Ordinance No. 1135A
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ORDINANCE NO. 1135
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON AMENDING SECTIONS 2.69 and 2.69-1 OF CHAPTER
2 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF VERNON, CALIFORNIA,
1959; AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the City of Vernon (the "City") is a municipal
corporation and a chartered city of the State of California organized
and existing under its Charter and the Constitution of the State of
California; and
WHEREAS, Vernon City Code Sections 2.69 and 2.69-1 set forth
the departments and the department heads of the City who report
directly to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Sections 2.69 and 2.69-1 need to be amended to
clarify the reorganization of departments within the City and improve
the effectiveness of the Code; and
WHEREAS, Chapter 4.1(f) and (h) of the Charter of the City of
Vernon provides that an ordinance shall amend a code or repeal any
ordinance or code previously adopted.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON HEREBY ORDAINS:
SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are true
and correct.
SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
amends Chapter 2 of the Vernon City Code by amending Sections 2.69 and
2.69-1 of Article X, City Department Organization, as set forth in
Exhibit A which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference.
ke SECTION 3: Any ordinance, part of an ordinance, or code
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section in conflict with this Ordinance is hereby repealed.
SECTION 4: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or word of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be void or
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance; it being the intention of the
City Council of the City of Vernon to pass and adopt this Ordinance and
each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase thereof
irrespective of the fact that one or more of the sections, subsections,
clauses, sentences or phrases thereof may be declared to be invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION 5: There being no newspaper printed, published or
circulated in the City of Vernon, the City Clerk is hereby directed to
certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall post the same, or
cause the same to be posted, within fifteen (15) days after its passage
in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code, as well as
Vernon Code Sections 1.9 and 1.10, in three (3) of the most public
places in the City of Vernon, to wit: the northwest corner of 38th
Street and Santa Fe Avenue, the northeast corner of Leonis Boulevard
and Pacific Boulevard, and on the bulletin board located outside on the
wall near the second floor entrance to the City Hall of said City,
located at 4305 Santa Fe Avenue, all in the City of Vernon, County of
Los Angeles, State of California.
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SECTION 6: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty (30) days from and after its passage of the same.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of July, 2007.
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MANUELA GIR , C ty Clerk
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Name:
Title: Mayor /
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, MANUELA GIRON, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being Ordinance No. 1135 was duly
and regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Vernon, held on Monday, July 2, 2007, and thereafter
finally adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on
Monday, July 16, 2007, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of
the City of Vernon, by the following vote:
(SEAL)
AYES: Councilmen: Mayor Malburg, Davis, Gonzales,
McCormick
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSTAINED: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: Th as Ybarra
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MANUELA IRO
City Clerk
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1 EXHIBIT "A"
2 CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION
3 ARTICLE X. City Department Organization.
4 Sec. 2.69. Departments.
5 The City shall have the following departments and the City Council
6 of the City of Vernon shall appoint the department head by resolution:
7 (a) City Administration. There is hereby created and ratified in
8 the service of the city the City Administration Department. The City
9 Administrator shall administer the City Administration Department
10 subject to the provisions of Chapter 2 of the Code of the City of
11 Vernon and report directly to the City Council. Except as otherwise
12 provided, the City Administrator shall perform such other duties as set
13 forth in the Charter of the City of Vernon or the code or as prescribed
14 by the City Council.
15 (b) City Clerk Department. There is hereby created and ratified
16 in the service of the city the City Clerk Department. The City Clerk
17 shall administer the City Clerk Department of the City, subject to
18 provisions set forth in the Code of the City of Vernon and report to
19 the City Attorney. Except as otherwise provided, the City Clerk shall
20 perform such other duties as set forth in Charter of the City of Vernon
21 or the code or as prescribed by the City Council.
22 (c) City Council Department. There is hereby created and
23 ratified in the service of the city the City Council Department.
24 (d) Community Services Department. There is hereby created and
25 ratified in the service of the city the Community Services Department.
26 The Director of Community Services & Water shall administer the
27 Community Services Department and report to the City Administrator,
28 subject to the provisions of the Code of the City of Vernon or as
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prescribed by the City Council. The Director of Community Services &
Water also serves as the City Engineer, Building Official, Director of
Public Works, Traffic Engineer and Superintendent of Streets.
(e) Finance Department., There is hereby created and ratified in
the service of the city the Finance Department. The Finance Director
shall administer the Finance Department and report directly to the City
Council, subject to the provisions of the Code of the City of Vernon or
as prescribed by the City Council.
(f) Fire Department. There is hereby created and ratified in the
service of the city the Fire Department. The Fire Chief shall
administer the Fire Department and report to the City Administrator,
subject to the provisions of the Code of the City of Vernon or as
prescribed by the City Council.
(g) Gas Municipal Utility Department. There is hereby created
and ratified in the service of the city the Gas Municipal Utility
Department, which may also be cited as the Gas Department. The
Director of Light & Power shall administer the Gas Municipal Utility
Department and report to the City Administrator, subject to the
provisions of the Code of the City of Vernon or as prescribed by the
City Council.
(h) Health & Environmental Control Department. There is hereby
created and ratified in the service of the city the Health &
Environmental Control Department, which may also be cited as the Health
Department or the Environmental Health Department. The Director of
Health & Environmental Control, which may also be cited as the Director
of Environmental Health, shall administer the Health & Environmental
Control Department and report directly to the City Council, subject to
theprovisions of the Code of the City of Vernon or as prescribed by
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lithe City Council. The Director of Health & Environmental Control also
Ilserves as the City Health Officer.
(i) Light & Power Department. There is hereby created and
ratified in the service of the city the Light & Power Department. The
Director of Light & Power shall administer the Light & Power Department
and report to the City Administrator, subject to the provisions of the
Code of the City of Vernon or as prescribed by the City Council.
(j) Office of the City Attorney/Public Prosecutor. There is
hereby created and ratified in the service of the city the Office of
the City Attorney/Public Prosecutor, which may also be cited as the
City Attorney's Office. The City Attorney shall administer the Office
of the City Attorney/Public Prosecutor and report directly to the City
Council, subject to the provisions of the Charter of the City of Vernon
or the Code of the City of Vernon or as prescribed by the City Council.
(k) Office of the Treasurer. There is hereby created and
ratified in the service of the city the Office of the Treasurer, which
may also be cited as the Treasury Department. The City Treasurer shall
administer the Office of the Treasurer and report directly to the City
Council, subject to the provisions of the Charter of the City of Vernon!,
or the Code of the City of Vernon or as prescribed by the City Council.
(1) Personnel Department. There is hereby created and ratified
lin the service of the city the Personnel Department. The Director of I
Personnel shall administer the Personnel Department and report directly
to the City Council, subject to the provisions of the Charter of the
City of Vernon or the Code of the City of Vernon or as prescribed by
the City Council.
(m) Police Department. There is hereby created and ratified in
theservice of the city the Police Department. The Chief of Police,
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which may also be cited as the Police Chief, shall administer the
Police Department and report to the City Administrator, subject to the
provisions of the Code of the City of Vernon or as prescribed by the
City Council.
(n) Risk Management Department. There is hereby created and
ratified .in the service of the city the Risk Management Department.
The Risk Manager shall administer the Risk Management Department of the
City and report to the City Attorney, subject to provisions set forth
in the Code of the City of Vernon. Except as otherwise provided, the
Risk Manager, which may also be cited as the Director of Risk
Management, shall perform such other duties as set forth in the code or
as prescribed by the City Council.
(o) Water Department. There is hereby created and ratified in
the service of the city the Water Department. The Director of
Community Services & Water shall administer the Water Department and
report to the City Administrator, subject to the provisions of the Code
of the City of Vernon or as prescribed by the City Council.
Sec. 2.69-1. Reserved.
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SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS
CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
SS
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES)
I, Manuela Giron, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, County
of Los Angeles, State of California, hereby certify that the
attached is a full and complete copy of:
ORDINANCE NO. 1135 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AMENDING SECTIONS
2.69 AND 2.69-1 OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF VERNON, CALIFORNIA, 1959; AND REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
THEREWITH
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the official Seal of the City of Vernon, County of Los Angeles,
State of California, on this 17th day of July 2007.
SEAL:
Manuela Giron
City Clerk
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, Manuela Giron, City Clerk, of the City of Vernon do hereby certify
that on the 17th day of July 2007, I did post three copies of the
following:
ORDINANCE NO. 1135 - An Ordinance of the City Council of the City
of Vernon Amending Sections 2.69 and.2.69-1 of Chapter 2 of the
Code of the City of Vernon, California, 1959; and Repealing All
Ordinances or'Parts of Ordinances in Conflict Therewith.
On each of the following places, to wit: on the bulletin board outside
the main entrance to the City Hall of the City of Vernon located at
4305 Santa Fe Avenue; at the northwest corner of 38th Street and Santa
Fe Avenue; the northeast corner of Leonis Blvd., and Pacific Blvd.,
all in said City, there being no newspaper of general circulation
printed and publishe Lnthe City of Vernon.
Date: �7
Ma uela Gir n
City Clerk
State of California )
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County of Los Angeles)
OnS�t,�l �%Z5, Z00'7 before me,
Notary Lublic, personally appeared Manuela Giron
personally known to me (or proven to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence) to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are subscribed to the
instrument and acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the
same in his/her/their authorized capacity, and that by his/her/their
signature(s) on the instrument the person(s), or the entity upon
behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal
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CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES)
I, Manuela Giron, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, County
of Los Angeles, State of California, hereby certify that the
attach9d is a full and complete copy of:
ORDINANCE NO. 1135 - AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON AMENDING SECTIONS
2.69 AND 2.69-1 OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE CODE OF THE
CITY OF VERNON, CALIFORNIA, 1959; AND REPEALING ALL
ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT
THEREWITH
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed
the official Seal of the City of Vernon, County of Los Angeles,
State of California, on this 17th day of July 2007.
SEAL:
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anuela Giro
City Clerk
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
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DATE: July 19, 2007
TO: Rory Burnett, Director of Finance
Sharon Duckworth, City Treasurer
Donal O'Callaghan, Director of Light & Power
Lewis Pozzebon, Director of Environmental Health
Steve Towles, Chief of Police
Martha Valenzuela, Director of Personnel/Purchasing Agent
Mark Whitworth, Fire Chief
Kevin Wilson, Director of Community Services & Water
Willard Yamaguchi, Chief Deputy City Attorney/Risk Manager
FRO Nelly Giron, City Clerk
RE: Ordinance No. 1135 - An Ordinance of the City Council of the
City of Vernon Amending Sections 2.69 and 2.69-1 of Chapter
2 of the Code of the City of Vernon, California, 1959; and
Repealing All Ordinances or Parts of Ordinances in Conflict
Therewith
Transmitted herewith is a copy of Ordinance No. 1135 referenced above,
which was approved by City Council on July 16, 2007.
Thank you.
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