ORDINANCE NO. 1781
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 2.24 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE TO ADD SECTION 2.24.010, RELATING TO THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST CODE WHEREAS, the State of California enacted the Political Reform Act of 1974, Government Code Sections 81000, et seq. (the "Act"), which contains provisions relating to conflicts of interest that potentially affect all officers, employees and consultants of the City of San Clemente (the "City"), and which requires all public agencies to adopt and promulgate a conflict of interest code; and WHEREAS, the City Council adopted a Conflict of Interest Code (the "Code"), which was last amended on October 5, 2021, in compliance with the Act; and WHEREAS, from time to time, the Conflict of Interest Code must be updated due to staffing changes or the addition or removal of City Commissions and Committees; and WHEREAS, adopting such changes by resolution is in the best interests of the City and the public.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Clemente, California, hereby ordains as follows:
Section 1: Chapter 2.24 of the SCMC, relating to the Conflict of Interest Code, is hereby modified to add Section 2.24.010 to read as follows:
2.24.010 - Adoption
The City Council may from time to time adopt, promulgate, amend or otherwise modify its conflict of interest code as required by the Political Reform Act (Gov. Code §§ 81000, et seq.) via resolution.
Section 2: If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase added by this Ordinance, or any part thereof, is for any reason held to be unconstitutional or invalid or ineffective by any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity or effectiveness of the remaining portions of this Ordinance or any part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed each section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or phrases are declared unconstitutional, invalid or ineffective.
Section 3. This Ordinance shall become effective on October 31, 2024.
Section 4. Upon this Ordinance becoming effective, all previous Ordinances and Resolutions that are inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this ordinance and cause it, or a summary thereof, to be published once within fifteen (15) days of adoption in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published within the City of San Clemente, and shall post a certified copy of this ordinance, including the vote for and against the same, in the Office of the City Clerk in accordance with California Government Code Section 36933.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this _____day of _________________, ________.
ATTEST:
_______________________________ ___________________________ City Clerk of the City of Mayor of the City of
San Clemente, California San Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk of the City of San Clemente, California, hereby certify that Ordinance No. 1781, having been regularly introduced at the meeting of _______________________, was again introduced, the reading in full thereof unanimously waived, and duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the _____day of _____________, _______, and said ordinance was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _____ day of ______________________, ________. __________________________
CITY CLERK of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to Form:
___________________________
Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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