HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrd. 1445CZTY OF LYNWOOD
LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
ORDINANCE NO. 1445
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
ESTABLISHING THE LYNWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD
SERVICES COMMISSION, AND AMENDING CHAPTER 2
OF THE LYNWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 2 of the Lynwood Municipal Code is
amended by adding a new Section 2-26 to read as follows:
"2-26 NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES COMMISSION
2-26.1 Neiahborhood Services Commission. There is
hereby created the Neighborhood Services Commission of
the City of Lynwood.
2-26.2 Composition• Appointment of Members. The
Neighborhood Services Commission shall consist of five
(5) members who shall be appointed by, and serve at the
pleasure of, the City Council.
2-26.3 Members to be Residents of Cit Members of
the Commission must be residents of the City. If a
member of the Commission ceases to be a resident of the
City, that member's office on the Commission shall
automatically be terminated.
2-26.4 Terms of Office. The terms of office for the
members of the Neighborhood Services Commission shall
be two (2) years.
2-26.5 Notification of Unexcused Absences. :The
Chairperson of the Neighborhood Services Commission
shall forthwith notify the City Council when any member
is absent for three (3) consecutive regular meetings of
the Commission, without having been excused.
2-26.6 Removal of Members. Any member of the
Neighborhood Services Commission.may be removed by a
majority of the City Council, at any time, without
cause.
2-26.7 Vacancies. A vacancy in the membership of the
Commission, other than one created by the expiration of
a term,-shall be filled by appointment by the City
Council for the unexpired portion of the term.
2-26.8 Compensation of Members. Members of the
Commission may be compensated in such amount as may be
established by resolution of the City Council. In
addition, the members may be reimbursed for actual
expenses incurred in connection with official business
of the Commission, i.o the extent authorized by the City
Council.
2-26.9 Organization. The Commission shall select from
its members a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson, each of
whom shall serve for a term of one (1) year.
2-26.10 Meetinas• Time and Place. The Commission
shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each month.
The meeting shall be held in the City Council Chambers
unless the Commission selects another meeting place.
The Commission may hold additional meetings at places
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other than the City Council Chambers to the extent
permitted by law. The day and time of the meeting
shall be established by the Commission and must be
ratified by the City Council.
2-26.11 Responsibilities of the Commission. It shall
be the responsibility of the Commission to:
a. Formalize the Neighborhood Block Watch
Program by providing it with the opportunity
to make recommendations relative to policies
that affect the residents' lives.
b. Provide a forum for the exchange of positive
ideas and information among neighbors and
residents.
c. Co-sponsor workshops and symposiums on
important legislation and issues facing the
community.
d. Serve as an advisory body to the City Council
on behalf of the Neighborhood Block Watch
Clubs.
2-26.12 Duties of the Commission. The Commission will
discharge the following duties:
a. Recommend programs and plans intended to
promote individual fulfillment and an
improved quality of life in all areas of the
community without regard to race, religion,
or national origin; provided however, that
all such programs and plans shall be subject
to the approval of the City Council.
b. Cooperate w
Block Watch
are engaged
and respect
among other
information
ith and assist those Neighborhood
Clubs and community agencies that
in fostering mutual understanding
for our neighborhoods through, J
things, the dissemination of
c. Cooperate with City departments, agencies,
and commissions in identifying and
ameliorating neighborhood problems with which
they may be concerned; provided; however,
that nothing herein shall be construed as
authorizing the Commission to act as a
hearing agency or tribunal in any legal or-
personnel matters.
d. Recommend to the City Council and to various
City departments and agencies changes in
procedures, policies, and legislation for the
purpose of improving the quality of life in
the community and its neighborhoods.~~
Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection,
subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this
ordinance, or the application thereof to any person or place, is
for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the
decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision
shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this
ordinance or its application to the remaining portions of this
ordinance or its application to other persons or places. The
City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this
ordinance and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence,
clause, phrase or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that
any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences,
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clauses, phrases, or portions, or the application thereof to any
person or place, be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the
City of Lynwood this 17th day of December, 1996.
ATTEST:
ANDREA L. HOOPER, CITY CLERK
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PAUL H. RICHARDS, II, ma or
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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C,11Y ATTORNEY
APPROVED AS TO ONTENT:
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STATE OF CALIFORNYA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the Lynwood City
Council do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full,
true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 1445 on file in my
office and that said ordinance was adopted on the ~~~ day of
December 1996, and passed by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMSER BYRD HEINE HENNING. REA. RICHARDS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT:
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City Clerk, City of L nwood