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TO: The Santa Monica Redevelopment Agency
FRO~: Agency Staff
SUBJECT: Amendment of Agency Bylaws
Introduction
ThIS report transmits a resolutIon amending the Bylaws of the
Redevelopment Agency of the City of Santa Monica.
DIScussion
On ~arch 24, 1981, the City Council adopted Ordinance Number
1202.
This Ordinance provIded that the CIty Clerk shall be
the Sec reta ry and the City Treasurer sha 11 be TreClsure r of
the Agency.
On September 8, 1981, the City CounCIl adopted
Oroinance Number 1222.
OrdInance NUMber 1722 amends
Ordinance Number 1202 to provIde that the Director of FInance
shall be the Treasurer of the Agency.
OrdInance Number 1222
further provIdes that the DIrector of Finance, as Agency
Treasurer, may appoint a Deputy Tre2lsurer.
The attached
resolutIon, If adopted, WIll brIng the Agency's Bylaws In
conformance wIth Ordinance Number 1202 as amended.
In addition, the attachec resolutIon changes the Bylaws to
elIminate sexually biased officer designatIons and pronouns,
establishes a 7:00 p.m. meeting tIme, anc makes other changes
to conform the Agency's Bylaws to existInq Agency practices.
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To:
RedevelopmejllAgenCy
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Recommendation
It IS recommended that the Agency adopt the attached
resolution.
prepared By: NiCk Rives
Kay Watanabe
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RESOLUTION NO. 370
(Redevelopment Agency Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF SANTA ~ONICA ESTABLISHLING
THE BYLAWS OF THE AGENCY
THE RE~:~ELOPMENT AGENCY OF THE CI~Y OF SANTA
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~ONICA RESOLVES AS fJLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Bylaws of the Redevelopment Agency
of the City of Santa Monica are set forth in the attacned
Exhibit A and are made a part hereof by reference and
incorporated herein as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 2.
Resolution Number 13 (RAS), and any
other Resolutlon adopting, amending or relating to the Bylaws
of the Redevelopment Agency, are hereby repealed ln thelr
entirety.
SECTION 3.
The Secretary of the Agency shall
certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth
and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS '\J
City Attorney
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Exhibit A
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BYLAWS OF THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ARTICLE I - THE AGENCY
SECTION 1. Name of Agency. In accordance with
Ci ty Council Resolution Number 1778 (CCS), the name of the
Agency shall be the "Redevelopment Agency of the City of
Santa Monica".
SECTION 2. Seal of Agency. The seal of the Agency
shall be In the form of a circle and shall bear the name of
the Agency and the year of its organization.
SECTION 3. Office of Agency. The office of the
Agency shall be at such place in the ci ty of Santa "'onica,
CalIfornia, as the Agency may from time to time designate by
resolution.
SECTION 4. fv'lembersh i p of Agency. Pursuant to the
provisions of Section 33200 of the California Health & Safety
Code, and in accordance wi th City Counc 11 0 rd i nance Numb e r
1202 (CCS), the City Council of the City of Santa Monica, the
legislative body of said City, shall be the Redevelopment
Agency of the City of Santa Monica.
ARTICLE IT - OFFICERS
SECTION 1. Officers. In accordance with City
Council Ordinance Number 1202 (CCS), the offlcers of the
Agency shall be a Chairperson, a Chairperson Pro-Tern, an
Executive DIrector, a Secretary, and a Treasurer.
SECTION 2. Cha i rperson . The Cha 1 rpe r so n sha 11
preside at all meetings of the Agency. Except as otherwise
authorized by resolution of the Agency, the ChaIrperson shall
sign all contracts, deeds, and other instruments made by the
A.gency. At each meeting, the ChaIrperson shall submIt such
recommendations and information as he or she may consider
proper concerning the business, affairs, and policies of the
p.gency.
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SECTION 3. Chairperson Pro-Tern. The Chairperson
Pro-Tern shall perform the duties of the Cha1rperson in the
absence or incapacity of the Chairperson; and in case of the
res1gnation or death of the Chairperson, the Chairperson
Pro-Tern shall perform such duties as are imposed on the
Chairperson until such time as the new Chairperson is
designated.
SECTION 4. Executive Director. The Executive
Director shall have general supervision over the
adm1nistration of its business and affairs, subJect to the
direct10n of the Agency. The Executive Director shall
receive compensation as established by the Agency by
resolution.
SECTION 5. Secretary and Treasurer. The Secretary
shall keep the records of the Agency, shall act as Secretary
of the meetings of the Agency and record all votes, and shall
keep a record of the proceedings of the Agency in a journal
of proceedings to be kept for such purpose, and shall perform
all duties incident to this office. He or she shall keep in
safe custody the seal of the Agency and shall have power to
affix such seal to all contracts and instruments authorized
to be executed by the Agency.
The Treasurer shall have the care and custody 0 f
all funds of the Agency and shall deposit the same 1n the
name of the Agency in such bank or banks as as is authorized
for deposi t by the Ci ty of Santa Monica All checks and
orders of the Agency for payment of money, and all paying out
and disbursement of such money shall be subj ect to signing
and countersigning as established by the Agency by
resolution. He or she shall keep regular books of accounts.
He or she shall give such bond for the faithful perfor~ance
of the duties as the Agency may determine. The Agency
Treasurer, may appoint a Deputy Treasurer who shall receive
additional compensation for such duties.
SECTION 6. Additional Duties. The officers of the
Agency shall perform such other duties and functions as may
from time to time be required by the Agency or the bylaws or
rules and regulations of the Agency.
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SECTION 7. Election or Appointment. City of Santa
Monica Ordinance No. 1222 (CCS) reads as follows:
"The Mayor of the City of Santa Monica
shall be the Chairperson of said successor
Redevelopment Agency, the Mayor Pro-Tern the
Chairperson Pro-Tern of said agency, the City
Manager the Executive Director of saId agency,
the City Clerk the Secretary of said agency,
and the Director of Finance the Treasurer of
said agency."
The Secretary and Treasurer shall be appointed by
the Agency. Any person appointed to fill the office of
Secretary or Treasurer, or any vacancy therein" shall have
such term as the Agency affixes, but no member of the Agency
shall be eligible to this office except as a temporary
appointee.
SECTION 8. Vacanc i es. Should the of f ice 0 f the
Secretary or Treasurer become vacant, the Agency shall
appoint a successor as provided in Section 7 of this ArtIcle.
SECTION 9. Add i tional Personnel. The Agency may
from time to time employ such personnel as It deems necessary
to exerc ise its powers, du ties, and functions as prescr i bed
by the Community Redevelopment Law, as amended, of California
and all other laws of the State of California applicable
thereto. The selection and compensation of such personnel
(including the Executive Director) shall be determIned by the
Agency subject to the laws of the State of California.
ARTICLE III - MEETING
SECTION 1. Annual Meeting. The regular meetIng In
May shall be known as the annual neeting, and shall be for
the purpose of receIVIng reports of officers and committees,
and for any other business that may arise.
SECTION 2. Regular ~eetin9s. The regular meetings
of the Agency shall be held without official notice on the
fa urth Tuesday of each month at 7: 0 0 p.m. in the Counc i I
Chamber of the Ci ty of Santa Monica. In the event a day of
regular meeting shall be a legal holiday, said meeting shall
be held on the next regularly scheduled meeting day.
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SECTION 3. Spec 1 al Meetings. The Cha 1 rperson of
the Agency may, when he or she deems it expedient, and shall,
upon the written request of two members of the Agency, call a
special meetIng of the Agency for the purpose of transactIng
any business designated in the call. The call for a special
meeting shall be delivered by mail or personally to the
residence or bUSIness of each member of the Agency at least
24 hours prior to the date of such special meeting. At such
special meeting no business shall be considered, other than
as designated in the call, except that to the extent
permitted by law, any business may be effectively considered
at a special meeting if waivers of notIce are obtained from
all members not attending such a meetIng.
SECTION 4. Quorum. The powers of the Agency shall
be vested in the members thereof in office from time to time.
Four (4) members shall constItute a quorum for the purpose of
conducting Its bUSIness and exercising its powers; however,
resolutions and orders for the payment of money require the
affirmative vote of at least four (4) members of the Agency
for passage. A smaller number may recess or adj 0 u rn from
time to time until a quorum is obtained. Action may be taken
by the Agency upon a favorable vote of a majority of the full
membership of the Agency.
S E C T ION 5. 0 r d era f 8 u S 1 n e s s . At the reg u 1 a r
meetings of the Agency the following shall be the order of
business:
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of the Minutes of PreVIOUS Meetings
3. Unfinished Business
4. New BUSIness
5. AdJournment
All resolutions shall be in writing and shall be
copied in the Agency's Journal of proceedings.
SECTION 6. Manner of Voting. The voting on all
questions coming before the Agency shall be by roll call, and
the yeas and nays shall be entered upon the minutes of such
meeting: or by voice vote at the discretion of the
Chairperson, unless a yea or nay vote is requested by anyone
(1) member of the Agency.
SECTION 7. Roberts Rules. All rules of order not
herein provided for shall be determined In accordance wi th
"Roberts Rules of Order".
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ARTICLE IV - AMENDMENTS
Amendments to Bylaws. The bylaws of the Agency
shall be amended only with the approval of at least four (4)
of the member.s of the Agency at a regular or a speclal
meeting.
Adopted:
Revised:
Revised:
June 11, 1968
May 12, 1981
November 24, 1981
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