HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 1724 ORDINANCE NO. 1724
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD, COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA AMENDING SECTION 6-3.13 OF THE
LYNWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE
WHEREAS, the City of Lynwood (the "City") is a general law city, incorporated
under the laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment to Lynwood Municipal Code Section 6-3.13
the City to more efficiently and timely manage the contracting legal services reasonably
necessary for the operation and administration of the City; and
WHEREAS, legal services are of the type similar to those exceptions listed under
Section 6-3.13(a); and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to amend Section 6-3.13 of the Lynwood
Municipal Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council does hereby find the above recitals correct and
incorporate them herein as part of the findings.
Section 2. Section 6-3.13, subsection (a) of Chapter 6 of the Lynwood Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
6-3.13 Exceptions:
a. Any provisions of this section to the contrary notwithstanding, no
competitive bidding of any kind (whether through informal open market
procedures or through formal noticed procedures) shall be required to
purchase supplies, equipment, routine or professional/special services
under any of the following circumstances:
1. When an emergency requires that an order be placed with the
most available source of supply; or
2. When the supplies, equipment, services or contract could be
obtained from only one source; or
3. If the city council shall find, by resolution adopted by not less
than four-fifths (4/5) of its members, that such an acquisition may be
more economically and efficiently effected through the use of an
alternate procedure; or
4. When the city is seeking a contract for garbage collection.
5. Legal services.
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Section 3. This Ordinance shall supersede any and all urgency ordinances
relating to Section 6-3.16 of the Lynwood Municipal Code in effect as of the Effective Date
of this Ordinance. Consistent with the Lynwood Municipal Code and State law, future
amendments to Section 6-3.10 of Chapter 6 of the Lynwood Municipal Code shall require
a majority vote of the City Council.
Section 4. CEQA. The City Council on the basis of the whole record and
exercising independent judgment finds that the proposed action is considered to be
exempt from the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"),
pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines, in that the proposed action does
not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence clause or phrase or
word of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision
of any court of competent jurisdiction or preempted by state legislation such decision or
legislation shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance. The
City Council declares, that it would have passed this Ordinance and each and every
section, subsection, sentence clause or phrase or word not declared invalid or
unconstitutional without regard to any such decision or preemptive legislation.
Section 6. Adoption; Effective Date. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this Ordinance and cause the same to be published or posted according to law. This
Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after its adoption.
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[Signature on the following page]
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Lynwood, California this 20t" day of August 2019.
Jos: Luis Solache, Mayor
ATTEST:
Maria Quinonez,
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Noel Tapia, D Jose Ometeotl,
City Attorney City Manager
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) e
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Maria Quinonez, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Lynwood at a regular meeting held in the City Hall of said City on the 20th day
of August 2019, and passed by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS, ALATORRE, CASANOVA, SANTANA, MAYOR
PRO TEM CASTRO, AND MAYOR SOLACHE
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
Maria Quinonez,
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Maria Quinonez, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and the Clerk of
the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the above foregoing is a full, true and
correct copy of Ordinance No.1724. on file in my office and that said Ordinance was
adopted on the date and by the vote therein stated. Dated this 20th day of August, 2019.
Maria Quinonez,
City Clerk
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