ORDINANCE NO. 1656
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING EL SEGUNDO MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 1-6 (PERSONNEL MERIT SYSTEM) TO REVISE THE TITLE OF THE RECREATION SUPERINTENDENT TO RECREATION MANAGER UNDER THE LIST OF POSITIONS EXEMPT FROM THE CIVIL SERVICE SYSTEM.
The City Council of the City of El Segundo does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. The City Council finds and determines as follows:
A. State law allows cities to adopt civil service programs that are adaptable to their respective sizes and types via ordinance (Gov. Code, § 45000 et seq.)
B. The City has adopted a civil service system which is set forth in El Segundo Municipal Code (“ESMC”) Chapter 1-6 (Personnel Merit System).
C. The City Council desires to adopt this Ordinance to memorialize updates to the positions excluded from the City’s civil service system.
SECTION 2. El Segundo Municipal Code (“ESMC”) § 1-6-4 is amended in its entirety to read as follows:
“1-6-4: EXCLUSIONS:
Effective March 7, 2024, those officers and members of departments, in addition to department heads and elected officers who are expressly excluded from the merit system, are:
Assistant City Clerk (At-Will)
Assistant City Manager (At-Will)
Building Safety Manager (At-Will)
City Attorney
City Engineer (At-Will)
City Manager
Communications Manager (At-Will)
Deputy City Manager
Finance Manager (At-Will)
General Services Superintendent (At-Will)
Human Resources Manager (At-Will)
Information Systems Manager (At-Will)
Library Services Manager*
Park Maintenance Superintendent*
Planning Manager (At-Will)
Principal Civil Engineer*
Recreation Manager (At-Will)
Risk Manager (At-Will)
Senior Civil Engineer (At-Will)
Senior Executive Assistant (At-Will)
Treasury and Customer Service Manager (At-Will)
Utilities Superintendent (At-Will).
*NOTE: Any position designated above with an asterisk will only be excluded from the personnel merit system under this section upon both the vacancy of such position after the date first set forth in this section and City Council approval of a revised classification specification for the position.”
SECTION 3. Validity of Previous Code Sections. If this entire Ordinance or its application is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, any repeal of the ESMC or other regulation by this Ordinance will be rendered void and cause such ESMC provision or other regulation to remain in full force and effect for all purposes.
SECTION 4. Enforceability. Repeal or amendment of any previous Code Sections does not affect any penalty, forfeiture, or liability incurred before, or preclude prosecution and imposition of penalties for any violation occurring before this Ordinance’s effective date. Any such repealed part will remain in full force and effect for sustaining action or prosecuting violations occurring before the effective date of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5. Severability. If any part of this Ordinance or its application is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the City Council intends that such invalidity will not affect the effectiveness of the remaining provision or application and, to this end, the provisions of this Ordinance are severable.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk, or her duly appointed deputy, is directed to certify the passage and adoption of this Ordinance; cause it to be entered into the City of El Segundo’s book of original ordinances; make a note of the passage and adoption in the records of this meeting; and, within fifteen (15) days after the passage and adoption of this Ordinance, cause it to be published or posted in accordance with California law.
SECTION 7. Construction. This Ordinance must be broadly construed to achieve the purposes stated in this Ordinance. It is the City Council’s intent that the provisions of this Ordinance be interpreted or implemented by the City and others in a manner that facilitates the purposes set forth in this Ordinance.
SECTION 8. Environmental Review. This Ordinance was reviewed pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code §§ 21000, et seq., “CEQA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder (14 Cal. Code of Regulations §§15000, et seq., the “CEQA Guidelines”). Based upon that review, this Ordinance is exempt from further review pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3) because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the Ordinance may have a significant effect on the environment.
SECTION 9. Recording. The City Clerk is directed to certify the passage and adoption of this Ordinance; cause it to be entered into the City’s book of original ordinances; make a note of the passage and adoption in the records of this meeting; and, within 15 days after the passage and adoption of this Ordinance, cause it to be published or posted in accordance with California law.
SECTION 10. Execution. The Mayor, or presiding officer, is hereby authorized to affix his signature to this Ordinance signifying its adoption by the City Council of the City of El Segundo, and the City Clerk, or duly appointed deputy, is directed to attest thereto.
SECTION 11. Effective Date. This Ordinance will take effect on the 30th day following its final passage and adoption.
ORDINANCE NO. 1656 HAD ITS FIRST READING ON JANUARY 16, 2024, ITS SECOND READING ON JANUARY 16, 2024, AND WAS DULY PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO AT ITS REGULAR MEETING OF FEBRUARY 6, 2024.
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Drew Boyles, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tracy Weaver, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Mark D. Hensley, City Attorney
CERTIFICATION
I, Tracy Weaver, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1656 was duly introduced by said City Council at a regular meeting held on the 16
th
day of January, 2024, and was duly passed, and adopted by said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor, and attested to by the City Clerk, all at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 6
th
day of February, 2024, and the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this _____ day of February, 2024.
Tracy Weaver, City Clerk
of the City of El Segundo,
California