AGENDA REPORT
Meeting Date: December 9, 2025
Item Number:
To: Honorable Mayor & City Council
From: Laurence S. Wiener, City Attorney
Subject: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDING THE
BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO CONSOLIDATE THE HEALTH AND
SAFETY COMMISSION WITH THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION TO
CREATE THE HEALTH AND HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
Attachments: 1. Ordinance
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council move to waive the full reading and adopt the ordinance entitled: “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS AMENDING THE BEVERLY
HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE TO CONSOLIDATE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMISSION
WITH THE HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION TO CREATE THE HEALTH AND HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION.”
INTRODUCTION
This ordinance amends the Beverly Hills Municipal Code to consolidate the Health and Safety Commission with the Human Relations Commission to establish the Health and Human Relations Commission.
DISCUSSION
At its meeting of November 12, 2025, the City Council conducted a first reading of this ordinance and introduced it. At the meeting, the Council changed the proposed name of the consolidated commission from the Health and Social Service Commission to the Health and Human Relations Commission. This change has now been incorporated into the ordinance being presented to the City Council for adoption.
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Meeting Date: December 9, 2025
FISCAL IMPACT
There are no material fiscal impacts, although the consolidation will likely result in some cost savings associated with reduced staffing attendance, setup, and supplies associated with running commission meetings.
Laurence S. Wiener
City Attorney
Approved By
Attachment
1 ORDINANCE NO. 25-0-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS
AMENDING THE BEVERLY HILLS MUNICIPAL CODE
TO CONSOLIDATE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY
COMMISSION WITH THE HUMAN RELATIONS
COMMISSION TO CREATE THE HEALTH AND HUMAN
RELATIONS COMMISSION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Article 16 (“HEALTH AND SAFETY COMMISSION”) of Chapter 2 (“COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES”) of Title 2 (“ADMINISTRATION, PERSONNEL, AND PROCEDURES”) of the Beverly Hills Municipal Code is hereby repealed.
Section 2. The City Council hereby amends and restates Article 14 (“HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION”) of Chapter 2 (“COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES”) of Title 2 (“ADMINISTRATION, PERSONNEL, AND PROCEDURES”) of the Beverly Hills Municipal Code to read as follows:
“ARTICLE 14 HEALTH AND HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
2-2-1401: ESTABLISHMENT:
There is hereby established a Health and Human Relations Commission. Except as otherwise provided in this article, all provisions of this Code and any other rules and regulations generally applicable to commissions shall apply to the Health and Human Relations Commission. The Health and Human Relations Commission shall be advisory to the City Council and other officials and staff of the City and the commission shall have the authority to make recommendations to the City Manager or City Council regarding matters within its purview. 2-2-1402: MISSION STATEMENT AND RESPONSIBThITIES:Health and Human Relations Commission shall advise, recommend, assist, and promote activities and programs that foster positive human relations and enhance the overall health and safety of the B0785-0001\3183457v3.doc
community in Beverly Hills. The Commission is dedicated to improving community health and safety and advancing a just and equitable multicultural society, actively working to reduce conflict, tension, discrimination, prejudice, and stereotyping based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, or any other arbitrary factor.
A. Increase Public Awareness: Promote and broaden community awareness of health and safety and human relation issues, including issues of public health and welfare, healthy lifestyles, mitigation of safety risks and hazards, the importance of disaster preparedness (hereafter “health and safety issues”) and encourage citizen participation in efforts aimed at promoting health and safety issues.
B. Provide a Public Forum: Provide the community with a public forum that allows community members to discuss and share their views on health and safety issues. This forum will also serve as a way for citizens to submit complaints about interactions with city employees, offering an alternative to sending those complaints directly to the relevant city department.
C. Inform The Public: Educate and inform members of the community regarding health and safety and human relation issues and risk avoidance through various means, including, but not limiting to, public discussion, website publications and postings, community outreach, sharing of information and by assisting at and supporting city sponsored activities and programs which promote these issues.
D. Promoting the concepts of diversity, tolerance, and acceptance in the community.
E. Conducting and/or recommending such educational programs related to health and wellness as will increase good will throughout the community.
F. Defining, identifying and tracking existing and emerging issues that may benefit from intervention or conflict resolution.
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G. Support Efforts Aimed At Disaster Preparedness, Prevention, Mitigation, Response And Recovery: Support the work of all city departments before, during and after a medical, natural or manmade disaster, and strengthen ties with the community’s disaster related stakeholders.
H. Notwithstanding any provision of this section, the Health and Human Relations Commission shall not be a department oversight commission, a police oversight commission, or a fire oversight commission. The Health and Human Relations Commission shall not become involved with:
a. Police or fire response issues;
b. Issues that involve special technical expertise;
c. School safety issues;
d. Monitoring or overseeing any enforcement activities of any city department, including, but not limited to, enforcement of this code, enforcement of traffic laws, or enforcement of state criminal or civil laws. (Ord. 16-0-2701, eff. 5-6-20 16) 2-2-1403: MEMBERSHIP:
The Health and Human Relations Commission shall consist of five (5) members who shall be residents of the City, except that one member may be a nonresident who is active in religious, educational, medical, or social service agencies serving the Beverly Hills community.
The Health and Human Relations Commission shall request that the Beverly Hills Unified School District and the Police Chief appoint a representative to attend meetings when the Commission deems it appropriate.
2-2-1404: ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT:
The Fire Chief, or staff designated by the City Manager, shall provide administrative support to the Health and Human Relations Commission.
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2-2-1405: MEETINGS:
The Health and Human Relations Commission shall meet at least once each month on regularly scheduled dates. Meetings will be scheduled the 4th Monday of each month from 4:00pm — 6:00pm.” Section 3. Purpose. The purpose of this ordinance is to merge the Health and Safety Commission with the Human Relations Commission. As of January 1, 2026, the effective date of the changes made by this ordinance, there will be one remaining Health and Safety Commissioner whose term will expire on June 30, 2026, and one Health and Safety Commissioner whose term will expire on December 3 1, 2026. As a consequence, and notwithstanding any other provision of this ordinance, the Health and Human Relations Commission will have a total of seven members for the period of January 1, 2026, through June 30, 2026 and a total of six commissioners for the period of July 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026. After December 31, 2026 the Health and Human Relations Commission will have a total of five members.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or place, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the final decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of this Ordinance shall be and remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. Publication. The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the City within fifteen (15) days after its passage in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code, shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance, and shall cause this Ordinance and her certification, together with proof of publication, to be entered in the Book of Ordinances of the Council of this City.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall go into effect and be in full force and effect at 12:0 1 a.m. on the thirty-first (3 1st) day after its passage.
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Adopted:
Effective:
SHARONA R. NAZARIAN, PSYD
Mayor of the City of Beverly Hills,
California
ATTEST:
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HUMA AHMED
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
LAURENCE S. WIENER NANCY HUNT-COFFEY
City Attorney City Manager
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