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Council Meeting 1-12-82
STAFF REPORT
TO:
Mayor and Clty CounC11
FROM:
city Attorney
SUBJECT:
Ordinance Creating Social SerV1ces Commission
At its meet1ng on December 15, 1981, the Clty Council
introduced for first readlng an ordlnance creatlng a Social
Services Comrn1ssion. The ord1nance lS now presented to the
Clty CounCll for adoptlon.
RECOMMENDATION
It lS respectfully recommended that the accompanYlng
ordinance be adopted.
PREPARED BY: Robert M. Myers, City Attorney
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C~ty Council Meet1ng 1-12-82 Santa Monica, Californ1a
ORDINANCE NO. 1241
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA CREATING A
SOCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION l. Chapter 11 is hereby added to Article II of
the Santa Monica Municipal Code to read as follows:
Chapter ll--Social Services Commission
Section 2920. Find1ngs and
Purpose. The City Council finds and
declares:
(a) The City annually expends
funds on the provision of social ser-
v1ces to residents of the City.
<b) The need for social ser-
vices increases at the same time that
federal and state funds for social
services decrease.
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(c) Each year the C~ty is
requested to provide funds to
agencies and programs in excess of
the funds available for social ser-
vices.
<d) It is the policy of the
City that funds for social services
be dlstributed in a manner that will
maxim1ze the direct benefits to resi-
dents in need of such serV1ces.
(e) It is the policy of the
City that distribution of funds for
social services be based on a planned
system in order to maximize efficient
use of resources and minimize dupli-
cation of services.
(f) There is a need for the
regular and ongoing assessment of
social service needs and of those
programs delivered in the City by
service providers includ1ng the
City, County of Los Angeles and
private organizations.
(g) There is a need for
citizen participation in the process
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of evaluating and funding social ser-
vice programs.
Sect~on 2921. Creation of
Soc~al Services Comm~ssion. Pursuant
to Section 1000 of the City Charter,
a Soc~al Serv~ces Commission is here-
by created. The Commission shall
consist of seven members and shall be
appolnted by the City Council. The
Commission and CommlSSloners shall be
subject to all the terms of Article X
of the City Charter settlng forth pro-
cedures for appointment of Commis-
sioners, terms and meetlngs.
Section 2922. Powers and
Dutles. The Commission shall have
the power and the duty to:
(a) Schedule periodic hearings
to determine the unmet social service
needs of the residents of the City.
(b) Recommend to the City
Council policies to guide the provi-
Slon of social services to residents
of the City and review and comment on
procedures developed by the City
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Manager for the development of a
comprehensive delivery system to pro-
vide social serv~ces.
(c) Recommend to the City
Council specif~c social service pro-
grams necessary to serve the unmet
needs of the residents of the City.
(d) Rev~ew the City Manager's
proposed budget for social services
and make its recommendations thereon
to the City Council.
(e) Prepare an annual assess-
ment for the city Counc~l on the
extent to which agencies and programs
of the City, County of Los Angeles,
and other entities are achieving goals
and object~ves for social services.
Sect~on 2923. Cooperation w~th
Other Groups and Individuals. The
Commission shall coordinate its
activit1es with other Boards and Com-
missions and shall consult and maintain
contact with groups and indiv1duals
who are concerned with the planning
and provis~on of social services.
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Section 2924. Reports. The
Commission shall render written
reports of its activities to the City
Council not less than once every three
months and at such other times as
requested by the City Council.
SECTION 2. Any provislon of the Santa Monica Municipal
Code or appendices thereto ~nconsistent wlth the provlsions
of this ordinance, to the extent of such incons~stencies and
no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent
necessary to affect the provisions of this ordinance. ThlS
ordinance does not alter or change the powers and duties of
any other Board or Commission of the City.
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 declsion of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the
validity of the remaining portions of the ordinance. The
City Council hereby declares that it would have passed this
ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence,
clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconst1tutional
wlthout regard to whether any portion of the ordinance would
be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the Clty Clerk
shall attest to the passage of this ordinance. The City
Clerk shall cause the same to be published once ln the
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officlal newspaper wlthin lS days after its adoption. The
ordinance shall become effective 30 days from its adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS
City Attorney
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ADOPTED AND APP~OVEn THIS
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1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING aRDIMA~CE}
NO. 1241(CCS) ~ WAS DULY A~D REGULARLY INTRODUCED AT A
15th DAY OF December,
MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL ON THE
1981; THAT THE SAID ORDINANCE WAS THEREAFTER DULY ADOPTED
AT A MEETING OF THE CrTY COUnCIL au THE 12th DAY OF January
1982 3Y THE FOtLO\iING COUNC lL VOTE:
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AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Conn, Edwards, Jennings, Press,
Reed, Zane, Mayor Yannatta Goldway
rWES: COUr:CIU.1EMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNC IU1EttBERS: None
ABSTAIn: COUNCIlMEMBERS: None
ATTEST:
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CIrY CLERK
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CITY L}F
SANTA MONICA
C_ALIFO l~X L~
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City Clerk
1685 Mam Street, Santa MOnIca, Ca 90401
Telephone (213) 393-9975
January 20, 1982
Ms. Kathy Grant, Legal Publlcat10ns
EvenIng Outlook
1920 Colorado Avenue
Santa Monlca, CA 90404
Dear Hs. Grant:
Attached is a ~OTICE I\VITING APPLIC~TIONS FOR ME~BERSHIP
ON THE SOCIAL SERVICES Cml].nSSIO~1 and ORDIKAYCE ';0. 1241
relat1ng to that Cornm1ssion.
Please publIsh both the KOTICE AKD ORDIXA~CE next to each
other In the January 22nd issue of the Outlook.
On February 17th, the ~OTICE only IS publlshe~.
Thanks for your assistance on th1s matter -- and your
past good s~rv1ce.
Sincerely,
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Ann H. Shore
CIty Clerk
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NOTICE I~~ITING APPLICATIONS FOR
SOCIAL SERVICFS COM~ISSIO~
OF CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ApplIcations are beIng accepted for membershIp on the CIty'S
SocIal Services CommIssIon formed to consroer and recommend re-
garding policIes, procedures, programs and funding of social
serVices for Santa Monica reSIdents. All persons are invited
to apply regardless of race, sex, age, dlsabihty, religIon,
marItal status, natIonal orlgin or ancestry. Seven members will
be appointed at the Councll meeting to be held on March 23, 1982,
at 7:30 P.M.
Appllcat10n forms and informatIon are avaIlable from the City Clerk,
CIty Hall, 1685 MaIn Street, Santa MonIca, CA 90401 (393-9975,
Ext. 211). PLEASE RETURN ~PPLICATIONS TO THIS OFFICE BY 5:00 P.M.,
F R I DAY, !V1ARCH 5, 19 8 2 .
Ann ~. Shore, CIty Clerk
City of Santa Monlca
PUblish Jdnuary 22, 1982 and February 17, 1981
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ORDINANCE NO. 1241
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(Clty Council Series>
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA CREATING A
SOCIAL SERVICES COMMISSION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 11 is hereby added to Article II of
the Santa Monlca Munlclpal Code to read as follows:
Chapter ll--Social Services Commission
Sectlon 2920. F1nd~ngs and
Purpose. The City Council finds and
declares:
(a) The C~ty annually expends
funds on the provlslon of social ser-
vices to residents of the City.
(b) The need for social ser-
vices increases at the same time that
federal and state funds for soclal
services decrease.