[R.O. 2011 §100.050; Ord. No. 84-35 §§1 — 5, 10-16-1984]
A. Purpose. In order for the City of Riverside to assure that
all programs it undertakes are established in a manner which assures
that all residents of the City of Riverside have an equal opportunity
to participate or utilize such programs regardless of their disability
status, the following procedure is adopted for the processing of alleged
complaints of discrimination on the basis of disability status.
B. Filing Of Complaint. Any person who believes that he/she
has been discriminated against because of disability status shall
have the right to file a written complaint of said discrimination
with the City Administrator.
C. Procedure.
1. The City Clerk shall within ten (10) days of the receipt of an alleged
complaint cause a meeting to occur with the complainant to determine
all details of the incident. The complainant may request that any
witnesses to the alleged incident be present to offer collaboration
to the complaint.
2. The City Clerk may make a written record of all information given
at this meeting and shall provide said record to the Board of Aldermen
at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
3. At its next regular meeting the Board of Aldermen may review the
record prepared and submitted by the City Clerk, and may make a determination
as to the validity of the complaint.
4. If it is determined that the complaint is valid the Board of Aldermen
may make adjustments to the program or service to assure that the
discriminatory policy is discontinued.
D. Employment. It is the policy of the City of Riverside not
to discriminate in the hiring, promotion, disciplining or removal
of any City employee on the basis of disability status.
E. No Legal Rights Created. This Section does not create any
legal rights that did not exist prior to its enactment.
[R.O. 2011 §235.090; CC 1971 §7.1; Ord. No. 55-9 §§1 — 4, 4-1-1969]
A. Whenever
in the judgment of the Mayor a state of civil emergency exists, the
Mayor shall, in addition to all other powers granted him/her by the
laws of this State and ordinances of the City, be empowered, in order
to protect its citizens and their property to issue a proclamation
declaring a state of civil emergency to exist and may thereby exercise
the powers granted in the following Subsections:
1. To impose a curfew upon all or any portion of the City as designated
therein as he/she may deem advisable during such hours of the day
or night as he/she determines necessary in the interest of the public
safety and welfare, and during which all persons shall remove themselves
to their places of residences and remain off and away from the public
streets, sidewalks, parkways, parks and all other public or open places,
and no persons shall assemble, gather, loiter or otherwise congregate
in any manner in groups, assemblies or meetings in any place for any
purpose whatsoever; provided however, that persons performing medical
services, essential public utility services, public officials, Policemen,
Firemen, and all other persons explicitly enumerated in such proclamation
may be exempted from curfew.
2. To order the closing of any and all business establishments throughout
the City or any portion thereof during the period for which the state
of emergency exists or during the curfew hours.
3. To order discontinuance of selling, distributing, dispensing or giving
away of any firearms or other weapons of any character whatsoever.
4. To order the closing of any or all establishments or portions thereof,
the chief activity of which is the sale, distribution, dispensing
or giving away of firearms or ammunition or other weapons of any character
whatsoever.
5. To order the closing of all retail and wholesale liquor stores, taverns,
and other places dispensing, serving or permitting the consumption
of intoxicating liquor.
6. To order the discontinuance of the sale, distribution, or giving
away of intoxicating liquors.
7. To order the closing of all private clubs or portions thereof wherein
the consumption of intoxicating liquor is permitted.
8. To order the discontinuance of selling, distributing or giving away
gasoline or other liquid flammable or combustible products in any
container other than a gasoline tank properly affixed to a motor vehicle.
9. To order the closing of gasoline stations and other establishments,
the chief activity of which is the sale, distribution or dispensing
of gasoline or other liquid flammable combustible products.
10. To designate any public place, public street, thoroughfare, boulevard,
parking area and any other place closed to motor vehicles, persons
and pedestrian traffic.
11. To order all regular, special and auxiliary Policemen, Firemen, and
other conservators of the peace to report for duty assignments, such
reporting to be in accordance with prearranged plans or under the
direction of lawful authority.
12. To make such other orders and issue directives as may be deemed advisable
to preserve the safety, health and welfare of the community.
B. Any
such proclamation of a state of emergency shall become immediately
effective upon its execution and issuance by the Mayor, and the original
thereof shall be filed and remain in the office of the City Clerk.
C. The
proclamation issued in accordance with the provisions of this Section
shall remain in effect continuously from the date and time of the
issuance thereof for such period of time as specifically prescribed
therein or upon the issuance of a proclamation determining a civil
emergency no longer exists, whichever occurs first.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to fail, neglect or refuse to comply with the orders made or prohibitions instituted by a proclamation issued under the provisions of this Section, or for any person to otherwise violate or in any manner aid, assist, encourage or countenance the commission or perpetration of a violation of said proclamation, and upon conviction thereof, any such person shall be punished as set forth in Section
100.240. For the purpose of the prosecution of any person for the violation of this Section, a copy of the proclamation of the Mayor certified by the City Clerk to be a true and correct copy thereof shall be deemed to constitute prima facie evidence that such proclamation was duly issued by the Mayor on the date and at the time set forth therein pursuant to the authority contained in this Section.