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SR-106-033 (3) e e t-G CA:RMM:r City Counc11 Meeting 8-11-81 /1}~-o33 AUG 1 1 1961 Santa Monica, Cal1fornia STAFF REPORT TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: City Attorney SUBJECT: Ordinance Creat1ng A Comm1ssion on the Status of Women At its meeting on July 28, 1981, the Clty CounC11 1ntroduced for f1rst read1ng an ord1nance creating a Commis- sion on the Status of Women. The ord1nance is now presented to the City Counc~l for adoption. RECOMMENDATION It 1S respectfully recommended that the accompanY1ng ordinance be adopted. PREPARED BY: Robert M. Myers, City Attorney tf-c AUG 1 1 1981 e e A:RMM:LBC:bl Council Meeting 8-11-81 Santa Monica, California ORDINANCE NO. (Clty Councll Series) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA CREATING A COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Chapter 10 is hereby added to Art1cle II of the Santa Mon~ca Municipal Code to read as follows: Chapter 10--Commisslon on the Status of Women Sectlon 2910. Findings and Purpose. The City Counc1l finds and declares: (a) Because of tradition and prejudice and because of social, po1~tlcal, economic and educational restrict~ons on women through the years, women have been denied by - e virtue of their status as women bas1c human r1ghts, resultlng 1n inequitles in econOID1C, po11tlcal, legal and soclal status. (b) Discrlmlnatlon against women is in1mical to the public welfare. (c) It is the policy of the City to glve every lnhab1tant of the Clty equal economic, polit1ca1, social and educational opportunlties and to provide equal serV1ces and protection by public agenc1es. (d) It is the policy of the City to keep the public informed on developments 1n the legal and soclal status of women; to develop and dlstrlbute pertlnent lnformation and recommendations to C1ty agencies and to the general public; to provlde expert advlce and asslstance to the offlces, agencies, boards, departments, and employees of -2- e e the City in undertaking efforts to assure equality in the treatment of the sexes; and to officially encourage pr1vate persons and groups to take steps to remove the barriers in the struggle of both women and men for equal opportunIties resulting from trad1t10n, prejudice and the educat1onal, economic, political, legal and social restrIctions of the past. Section 2911. Creation of Commission on the Status of Women. Pursuant to Section 1000 of the C1ty Charter, a Commiss1on on the Status of Women is hereby created. The Commission shall consist of nine members, all of whom shall be reSI- dents of the City of Santa MonIca and at least six of whom shall be women, and shall be apPo1nted by the city Counc11. The Commiss1on and Commis- sioners shall be subject to all the terms of Article X of the City Char- ter settlng forth procedures for appointment of Commissioners, terms and meet1ngs. -3- e e Sect~on 2912. Coordinator. A Coordinator for the Commission shall be appointed by the City Manager subject to the approval or disapproval of the Commission. All staff personnel of the Commission shall be under the lmmediate d~rection and superv1sion of the Coordinator. Sect10n 2913. ~udget. The C~ty Counc11 shall appropriate funds ~ ~ . ~ 1-:. .~ _ y ~-.... :: c c ~ { ..... ( /" e- to.. c,~mp~nsate ):h~ ~~m~;~:/ o~ t~ef-~om- mission for attendance at Commtsson meetings and.to pay for personnel, services and facilit~es as may be reasonably necessary to enable the Comm1ssion to exercise its powers and perform its duties. -4- e e Section 2914. Powers and Dut~es. The Commiss10n shall have the power and the duty to: (al Prepare and disseminate educational and informat10nal mater- ial relative to the role that trad1- t~on, pre]Ud1Ce and the depriva- ~ tion of equal opportunities 1n areas. n - A~\ t..L\.t ~ such as education ~~~ employment~ave 1 played in keeplng women of all races, creeds, ages, and marital status from developing their full individual potentials and from contributing fully to the cultural and economiC life of the community. <b) Hold publlC hearings on matters relevant to the general scope of the Commisslon& (c) Review national, state and loeal legislat~on which may have an ~mpact on the status of women and recommend to the City Council posi- tions on significant legislation affecting the status of women. (d) Develop and maintain a Talent Bank of Women which can be -5- e e used in a varlety of ways, 1ncluding but not 1im1ted to assisting the Personnel Department 1n recru1ting qualified women candidates for employment opportunities and nominat- ing qualified women for app01ntment by the City Council to vacancies on boards and cornm~ss~ons of the City. (e) Cooperate with and make recommendat~ons to the Personnel Department and the Personnel Board in the development and implementation of programs and practices which have the purpose of furthering the ob)ect1ves of this Chapter, lnc1uding but not 11mited to recommendations regarding terminology used in job announcements, recruitment techn1ques, Job quallfica- tions, salary schedules, train1ng and promotlonal practlces. (f) Study job categories which trad~tionally are filled pr1marily by women or pr1marily by men to determ1ne whether the rate of compensation in the tradltiona1ly female Jobs compares reasonably and favorably with the rate -6- e e of compensat~on ~n the trad~t~onally male Jobs, tak1ng 1nto conslderat~on the tra1n1ng, experience, mental and physical effort and responsibility required and the work1ng conditions involved, and make recommendations con- cerning necessary steps to implement equitable rates of compensat10n. (g) Study and make recommenda- tions regarding the special employment problems of women stemming from the assignment to them of trad1tional roles such as respons1b1lity for Ch1ld rearing, including but not limited to the need for Chlld care centers, on-the-Job training and retrain1ng for those who have been out of the employ- ment market for extended periods and part-t1me employment opportunities. (h) Cooperate with and make recommendations to law enforcement agenc1es and officials concerning the enforcement of laws which have a par- ticular impact on women. (i) Cooperate with and make recommendations to the Board of -7- e e Educat10n of the Santa Monica-Mallbu Un1fied School Distrlct on the development and implementation of programs and pract~ces WhlCh have the purpose of further1ng the objectives of this Chapter, including but not limited to recommendations concerning In-service training and sex-role models for female students who may be interested in employment not tradl- tional1y filled by women. (J) Prov~de information, guid- ance and technical assistance to other publ1C agenc1es and private persons, organizations and ~nstitutions engaged in activltles and programs intended to eliminate prejudice and discrlmlnat~on against women because of their status as women. (k) Cooperate with and make written recommendations to the City agenc~es, boards and commlSS10ns and Clty offic~a1s regard~ng the development and lmplementation of programs and practices for the purpose of furthering the obJectives of this Chapter. -8- e e (1) Invest1gate and med1ate, at the request of a party and wlth~n the limitations of staff time and re- sources, all incidents of discrlmina- tion aga1nst women because of the1r status as women which are not within the exclusive ]ur1sdiction of some federal, state or city agency, and make speclf1c recommendat1ons to the involved parties as to the methods for eliminating discr1ffi1nat1on against women. (m) Prepare, encourage and co- ordinate programs of voluntary act10n to reduce or eliminate exist1ng ~nequa11ties and disadvantages ln both the public and private sector result- ~ng from prejudice, tradlt10n and past discrimination. (n) Study and make recommenda- t10ns regardlng the problems of health and maternity care for women. Section 2915. Cooperation with Other Groups and Individuals. The Commission shall consult and maintain contact w1th groups and individuals -9- e - who are concerned with the status of women or who are pr~rnari1y respons1ble for assurIng equal opportunlt1es for women. Section 2916. Reports. The Comm~ssion shall render written reports of its act~vities to the C1ty CounCll not less than once every three months. SECTION 2. Any prov1s1on of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this ordinance, to the extent of such 1nconsistenc~es and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to affect the provlsions of this ordinance. SECTION 3. If any sectlon, subsectlon, sentence, clause, or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held to be inval1d or unconstitutIonal by a decision of any court of competent jurisdlction, such dec~slon shall not affect the validity of the remaIning portions of the ordinance. The Clty Council hereby declares that it would have passed this ordInance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional wlthout regard to whether any 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 th1S ordinance. The City -10- e e Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official newspaper within 15 days after its adopt1on. The ordinance shall become effective 30 days from its adoption. APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~ L.." ~~... ROBERT M. MYERS Clty Attorney -11- e e ~'ii.j \J ,t f~.':t ,\\ '1"' " I. \....A ~~ r~~~ ~' -I I" i .." t ''''\ ~. ~} I -r.. .' ~ ~ \ ~~ , ~' 'l' . It ~. , . '\,~J.:',lAf, y;~! · ~.t ';~J .)t." ...! i. > ; DATE: August 14, 1981 TO: City Attorney C1 ty ~1anager FROM: City Clerk SUBJECT: DRAFT OF Agenda Item 8-( (CommIssion/Status/Women) as dlscussed by Councll on August 11. 1981 Attached for your use in fulfIllIng staff ass1gnments 1S the X~aK draft transcr1pt of the above... .extraneous dlScuSS10n has not been typed.. .only portlons related to motions and assignments. Attachment "