ORDINANCE 1378ORDINANCE NO. 1378
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL CODE §§ 1 -6-
3, 1-6-4, AND 1-6 -5 REGARDING CITY DEPARTMENTS AND
DEPARTMENT DIRECTORS.
The city council of the city of El Segundo does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1: The City Council finds as follows:
A. The El Segundo Municipal Code ( "ESMC) provides that the City Council
may from time to time by Ordinance designate departments, appointive
officers, or employees of the City;
B. It is in the best interest of the City to list all existing City departments in the
Municipal Code and officers excluded from the Personnel Merit System;
and
C. It is in the best interest of the City to create the Departments of Planning
and Building Safety and Economic Development and the positions of
Director of Planning and Building Safety and Director of Economic
Development.
SECTION 2: ESMC § 1 -6 -3 is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"Sec. 1 -6 -3: CITY DEPARTMENTS:
Effective October 1, 2004, the organization of city government consists of the
following departments:
Administrative Services Department
City Administration
Economic Development
Fire Department
Library Department
Planning and Building Safety
Police Department
Public Works Department
Recreation and Parks Department"
SECTION 3: ESMC § 1 -6 -4 is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"Sec. 1-6-4: EXCLUSIONS
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Those officers and members of departments in addition to department heads and
elected officers who are expressly excluded from the merit system are:
Assistant City Manager
City Attorney
City Engineer
City Manager
Special Events Coordinator
Street Superintendent
Water and Sanitation Superintendent"
SECTION 4: ESMC § 1 -6 -5 is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"Sec. 1 -6 -5: DEPARTMENT HEADS:
For the purpose of this chapter and for the purpose of initiative Ordinance 586
and for the purpose of ordinances expanding the coverage of initiative Ordinance
586, and not by way of limitation, effective October 1, 2004, the term
"Department Head" includes:
Chief of Police.
City Manager.
Director of Administrative Services.
Director of Economic Development.
Director of Planning and Building Safety.
Director of Public Works.
Director of Recreation and Parks.
Fire Chief.
Library Director."
SECTION 5: Repeal of any provision of the ESMC herein will not affect any penalty,
forfeiture, or liability incurred before, or preclude prosecution and imposition of penalties
for any violation occurring before, this Ordinance's effective date. Any such repealed
part will remain in full force and effect for sustaining action or prosecuting violations
occurring before the effective date of this Ordinance.
SECTION 6: If any part of this Ordinance or its application is deemed invalid by a court
of competent jurisdiction, the city council intends that such invalidity will not affect the
effectiveness of the remaining provisions or applications and, to this end, the provisions
of this Ordinance are severable.
SECTION 7: The City Clerk is directed to certify the passage and adoption of this
Ordinance; cause it to be entered into the City of El Segundo's book of original
ordinances; make a note of the passage and adoption in the records of this meeting;
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and, within fifteen (15) days after the passage and adoption of this Ordinance, cause it
to be published or posted in accordance with California law.
SECTION 8: This Ordinance will become effective on the thirty -first (31 st) day following
its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5t
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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. 1378 was duly introduced by said City Council at a regular meeting
held on the 21St day of September , 2004, 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 stn day
Of October 2004, and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: McDowell, Gaines, Boulgarides, Busch, Jacobson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Cindy Mortdsen, City Clerk
APPROVED
Mark D. Hen
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H. Berg r, A,dsistant City Attorney
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