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City Council Meeting: October 14, 2008 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER zz~2 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA ADDING SECTION 2.12.155 TO CREATE THE POSITION OF
COMMISSIONER EMERITUS ON THE RECREATION AND PARKS COMMISSION
WHEREAS; the Recreation and Parks Commission has recommended the
creation of the emeritus position for the commission; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered this recommendation and has
determined that creatioh of the emeritus position will assist the commission in its service
to the community;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 2.12.155 is hereby added to
the Santa Monica Municipal Code to read as follows:
2.12.155 Commissioner(s) Emeritus.
The City Council may appoint up to one
Commissioner Emeritus who may serve on the Commission
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for Recreation and Parks ("Commission"). The appointment
shall be based upon the recommendations of the
Commission. To be eligible for appointment, a person must
have served two full terms as a Commissioner on the
Commission and must be a resident within the City. The
Commissioner Emeritus shall be a nonvoting member of the
Commission,- may represent the Commission at community
and other functions as directed by the Commission, may
serve on Commission committees and shall abide by the
bylaws of the Commission. The term for the Commissioner
Emeritus shall be two years, and the Commissioner
Emeritus may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms.
The Commissioner Emeritus shall not be eligible to serve
simultaneously as a voting member on another City
Commissioh.
SECTION 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices
thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such
inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary
to effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would.
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have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause,
or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether amy portion
of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage
of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the
official newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become
effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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MARI~HA JQK}~ S MOlJT~21E
City orn~y
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Approved and adopted this 14`h day of October, 2008.
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State of California )
County of Los Angeles) ss.
City of Santa Monica )
Katz,
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2272 (CCS) had its introduction on September 16~h, 2008, and
was adopted at the Santa Monica City Council meeting held on October 14~h, 2008, by
the following voter
Ayes: Council members:
Noes: Council members:
Abstain: Council members:
Absent: Council members:
Genser, Holbrook, McKeown, Shriver
Mayor Katz
None
None
O'Connor
Mayor Pro Tem Bloom
A summary of Ordinance No. 2272 (CCS) was duly published pursuant to California
Government Code Section 40806.
ATTEST:
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Maria Stewart, City Clerk~~