HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 2434 ORDINANCE NO. 2434
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AZUSA AMENDING THE AZUSA MUNICIPAL CODE BY
ADDING SECTION 2. 64.031 RELATING TO THE
PURCHASE OF RECYCLED PAPER AND OTHER RECYCLED
MATERIALS
SECTION 1. The City Council finds that,
WHEREAS, with an ever-increasing need to conserve
natural resources and the need to improve the environment by
reduced waste dumping of paper and paper products and other
materials; and
WHEREAS, with several paper companies now recognizing
the need for recycled paper products with the recent manufacture
of virtually 100% post-consumer recovered paper products and
other materials;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 2 . Chapter 2 . 64 of the Azusa Municipal Code is
hereby amended by adding Section 2 . 64 .031 thereto, said new
section to read as follows:
"2 . 64 . 031 Recycled Paper and Other Recycled
Materials
A. The Purchasing Officer shall establish and
maintain procedures and specifications for the
purchase of paper and paper products and other
materials which give preference, whenever
feasible, to the purchase of recycled paper and
paper products containing recycled paper, and
other recycled items.
B. The Purchasing Officer shall purchase recycled
materials, paper and paper products, instead of
unrecycled materials, paper or paper products,
whenever such recycled materials, paper and paper
products are available at no more than the total
cost of unrecycled paper and paper products and
other materials, and when fitness and quality are
equal.
C For the purposes of this section, "recycled paper"
means all paper and wood pulp products as defined
in Section 10391 of the Public Contract Code. "
SECTION 3 . This Ordinance shall take effect thirty
(30) days after final passage.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of February,
1990.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF AZUSA )
I, ADOLPH A. SOLIS, City Clerk of the City of Azusa, do
hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2434 was regularly
introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular meeting
of the City Council on the 5th day of February 1990. That
thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 20thday of February,
1990 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: AVILA, STEMRICH, NARANJO, LATTA, MOSES
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
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