2R.04.025 Establishment of parking ticket revolving fund.

   A.   There is hereby created and established in the finance office of the city a fund to be designated “city of Chico parking ticket revolving fund” with an appropriation thereto of $500.00.

   B.   The finance director is hereby authorized to establish a special checking account to be designated “city of Chico parking ticket revolving fund checking account” to be used for the following purposes:

      l.   Depositing of cash bail payments received which are less than the required bail payment and issuing of checks to be returned to the payor;

      2.   Depositing of excess bail payments and issuing of a refund check to the payor;

      3.   Depositing of bail payments received which are payable to the Chico Municipal Court and issuing checks to the court;

      4.   Depositing of bail required to remove liens against motor vehicle registrations and issuing of checks for processing to the Department of Motor Vehicles.

   C.   The balance of the checking account hereby established shall be maintained at $500.00 at all times.

   D.   No council approval shall be required for issuance of checks from said checking account for the purposes set out hereinabove.

(Res. No. 43 79-80, Res. No. 133 95-96 §1)

2R.04.030 City manager authorized to accept and consent to deeds or grants.

   Pursuant to Section 27281 of the Government Code of the State of California, the city manager of the city of Chico is hereby authorized to accept and consent to deeds or grants conveying any interest in or easement upon real estate to the city for public purposes. Such consent shall be endorsed upon said instrument in the manner and form provided by the aforesaid section.

(Res. No. 47 77-78, Res. No. 141 78-79)

2R.04.035 City manager authorized to execute deeds conveying access easements to city streets to replace dedicated abutter’s rights.

   The city manager is authorized to execute deeds on behalf of the city that convey access easements to city streets from adjoining property when abutter’s rights have been previously dedicated to the city.

(Res. No. 114 99-00)

2R.04.040 Twice-monthly payroll system.

(Repealed by Res. No. 02 03-04)

2R.04.045 Biweekly payroll system.

   A.   Effective on January 1, 2020, and thereafter, the payment of wages as established in Appendix B in the annual budget to permanent full-time, permanent part-time and hourly exempt employees shall be upon a biweekly basis. Such payments shall be made on the Friday immediately following the close of each biweekly pay period. However, if such Friday falls on a federal (bank) holiday, the finance director may, with sole discretion, considering the then current workload requirements of the finance office and the availability of staffing therefor, make payments on the Thursday immediately preceding such Friday holiday. If the finance director determines that it is not possible to make said payments on the Thursday preceding the holiday, said payments shall then be made on the Monday immediately following said holiday. In either of the foregoing instances, the finance director shall give reasonable prior notice of the day upon which such payments are to be made to each city office and department.

   B.   The payment of all overtime, holiday and such other wages as may be in excess of the pay herein referred to in subsection A above shall be in the same manner and on the same dates as provided therein.

   C.   The phrase “biweekly pay period” is hereby defined to mean that period which begins on midnight of a Sunday and ends on midnight of the second Saturday following thereafter.

   D.   The city shall make payment of all wages to employees terminating by reason of resignation or end of temporary assignment in the same manner outlined in subsection A.

   E.   The city shall make payment of all wages due employees separating service by reason of layoff or discharge on the next business day immediately following their date of separation.

   F.   The city shall make payment of all remuneration due council members and all wages due call firefighters upon a monthly basis not later than the first payday of each month following the month in which it was earned.

   G.   The provisions of this section shall become effective on and after January 1, 2020.

(Res. No. 79 77-78 (part), Res. No. 133 95-96 §1, Res. No. 02 03-04, Res. No. 82-19)

2R.04.050 City manager authorized to execute right-of-way certificates and assurances in connection with approved Federal Aid and State-Local Entity projects.

   A.   The city manager is hereby authorized and directed to execute all required “right-of- way certificates” and “assurances” for and on behalf of the city in connection with Federal Aid and State-Local Entity projects, or projects funded by successor programs.

   B.   The city manager is hereby authorized and directed to forward any such required “right-of-way certificates” and “assurances” to the state of California, Department of Transportation, Division of Highways, in order to fulfill the requirements of the Federal Aid and State-Local Entity programs.

(Res. No. 88 77-78, Res. No. 02 03-04)

2R.04.060 City manager designated as representative of city council pursuant to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act.

   A.   The city manager is hereby designated as the representative of the city council to meet and confer with representatives of recognized employee organizations representing employees of the city of Chico, pursuant to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act.

   B.   The city manager is hereby authorized to participate in the preparation of nonbinding written memorandums of understanding as contemplated by Government Code Section 3505.1 and may sign such memorandums.

(Res. No. 89 77-78)