HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 1478ORDINANCE NO. 1478
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LYNWOOD AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1335
WHICH ESTABLISHES THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
BLOCK GRANT ADVISORY BOARD
WHEREAS, the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board was
previously established by the adoption of Ordinance No. 1335; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend Ordinance No. 1335 in order to
institute a more equitable appointment method.
THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Ordinance No. 1335 is hereby amended by adding the following:
Composition: Appointment of Members The Lynwood Community
Development Block Grant Commission shall consist of seven (7) members
who shall be residents of the City. Members shall not be officers or
employees of the City. All members shall serve at the will and pleasure of
the City Council. Each member of the City Council shall appoint a person
to serve on the Community Development Block Grant Advisory Board
to represent Chat councilmember's interest with the community. 'The
Mayor shall appoint an additional two (2) persons to serve on the'
Commission.
2. Term of Office The five (5) members of the Lynwood Community
Development Block Grant Commission appointed by their respective
Councilmembcrs shall serve afour-year term commencing on January 1st
following a general municipal election zt evhich the appointing
councilmember was elected. in the event the office of any appointing
councilmember becomes vacant during the term thereof, the term of the
commission member appointed by such councilmember shall terminate
thirty (30) days after such vacancy occurs. The additional two (2) members
of the Lynwood Community Development Block Grant appointed by the
Mayor shall serve terms concurrent with the Mayor.
Vacancies and Dismissals. Vacancies on the Lynwood Community
Development Block Grant Commission shall be filled by nomination of
the councilmember who made the appointment or that cormcilm.ember's
successor. Any dismissal shall be without cause or merit and shall be
affirmed by the appointing councilmember of each respected commissioner
appointed by City Council.
4. Absence from Meetings 1f a member of the Lynwood Community
Development Block Grant Commission is absent from three (3) successive
regular meetings without being excused by the Commission or is absent for
any reason for more than four (4) regular meetings during a tweh~e (I2)
month period, the office of such member shall be vacated and the
chairperson shall immediately notify the appointing city
councilmember that said office is vacant. Upon such notification,
a successor for the remainder of the term of such member shall be
appointed by the appointing councilmember.
5. Regular Meetings Regular meetings of the Lynwood Community
Development Block Grant shall be determined by resolution of the
Commission, except that the commission shall meet at least once a month.
Commission meetings shall be on weekdays, either day time or night time
hours.
6. Records. The Lynwood Community Development Block Grant
Commission shall cause proper, accurate and permanent records of
official acts and proceedings to be kept, and such records shall have the
same status as records of other administrative departments of the City.
Minutes, resolutions, and official records of the Commission shall be filed
with the City Clerk.
Oreanization. The Lynwood Community Development Block Grant
Commission shall elect one of its members as chairperson, and such
election shall be held as soon as practicable. Appointment as
chairperson shall be for 12 months. No member shall be re-elected to
serve as chairperson after having served a 12 month appointment during
his/her term on the Community Development Block Grant Commission.
Elections of chairpersons by the Commission shall be fair and without
any bias or prejudice to that commissioner.
8. Compensation. Members of the Lynwood Community Development
Block Grant Commission shall receive compensation for their services
as set by resolution of the City Council. The secretary of the Lynwood
Community Development Block Grant Commission shall submit to the
Finance Officer at the end of each calendar month, a statement showing
the number of meetings of the Community Development Block Grant
attended by each member during each month. A member shall not be
paid for attendance at a Commission meeting if that member was absent
from that meeting, regardless of whether the absence was excused or
unexcused. No additional compensation shall be paid for expenses
incurred by the members of the Commission in the performance of their
duties, except that the City Council may from time to time authorize hr
advance, expenditures for attendance at seminars, institutes, or other
meetings which the City Council finds Co be beneficial to the
commissioners in the performance of their duties, and in the best
interest of the City. All claims shall be filed with the Finance Officer
and shall be subject to audit and approval by the City Council.
Section 2: If any section, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or
phrase of this ordinance is held invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would
have passed each section, sebsectiom, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsection,
subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase be declared invaaid.
Section 3: This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its final passage
and within fifteen (15) days after its passage, the City Clerk shall cause it to be published
in a local newspaper of general circulation in the City of Lynwood and hereby designated
for that purpose.
ARMANDO REA, MAYOR
CITY CLERK
APPRfO/VED AS TO FOR~~~
H. rRANCISCO LEAL,
CITY ATTORNEY
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
SS.
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
1, the undersigned, City Clerk of the Lynwood City Council do hereby certify that
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on file in my office and that saic$ ordinance was first read at a regular meeting on
3rd day of February 19 98 ,and adopted on the
17th day of February ] q 98 by the following
vote:
AYES. COUNCILMEMBER REYES, SANCHEZ, REA
NCGS COUNCILMEMBER BYRD, RICHARDS
ASSENT: NONE
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City Clerk, City of Lynwood