Ordinance No. 11541
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ORDINANCE NO. 1154
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON AMENDING SECTION 2.69-1 OF CHAPTER 2,
ADMINISTRATION, 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,, on -April 21, 2008, the City Council of the City of
Vernon adopted Ordinance No. 1146 amending Section 2.69-1, which
Ordinance was effective on May 21, 2008; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.69-1 of the Vernon City Code needs to be
amended to add the Utilities & Government Infrastructure Department to
the organization of departments within the City and to make changes
relating thereto; 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, Administration, of the Vernon City Code, by amending
Section 2.69-1 of Article X, City Department Organization, as set forth
in Exhibit 1 which is attached hereto and incorporated by reference.
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SECTION 3: Any ordinance, part of an ordinance, or code
section in conflict with this Ordinance is hereby repealed.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
lunconstitutional, 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: In accordance with Government Code §36933, the
City Clerk is hereby (a) directed to cause a summary of this Ordinance
to be published at least once in the.Vernon Sun and to cause a
certified copy of the full text of this Ordinance to be posted in the
Office of the City Clerk at least five (5) days prior to the adoption
of this Ordinance; and (b) directed to certify to the passage of this
Ordinance and to publish at least once in the Vernon Sun the summary of
this Ordinance with the names of those City Council Members voting for
and against this Ordinance and to post in the Office of the City Clerk
a certified copy of the full text of this adopted Ordinance along with
the names of those City Council members voting for and against this
Ordinance within fifteen (15) days after passage of this Ordinance.
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1 SECTION 6: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
2 thirty (30) days from and after its passage of the same.
3 APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of January, 2009.
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Name: Leonis C. Malburg
7 Title: Mayor /-Ma-y-e--z"T-9—Trem-
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4 I, MANUELA GIRON, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby
5 certify that the foregoing Ordinance, being Ordinance No. 1154, was
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duly and regularly introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council
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7 of the City of Vernon, held on Monday, January 5, 2009, and thereafter
8 finally adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on
9 Monday, January 14, 2009, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor
10 or the Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Vernon, by the following vote:
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12 AYES: Councilmen: Mayor Malburg, Davis, Gonzales,
13 McCormick, Maisano
14 NOES: Councilmen: None
15 ABSTAINED: Councilmen: None
16 ABSENT: Councilmen: None
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EXHIBIT 1
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EXHIBIT "1"
CHAPTER 2. ADMINISTRATION
ARTICLE X. City Department Organization.
Sec. 2.69-1. Departments.
The City shall have the following departments and the City Council
of the City of Vernon shall appoint the department head by resolution:
(a) Business Services & Purchasing Department. There is hereby
created and ratified in the service of the city the Business Services &
Purchasing Department, which may also be cited as the Purchasing
Department. The Director of Business Services & Purchasing, which may
also be cited as the Purchasing Agent or Purchasing Director, shall
administer the Business Services & Purchasing Department and report to
the Director of Utilities & Government Infrastructure, subject to the
provisions of the Code of the City of Vernon or as prescribed by the
City Council.
(b) City Administration. There is hereby created and ratified
in the service of the city the City Administration Department. The
City Administrator shall administer the City Administration Department
and shall be responsible to the City Council for the proper and
efficient management of all the affairs of the City, acting as the
agent of the City Council in the discharge of his administrative
duties, subject to the provisions of the City Charter and Chapter 2 of
the Code of the City of Vernon and report directly to the City
Council. Except as otherwise provided, the City Administrator shall
perform such other duties as set forth in the Charter of the City of
Vernon or the code or as prescribed by the City Council.
Exhibit 1, page 1
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(c) City Clerk Department. There is hereby created and ratified
in the service of the city the City Clerk Department. The City Clerk
shall administer the City Clerk Department of the City, subject to
provisions set forth in the Code of the City of Vernon and report to
the City Attorney. Except as otherwise provided, the City Clerk shall
perform such other duties as set forth in Charter of the City of Vernon
Igor the code or as prescribed by the City Council.
(d) City Council Department. There is hereby created and
ratified in the service of the city the City Council Department.
(e) Community Services Department. There is hereby created and
ratified in the service of the city the Community Services Department.
The Director of Community Services & Water shall administer the
Community Services Department and report to the Director of Utilities &
Government Infrastructure, subject to the provisions of the Code of the
City of Vernon or as 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, and in these capacities shall also report to the Director
of Utilities & Government Infrastructure.
(f) 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, as to issues concerning
the Department, he/she shall 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.
(g) 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,
Exhibit 1, page 2
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subject to the provisions of the Code of the City of Vernon or as
prescribed by the City Council.
(h) 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 Director of Utilities & Government
Infrastructure, subject to the provisions of the Code of the City of
Vernon or as prescribed by the City Council.
(i) 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 as, to issues concerning the Department, he/she
shall 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.
The Director of Health & Environmental Control also serves as the City
Health Officer.
(j) Human Resources Department. There is hereby created and
ratified in the service of the city the Human Resources Department,
which may also be cited as the Department of Human Resources. The
Director of Human Resources, which may also be cited as the Human
Resources Director, shall administer the Human Resources Department
and, as to issues concerning the Department, he/she shall 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
Exhibit 1, page 3
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prescribed by the City Council.
(k) Industrial Development Department. There is hereby created
and ratified in the service of the city the Industrial Development
Department. The Director of Industrial Development shall administer
the Industrial Development Department and report to the City
Administrator, 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
ICouncil.
(1) 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 Director of Utilities & Government Infrastructure,
subject to the provisions of the Code of the City of Vernon or as
prescribed by the City Council.
(m) Office of Special Counsel. There is hereby created and
ratified in the service of the city the Office of Special Counsel,
which may also be cited as Special Counsel's Office. The Special
Counsel shall administer the Office of Special Counsel 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.
The City Council of the City of Vernon shall appoint,
establish tenure and prescribe the powers and duties of the Special
Counsel by resolution.
(n) 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 Attorneys Office. The City Attorney shall administer the Office
Exhibit 1, page 4
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of the City Attorney/Public Prosecutor and, as to issues concerning the
Department, he/she shall 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.
(o) 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 to the Finance
Director, 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.
(p) Personnel Department. There is hereby created and ratified
in the service of the city the Personnel Department. The Director of
Personnel, which may also be cited as the Personnel Director, shall
administer the Personnel Department and report to the Director of Human
Resources, 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.
(q) Police Department. There is hereby created and ratified in
the service of the city the Police Department. The Chief of Police,
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.
(r) 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 Director of Human Resources, subject to
Exhibit 1, page 5
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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.
(s) Utilities & Government Infrastructure Department. There is
hereby created and ratified in the service of the city the Utilities &
Government Infrastructure Department. The Director of the Utilities &
Government Infrastructure Department shall administer the Utilities &
Government Infrastructure 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.
The City Council of the City of Vernon shall appoint,
establish tenure and prescribe the powers and duties of the Director of
Utilities & Government Infrastructure by resolution.
(t) 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 Director of Utilities & Government Infrastructure,
subject to the provisions of the Code of the City of Vernon or as
prescribed by the City Council.
A Vernon Organizational Chart depicting the departments specified
herein is shown on Exhibit A which is attached hereto and made a part
hereof by reference. Said Exhibit A referred to in this section can be
found at the end of this chapter.
Exhibit 1, page 6
EXHIBIT A
CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM
DATE: February 4, 2009
TO: Rory Burnett, Finance Director
Sharon Duckworth, City Treasurer
Masami Higa, Internal Control Manager/Controller
Avigal Horrow, Human Resources Director
Joaquin Leon, Assistant Finance Director
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
FROM: Nelly Giron, City Clerk
RE: Ordinance No. 1154 - An Ordinance of the City Council of the
City of Vernon Amending Section 2.69-1 of Chapter 2,
Administration, 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. 1154 referenced above,
which was approved by City Council on January 14, 2009.
Thank you.
NG : dj
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ORDINANCE NO. 1154 SUMMARY
A CERTIFIED COPY OF THE FULL TEXT' OF PROPOSED
ORDINANCE NO, 1154 IS AVAILABLE IN THE OFFICE OF
THE CITY CLERK LOCATED AT 4305 SANTA FE AVENUE,
VERNON. CALIFORNIA,
Ordinance No. 1154 was duly Introduced at a regular meeting
of the Clty Council of the City of Vernon field on January 5,
2009. Ordinance No. 1154 is scheduled to be approved and
adopted by said Council at an adjourned regular meeting to be
held on January 14, 2009,
On January 14, 2009, the City Council of the City of Vernon
is proposing to adopt Ordinance No. 1154 amending Section
2,69-1 of Article X, Clty Department Organv7n! on, of Chapter 2,
Administration, of the Vernon Clty Code as follows:
1. To create a Utilities & Government Infrastructure
Department within the City to be administered by a Director
of the Utilities & Government Infrastructure Department who
shall report to the City Administrator. The appointment, tenure,
powers and duties of the Director will be set by resolution.
2, To revise the Director of Business Services & Purchasing,
Director of Community Services & Water and Director of Light
& Power reporting to the Director of Utilities & Government
Infrastructure instead of City Administrator,
3, To revise the Director of Industrial Development reporting
to the City Administrator rather than the City Council,
4. To clarify the responsibilities of the City Administrator.
Manuela Giron, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, does hereby .
certify that Ordinance No. 1154 was duly introduced to the
City Council of the City of Vernon at a regular meeting held
on January 5, 2009 and said Ordinance is scheduled to be
approved and adopted at an adjourned regular meeting of the
City Council to be held on January 14, 2009.
Dated:
Manuela Giron, City Clerk
Signature
Re: Ordinance No. 1154
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Giron, Nelly
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On 1/15/09 3:05 PM, Giron, Nelly<NGiron@ci.vernon.ca.us> wrote:
Sorry Bianca,
Third time is a charm. This one has the names approving the Ordinance and the
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