CHARLES PARKIN
City Attorney
OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 570-2200
Facsimile: (562) 436-1579
November 1, 2022
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GARY J. ANDERSON
Assistant City Attorney
DAWN A. MCINTOSH
Assistant City Attorney
HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
City of Long Beach
California
RECOMMENDATION:
Declare an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Long Beach amending the Municipal Code to increase the refund threshold for City Manager and City Attorney authorization to $50,000, read for the first time and laid over to the next regular meeting of the City Council for final reading. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
Pursuant to the City Council's request on October 18, 2022, this office has prepared and submits the above-described Ordinance for the Council's consideration and approval.
SUGGESTED ACTION:
Approve recommendation.
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Respectfully submitted,
CH~ARLES PARKIN,/City Attorney
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY CHARLES PARKIN, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802-4664 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH AMENDING THE LONG BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING SECTION 3.48.040
RELATING TO REFUND-CONDITIONS OF PAYMENT
The City Council of the City of Long Beach ordains as follows:
Section 1. Section 3.48.040 of the Long Beach Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
3.48.040 Refund - Conditions of payment.
The refund may be made to the person who paid the money under any of the following conditions:
A. If the amount paid is one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or less and if the department head to which the money was paid authorizes the refund in accordance with prior written authorization of and subject to conditions imposed by the City Manager;
B. If the amount paid is fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) or less and if the department head to which the money was paid, with the approval of the City Attorney, authorizes the refund; provided, however, that refunds of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or less made in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A. of this Section shall not require the approval of the City Attorney;
C. If the amount paid is more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) and the department head to which the money was paid, with the approval of the City Attorney and the City Council, authorizes the refund.
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY CHARLES PARKIN, City Attorney 411 West Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802-4664 Section 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance by the City Council and cause it to be posted in three (3) conspicuous places in the City of Long Beach, and it shall take effect on the thirty-first (31st) day after it is approved by the Mayor.
I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of _________________________, 2022, by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers:
Noes: Councilmembers:
Absent: Councilmembers:
Recusal(s): Councilmembers:
City Clerk
Approved: __________________
(Date) Mayor
Created: 2022‐05‐13 10:44:44 [EST]
(Supp. No. 36, Update 1)
3.48.040 Refund—Conditions of payment.
The refund may be made to the person who paid the money under any of the following conditions:
A. If the amount paid is one thou sand dollars ($1,000.00) or less and if the department head to which the money was paid authorizes the refund in accordance with prior written authorization of and subject to conditions imposed by the City Manager;
B. If the amount paid is fifty ten thousand dollars ($150,000.00) or less and if the department head to which the money was paid, with the approval of the City Attorney, authorizes the refund; provided, however, that refunds of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or less made in accordance with the provisions of Subsection A. of this Section shall not require the approval of the City Attorney; C. If the amount paid is more than tenfifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00) and the department head to which the money was paid, with the approval of the City Attorney and the City Council, authorizes the refund.
(ORD‐06‐0011 § 1, 2006: Ord. C‐6664 § 1, 1989: Ord. C‐5558 § 1, 1980: Ord. C‐5377 § 1 (part), 1977: prior code § 2715.1)