ORDINANCE 1408ORDINANCE NO. 1408
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL CODE
§§ 1 -6 -3 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 delete the Administrative Services
Department and the Director of Administrative Services and to add
Finance Department and Human Resources Department and Director of
Finance and Director of Human Resources.
SECTION 2: ESMC § 1 -6 -3 is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"Sec 1 -6 -3. CITY DEPARTMENTS
Effective October 1, 2007, the organization of city government consists of the
following departments:
City Administration
Finance Department
Fire Department
Human Resources Department
Library Services Department
Planning and Building Safety Department
Police Department
Public Works Department
Recreation and Parks Department
SECTION 3: ESMC § 1 -6 -5 is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
"Sec. 1 -6 -5: DEPARTMENT HEADS
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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, 2007, the term "Department Head"
includes:
Assistant City Manager
Chief of Police
City Manager
Director of Finance
Director of Human Resources
Director of Library Services
Director of Planning and Building Safety
Director of Public Works
Director of Recreation and Parks
Fire Chief
SECTION 4: 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such repealed part will remain in full force and effect for sustaining action or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 5: 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 6: 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, 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 7: This Ordinance will become effective on the thirty -first (31 st) day following
its passage and adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this
2007.
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2nd day of October
gKelly II, M yor
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. 1408 was duly introduced by said City Council at a regular meeting held
on the 18 day of Sept. 2007, 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 2nd day ofoct. , 2007, and the same was
so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: McDowell, Busch, Boulgarides, Fisher, Jacobson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
None
ABSTAIN:
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Cindy Morte 'gen, City Clerk