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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD-03-06 Amend Ch 2.55-General Provisions for CommitteesORDINANCE NO. 3- 06 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE AMENDING CHAPTER2.55 OF THE ORANGE MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR CITY COUNCIL CREATED COMMITTEES.WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 40605 and Orange Municipal Code Section 2.04.040 the Mayor makes all appointments, subject to approval of the City Council, to City Council created boards, committees and commissions to assist in the carrying out of the City's business and to further the public interest; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Orange Municipal Code Section 2.55.010 all members of boards, commissions and committees serve at the pleasure of the City Council and unless otherwise provided by law may be removed at any time, with or without cause, by the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized to establish membership criteria for its various boards, committees and commissions as long as such criteria is not in conflict with any state laws; and WHEREAS, the City Council has established such criteria and by this ordinance desires to have such appointments automatically vacated if a member of a board,committee or commission does not fulfill the mandatory qualifications for holding the position.NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:SECTION I:The title of Chapter 2.55 shall be deleted and replaced as follows:BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES- GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION II:Section 2.55.020 of the Orange Municipal Code entitled "Vacancies" shall be modified to read In addition to state law regulating when a vacancy occurs, if any City Council appointed member of any committee, board or commission no longer fulfills the mandatory qualifications for holding such a position as established by resolution of the City Council, then the office shall become vacated upon such occurrence. Any member of a committee, board or commission who no longer fulfills the mandatory qualifications for holding the position shall notify the City Clerk immediately and shall not participate in any decisions of the committee, board or commission to which the member was appointed. If a vacancy on a board, commission or committee shall occur other than by expiration of a term, such vacancy shall be filled by the City Council by appointment for the unexpired term. Failure to appoint or re-appoint a member whose term has expired shall not result in an automatic vacancy unless it would result in the member having served more than 12 consecutive years as provided in Section 2.55.010 above."SECTION III:Should any section, subsection, clause, or provision of this Ordinance for any reason be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this Ordinance; it being hereby expressly declared that this Ordinance, and each section,subsection, sentence, clause and phrase hereof would have been prepared, proposed,approved and ratified irrespective of the fact that anyone or more sections, subsections,sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional. This Ordinance shall be prospective in application from its effective date.SECTION IV:A summary of this Ordinance shall be published and a certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance shall be posted in the Office of the City Clerk at least five (5) days prior to the City Council meeting at which this Ordinance is to be adopted. A summary of this Ordinance shall also be published once within fifteen (15) days after this Ordinance's passage in a newspaper of general circulation, published, and circulated in the City of Orange. The City Clerk shall post in the Office of the City Clerk a certified copy of the full text of such adopted Ordinance along with the names of those City Council members voting for and against the Ordinance in accordance with Government Code Section 36933. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days from and after the date of its final passage.DAD 2 Ord. No. ADOPTED this 12th day of September, 2006 JL~JIH Mark A. Murphy, Mayor, City ATTEST: wf~~fc:~o=g, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF ORANGE ) I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council held on the 22nd day of August, 2006, and thereafter at the regular meeting of said City Council duly held on the 12th day of September, 2006, was duly passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: Smith, Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru COUNCILMEMBERS: None COUNCILMEMBERS: None COUNCILMEMBERS: None Ltt C {' Mary E. 3