C:\Program Files\eSCRIBE\TEMP\16344347317\16344347317,,,Ordinance A - Revising CVMC on COC Member Terms.docx ORDINANCE NO.
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA AMENDING
CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.61.070
RELATED TO MEASURE P CITIZENS OVERSIGHT
COMMITTEE TERMS
WHEREAS, the Measure P Citizens’ Oversight Committee (COC) was established in 2016 to oversee the 10-year duration of the original transactions and use tax; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 3394 was adopted on December 13, 2016, implementing the COC and setting the initial terms for committee members to expire on June 30, 2021, which resulted in all members’ terms expiring in the same year; and
WHEREAS, voters approved the extension of Measure P for another 10 years in 2024, requiring the COC to continue its work; and
WHEREAS, to prevent an abrupt change from multiple members' terms expiring in the same year, the City Council desires to amend the terms of seated COC members so that terms are staggered over a four-year cycle, in alignment with the staggered term structure of all other Chula Vista boards and commissions, as outlined in Charter Section 602(B).
NOW, THEREFORE the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
Section I. Section 2.61.070 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
2.61.070 Terms.
A. In General. Terms for COC members shall be determined in accordance with the City Charter and CVMC Chapter 2.25.
[Subsection B remains unchanged]
Section II. Severability
If any portion of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is for any reason held to be invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional, by a court of competent jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed severable, and such invalidity, unenforceability or unconstitutionality shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining portions of the Ordinance, or its application to any other person or circumstance. The City Council of the City of Chula Vista hereby d eclares that it would have adopted each section, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections, sentences, clauses or phrases of the Ordinance be declared invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional.
Section III. Construction
Ordinance
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista intends this Ordinance to supplement, not to duplicate or contradict, applicable state and federal law and this Ordinance shall be construed in light of that intent.
Section IV. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force on the thirtieth day after its final passage.
Section V. Publication
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published or posted according to law.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC Marco A. Verdugo
City Clerk City Attorney