1 RESOLUTION NO. 2024-____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORENO
VALLEY ADOPTING AN OFFICIAL CITY -WIDE-EVENTS INVITATION
POLICY TO ENSURE THAT CERTAIN REGIONALLY ELECTED
OFFICIALS ARE INVITED TO CITY-WIDE EVENTS
WHEREAS, the City of Moreno Valley (“City”) is a General Law city organized pursuant to Article XI of the California Constitution; and
WHEREAS, the City of Moreno Valley is governed by a legislative body known as the City Council, which consists of the Mayor and four District Councilmembers; and
WHEREAS, the City periodically holds City -wide events to showcase certain aspects of the City for purposes of increasing and promoting public transparency, helping local leaders connect with constituents, networkin g with the local business community, communicating with social and public non -profit organizations, and touting accomplishments of the City; and
WHEREAS, to ensure that “Regionally Elected Officials” who have been elected by the voters to serve on the governing body of any governmental agency that includes within its jurisdictional boundaries any land or territory situated within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City are made aware of the particular needs and interests of the residents and businesses of the City, the City wants to ensure that they are provided the opportunity to attend certain City-wide events regardless of their personal po litical affiliations.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORENO
VALLEY DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Recitals.
That the recitals set forth above are true and correct.
Section 2. Amendments.
That the City Council hereby a mends the City’s Legislative Policies to add Legislative Policy #1.12 titled “Official City-Wide Events” as follows
LEGISLATIVE POLICY #113
OFFICIAL CITY-WIDE EVENTS - INVITATIONS
I. Definitions. For purposes of this policy, the follow ing definitions shall apply:
2 a) “Official City-Wide Event” shall mean any event, activity or program that is paid for in whole or in part by the City that takes place in or on any City -owned or leased structure, property or facility pertaining to any City-related matter that involves the planned participation and/or attendance by the Mayor and all councilmembers.
b) “Regionally Elected Officials ” shall mean, without limitation, any person who has been elected by the voters to serve on the governing body of any governmental agency that includes within its jurisdictional boundaries any land or territory situated within t he jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Moreno Valley.
II. Invitations. The City Clerk’s Office shall dispatch invitations and provide any necessary passes or tickets to all regionally elected officials , as defined herein, to attend all official city-wide events.
III. Limit. The invitation s shall extend to no more than one other person who shall be officially employed by the invitee’s respective governmental agency.
IV. Disclosure. It shall be the responsibility of the invitee to comply with any applicable disclosure laws, rules and regulations.
V. Invitees. Invitees shall be limited to those regiona lly elected officials who were elected by the voters to specifically, but not necessarily exclusively, represent the interests of City of Moreno Valley, as opposed to those who were elected to the same governing bod y who were elected by the vote rs to represent another constituency beyond the jurisdictional boundaries of the City of Moreno Valley.
VI. Roster of Regionally Elected Officials . The City Clerk shall maintain an up-to-date roster of all regionally elected officials who staff shall invite to all official city-wide events pursuant to this policy.
Section 3. Severability
That the City Council declares that, should any provision, section, paragraph, sentence or word of this Resolution be rendered or declared invalid by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of any preemptive legislation, the remaining provisions, sections, paragraphs, sentences or words of this Resolution as hereby adopted shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 4. Effective Date
That this Resolution shall take effect immediately upon the date of adoption.
Section 5. Certification.
That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Resolution and enter it into 3 the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this ____ day of __________ 2024.
CITY OF MORENO VALLEY
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Ulisis Cabrera, Mayor
ATTEST:
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M. Patricia Rodriguez, Acting City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Steven B. Quintanilla, City Attorney