ORDINANCE 1289ORDINANCE NO. 12 8 9
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTION
6.04.015 OF THE EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO A GRADING SYSTEM AND
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR FOOD
ESTABLISHMENTS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of El Segundo hereby finds as follows:
A. On December 16, 1997, Los Angeles County adopted Ordinance No. 97 -0071,
which added certain provisions to Titles 8 and 11 of the Los Angeles County
Code requiring letter grades to be assigned to restaurants for health inspections,
and for those grades to be prominently posted, and established a program
requiring licensed food handlers in restaurants. Ordinance No. 97 -0071 was
subsequently amended by Ordinance No. 98 -037 establishing fees for voluntary
reinspections of food establishments.
B. It is the intent of this Ordinance to adopt by reference those sections of the Los
Angeles County Code enacted by Los Angeles County Ordinance No. 97 -0071, as
amended.
SECTION 2. Section 6.04.015 of the El Segundo Municipal Code is hereby added
to read as follows:
"6.04.015 Adoption by Reference of Los Angeles County Regulations
Relating to Food Establishments
Pursuant to its authority and Government Code sections 50022 et seq. the
following sections of the Los Angeles County Code are incorporated by reference
into the El Segundo Municipal Code with the same force and effect as though set
out herein in full:
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RE: GRADING SYSTEM &
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR
FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
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8.04.165 Food Official Inspection Report
8.04.225 Grading & Letter Grade Card
8.04.275 Inspection Score Card
8.04.337 Notice of Closure
8.04.405 Routine Inspection
8.04.752 Posting Requirements— Penalty for Non - Compliance- Documents
Available for Public Review
8.04.755 Letter Grade Card & Inspection Score Card — Period of Validity
8.04.943 Public Health Permit Suspension or Revocation —Notice of Closure
11.11.010 Definitions
11.11.020 Application and Effect
11.11.030 Procedure for Obtaining a Food Handler's Training Certificate
11.11.040 Food Handler's Training Course
11.11.050 Multiple Food Service Operations
11.11.060 Exemptions
11.11.070 Display of Food Handler's Traning Certificate
11.11.080 Change of Certified Food Handler
11.11.090 List of Certificed Food Handlers
11.11.100 Expiration
11.11.110 Duplicate Food Handler's Training Certificate
11.11.120 Revocation of Food Handler's Training Certificate
11.11.130 Right to Appeal Following Revocation"
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of
any court or competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of the Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would
have passed this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, and phrase
thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences,
clauses, or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall become effective at midnight on the thirtieth
(30111) day from and after the final passage and adoption hereof.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
ordinance as required by law.
ORDINANCE NO. 1289
RE: GRADING SYSTEM &
CERTIFICATION PROGRAM FOR
FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of November ,1998.
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Mayor, City of El Segundo, California
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify
that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 1289 was duly introduced by said City Council at a
regular meeting held on the 2oth day of October 1998, and was duly
passed and adopted by said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor, and
attested to by the City Clerk, all at a regular meeting of said Council held on the
4th day of November 1998, and the same was so passed and adopted by
the following vote:
AYES: Gordon, McDowell, Gaines, Wernick
NOES: None
ABSENT: Jacobs
ABSTAIN: None
Cindy Mortesil City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mark D. Hensley, City Attorney
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FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS
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