ORDINANCE NO. 2510 ..
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERCED, CALIFORNIA, ADDING
CHAPTER 2.56, "TAX TRANSPARENCY
COMMISSION," TO THE MERCED MUNICIPAL
CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERCED DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO CODE. Chapter 2.56 "Tax
Transparency Commission," is hereby added to the Merced Municipal Code to read as follows:
"Chapter 2.56
TAX TRANSPARENCY COMMISSION
Sections:
2.56.010 Authority
2.56.020 Appointment and Meetings.
2.56.030 Powers and Duties.
2.56.010 Authority.
Pursuant to Section 700 of the Charter of the City there is hereby established a Tax Transparency Commission
consisting of seven members.
2.56.020 Appointment and Meetings.
A. Member are to be appointed by the City Council
from the qualified electors of the City and no member of said commission shall hold any paid office or
employment in the city government.
B. Six (6) members will be appointed from each of
the six (6) districts and one (1) member will be appointed at large. Should a district appointment remain vacant for X:lOrdinances 20191City Attorney|Chapter 2.56 - Tax Transparency Commission.docx 1 more than ninety (90) days, the City Council has the
authority and may elect to appoint an otherwise-qualified at large member to fill the vacancy.
C. The number of members to comprise the
commission may be changed by ordinance of the City
Council to not less than seven nor more than nine
members.
D. The Tax Transparency Commission shall meet
quarterly.
2.56.030 Powers and Duties.
The Tax Transparency Commission shall have authority
to:
A. Review the projected revenue and expenditures for
the funds generated by each general or special tax
measure.
B. Make budget recommendations to the City Council
in accordance with and to maintain compliance with each general or special tax measure.
Review annual audits of each general or special tax
measure and report any findings to the City Council."
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
SECTION 3. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection,
subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
X:\Ordinances\2019 City Attorney\Chapter 2.56 - Tax Transparency Commission.doex 2 SECTION 4. PUBLICATION. The City Clerk is directed to cause a summary of this Ordinance to be published in the official newspaper at least once within fifteen (15) days after its adoption showing the vote thereon.
The foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Merced on the 21st day of January _ 2019, and was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 3rd day of _February _ 2019, by the following called vote:
AYES: 1 Council Members: BLAKE, ECHEVARRIA, MARTINEZ,
MCLEOD, MURPHY, SERRATTO, SHELTON
NOES: o Council Members: NONE
ABSTAIN: o Council Members: NONE
ABSENT: o Council Members: NONE
APPROVED:
ATTEST:
E CARRIGAN, CITY CLERK
Assistant/Deputy City Clerk
A.D. 1889
(SEAL) 1110
INCORPORATED ARE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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X: Ordinances|2019\City Attorney|Chapter 2.56 - Tax Transparency Commission.docx 3 PROOF OF PUBLICATION This space is for the County Clerk's (2015.5 C.C.P) Filing Stamp
Proof of Publication of
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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COUNTY OF MERCED
Copy of notice here
Lega##Z105
NOTICE DE PUBLIC
HEARING AND POTEN-
TIAL INTRODUCTION OE
CITY OF MERCED
NOTICE IS HEREBY
paper has been adjudged a newspaper of general GIVEN that on January 21, circulation by the Superior Court of the County of
Merced, State of California, under the date of De- 2019, the City Council of cember 14, 1999, Case Number 143600; that the the City of Merced is notice, of which the annexed is a printed copy has scheduled to hold a Public been published in each regular and entire issue o Hearing to consider the in- said newspaper and not in any supplement thereo troduction of an Ordinance on the following dates, to-wit: entitled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MERCED, CALI-
FORNIA, ADDING CHAP-
LEGAL#7105 TER 2.56, "TAX
TRANSPARENCY COM-
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AND MISSION," TO THE
POTENTIAL INTRODUCTION OF ORDI- MERCED MUNICIPAL
NANCE CODE
at its regular meeting to be
held at 6:00 pm in the City
Publication Date: 01-16-2020
Council Chambers at 678
West 18th Street, Merced,
Califomia. The public is in-
vited to provide any oral or
written comments regard-
ing this proposed Ordi-
nance.
I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the If adopted, this Ordinance foregoing is true and correct. vould establish a citywide citizens' tax accountabilit
commission.
sium A copy of the full text of the
proposed Ordinance is
Dated this : 17th of January available for review in the ,2020 Office of the City Clerk,
City of Merced, 678 West
18th Street, Merced, Cali-
fornia, and on the City's
proof of Publication - Merced County Times. 2221 St, Merced, Colmerced org at www.city- 383-0433
Adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by cour John Tresidder
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
Publish Date: 01-16-2020
PROOF OF PUBLICATION This space is for the County Clerk's (2015.5 C.C.P) Filing Stamp
Proof of Publication of Lega#t7221
PUBLIC NOTICE DE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA) ADOPTION OF ORDI
Iss. NANCE
CITY OF MERCED
-
ORDINANCE NO. 2510
COUNTY OF MERCED NOTICE IS HEREBY
Copy of nc GIVEN that on February 3,
2020, the City Council of
the City of Merced adopted
Ordinance No. 2510, enti-
tled:
AN ORDINANCE OF THE
clerk of The Merced County Times, a newspaper of CITY COUNCIL OF THE general circulation, printed and published in the CITY OF MERCED, CALI-
FORNIA, ADDING CHAP-
TER 2.56, "TAX
TRANSPARENCY COM-
Merced, State of California, under the date of De- MISSION," TO THE cember 14, 1999, Case Number 143600; that the MERCED MUNICIPAL notice, of which the annexed is a printed copy has
been published in each regular and entire issue of Ordinance No. 2510estab- said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof lishes a citvwide citizens' on the following dates, to-wit: tax accountability commis- sion.
Ordinance No. 2510 was
adopted by the following
roll call vote of the City
LEGAL#7221 Council:
AYES: 7 Council
PUBLIC NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF Members: BLAKE,
ORDINANCE NO.2510 ECHEVARRIA, MAR-
TINEZ, MCLEOD, MUR-
Publication Date: 02-06-2020 PHY, SERRATTO,
SHELTON
NOES: 0
Council Members: NONE
ABSTAIN: 0 Council
Members: NONE
ABSENT: 0
Council Members: NONE
A copy of the full text of Or-
I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the dinance No. 2510 is avail- foregoing is true and correct. able for review in the Office of the City Clerk, City of
Merced, 678 West 18th
Salem Street, Merced, California.
and on the City's website
Dated this at www.cityofmerced.org.
2020
Jennifer Levesque
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
Proof of Publication- Merced County Times, St. St. Merced, Cauluish Date: 02-06-2920.e 383-0433 Adjudged a newspaper of general circulation by court decree No. 143600.