ORDINANCE 438ORDINANCE NO. 438.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALI-
FORNIA, ANNOUNCING A CERTAIN DETERMINATION AND
POLICY OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SAID CITY RELAT-
ING TO THE GIVING OF TESTIMONY BY OFFICERS AND
EMPLOYEES OF SAID CITY IN CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS.
WHEREAS, the Grand Jury of Los Angeles County, Califor-
nia, has requested, in view of certain experiences of said body
in recent proceedings had before it (not involving the City of
E1 Segundo or any of its officers or employees), and recommended
to the various cities and governmental units of said County that
the action hereinafter taken be taken; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of 1�1 Segundo
believes that the recommendation so made will tend to promote
administration of justice in said County and that the determina-
tion and policy so recommended and hereinafter set forth is in
the public interest;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL
SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The refusal of any officer or employee of
the City of El Segundo, California, to testify under oath before
any Grand Jury having jurisdiction over any then pending cause or
inquiry in which the investigation of governmental bribery or mis-
conduct in public office is involved shall constitute good and
sufficient ground for the immediate discharge of such public of-
ficer or employee.
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk of the City of El Se-
gundo is hereby instructed to furnish a copy of this ordinance
to each and all of the present officers and employees of said City
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and to deliver a like copy thereof to each future officer or
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employee thereof at the time of his or her induction into munici-
pal service.
SECTION 3. That this ordinance shall become effective
at midnight on the thirtieth day from and after the date of the
final passage and adoption thereof.
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the
passage and adoption of this ordinance; shall cause the same to
be entered in the book of original ordinances of said City; shall
make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records
of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted; shall,
within fifteen days after the passage and adoption thereof, cause
the same to be published once in the El Segundo Herald, a weekly
newspaper of general circulation, published and circulated within
said City of El Segundo and which is hereby designated for that
purpose; and shall forward a certified copy thereof to the Grand
Jury of Los Angeles County, California, for its information and
files in the premises.
Passed, approved and adopted this 30th day of June,
1954.
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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Mayor of the City o do,
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ) SS.
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. )
I. Neva M. Elsey, City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of
the City Council of the said City is five; that the foregoing
ordinance, being Ordinance No. 438 , was passed and adopted
by the said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of
said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a
regular meeting of the said Council held on the 30th day of June,
1954, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmen Baker, Frederick, Gordon, Swanson
and Mayor Selby:
NOES: Councilmen None
ABSENT: Councilmen None.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this
30th day of June, 1954•
(SEAL)
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City Clerk of the City of
E1 Segundo, Californi .
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ) SS.
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. )
I, Neva M. Elsey, City Clerk
California, do hereby certify that the
of the City Council of the said City is
ordinance, being Ordinance No. 438, is
on anal of Ordinance No. 438 of the sa
California, entitled:
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of the City of El Segundo,
whole number of members
five; that the foregoing
a full, true and correct
id City of El Segundo,
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALI-
FORNIA, ANNOUNCING A CERTAIN DETERMINATION AND
POLICY OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF SAID CITY RELAT-
ING TO THE GIVING OF TESTIMONY BY OFFICERS AND
EMPLOYEES OF SAID CITY IN CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS. ",
which was duly passed and adopted by the said City Council, ap-
proved and signed by the Mayor of said City, and attested by
the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of the said
Council held on the 30th day of June, 1954, and that the same was
so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Baker, Frederick, Gordon, Swanson
and Mayor Selby:
NOES: Councilmen None;
ABSENT: Councilmen None.
I do hereby further certify that pursuant to the pro-
visions of Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of
California, that the foregoing Ordinance No. 438 was duly and
regularly published according to law and the order of the City
Council of said City in the E1 Segundo Herald, a weekly news-
paper of general circulation, printed, published and circulated
within the said City and that the same was so published therein
on the following date, to wit: July 8, 1954 •
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City Clerk of the City hX
El Segundo, California
(SEAL)