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28 ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2.08.020 AND ADDING SE CTION 2.09.040 OF THE RIVERSIDE
MUNICIPAL CODE REGA RDING THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE AND DEPARTMENT OF THE
CITY AND RETENTION OF OUTSID E COUNSEL BY THE INSPECTOR
GENERAL
The City Council of the City of Riverside does ordain as follows:
Section 1: Section 2.08.020 of the Riverside M unicipal Code is amended as follows to add Subdivision R:
“Section 2.08.020 Offices, departments, division s of departments, and office/department heads established.
The following departments and department heads are established:
A. The City Manager's Office, the head of which shall be the City Manager; . . .
Q. The Marketing and Communications Department , the head of which shall be the Marketing and Communications Director.
R. The Office of the Inspector General, the h ead of which shall be the Inspector General.” Section 2: Section 2.08.040 of the Riversid e Municipal Code entitled “Retention of Outside Council by the Inspector General” is added as follows:
“Section 2.08.040 - Retention of Outside Council by the Inspector General. The City Attorney, or his or her designee, shall serve as a resource to the Inspector General to assist them in all matters of law pertain to their office. Use of outside legal counsel in lieu of the City Attorney to advise the Inspector General on specific matters shall be at the discretion of the City Council. If outside legal counsel is so desired by the Inspector General and approved by the City Council, the City Attorney shall contract with the appropriate party(ies).”
Section 3: The City hereby finds that this ordinance is not subject to review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines sections 15060, subdivision (c)(2) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment) and 15061, subdivision (b)(3) (there is no possibility the activity in
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28 CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
3750 UNIVERSITY AVE., STE. 250
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
(951) 826-5567
question may have a significant effect on the environment). In addition to the foregoing general exemptions, the City Council further finds that this ordinance is categorically exempt from review under CEQA under the Class 8 Categorical Exemption (regulatory activity to assure the protection of the environment), CEQA Guidelines section 15308.
Section 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause publication once in a newspaper of general circulation in accordance with Section 414 of the Charter of the City of Riverside. This ordinance shall become effective on the 30th day after the date of its adoption.
ADOPTED by the City Council this ____ day of ________________, 2025.
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PATRICIA LOCK DAWSON
Mayor of the City of Riverside
Attest:
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DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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3750 UNIVERSITY AVE., STE. 250
RIVERSIDE, CA 92501
(951) 826-5567
I, Donesia Gause, City Clerk of the City of Riverside, California, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly and regularly introduced at a meeting of the City Council on the _______ day of _______________, 2025, and that thereafter the said ordinance was duly and regularly adopted at a meeting of the City Council on the _________day of _____________, 2025, by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Riverside, California, this ________ day of _____________, 2025.
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DONESIA GAUSE
City Clerk of the City of Riverside
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