ORDINANCE O2024-XX
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MANTECA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3.09, SUBSECTION 3.09.160(B) “ESTABLISHMENT OF CITIZENS’ OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE” OF THE MANTECA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW FOR COMPLETE COMPLIANCE WITH COUNCIL DISTRICT APPOINTMENTS FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHEREAS, in order to ensure that the community has the opportunity to have complete representation of all four (4) districts on the Public Safety Sales Tax Oversight Committee, the following amendments to Chapter 3.09, Subsection 3.09.160(B) are brought forward for consideration.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MANTECA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Chapter 3.09, Subsection 3.09.160(B) “Establishment of citizens’ oversight committee” is hereby amended as follows:
§ 3.09.160 B. Selection of Members.
Members of the citizens' oversight committee shall be appointed by the city council. The committee shall consist of five members and one alternate. The citizens' oversight committee members shall not be current city of Manteca employees, officials, contractors or vendors of the city. Past employees, officials or vendors shall be eligible to serve on the committee, provided that there are no conflicts of interest as determined by the city attorney. All members shall be residents of the City of Manteca and registered to vote.
Based on the conclusion of a term, a removal, and/or vacancy, each councilmember shall nominate a member from their assigned council district; provided, however, the mayor shall appoint a member and the alternate from an at-large pool of residents. Councilmembers shall nominate their top choice of a candidate from their respective districts, while the mayor shall have top choice of the at-large group of candidates for the at-large and alternate positions, but only after the Councilmembers have nominated their top choices.
All members and alternate appointments shall run concurrent with the terms of the mayor and councilmembers, respectively. Following the nominations by the mayor and the councilmembers, respectively, such nominations shall be approved by a majority of the city council. The city council (through the city clerk's office) may begin the process to accept applications for commission members/alternate within sixty days before the expiration of a term. Following a removal or a vacancy, the city council may instruct the city clerk's office to begin the recruitment the day after the position becomes open.
SECTION 2: Severability. If any section, sub-section, subdivision, paragraph, clause or phrase in this Ordinance, or any part thereof, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining sections or portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, sub- section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, sub-sections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 3: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days following adoption.
City of Manteca, a municipal corporation
MAYOR: __________________________
GARY SINGH
ATTEST: __________________________
CASSANDRA CANDINI-TILTON
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN JOAQUIN SS:
CITY OF MANTECA
I, Cassandra Candini-Tilton, City Clerk of the City of Manteca, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance had its first reading and was introduced during the public meeting of the City Council on the ___ day of ______, 2024, and had its second reading and was adopted and passed during the public meeting of the City Council on the ___ day of _______, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
ATTEST: __________________________
CASSANDRA CANDINI-TILTON
City Clerk
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