ORDINANCE NO. 4330
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE BY ADDING NEW SECTION 2.30.100, ENTITLED "PUBLIC OPERATION OF LIBRARY SERVICES" The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby ordain as follows:
SECTION 1:
New Section 2.30.100 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is added to read as follows:
2.30.100 Public Operation of Library Services
No public library owned or operated by the City as of March 19, 2024, or hereafter owned or operated by the City, shall be sold, leased, exchanged or otherwise transferred or disposed of, nor shall any service provided by the Huntington Beach Public Library as of March 19, 2024, be operated or managed by a private contractor that employs library staff to achieve cost savings and/or any proposal that would change the wholesale management of any Huntington Beach library unless: (1) such service was outsourced to a private organization or operated pursuant to a managed services agreement with a private entity during any period from January 1, 2018 through March 19, 2024; (2) the City declares a fiscal emergency pursuant to Article XIIIC, Section 2(b) of the California Constitution; or (3) it is authorized by the affirmative votes of at least a majority of the total membership of the City Council and by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the electors voting on such proposition at a general or special election at which such proposition is submitted
Any contract to change the wholesale management or outsource library management and operations services to a private contractor entered into between March 19, 2024 and the adoption of this Section 2.30.100, shall be considered void or shall be immediately canceled to the extent permitted by law.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on , 2025.
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Clerk A City Attorney
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