1 ORDINANCE NO. 2252
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTION 2.30.140 (SALARIES OF THE CITY CLERK
AND CITY TREASURER) OF CHAPTER 2.30 (CIVIL
SERVICE GENERAL PROVISIONS AND
REGULATIONS) OF TITLE 2 (ADMINISTRATION,
CIVIL SERVICE AND PERSONNEL) OF THE
HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL CODE AND MAKING A
FINDING OF EXEMPTION IN COMPLIANCE WITH
CEQA IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, California Government Code section 36517 provides that the compensations of the City Clerk and City Treasurer shall be fixed by ordinance or resolution; and
WHEREAS, the City of Hawthorne had enacted Ordinance No. 1696 in year 2000 setting the compensation of the City Clerk and City Treasurer at eight hundred thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents ($833.33) per month which was codified as section 2.30.140 of the Hawthorne Municipal Code; and
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWTHORNE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Hawthorne hereby incorporates by reference all the recitals herein.
SECTION 2. Section 2.30.140 (Salaries of the City Clerk and City Treasurer) of Chapter 2.30 (Civil Service General Provisions and Regulations) of Title 2 (Administration, Civil Service and Personnel) of the Hawthorne Municipal Code shall be amended to read as follows:
“2.30.140 Salaries of the city clerk and city treasurer.
Pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 36517, the salary of the city clerk shall be eight hundred thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents one thousand two 2 hundred dollars per month. The salary of the city treasurer shall be eight hundred thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents one thousand two hundred dollars per month.
SECTION 3. Any provision of the City of Hawthorne Municipal Code or appendices thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Chapter, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, are hereby repealed or modified to the extent necessary to effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 4. CEQA. The City Council hereby concurs with staff’s determination and hereby finds that the adoption of this Ordinance is a type of organizational activity involving the administration of the City that does not have the possibility to have a direct or indirect effect on the environment and is therefore exempt from review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Section 15378(b)(5).
In addition, the actions taken by this Ordinance are not a “project” under CEQA because the Ordinance does not involve any commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment and is also exempt from CEQA pursuant to the “common sense” exemption because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment. (Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Section 15061(b)(3).
SECTION 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, phrase or clause of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 6. City Clerk. The City Clerk shall attest to the adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in the manner required by law.
SECTION 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after passage thereof.
SECTION 8. Publication. The City Clerk is directed to forward a copy of Ordinance No. 2252 to General Code, LLC, 781 Elmgrove Road, Rochester, NY 14824. 3 PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 28th day of May, 2024. ______________________________
ALEX VARGAS, Mayor
ATTEST: City of Hawthorne, California
DAYNA WILLIMAS-HUNTER, City Clerk
City of Hawthorne, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ROBERT M. KIM,
City Attorney
City of Hawthorne, California