SR-601-002 (5)
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CA:RMM: Ims008b
CIty Cou~cll MeetIng
12-10-8'5
Santa f1o~lca,
f~A
nEt 1 o1gsf
DEe 1 7 1985
CalIfornIa
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STAFF REPORT
TO:
Ma~or a~d Clt~ CouncIl
FROM:
CIty Attorney
SUBJECT:
OrdInance ror IntroductIon AddIng
ChaDter 1.? to ArtIcle II of the Santa
MonIca MunlCIoal Code RelatIng to
RevolvIng Door POlICY
ThIS
StafF Peoort transmIts
the accompanYIng ordInance
for
IntroductIon and
fIrst
readIng adrlIng Chapter
1.'7 to
ArtIcle
I I
of
the Santa MO~lca MunICIpal
Code relatI~g to
revolv1ng door POlICY.
BACKGROUND
ThIS
proposed ord1nance would
regulate ~ertaIn conduct
and act1vItIes of speCIfIed CItv emoloyees and off1cIals upon
term1natIon of
theIr employment or term of offIce WIth the
CI t y.
The Intent of thlS ordInance 15 to prevent such former
C I tv
emolovees and offICIals
from actIng as agents or
representatIves on behalf of any person (other th~n the CIty)
1n connectIon WIth any proceedIng 1n WhICh the CIty 15 a party
or has a dIrect
and substa~t1al Interest
for a spec1fIed
DBrIod
of
t1me.
Transactlons
InvolVIng vlolat1ons of the
proposed ordInance would be sublect to
1nval1datIon by the
CI ty.
1
?-A
DEe 1 O'l~
DEe 1 7 1985
.
.
On
Janua ry 8. 1985! the
CIty Council dIrected the City
A t tor n e ~)
to prepare an
ordlnance prohibiting persons le~vIng
C It)-'
emolGyment from attemptIng to do business WIth the CIty.
ThIS request arose In connection with recent amendments to the
CltV'S ConflIct of Interest Code.
On
November 12. 1Q85. a
draft RevolVIng Door Ordinance
was
presented to the CIty
CounCIl for Introduction and fIrst
readIng.
After CIty CounCil
diSCUSSion, the City Attorney's
offIce
was Instructed to revise the
ordInance In view of the
comments
and
concerns
raIsed.
Sp e C 1 fIe all ~) .
a dIstInction
between
restrICTIons
ImDosed
on former
CIty employ~es (who
receive full tIme salaries from the nubllc) and members of the
CI ty
CounCIl and boards and commiSSIons (who either serVe for
nomInal payor volunteer theIr time) was reauested.
The
proposed
reVIsed "RevolVIng
Door OrdI....ance" would
Imoose
restrIctIons on former
CIty employees' and offICIals'
lobbYlng
al'ld
advocacy
actiVIties before the
City where the
matter
15
one
In
l",h Ich
such
CI h)
employee
or
off IClal
partlcloated
personally and substantially
durIng the term of
hI5
or
her
employment
or
term
of
offIce.
An
absolute
prohibition
on representation or
aS5lstance would be Imposed
on
former
City employees regardless
of whether compensatIon
refrain
from
Former
such
[1 hJ
offICials would
be reqUired to
was
receIved.
reoresentatlon
and
adVice
only
If
comoensated for such actIVitIes.
Ad d 1 t Ion all y ,
thIS ordinance would Impose speCIfiC tIme
perIod
restrictions
orohlbltlng
reoresentatlon
fo r
2
.
.
comoensatIon before Clt~) admInn5tratl'i'3 bodIes, on any 5ub)ect
whatsoe......er)
....1 he the r
or not such matter
was one In whIch the
CItv employee
or
offILIal oartIcIoated.
The proposed tIme
restrIctIons would be two (2) years for CIty employees and SIX
(6 )
months for CIty offICIals.
measured from the termInatIon
of emoloyment or term of offIce.
The
Intent
of the ordInance IS
to orevenl: former CIty
emolovees and offICIals trom USIng confIdentIal InformatIon or
~nowledge gaIned durIng theIr tenure WIth the CIty In order to
Influence a oroceedIng to theIr advantage.
Clearly.
Included
restrIctIons
on CIty employees and offICIals
are
WI tl, In
the
category ot
"munICIpal
affaIrs"
5ub]ect to CItv control.
The
ordInance IS patterned after
I a....)5
regulatIng
actIVItIes
of former
the federal and state
aovernment employees.
(See
18 UnIted States Code SectIon 207~ CalIfornIa Government
Code SectIon 87400 et sea.)
SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS
The
ordInance
adds
Chapter
Code.
].5 of ArtIcle
II of the
Santa
MonIca
t'1u n 1 C 1 P a I
entitled
"Revolvlna
Door
OrdInance."
Sect Ion
2150.
Name~ Purpose, and SGope.
The ordInance
15 entItled the "Re~'oluIrf? Door OrdInance."
I t IS Intended to
orevent
conflicts of Interest by prOhIbItIng soecIfled former
CItv emplovee:s
and
offICIals from engagIng
In lobbYIng and
advocacy actIvItI@S
before an~)
"City adminI&tratlve agency"
'3
.
.
(the
City
Coune 1 1
and
every CItv
department "
offII::e~
dl~'1510n,.
board
and
commISSIon.
or
offIcers
or employees
a ma t t e r 1 n
thereofJ
IncludIrg
any act IVI tIes that Invo Ive
l.oJh 1ch
the
former
CIty officIal
partIcIpated personally and
substantIally durIng the term of hIS offIce or employment.
SectIon
21~1.
DefInItIons.
ThIS
sectIon defInes the
fo1101"IIng
Emoloyee~"
k e~)
terms:
"C1t~)
AdminIstratIve
Agency," "el ty
"CIt~) OffICIal,"
"JudIcIal,
QuasI-JudIcIal,
or
Other
ProceedIng."
and
"PartICIpated."
Tt-Ie
term
"CIty
Employee."
has
been defIned narrowly so
as to apply only to
C 1 t ') De par t me n t
Heads
and
profeSSIonal
employees
In
the
offIces of the CIty Manager and elt',) Attorney. The term "CIty
OffICIal" Includes all members of the CIty CounCIl. PlannIng
CommISSIon. and ArchItectural ReVIew Board.
Members
ReVIew Board
of
the
PlannIna CommISSIon
and ArchItectural
have
been
sose 1 fIca I 1 Y
Included
WIthin
the
purVIew of thIS ordInance upon requests by CounCllmembers due
to concern WIth the quasI-ludIclal nature of these two bodIes
and the communIt~ Importance of matters which ere reVIewed bv
them.
thIS
Other CIty boards and commISSions have been excluded at
t I me.
These
de.fInItIons
may be furth~r
expanded If
deSIred.
SectIon 21"52.
Restrictions on ActIVIties of Former City
Emp 1 o~(ees
Subsection (aJ of this Section prohIbits a former
Cl ty
employee from ever representIng any other per50n (exceDt
the CIty) before anv CIty admInIstrative agencv. or offIcers
4
.
.
and
emoloyees
thf"reOt~
In anv DroceedIng
where the CIty of
Santa MonIca IS eIther a party or has a dIrect and substantIal
Interest.
where
SIJch
oroceedIng IS one
Cltl.} emoloyee
partICIpated.
A~, appl1ed~
In whIch the former
thIS sectIon would
Impose
a
comalete
ban
on
a
for me r
CIty employee's
reprBs~ntatlon of
others (whether compensated
or not) wher~
the matter 15 one In whIch the former CIty emoloyee had dIrect
Involvement durIng the term of hIS or her employment
SubsectIon
(b )
of
thIS SectIon
prohIbIts former CIty
emplo~ees
aSSIstance
from
renderIng
adVIce, counsel.
consultatIon, or
In representIng an~ other person (except the CIty)
In any proceeding In WhICh such offICIal would be prohIbIted
from appearIng under SectIon 21?2(a) above.
SubsectIon lc) of thIS SectIon would prevent former CIty
employees
for a t WQ ye a r "c 0 0 1 1 n 9
off" oerIod from actIng as
compensated represent~tlves
for
persons other
than the City
before
any CIt~)
admlnu;trat Ive
agency}
or
offIcers
and
emolov~es
thereof on anv matter whatSoever. where the CIty 15
a party or has a dIrect and substantIal Interest.
SectIon 21153.
OffICIals.
RestrIctIons on ActIVItIes of Former CIty
SubsectIon
(a) of thIS SectIon
prohIbIts ~ Former CIty
offICIal
from ever actIng
as a comoensated representatIve of
an;) pe r!'Son
(except the CItV)
before any CIty admInIstratIve
agencv.
or offIcers and emDloyee~
thereof~ In any proceedIng
where
the
CIty of
Santa MonIca I~ eIther
a party or has a
?
.
.
dIrect
and substantIal Interest. where such proceedIng 15 one
In WhICh the former CItv offIcIal partICIpated. ThIS SectIon
would Imoose a p~rt]al ban on a former CIty offIcIai's
repres""ntatlon
of others (c0mpensated
activitIes)} where the
matter
15
one
In WhICh the former
CIty offICial had dIrect
Involvement durIng hIS or her term of offIce.
Sube.ec t Ion
I b )
r)f
thIS
SectIon
would
lInpose
a
prohIbItIon on the former CIty offICIal '5 renderIng of adVIce,
counse 1 .
consultatIon:
or aSSIstance
In representIng others
for
comoensatlon In any proceedIng
In whIch such former CIty
offICial
would be barred from
appearIng under subsectIon (a)
above.
SubsectIon
l c)
oft hIS 5e c t Ion
would prevent a former
CI tv
term
offICIal for a perIod of SI~ (6) months after hIS or her
of
office
ceased
from
actIng
095
a
compensated.
r e pre 5 e n tat I ~<Je
for
oersons
other than CI tv
before any Clt~
admInIstratIve agency or offIcers and employees thereof on any
matter
whatsoever: where the CIty IS
a part~ or has a direct
and substantIal Interest.
SectIon
21'74.
Exemotlons.
ThIS
sectIon
sets forth
speCIfIC
exemotlons to the orohIbltlons set forth In sectlons
2152
and
2153.
The
exemptions
Include:
appearance5
or
communIcatlon5
concernIng matters of a oersonal or IndIVIdual
nature: statements by former City emplo~ees or offICIals WhICh
contaIn
the
Clty
employee's
or
offiCIal's
OINn
speCial
knolN 1 edae
s tat e me n t :
In
a
Pi';Irtlcular
area that 15
the subject of the
t est 1 mo n y
gIven
under
cath
b~ the
former CIty
6
.
.
emp lo'v'p-e
or offiCial or statements
requIred to be made under
penalty of per Jurv; and representation of criminal defendants
b".
formp.r criminal or CIVIl
t1eput~J Clt>, attorne~s and former
CIty offlClal'S
condltlons.
ldho
are
attornevs
under
certain speCified
SectIon
21?5.
Application or ReqUIrements. ThIS
"grandfather provIsIon" exempting CIty
sectIon
contains
a
emplovees or offlCI~15 who leave offIce or employment prior to
the
eFfectIve date of the ordInance
from the purvIew of such
ordInance.
Howeve r .
a former Clty employee or offiCial who
returns to CIty office or employment after the effective date.
would be 'Sub)ect to thiS ordinance thereafter.
Section
21?6.
Disapproval
of
Transactlqns.
ThIS
section
1...I0U I d
pe rm It
the
C 1 t~-'
to
disapprove
a contract,
approval,
permit.
or other transaction
when vlolatlon(s) of
thiS
Chapter were related to such contract~ approval, permit,
or other transaction.
SectIon
21157.
Cr:lmlnal
and
C 1'.)1 I
Pen~ it I es .
ThiS
section
prOVides
that
each Violation of
the Revolvln9 Door
Ordinance
15
a
misdemeanor.
AddItionally, the
City or any
Interested
part~ ma~ brIng a CIVIl actIon before any court of
comoetent
JurIsdIctIon.
A CIVIl penaltv of
up to $'500 for
each VIolation may be Iffioosed by the court.
7
I t
.
.
RECQt1MENDAT i ON
IS
respectfully
recommended that
ordInance be Introduced for fIrst readIng.
PREPARED BY:
the accomoarlY Ing
Robert M. Myers, Clty Attorney
LInda A. t1oxol'1,. Deputy CIty Attorney
8
.
.
CA:RMM: Imol)09a
Cltv Council M~etlno 12-10-85
J _
Santa Monica: California
OPDINANCE NUMBER
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING CH8PTER 1.5
TO ARTICLE II OF THE SANTA MONICA
MUNICfPAL CODE CONCERNING DISQUALIFICATION
OF FORMER CITY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOI,JS:
SECTION 1.
Chapter I.? of Article II of the Santa
Monica MunIcIoal Code 15 enacted to read as folIol.oJs:
Chapter 1.5.
DISOUALIFICATION
OF FORMER CITY OFFICERS AND ~MPLOYEES.
Section 21:;;0.
Name~ Puroose and
Scope.
ThIS Chapter shall be called
the "RevolvIno Door OrdInance."
It 15
Intended to
lmoose
restrIctions on
activIties of specIFIed City employees
and offiCIals after theIr term of
emplo~ment or office has ceased.
ThiS
ordinance
15 desloned to prohibit Dr
lImit
the
deslonated former CIty
employees
and
offiCIals
from
representing any party before the City
1
.
.
CouncIl,
or
It :5
boards
and
commISSIons.
In
any matter
I n wh I c h
the former Cltv employee or offICIal
oartIclpated
De rsona 11 y
and
5ubstantIallv durIng hIr
or her term
of
emplo~ment or offIce.
Fonner CI ty
emDlovees
, ,
would be
completely barred
From
such
represent03tlon,
whe t he r
compensated
or
not.
CIt~) offICIal:=:.
1...IOlJ 1 d be prohIbIted from such
reprE'SentatIon only I f done for
cornpensa t Ion. In addItIon, thIS
ordInance would prohibIt the
deSIgnated
former CIty employees and
offICIals
from
engagIng
In
anv
comoensated
1 obb~) 1 ng
or
advocacy
actIVItIes
before
the
C 1 t).J Co U n C 1 1 "
Its
boards
and
commISSIons,
or any
other
CIty offIcer
or
emoloyee for
soecIfIsd
tIme
perIods
follOWIng
termInatIon
of emoloyment
or offIce.
Former CIty employees would be subJect
to
a
two
(2 )
year
restrIctIon and
former
Cl ty
offICials
(...IOU Id
be
restrIcted
from such actIVItIes for a
perIod af SIX (6) months.
2
.
.
SectIon 21151.
DefInItIons.
The
followIna word5 and phrases as used In
thIS
Chapter shail have the follOWIng
meanInas:
(a) CIt~ AdmInIstratIve Agenc~.
The
C It Y
Co u n C I I .
and
eve rye I t Y
offIce;
department
dIVISIon. board.
and commISSIon.
(b)
CI tv
Emolovee.
AIrport
DIrecto~: Cultural Arts AdmInIstrator;
City
Attorney:
ASSIstant
CI ty
Attorney:
Deputy CIty Attorney~ CIty
Clerk: CIty LIbrarIan: CItV Manager:
ASSIstant CIty Manager: Budget
DIrector;
each
SenIor
Manaaement
Analvst
In thp- CIty Manager's OffIce;
DIrector of CIVIC AudItorIum: DIrector
of CommunIty and EconomIC Development;
DIrector
of PlannIng;
FIr e Ch let :
DIrector
of
of
of
FInance;
DIrector
General
SerVIces~
DIrector
Pe rsonne 1 :
Ch I e f 0 f
PolIce: DIrector
of
Parks and
RecreatIon: InformatIon
Systems
DIrector
DIrector
of
TransportatIon;
PurchasIng Aaent
Cl t Y
EngIneer;
and CIty Treasurer.
3
.
.
( C; )
the
CIty OffIcIal.
Each member
of
CI t Y
and
Coune 11 .
Plannln9
CommISSIon:
ArchItectural ReVIew
Board.
(d)
JudICIal,
Qu a 5 1 - 1 U d 1 CIa I .
Any proceedIng,
or
other ProceedIng.
aop llcat Ion,
request
for
ru 11 ng
or
other
determInatIon. contract. claIm,
arrest,
charge,
other
controversy;
aCCUs.atIon,
InvestIgatIon;
or
partIcular matter InvolVIng a speCIfIC
partv
Santa
or partIes I~ whIch the CIty of
MonIca
15
8
partv
or
has. a
dIrect and substantial Interest.
(e)
PartIcIoated.
To
have
and
taken
pa r-t
person1311y
substantIally
through
deCISIon.
app rova 1,
dIsapproval. formal wrItten
recommendatIon,
renderIng adVIce on a
substantIal
baSIS,
InvestIgatIon, or
otherWIse
durIng the
CIty offIcIal's
or
erne I o~)ee ' 5
term
r:lf
offIce
or
e-mployment
abstentIon
H
CI ty
offIcIal's
from
'v'o tIn g
on
a matter
shall
not
constItute
partICIpatIon
he-reunde r.
4
.
.
SectIon 21?L. RestrIctIons on
ActIvItIes of Former CIty Employees.
(~d
No
fo rm/? I"
CI t Y
emp 1 ayee ,
after
hIS
or
her
employment
has
cl9'3sed.
shall, whether compensated or
not,
act as agent) reoresentatIve. or
attorney
for, or
otherWIse represent
dny
other person (except
the Cl ty of
Santa
MonIca)
before
any
C 1 tv
admInistrative
agency, or offIcers or
emplouees thereof by makIng any formal
or
Informal aopearance,
or b:.J mak Ing
eny
I.<.IIth
oral
or
IAlr"ltten
communIcatIon,
the
lntent
WIt h
to
Influence,
In
connectIon
any
ludICIal,
quaSI-JudICIal or other proceedIng If:
( 1 )
The
City
of
Santa
MonIca
15 a carty or has a dIrect and
substant Ial Interest: and
(2) The proceedIng 15 one
In
bJh 1 ch
the
former
CI ty
employee
partIclpated.
(b)
No
for me r
City
employee,
after
hIS
or
her
employment
has
ceased..
shall, whether compensated or
not,
SId, adVIse} counsel. consult or
aSSIst
In
representIng
an...)
other
7
.
.
person
(except
the
C1h) of
Santa
Mon1ca) 1n any proceedIng 1n whIch the
employee
would
be
prohIb1ted
from
appear1n9 under subsect10n (a) of thIS
SectIon 21i?2.
(c )
Ho
former
C1 ty emp loyee,
w1thIn
two (2) vears after hIS or her
emplo~ment
has
ceased,
shall
for
compens<:ttlon
reoresentat1ve,
act as
agent}
for, or
Or attorney
otherW1se
represent: any other person
(except
the
C1t'-J
of
Santa
Man 1 ca )
before any Clty admlnIstratIve agency,
or
off1cers and
employees thereof by
makIng
an~)
formal
or
lnformal
appearance
or
bv maklng
any ora 1 or
wrItten communIcatIon, w1th the 1ntent
to
Influence} In
connect1on wlth ~ny
Judlclal,
quasl-Jud1C1al,
or
other
proceedIng 1f the C1ty of Santa MonIca
15
a
party or
has
a
dIrect
and
substantIal Interest.
Sect10n 2153. Restr1ctlons on
ActIvItles of Former Clt'-J OffICIals.
after
( a )
h1S
No
for me r
Clty offlclal
or her term of off1ce has
6
.
.
ceased. shall for compensatIon. act as
agent.
representatIve,
or
attorney
for, or otherWIse represent, anv other
pel"'son
(except
the
CIty of
Santa
MonIca) before any CIty admlnlstratlve
agency,
thereof
Informal
or
offIcers
or
Brnployees
by
makIng
any
formal
or
appearance, or by making any
oral or wrItten communIcatIon WIth the
Intent
to
Influence,
In
connection
WI t h
any JUdICIal, quaSI-JudICIal, Dr
other oroceedlng If:
(1)
The
Clty of
Santa
r10n I ca
IS a party or has a dIrect and
substantIal Interest; and
(2) The proceeding IS one
In
""lh Ich
the
former
Cdy
offICIal
oartlcIpated.
(b )
No
for me r
CIty offICIal,
after
hIS
or her term of office has
ceased.
shall. for compensation; ald.
adVIse. counsel, consult, or aSSIst In
representIng
any other person (except
the
CIty of
Santa
M0l'"1IC8J
11'"1
any
proceedIng In whIch the offICIal would
be
prohIbIted
from appearIng
under
subsection (a) of thIS SectIon 2153.
7
. .
( c ) No former City off IClal:
WithIn SIX (6 ) months after his or her
term of office has ceased, sha II for
compensatIon,
agen t .
for. or
act
as
representatIve.
Or
attorney
otherWise
represent, any other person
(except
Santa
Mo n I c a )
the
City
of
before any CIty admInIstratIve agency,
or offIcers and employees thereof, by
makIng
or
I n for ma I
formal
an\)
aopearance
by mal-<Ing
any oral or
or
wrItten communIcation. With the Intent
to
Influence. In
connectIon ~Ith any
ludICIal:
qua~d- 'udlclal,
or
other
proceedIng If the CIty of Santa MonIca
15
a
part~-,
has
dIrect
and
or
a
substantIal Interest.
Section
21f?4
ExemDtIons.
The
orohIbItlons
contaIned
In
Se C t Ion 5
2152 and 2153 shall not apply:
( a)
To
appearances
or
communIcations
by
former
C I t Y
employees
offiCIals
concerning
or
mat ters
a personal
or Ind IVldua 1
ot
nature.
c;;uch as
obtaining a bUSIness
license.
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.
(b!
To
prevent
a
farmer CIty
emp i ayes:
provIdIng
or
offICial from making or
a statement
based uoon the
former
City employee's
or official's
own
special
knowledge
In
the
partIcular area that IS the subject of
the
statement,
prOVided
that
no
compensatIon 15 thereby received other
than
that
regularl~ prOVided
fa I' by
law or regulation for WItnesses.
(e)
To
prevent
a
former City
f I' C m 9 1 ~) I n 9
emp loyee
t est I mo n ~}
or
offiCIal
under oath,
or from makIng
statements
reaUlrerl to
be made under
oenalty of perjury.
( d )
To
prevent
forme r
deputy
C 1 t~) at torne~)s
In
tt,e
crIminal
or
CIVil diVISIons of the CIty Attorney's
offIce or Cltv offiCIals who are
attorneys from
reoresentatlves of
serVIng
as
defendants
In
crimInal
proceedings} where
for whIch
the
offense(s)
such
representatIon
15
made
occurt'ed
at
least
three
(3- )
months
follOWing
termination
of the former deouty city
attorney's employment or eXpIration of
9
.
.
the
former
CItv offIcIal's
term 0 f
offIce wIth the CIty.
SectIon
RequIrements.
211515.
AD P 1 I cat Ion
of
The
re~uIrements
Imposed
by
thIS
Chapter
sha 11
not
apply
to any person whose emoloyment
or term of offIce terminates prIor to
the
effectIve
date
of
th15 Chapter
except
that
anv such
person
IAlha
the
C I tv
DO
or after
or offIce 1..,IJth
the effE'ctI~'e
returns
to employment
date
of
th15
ordInance
5ha II
thereafter be covered therebv.
SectIon
TransactIons.
2156.
If
OIsdooroval
of
a
for me r
CIt~)
emp loyee or offICIal VIolates an ~)
provIsIon of thIS Chapter. such
VIolatIon nr VIolatIons sha II be
adequate grounds for the CI ty to
dIsapprove any contract, app rova I ,
permIt, or other transactIon whIch was
related to any such VIolatIon.
'3e c t Ion
2157.
CrImInal
and
CIVIl
PenaltIes.
Each
VIolatIon of
10
.
.
the
prOVISIons of
thIS Chapter shall
constItute a mIsdemeanor.
A
CIVIl
actIon
mav also
be
brought
by the CIty or any Interested
party before
JurtSdIctIon.
any court
of competent
In
addItIon
to
all
other
remedIes authorIzed by law, the
court may Iffioose a CIVIl penalty of up
to
$500
for
each ~nolat Ion
of thIS
Ch apt e r .
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. are hereby
necessary to affect the
reoealed or
modIfIed
to
that
extent
pr-ov15lons
of thIS ordInance.
SECTION
3.
I f
any sectIon,
'SubsectIon,
sentence}
clause,
or phrase of thIS ordlna~ce IS for a~y reason held to
be
Inval'd
or unconstItutIonal by a
declson of any court of
any competent JurIsdIctIon, such decIsIon shall not affect the
valldltv of the remaInIng oortlons of the ordInance.
The CIty
Counc I 1
hereby declares
that
I t
would
h a ~}e
passed
thIS
ordInance and
each and everv 5ectJOn~ subsectIon] sentence~
clause
or
phrase
not
declared InvalId
or unconstItutional
wlthOIJt
regard to whether anv Dortlon of the ordInance would
be 5ub5equentl~ declar-ed InvalId or unconstltutlon8l.
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SECTION 4. The Ma~}o r 5ha 11 5Ign and the [I ty Clerk
shall attest to the passcH2e of thIS OrdIn'3nce. The [1 t Y C 1 e rk
shall
C'3use
the
same
to be publIshed
once In the offICIal
newspaper WIthIn
15 days after
Its adoptIon.
The ordInance
shall become effectIve 30 days after the date of Its '3doptlon.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
~~.~
ROBERT M. M'r'ERS 0
CIty Attorne~)
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