Ordinance Number 965ORDINANCE NO. 965
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, ADDING ARTICLE 5 TO
CHAPTER 5 OF TITLE 2 OF THE SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO THE CITY CLERK'S OFFICE.
Whereas, Employees are assigned to the City Clerk function of the City as
deemed appropriated through the City's budget process.
Whereas, the City Council desires to provide to the City Clerk the authority of
appointment, demotion, removal, and discipline of all employees assigned to the City
Clerk's function.
Whereas, the employees of the City Clerk would continue to be subject to the
City's personnel system as outlined in Article 4 of Chapter 5 of Title 2 of the San Juan
Capistrano Municipal Code, commencing with Section 2-5.401 (Personnel System).
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article 5 is hereby added to Chapter 5 of Title 2 of the San Juan
Capistrano Municipal Code to read as follows:
Article 5. City Clerk
Sec. 2-5.501. Appointments.
Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the City Clerk
shall have appointment authority over all employees assigned to the City Clerk's
functions. All other provisions of this chapter not in conflict with this section shall
apply to employees appointed by the City Clerk.
Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, clause or phrase of this Ordinance
or any park thereof is for any reason held to be invalid, unconstitutional or unenforceable
by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portion of the Ordinance. The City Council declares that it
would have passed each section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase
thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsection, sentence,
clause or phrase would be declared invalid, unconstitutional or unenforceable.
Section 3. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance
and cause the same to be posted at the duly designated posting places within the City
and published once within fifteen (15) days after passage and adoption as required by
law; or, in the alternative, the City Clerk may cause to be published a summary of this
Ordinance and a certified copy of the text of this Ordinance shall be posted in the Office
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of the City Clerk five (5) days prior to the date of adoption of this Ordinance; and, within
fifteen (15) days after adoption, the City Clerk shall cause to be published the
aforementioned summary and shall post a certified copy of this Ordinance, together with
the vote for and against the same, in the Office of the City Clerk.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED thjs 15"tlay/of December, 2009.
. LONDRES USO, MAYOR
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )SS.
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, MARIA MORRIS, appointed City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano, do hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 965 which was
regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at the Regular Meeting of the City
Council on the 1st day of December 2009 and that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly
adopted and passed at the Regular Meeting of the City Council on the 15 t day of
December 2009 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Allevato, Hribar, Nielsen, Freese, and. Mayor Uso
NOES,. ) COU.CIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENI� COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
MAf,INMORRIS, Citv C
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
1, MARIA MORRIS, declare as follows: That I am the duly appointed and qualified City
Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano; That in compliance with State laws,
Government Code section 36933(1) of the State of California, on the 2nd day of
December 2009, at least 5 days prior to December 15, 2009, the date of adoption of the
ordinance, I caused to be posted, in the City Clerk's Office a certified copy of the
proposed Ordinance entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN.JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, ADDING A TICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 5 OF
TITLE 2 OF THE SANJUAN CAPI T 0 MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO THE CITY CLERK'S/OF ,,
Sari
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO j
r TRRIS, CITw CLERK
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, MARIA MORRIS, declare as follows That I am the duly appointed and qualified City
Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano; That in compliance with State laws,
Government Code section 36933(1) of the State of California. On the 17th day of
December 2009 1 caused to be posted, in the City Clerk's office, a certified copy of
Ordinance No. 965, adopted by the City Council on December 15, 2009 entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, ADDING ARICLE 5 TO CHAPTER 5 OF
TITLE 2 OF THE SAN JUAN CAP,I'STR A N` MUNICIPAL CODE
PERTAINING TO THE CITY CLERK'S dFFIb' t1/
MARIA -MORRIS, CITY
San Juan Capistrano, (
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