HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 2019-3449ORDINANCE NO. 3449
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING
VARIOUS CHAPTERS OF TITLE 2 OF THE CHULA VISTA
MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATED TO THE BOARD OF ETHICS
APPOINTMENT PROCESS AND THE FUNCTIONS AND
DUTIES OF THE BOARD OF ETHICS AND CHARTER
REVIEW COMMISSION
WHEREAS, Chula Vista Municipal Code chapter 2.25 provides general rules, including
appointment processes, applicable to the City’s boards and commissions; and
WHEREAS, the current Board of Ethics appointment process calls for a panel consisting
of two local city managers to interview applicants and make recommendations for appointments
to the Council; and
WHEREAS, on June 13, 2017, the City Council made a referral to staff to research and
propose alternative appointment processes, in response to local city managers requesting to be
removed from the appointment process; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to change the composition of the interview panel so
that it consists of a member from each the Board of Ethics and Charter Review Comm ission,
instead of local city managers.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
Section I. Various chapters of Title 2 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code are hereby
amended as follows:
[Chapters and sections in Title 2 that are not specifically listed below remain unchanged.]
Chapter 2.25 – GENERAL RULES FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
2.25.050 Membership – Applications – Interview, nomination and appointment process.
[Subsections 2.25.050 A through C remain unchanged.]
D. The Mayor shall forward applications for membership on the Board of Ethics for review by a
panel consisting of one Charter Review Commission member appointed by the Charter Review
Commission and one Board of Ethics member appointed by the Board of Ethics. The panel shall
review the applications, select applicants to be interviewed, interview selected applicants, and
recommend (by unanimous decision of the panel) one applicant for each available seat to the
City Council for appointment. If the panel is unable to reach a unanimous decision, the panel
shall notify the City Clerk, so that additional applications may be considered.
[Subsections 2.25.050 E through J remain unchanged.]
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Chapter 2.28 – BOARD OF ETHICS
2.28.030 Function and duties of the Board of Ethics.
[Subsection E is added to 2.28.030 as follows:]
E. To participate in the selection and nomination of members of the Board of Ethics, in
accordance with Section 2.25.050.
Chapter 2.29 – CHARTER REVIEW COMMISSION
2.29.030 Functions and duties.
[Subsection F is added to 2.29.030 as follows:]
F. To participate in the selection and nomination of members of the Board of Ethics, in
accordance with Section 2.25.050, and to carry out the duties specified in Chula Vista Charter
section 300.5 with respect to the selection of commission members for the Districting
Commission.
Section II. Severability
If any portion of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is for
any reason held to be invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional, by a court of competent
jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed severable, and such invalidity, unenforceability or
unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining portions of the
Ordinance, or its application to any other person or circumstance. The City Council of the City of
Chula Vista hereby declares that it would have adopted each section, sentence, clause or phrase
of this Ordinance, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, sentences, clauses
or phrases of the Ordinance be declared invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional.
Section III. Construction
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista intends this Ordinance to supplement, not to
duplicate or contradict, applicable state and federal law and this Ordinance shall be construed in
light of that intent.
Section IV. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force on the thirtieth day after its final passage.
Section V. Publication
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause
the same to be published or posted according to law.
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC Glen R. Googins
City Clerk City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 8th day of January 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Diaz, Galvez, McCann, Padilla, and Casillas Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 3449 had its first reading at a regular meeting held on the 18th day of December
2018 and its second reading and adoption at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the
8th day of January 2019; and was duly published in summary form in accordance with the
requirements of state law and the City Charter.
Dated Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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