(a) The General Manager of the Department or his or her designee shall cause to be published once in a daily newspaper of general circulation a copy of each proposed new regulation which has been tentatively approved by the Department. The publication shall also include a notice to show cause, if any, within five days from the date of publication of the notice, why the proposed regulation should not become final and effective.
(b) In response to said notice to show cause, any person interested in or affected by the proposed regulation may file objections thereto with the General Manager or designee within five days after the publication, specifying the grounds of such objections. After the expiration of the time for filing objections, the General Manager or designee shall fix a date for hearing the objections. After the hearing, the General Manager or designee shall act on the objections and on the proposed regulation. The regulation may be adopted, amended and adopted, or rejected by the General Manager or designee in his or her sole discretion.
(c) All regulations adopted by the General Manager or designee shall be published at least once in a daily newspaper of general circulation in the City and shall be subject to the referendum provisions of the City Charter relating to ordinances before becoming effective.
(d) Each resolution fixing rates must be approved by ordinance adopted by the City Council before taking effect.
(e) City rules and regulations previously authorized, adopted and operative on the effective date of this chapter with respect to matters which the Department has the authority to regulate shall remain in full force and effect until adoption of further City resolutions or orders with respect thereto. Rules and regulations of the Board of Information Technology Commissioners operative on the date of abolishment of the Board of Information Technology Commissioners shall remain in full force and effect until the adoption by the Information Technology Agency of further rules or regulations with respect thereto.
SECTION HISTORY
Article and Section Added by Ord No. 170,600, Eff. 8-11-95.
Amended by: In Entirety, Ord No. 180,528, Eff. 3-22-09.