A standing Ordinance Committee composed of three members of
the City Council is established.
(Ord. 3533 §2, 1972; Ord. 6098 §1, 2023)
The members of the Ordinance Committee shall be appointed by
the City Council for a specific or indefinite term as determined by
the City Council at the time of the appointment. The City Council
shall designate one of its members as the Chairperson of the Committee.
The City Council may remove or reassign members of the Ordinance Committee
by motion, with or without cause.
(Ord. 3533 §2, 1972; Ord. 3752, 1975; Ord. 3964 §1, 1978; Ord. 4044, 1980; Ord. 4888, 1994; Ord. 6098 §1, 2023)
The Ordinance Committee shall review, and may make recommendations
to the City Council, on all ordinances adding, amending or repealing
sections of the municipal code of the City, except as provided in
this chapter.
(Ord. 3533 §2, 1972; Ord. 6098 §1, 2023)
Meetings of the Ordinance Committee shall be open and public
pursuant to City Charter Section 510 and the Ralph M. Brown Act, Government
Code Sections 54950, et seq., as it may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 3533 §2, 1972; Ord. 6098 §1, 2023)
The following categories of ordinances shall be exempt from
Ordinance Committee review, and may be introduced as ordered by the
City Council:
A.
Ordinances
calling or otherwise relating to an election;
B.
Ordinances
relating to improvement or assessment proceedings which are adopted
pursuant to state or federal law or an ordinance;
C.
Unless
directed by City Council, urgency or interim ordinances as authorized
by law;
D.
Emergency
ordinances as provided in City Charter Section 511;
E.
Ordinances
subject to referendum which approve the sale, transfer, disposition
or encumbrance of City land;
F.
Ordinances
subject to referendum which approve a contract or lease or extension
thereof by which the City is bound for a longer period than five years;
G.
Ordinances
awarding a franchise;
H.
Ordinances
establishing position control or salary scales or amounts;
I.
Unless
directed by City Council, ordinances which, in the opinion of the
City Attorney, do not involve substantive revision or establishment
of City legislation;
J.
Ordinances
which the City Council determines, in its sole discretion, not to
refer to the Ordinance Committee.
(Ord. 3533 §2, 1972; Ord. 6098 §1, 2023)
The Ordinance Committee shall consider proposed ordinances or
ordinance concepts that are referred to it by the City Council, the
City Attorney, or the City Administrator.
(Ord. 3752, 1975; Ord. 6098 §1, 2023)
After review of a proposed ordinance or ordinance concept, the
Ordinance Committee may direct the City Attorney to revise the proposed
ordinance or draft an ordinance based upon Ordinance Committee direction.
(Ord. 3533 §2, 1972; Ord. 6098 §1, 2023)
The City Attorney shall draft the proposed ordinance as requested
by the Committee and send copies to the City Administrator and to
the Committee. The Ordinance Committee shall by majority vote determine
to submit the subject ordinance with or without revision to the City
Council, or shall determine to table the ordinance without submission.
If to be submitted, the ordinance shall be introduced at the next
regular meeting of the City Council feasible to allow such final redrafting
by the City Attorney as may be required.
(Ord. 3533 §2, 1972; Ord. 6098 §1, 2023)
An ordinance tabled by the Ordinance Committee, may be brought
to City Council for introduction if a majority of the City Council,
following the procedures to place the matter on a City Council agenda,
affirmatively vote to pass the ordinance out of Ordinance Committee
and submit the subject ordinance to City Council. If submitted, the
ordinance shall be introduced at the next regular meeting of the Council.
(Ord. 3533 §2, 1972; Ord. 3752, 1975; Ord. 6098 §1, 2023)
