HomeMy WebLinkAbout2021-12-14 - AGENDA REPORTS - AMEND MUNICODE FOR CITY MGR REMOVALAgenda Item: 16
1. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
NEW BUSINESS
CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: 1
DATE: December 14, 2021
SUBJECT: INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE
CONCERNING CITY MANAGER REMOVAL METHOD AND
NOTICE
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
PRESENTER: Joseph Montes
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council introduce and pass to second reading an ordinance entitled "AN ORDINANCE OF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTION 2.08.100 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING CITY
MANAGER REMOVAL METHOD AND NOTICE."
BACKGROUND
At the November 23, 2021, City Council meeting in Closed Session, the City Council delivered
an annual performance evaluation for City Manager Ken Striplin. The annual performance
evaluation highlighted exemplary performance, and the City Council would like to demonstrate a
vote of confidence and provide assurance to the City Manager of his continued leadership. This
ordinance will amend Section 2.08.100 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code and state that the
removal of the City Manager shall change from a majority vote to a 4/5 vote of the whole
Council in a regular Council meeting. The second reading of this ordinance will take place in
January and will include an accompanying contract amendment that will reflect this amendment
to the municipal code.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Other action as determined by the City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
None by this action.
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ATTACHMENTS
Ordinance
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ORDINANCE NO. 22-
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2.08.100 OF THE SANTA CLARITA MUNICIPAL
CODE CONCERNING CITY MANAGER REMOVAL METHOD AND NOTICE
WHEREAS, the Santa Clarita Municipal Code currently establishes and outlines
guidelines for the office of the City Manager in Section 2.08; and
WHEREAS, the Santa Clarita Municipal Code Section 2.08.100 Removal: Method -
Notice reads "the removal of the City Manager shall be effected only by a majority vote of the
whole Council as then constituted, convened in a regular Council meeting;" and
WHEREAS, the City Council conducted an annual performance evaluation for the City
Manager highlighting exemplary performance; and
WHEREAS, the City Council would like to provide assurance and security to the City
Manager of his continued leadership; and
WHEREAS, the City Council would like to demonstrate a vote of confidence in the
current City Manager and the value he brings to the City.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Section 2.08.100 of the Santa Clarita Municipal Code is amended to
read as follows:
"2.08.100 Removal: Method -Notice.
The removal of the City Manager shall be effected only by a 4/5 vote of the whole
Council as then constituted, convened in a regular Council meeting."
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance and shall cause
the same to be published as required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this day of 2022.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
DATE:
MAYOR
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance 22- was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the th day of 2021. That thereafter, said
ordinance was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council on the th
day of 2022, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL,MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL,MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL,MEMBERS:
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the foregoing is the original of Ordinance No. 22-
and was published in The Signal newspaper in accordance with State Law (G.C. 40806).
CITY CLERK
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