Police Department and Human Resources
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Item # 24
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
October 6, 2026
TOPIC: Second Reading of Outside Employment Ordinance
AGENDA TITLE
Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No. NS-3100 to Amend Section 9-16 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code to Prohibit All City of Santa Ana Employees from Outside Employee Regarding Civil Immigration Enforcement
First reading at the September 15, 2026, City Council Meeting and approved by a vote of 7-0.
Published in the OC Reporter on September 21, 2026.
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Conduct a second reading and adopt an ordinance to prohibit all City of Santa Ana Employees from Outside Employment Regarding Civil Immigration Enforcement.
ORDINANCE NO. NS-3100 entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 9-16 OF THE SANTA ANA
MUNICIPAL CODE TO PROHIBIT CITY EMPLOYEES FROM ENGAGING IN
SECONDARY EMPLOYMENT INVOLVING CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, INCLUDING WITH OR ON BEHALF OF U.S. FEDERAL IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT [includes determination that adoption of ordinance is not subject to California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15060(c)(2), 15060(c)(3), and 15378(b)(5)]
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
On September 15, 2026, the City Council conducted a first reading of an ordinance to prohibit all City of Santa Ana Employees from Outside Employment Regarding Civil Immigration Enforcement. The ordinance was introduced by a vote of 7-0.
No changes to the ordinance were made by City Council. A copy of the ordinance for second reading and adoption is attached as Exhibit 1.
Second Reading of Outside Employment Ordinance
October 6, 2026
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and state CEQA guidelines the adoption of this ordinance is not subject to the requirements of CEQA. Pursuant to (Guidelines) Section 15060(c)(2) because the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and 15060(c)(3) because the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378 of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly and so is not a project. The Ordinance Amendment is further not subject to CEQA as an organizational and administrative activity of government under Guidelines Section 15378(b)(5).
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
EXHIBIT(S)
1. Ordinance No. NS-3100
2. Staff Report from First Reading on September 15, 2026.
Submitted By: Robert Rodriguez, Police Chief, and
Lori Schnaider, Executive Director of Human Resources
Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager