RESOLUTION NO. 2025-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE NEWPORT BEACH CITY
COUNCIL POLICIES TO REFLECT ORGANIZATIONAL
RESTRUCTURING TO THE CITY ATTORNEY, FINANCE,
HUMAN RESOURCES, AND PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENTS
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach (“City”)is a charter City,governed by a charteradopted by the citizensof the City;
WHEREAS, Section 200 of the City Charter vests the City Council with the authorityto make and enforce alllaws, rulesand regulationswith respect to municipal affairssubjectonly to the restrictionsand limitationscontained in the Charter and the State Constitution,and the power to exercise, or act pursuant to any and all rights, powers, and privileges,or procedures granted or prescribedby any law of the State; WHEREAS, the City Council approved a restructuringof various departments within the City includingestablishment of the Municipal Operations Director and Administrative Services Directoras well as consolidating Risk Management within the CityAttorney’sOffice;
WHEREAS, amendments to the Newport Beach City Council Policies (“Council Policies”)are needed to reflectthe structuralreorganization;and WHEREAS, the City Council held a public meeting on December 9, 2025, in the Council Chambers located at 100 Civic Center Drive, Newport Beach, California.A noticeof time,place and purpose ofthe hearingwas given inaccordance with California Government Code Section 54950 et seq. (“Ralph M. Brown Act”).Evidence, both written and oral,was presented to,and considered by,the City Council at thismeeting.
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach ordains as follows:
The various provisionsof the Newport Beach Council Policies areSection 1:
amended as set forth in Exhibits “A” through “X” which are attached hereto and incorporatedherein by reference.
The recitalsprovided inthisresolutionare trueand correct and areSection 2:
incorporatedintothe substantiveportionofthisresolution. 87 ATTACHMENT B
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If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of thisSection 3:
resolutionisforany reason heldto be invalidor unconstitutional, such decision shall not affectthe validityor constitutionalityof the remaining portions of this resolution. The CityCouncilhereby declaresthatit\wouldhave passed this resolution and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespectiveof the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4: The CityCouncil findsthe adoption of thisresolution is not subject to the CaliforniaEnvironmental QualityAct (“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (theactivity\A/illnot resultina director reasonablyforeseeable indirectphysical change in the environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activityis not a projectas defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines,CaliforniaCode of Regulations,Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, because it has no potentialfor resultingin physical change to the environment, directlyor indirectly.
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This resolutionshall take effectimmediately upon itsadoption by the CityCouncil,and the CityClerk shallcertifythe vote adopting the resolution.
Section 5:
ADOPTED this9th day of December, 2025.
Joe Stapleton, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
^Aaron C. Harp,CityAftorney
Attachments:
Exhibit A-
Exhibit B -
Exhibit C-
Exhibit D -
Exhibit E -
Exhibit F -
Exhibit G -
Exhibit FI -
Exhibit I -
Exhibit J -
Exhibit K-
Exhibit L-
Exhibit M -
Exhibit N-
Exhibit O -
Exhibit P -
Exhibit Q -
Exhibit R -
Exhibit S -
Exhibit T -
Exhibit U -
Exhibit V-
ExhibitW-
ExhibitX-
Newport Beach Council PolicyA-12
Newport Beach Council PolicyA-14
Newport Beach Council Policy B-7
Newport Beach Council PolicyB-8
Newport Beach Council Policy B-12
Newport Beach Council Policy B-17
Newport Beach Council Policy D-1
Newport Beach Council Policy D-4
Newport Beach Council PolicyE-1
Newport Beach Council PolicyF-1
Newport Beach Council Policy F-3
Newport Beach Council PolicyF-6
Newport Beach Council PolicyF-8
Newport Beach Council PolicyF-9
Newport Beach Council Policy F-11
Newport Beach Council Policy F-12
Newport Beach Council Policy F-13
Newport Beach Council PolicyF-14
Newport Beach Council Policy F-15
Newport Beach Council PolicyF-25
Newport Beach Council PolicyG-1
Newport Beach Council PolicyG-3
Newport Beach Council PolicyG-6
Newport Beach Council PolicyL-21