PREPARED BY: LYNN TRACY NERLAND DATE OF MEETING: 09/20/21
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AMENDING CHAPTERS 2.04 AND 2.40 OF THE SAN PABLO MUNICIPAL CODE TO ELIMINATE GENDER-SPECIFIC REFERENCES, TO CLARIFY THE APPOINTMENT OF AN ACTING CITY MANAGER, AND TO REFERENCE MANDATORY RETIREMENT ENROLLMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ELECTED CITY CLERK AND CITY TREASURER; AND AMENDING MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 3.16.110 TO CLARIFY THE PROCESS FOR ENGAGING CONSULTANTS
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Waive first reading; introduce Ordinance
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Updating the Municipal Code to amend or repeal governance provisions was not identified in the Council's Workplan. However, the Municipal Code is the compilation of the City's ordinances and should be updated to reflect current practices and laws as much as possible.
CEQA Compliance Statement
The proposed Municipal Code amendments regarding City governance issuance are not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it is not an activity that may cause a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical environment change pursuant to Public Resources Code section 21080(a) and 14 California Code of Regulations section 15002(d). If deemed a project, it would be exempt as having no possible significant effect on the environment pursuant to 14 California Code of Regulations section 15061.
BACKGROUND
It has come to staff's attention that there are some outdated provisions in the Municipal Code that do not reflect current operations or law, including clarifying the appointment of an acting city manager, complying with Social Security/PERS requirements for the city clerk and city treasurer positions, and clarifying the process for engaging consultants. This is not to say that there are no other outdated provisions in the Municipal Code, but these are the ones identified at this time. The proposed ordinance addresses the following su...
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