HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 13-O5ORDINANCE NO. 1.3-05
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
AMENDING SECTIONS 3-3 OF CHAPTER 3 OF THE AZUSA
MUNICIPAL CODE TO INCREASE THE SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY
OF THE CITY MANAGER FROM $10,000 TO $25,000 FOR RESOLVING
CLAIMS AGAINST THE CITY.
WHEREAS, it is sometimes in the best interest of the City of Azusa ("City"), to settle
claims against the City in an expeditious manner; and
WHEREAS, the current settlement authority of the City Manager, $10,000, should be
raised to $25,000 to make it possible to settle such claims
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 3-3 of Chapter 3 of the City of Azusa Municipal Code is
amended to read as follows:
Sec. 3-3. - Authority of city manager.
The city council delegates authority to the city manager and his or her designee to
review all claims for sufficiency and to reject any and all claims. The city council
delegates to the city manager authority to allow, compromise, or settle claims for
an amount up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00). The city council shall
have sole authority to allow, compromise, or settle claims for an amount in excess
of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00).
SECTION 2. CEQA. The City Council finds that this Ordinance is not subject to the
California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity
will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment)
and 15060(c)(3) (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.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30)
days after its adoption.
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY. If any section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance or the application thereof to any entity, person or circumstance is held for any reason
to be invalid or unconstitutional, such invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect other
provisions or applications of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid
provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. The City
Council of the City of Azusa hereby declares that it would have adopted this ordinance and each
section, sentence, clause or phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. PUBLICATION. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this
Ordinance and shall cause the same to be posted as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 6`h day of January, 2014.
Joseph Romero Rocha
Mayor
ATTEST:
Lam. / / lCity Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF AZUSA
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance No. 13-05, was duly introduced and
placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting of the Azusa City Council on the 16°i day of
December, 2013 and that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular
meeting of the Azusa City Council on the 6°i day of January, 2014 by the following vote to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: GONZALES, CARRILLO, ALVAREZ, ROCHA
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: MACIAS
ce Cornejo, r
,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mar o A. Martine
Best 13est & Krie r LLP
City Attorney