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ORDINANCE NO. 3054
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING
MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.03.020 TO DESIGNATE THE
APPOINTING AUTHORITY FOR COUNCIL ASSISTANTS,
SENIOR COUNCIL ASSISTANTS AND OTHER POSITIONS
IN THE DEP AR TMENT OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL
WHEREAS, Charter section 201 vests all powers of the City, except as otherwise
provided in the Charter, in the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Charter section SOl grants the Council authority to create departments in the
City and assign functions to the departments; and
WHEREAS, the Council established the Department of Mayor and Council by
Ordinance 2619 in 1994 pursuant to the authority of Charter Section 50 I; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Mayor and Council has the responsibility of policy
setting and constituent relations, inter-agency relations, and intra-agency/policy implementation,
but not administrative services; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 2619 was codified in Chula Vista Municipal Code, Chapter 2.03,
entitled Department of Mayor and Council; and
WHEREAS, Charter sections SOl and 505 grant the Council the authority to establish
positions in the Department of Mayor and Council; and
WHEREAS, the elected Mayor and elected Councilmembers, and the private secretary to
the Mayor and Council are the only Charter-mandated positions in the Department of Mayor and
Council at the present time; and
WHEREAS, Charter section 500 provides that the private secretary to the Mayor and
Council shall be appointed by the Council as a body; further, the private secretary may be
removed by the Council at any time by a majority vote of the members of the Council; and
WHEREAS, Charter sections 201 and 304 provide that the City Council may delegate
appointing authority for positions established in the Department of Mayor so long as the
delegation of appointing authority is not in conflict with the Charter; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the City Council to delegate the appointing authority for
positions established in the Department of Mayor and Council, not inconsistent with the Charter;
specifically, to delegate appointing authority to the Mayor for all positions established within the
Department through the legislative process, except for those legislative positions designated by
Council to serve at the will of the entire Councilor individual Councilmembers.
Ordinance No. 3054
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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council ofthe City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
SECTION I: That Chapter 2.03, Section 2.03.020 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
2.03.020
Establishment of department of mayor and council.
A. The department of mayor and council shall have assigned to it the elected mayor and elected
councilmembers, the private secretary to the mayor and council that is permitted by Charter, any
additional Charter positions assigned to either the mayor or mayor and council, and any positions
assigned to the department of mayor and council through the legislative process, including the
budgetary process or such other means commonly recognized for assignment of personnel.
Subject to the provisions of the Charter, positions so assigned to the department of mayor and
council shall be given an unclassified status.
B. The mayor shall serve as department head and appointing authority, except when designated
otherwise by the Charter or by the council. The appointing authority includes the power to
appoint and the power to remove from office. Persons in positions, other than clerical, who are
appointed by the mayor shall be term-limited to correspond to the tenure of the mayor, unless
removed prior to the end of the mayor's term.
C. The council may, by ordinance not in conflict with the Charter, designate the council as the
appointing authority for a position created through the legislative process. A person appointed by
the council in the department of mayor and council may be removed by a majority vote of the
members of the council.
D. The council may, by ordinance not in conflict with the Charter, designate an individual
councilmember as the appointing authority for those positions serving at the individual
councilmember's direction. Council assistants and senior council assistants shall be appointed by
the individual councilmembers. Council assistants and senior council assistants shall be term-
limited to correspond to the tenure of the individual, appointing councilmember, unless removed
prior to the end of the councilmember's term.
SECTION II: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force thirty days from its adoption.
Submitted by
Approved as to form by
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
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Ann Moore
City Attorney
Ordinance No. 3054
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 12th day of December 2006, by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers:
Castaneda, McCann, Ramirez, Rindone, and Cox
NAYS:
Councilmembers:
None
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
None
ATTEST:
lit ,+ l;
Cheryl Cox, M~ or
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City lerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Ordinance No. 3054 had its first reading at a regular meeting held on the 5th day of December,
2006 and its second reading and adoption at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the
12th day of December 2006.
Executed this 12th day of December 2006.
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Susan Bigelow, MMC, City CI k