ORDINANCE NO. 2017- 4244
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
POMONA, CALIFORNIA, TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THE CALIFORNIA VALUES ACT IN ORDER TO PRESERVE
PUBLIC SAFETY
WHEREAS, the federal government has recently pursued a policy of enhanced immigration enforcementby arresting, detaining and deportingpersonswithout regardto their personalproductivity, family ties andhistory of community contributions; WHEREAS, theenforcementof federalcivil immigrationlaw falls exclusivelywithin the jurisdictionof the federalgovernment, noCitydepartmenthasanyinherentauthority ordutyto investigate or assist in enforcement of such federal law; WHEREAS, entangling state and local agencies with federal immigration enforcement programsdiverts alreadylimited resourcesandblurs the lines of accountabilitybetweenlocal, state, and federal governments
WHEREAS, thedocumentedandundocumentedimmigrantcommunitiesof theCity of Pomonaareoverwhelminglyhardworking, law abidingandcontributeto theeconomicwellbeing of the City and the state;
WHEREAS, the State of California has enacted SB 54 into law on October 5, 2017, which sets parameters for cooperation of local law enforcement officials with federal immigration enforcementagenciesandmandateslocal law enforcementcarry out its legislative intent; WHEREAS, the trust of immigrants to communicate with law enforcement to report criminalactivity is a necessarycomponentof effective lawenforcementandpublicsafetyas affirmed by the legislative intent of SB 54;
WHEREAS, the City endeavorsto establishpolicieswhich safeguardpublic safetyand tranquility, and;
WHEREAS, the use of City resources to enforce federal civil immigration law in violation of SB 54 would violate the City' s core values as expressed in its past acts, resolutions and mission statement and those State values codified in SB 54.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Pomonaas follows:
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Ordinance No. 4244
December 18, 2017
ATTACHMENT NO. 3
SECTION 1. CONFORMITY WITH STATE LAW
The City andall of its officials, employees, personnel, contractors, and agentsshall comply with the termsof SB54. The City shallnot enterinto any contract, intergovernmentalagreement, and/ormemorandumof understandingunlesssuchcontract, intergovernmentalagreement, and/or memorandumof understandingis in compliancewith SB 54.
SECTION 2. REPORTS REGARDING TASK FORCE PARTICIPATION
All reportsregardinganyongoingjointlawenforcementtaskforcerequiredtobeissuedbythe Police Departmentpursuantto SB 54 shall be submittedto the City Council via the City Manager concurrent with submission to the California Department of Justice.
SECTION 3. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PERSONAL INFORMATION
TheCityshallconformitsprotectionsoftheconfidentialityofpersonalinformationtoCalifornia Government Code Section 7284. 6( a)( 1)( D), regardlessof city of residence. Nothing in this provisionshallaltertheobligationsof theCity undertheInformationPracticesAct of 1977 (Cal.
Civil Code section 1798, et seq.). Information regardingthe citizenship or immigration statusof apersonshallnotbedisclosedbytheCity, exceptasotherwiseprovidedunderapplicablefederal law not in conflict with the provisions of SB 54.
SECTION 4. DETENTION OR ARREST ON SUSPICION OF IMMIGRATION
VIOLATION PROHIBITED
TheCityshallnotuseCityfunds, resources, facilitiesorpropertytodetainorarrestindividuals on suspicionof immigrationviolations. TheCity shallnot transferto immigrationauthoritiesany person in the absence of a judicial warrant or judicial probable cause determination. The City shall also not transfer any person to immigration authorities outside of compliance with GovernmentCode Section 7282.5, or as otherwisegovernedpursuantto GovernmentCode Sections 7282 - 7284. 12. Neitherthe City nor anyofficial, employee, agentor contractorof the City shall amend its policies to make such polices out of compliance with this ordinance.
NeithertheCitynoranyofficial, employee, agentorcontractorof theCityshallamenditspolicies to make suchpolices out of compliance with SB54.
SECTION 5. TRAINING MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT
TheCityManagershallberesponsiblefor developmentandimplementationoftrainingmaterials for relevantCity personnelregardingthe scopeandtherequirementsof SB 54 andthis ordinance. Annually, or asotherwiserequestedby theCity Council, theCity Managershall reporttotheCityCouncilthestatusoftrainingandcompliancewithSB54.
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SECTION 6. PUBLICATION OF CHANGES OF POLICY
City shallpostthis ordinanceandpoliciesrelatedto SB 54 on theCity websiteat all times. Any changein policiesrelatedto SB 54or thisordinanceshallbe requiredto bepublishedon theCity website.
SECTION 7. EXCLUSIVE REMEDY; NO PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION a) This ordinanceshall not createor form the basisof liability on the part of the City, its agencies, departments, officers, employees, contractors, or agents. It is not intended to create any new rights for breach of which the City, its agencies, departments, officers, employees, contractors, or agents, areliable for moneyor anyotherdamagesto anypersonwho claims that a breach has proximately caused injury. Theexclusiveremedyfor violationof this ordinanceby City employeesshall be through the City' s applicable city personnelpolicies and procedures.
The exclusive remedy for violation of this ordinanceby non-employeecontractors or agentsof the City shall be through theterms of the governing contractor agreementfor suchcontractoror agent.
b) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this ordinance shall limit the right of an individual affected by any violation of SB 54 or any other law to file a claim for damages pursuantto GovernmentCodeSection905, or to file asubsequentlegalactionfor any applicable tort or civil rights violations regardingacts by City employeesor contractorsfor failing to comply with SB 54 or any other law,
SECTION 8. SEVERABILITY
If any part of SB 54 or this Ordinanceshould be held by a court of competentjurisdiction to be invalid thenthe remainder, including any applicationthereofshallremainin full forceandeffect.
To this end, provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 9. The City Clerk shall attest and certify to the passageand adoption of this Ordinanceandit shallbecomeeffectivethirty( 30) daysafterits adoption.
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Ordinance No. 4244
December 18, 2017
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 18"' DAY OF DECEMBER 2017.
ATTEST: CITY OF POMONA:
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Eva M. Buice, MMC, ity Clerk Ti Sandoval a r
APPR VED AS TO FORM:
Arno d Alvarez- Glasman, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF POMONA
I, EVAM. BUICE, CityClerkoftheCityof Pomonadoherebycertifythattheforegoing Ordinance was introduced for first reading on December 11, 2017, and adopted at a regular meetingoftheCityCounciloftheCityofPomonaheldonDecember18, 2017bythefollowingvote:
AYES: Sandoval, Gonzalez, Robledo, Carrizosa, Ontiveros-Cole, Escobarand Torres NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Eva M. Buice, MMC, City Clerk
Ordinance No. 4244
December 18, 2017