CC - Item 5B - Second Reading & Adoption of Ordinance No. 984 - Personnel SystemROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GLORIA MOLLEDA, CITY MANAGER At Nl .
DATE: OCTOBER 23, 2018
SUBJECT: ORDINANCE NO. 984 — SECOND READING AND ADOPTION:
SECTION 2.48.040 OF THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO THE CITY'S PERSONNEL SYSTEM
SUMMARY
On October 9, 2018 the City Council reintroduced Ordinance No. 984 by title, amending Section
2.48.040 of the Rosemead Municipal Code relating to the City's personnel system.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council approve the second reading and adoption of Ordinance
No. 984 by title only, entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD,
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTION 2.48.040 OF THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING
TO THE CITY'S PERSONNEL SYSTEM
FISCAL IMPACT - None
PUBLIC NOTICE PROCESS
This item has been noticed through the regular agenda notification process.
Submitted by:
Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk
Attachment A: Ordinance No. 984
AGENDA ITEM NO. 5.B
Attachment A
Ordinance No. 984
ORDINANCE NO. 984
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING SECTION 2.48.040 OF THE ROSEMEAD MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO THE CITY'S PERSONNEL SYSTEM
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD HEREBY ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Findings.
A. Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 2.08.070, the City Manager serves as the
administrative head of the City government under the direction and control of the City
Council.
B. Pursuant to Municipal Code Section 2.08.070, as the administrative head of government,
the City Manager appoints, promotes, disciplines and removes all department heads and
subordinate officers and employees of the City except the City Clerk and the City Attorney.
C. This amendment removes conflicting language from Section 2.48.040, subsection B which
relates to the City Manager's authority to appoint, promote, discipline and remove
department heads.
SECTION 2. Amendment of Section 2.48.040. Section 2.48.040, subsection B of the
Rosemead Municipal Code is amended as follows:
B. The City Manager shall have the power to appoint, promote, discipline, demote and remove
officers and employees of the city in accordance with Section 2.08.070 (B).
SECTION 3. Environmental Determination. The City Council exercises its independent
judgment and finds that this ordinance is exempt from environmental review because the ordinance
involves updates and revisions to existing regulations, and it can be seen with certainty that the
text amendments will have no significant negative effect on the environment, per CEQA
Guidelines, Section 15061(b)(3).
SECTION 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision will not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordinance and each
and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional
without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or
unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. Publication. The City Clerk is directed to cause this ordinance to be
published in the manner required by law.
SECTION 6. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its
passage by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Rosemead,
County of Los Angeles of the State of California on this day of , 2018.
Steven Ly, Mayor
ATTEST;
Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk
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Rachel H. Richman, City Attorney
Burke, Williams & Sorensen, LLP