCCOG
Joint Powers Agreement to the OCCOG Interim Executive
Director.SECTION 3. The Clerk shall certify the adoption of the
resolution.ADOPTED this 11th day of August
2009.
G1r.r~c. ~°
lyn V C vec e, Mayor, Ci of Orange
ATTEST:
Mary i/., . u iy, City C erk, Cit o range
I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 11th day of August, 2009, by the
following vote:
AYES:COUNCIL MEMBERS:Murphy, Cavecche, Bilodeau
NOES:COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
ABSENT:COUNCIL MEMBERS:Smith, Dumitru
ABSTAIN:COUNCIL MEMBERS:None
Mary E. u ,City erk, Cit range