HomeMy Public PortalAbout93-1010 ORDINANCE 93-1010
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON
REGARDING THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION AND THE
HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION AND AMENDING CHAPTER 7 OF
ARTICLE 2 OF THE CARSON MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON HEREBY ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. In order to serve the people of the City of
Carson better, the Council desires to solicit the input and
participation of young people who use City services and
particularly services relating to parks and recreation programs
and human relations. To that end, the Council desires to expand
the City's Parks and Recreation Commission and Human Relations
Commission each to include two Youth Commissioners. The Youth
Commissioners will be selected according to the criteria set
forth herein.
SECTION 2 . Section 2736 of Chapter 7 of Article 2 of the
Carson Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read:
"Members. The Parks and Recreation Commission shall
consist of nine (9) members, seven (7) general members and
two (2) youth members, each of whom shall be a resident of
the City of Carson. The members shall be appointed as
follows.
(a) General Members. Each Councilmember shall appoint
one (1) general member of the Commission. The other
two (2) general members shall be appointed by the
Mayor, subject to approval by the City Council.
Subject to the provisions of this Section 2736, the
tenure of the first general members appointed after the
effective date hereof shall expire April 30, 1994.
Thereafter, all general members shall be appointed
biennially for two (2) year terms expiring at midnight
on April 30 of each regular municipal election year
(each even-numbered year) .
(b) Youth Members. The two (2) youth members shall be
appointed by the Mayor, based upon the recommendation
of the general members, and subject to approval by the
City Council. Subject to the provisions of this
Section 2736, the tenure of the first youth members
appointed after the effective date hereof shall expire
October 31, 1993 . Thereafter all youth members shall
be appointed semi-annually for six (6) month terms
expiring at midnight on October 31 and April 30 of each
year. The two (2) youth members shall meet all of the
following qualifications.
(1) Youth members shall be in grades 7 , 81 9, 10,
or 11 at the time of appointment. One (1) youth
member shall be in grade 7 or 8 and one (1) youth
member shall be in grade 9, 10, or 11 at the time
of appointment;
(2) Youth members shall have maintained at least
a 2 . 0 grade point average in the previous school
year; and
(3) Youth members shall have participated in a
City park activity or park program in the previous
year.
(c) Appointing Authority, Termination, Vacancies. The
Councilmember, or Mayor and City Council, making an
appointment to a position, shall be the 'appointing
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authority' for such Commission member or position. The
tenure of any member of the Commission shall be
terminable at any time by the appointing authority for
such Commission member. Each Commission member shall
continue to serve until a successor has been appointed
by the appointing power for such position and has
qualified. Should any vacancy exist on the Commission,
an appointment shall be made by the appointing
authority for that position. If a vacancy should occur
in the office of a Councilmember, the tenure of the
Commission member appointed by such Councilmember shall
expire when the vacancy on the City Council has been
filled, at which time the successor Councilmember shall
be the successor appointing authority. All
appointments shall be made in an open meeting of the
City Council. Action taken by the Commission shall
only be valid if a majority of the general members
present, and in no event less than three (3) general
members, have voted for it. "
SECTION 3 . Section 2762 of Chapter 7 of Article 2 of the
Carson Municipal Code, is hereby amended to read:
"Members. The Human Relations Commission shall consist
of nine (9) members, seven (7) general members and two (2)
youth members, each of whom shall be a resident of the City
of Carson. The members shall be appointed as follows.
(a) General Members. Each Councilmember shall appoint
one (1) general member of the Commission. The other
two (2) general members shall be appointed by the
Mayor, subject to approval by the City Council.
Subject to the provisions of this Section 2762 , the
tenure of the first general members appointed after the
effective date hereof shall expire April 30, 1994.
Thereafter, all general members shall be appointed
biennially for two (2) year terms expiring at midnight
on April 30 of each regular municipal election year
(each even-numbered year) .
(b) Youth Members. The two (2) youth members shall be
appointed by the Mayor, based upon the recommendation
of the general members, and subject to approval by the
City Council. Subject to the provisions of this
Section 2762, the tenure of the first youth members
appointed after the effective date hereof shall expire
October 31, 1993 . Thereafter all youth members shall
be appointed semi-annually for six (6) month terms
expiring at midnight on October 31 and April 30 of each
year. The two (2) youth members shall meet all of the
following qualifications.
(1) Youth members shall be in grades 7, 8, 91 10,
or 11 at the time of appointment. One (1) youth
member shall be in grade 7 or 8 and one (1) youth
member shall be in grade 9, 10, or 11 at the time
of appointment;
(2) Youth members shall have maintained at least
a 2 . 0 grade point average in the previous school
year; and
(3) Youth members shall have an interest in human
relations issues and concerns.
(c) Appointing Authority, Termination, Vacancies,
Voting. The Councilmember, or Mayor and City Council,
making an appointment to a position, shall be the
'appointing authority' for such Commission member or
position. The tenure of any member of the Commission
shall be terminable at any time by the appointing
authority for such Commission member. Each Commission
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member shall continue to serve until a successor has
been appointed by the appointing power for such
position and has qualified. Should any vacancy exist
on the Commission, an appointment shall be made by the
appointing authority for that position. If a vacancy
should occur in the office of a Councilmember, the
tenure of the Commission member appointed by such
Councilmember shall expire when the vacancy on the City
Council has been filled, at which time the successor
Councilmember shall be the successor appointing
authority. All appointments shall be made in an open
meeting of the City Council. Action taken by the
Commission shall only be valid if a majority of the
general members present, and in no event less than
three (3) general members, have voted for it. "
SECTION 4 . The City Clerk shall advertise the youth member
vacancies in the Recreation and Community Services Guide, in
school flyers for all the junior high and high schools in the
City of Carson, as well as for Banning High School, Gardena High
School, and Compton High School, and in such other newspapers as
the City Clerk deems appropriate. The City Clerk will also
contact the principals of the schools referred to in the previous
sentence to seek their assistance in helping to recruit
applicants for youth member positions. The Parks and Recreation
Commission (or such subcommittee thereof as it deems appropriate)
shall review the applications for the Parks and Recreation
Commission youth member positions, shall interview a reasonable
number of the applicants, and shall recommend no less than two
(2) and no more than six (6) eligible applicants to the Mayor for
appointment. The Human Relations Commission (or such
subcommittee thereof as it deems appropriate) shall review the
applications for the Human Relations Commission youth member
positions, shall interview a reasonable number of the applicants,
and shall recommend no less than two (2) and no more than six (6)
eligible applicants to the Mayor for appointment.
SECTION 5. If any section, subsection, subdivision,
paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance or any
part hereof is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance or any part hereof. The City Council of the City of
Carson hereby declares that it would have passed each section,
subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase
hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, subdivisions, paragraphs, sentences, clauses or
phrases be declared invalid.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of July, 1993.
M'chael I. Mi oma, Mayor
Attest:
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Helen Kawagoe, 'City Clerk
Approved as to form:
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City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify
that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing
ordinance, being Ordinance No. 93-1010 passed first reading on June 15 , 1993, was
duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at an adjourned regular meeting
of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 7th day of July 1993, and that the
same was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Calas, Muise-Perez, Olaes, and Fajardo
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mitoma
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City Clerk, City of Carson, California