ORDINANCE NO. 2025-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 3.08.065 OF THE LAKE ELSINORE MUNICIPAL CODE INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF THE CITY MANAGER’S CONTRACT AUTHORITY TO $50,000
Whereas, the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore desires to revise and expand the authority of the City Manager to authorize and enter into contracts for the purchase of supplies or equipment or contracts for personal, professional, consultant and maintenance services, as established under Section 3.08.065 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code (LEMC); Whereas, the City Council has considered the recommendation of the City Attorney as well as evidence presented by interested parties with respect to this item.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: The foregoing recitals are true and correct and are hereby incorporated into these findings by this reference.
Section 2: The City Council has reviewed and analyzed the proposed amendment to the LEMC and finds and determines that the ordinance will not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or general welfare of the city; and that it is internally consistent with other applicable provisions of the LEMC.
Section 3: The City Council hereby finds and determines that the proposed amendment to the LEMC is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (Cal. Publ. Res. Code §§21000 et seq. “CEQA”) and the State CEQA Guidelines (14. Cal. Code Regs §§15000 et seq.), specifically pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines because it will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment, because there is no possibility that it may have a significant effect on the environment, and because it is not a “project” as that term is defined in Section 15378 of the State CEQA Guidelines.
Section 4: Section 3.08.065 of Chapter 3.08 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal Code is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:
The City Manager is authorized to enter into contracts for the purchase of supplies or equipment or contracts for personal, professional, consultant and maintenance services where the amount of such contract does not exceed $50,000.
Section 5: Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or its application is held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions, sections, or applications of the Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end each phrase, section, sentence, or word is declared to be severable.
Section 6: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective at 12:01 a.m. on the thirty-first (31st) day after the date of adoption.
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Section 7: Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and shall cause a synopsis of the same to be published according to law.
Passed, Approved, and Adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, on this ___ day of ______ 2025.
Brian Tisdale
Mayor
Attest:
Candice Alvarez, MMC
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE )
I, Candice Alvarez, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 2025-_____ was introduced by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, at its Regular meeting of June 10, 2025, and adopted at its Regular meeting of ______ ___, 2025, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Candice Alvarez, MMC
City Clerk