MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
TO: ALDO E. SCHINDLER, CITY MANAGER
FROM: ERICA N. YASUDA, CITY CLERK
SUBJECT: SECOND READING AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 1582 AMENDING TUSTIN CITY CODE CHAPTER 4, SECTION 1415 -
POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY
SUMMARY:
Adoption of Ordinance No. 1582 updates the Tustin City Code necessary to achieve consistency with prior voter-authorized amendments to the City Code and with existing practices established in the City’s Personnel Rules and Memoranda of Understanding.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council have second reading by title only and adoption of Ordinance No. 1582.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this item.
CORRELATION TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN:
Updating the Tustin City Code to conform to the City’s established Personnel Rules and the adopted MOUs with all City bargaining units supports Strategic Plan Goal E: to be a high-performance organization with effective customer service provided by a professional workforce.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
On September 1, 2026, the City Council had first reading by title only of Ordinance No. 1582:
AGENDA REPORT Agenda Item 8
Reviewed:
City Manager ______
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Second Reading and Adoption of Ordinance No.1582 Amending Tustin City Code Chapter 4, Section 1415 - Powers and Duties Generally
September 15, 2026
ORDINANCE NO. 1582
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 4, SECTION 1415 - POWERS AND DUTIES
GENERALLY
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Erica N. Yasuda,
City Clerk
Attachment:
1. Ordinance No. 1582
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CITY CODE CHAPTER 4, SECTION 1415 - POWERS AND DUTIES
GENERALLY
SECTION I: Subsection c (Powers as Director of Personnel) of Section 1415 (Powers and Duties Generally) of Part 1 (City Administrator) of Chapter 4 (City Officers) of Article 1 (Administration) of the Tustin City Code is amended to read in its entirety as follows:
c It shall be the duty of the City Manager to act as Director of Personnel.
He shall have the authority to appoint, promote, discipline, demote, remove, reassign, or dismiss all department heads, officers, and employees of the City, except the City Attorney, subject to any and all applicable rules, regulations, position allocations and financial appropriations. All department heads, officers, and employees shall perform their duties subject to the direction of the City Manager or that of the superior to whom the Manager may assign such officer or employer. Provided, that the Manager may delegate to any other department head, officer or employee the authority to hire or discharge any employees or officers so designated by the Manager. For all department heads, officers and employees, merit pay increases will be approved or denied by the City Manager.
SECTION II: If any section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or portion of this Ordinance is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, word, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, words or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION III: The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same, or the summary thereof, to be published and posted pursuant to the provisions of law and this Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, at a regular meeting of the City Council for the City of Tustin on this 15th day of September, 2026.
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AUSTIN LUMBARD,
Mayor
ATTEST:
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ERICA N. YASUDA,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DAVID E. KENDIG
City Attorney
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CITY OF TUSTIN )
CERTIFICATION FOR ORDINANCE NO. 1582
I, Erica N. Yasuda, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin, California, does hereby certify: (1) that the full title of the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 1582 was included on the City Council’s published agendas for its meetings on the 1st day of September 2026, the 15th day of September 2026; (2) that a copy of the full ordinance was made available to the public online and in print at the meeting prior its passage; (3) that the whole number of the members of the City Council of the City of Tustin is five; and (4) that the ordinance was duly and regularly introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council held on the 1st day of September 2026 and was given its second reading, passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 15th day of September 2026, by the following vote:
COUNCILMEMBER AYES: ___________________________________ COUNCILMEMBER NOES: ___________________________________ COUNCILMEMBER ABSTAINED: ___________________________________ COUNCILMEMBER ABSENT: ___________________________________ COUNCILMEMBER RECUSED: ___________________________________ __________________________
ERICA N. YASUDA,
City Clerk
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