HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 230 1997 0604ORDINANCE No. 23
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION 2.12.100 B (CITY MANAGER'S REMOVAL
FROM OFFICE) OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK TO
DEFINE SEVERANCE PAY LIMITATIONS
Whereas, The City Council assigned an ad hoc Committee of
its membership to review the compensation of the City Manager; and,
Whereas, has evaluated the City Manager's performance;
and,
Whereas, the City Council desires to establish salary and
benefits for its employees which are prudent and competitive.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK,
CALIFORNIA, DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the Municipal Code is hereby amended as found in
Section 2.12.100 B.
SECTION 2. Section 2.12.100 B (Removal From Office)
Upon termination of employment during the first year of service, by
reason of involuntary removal from office other than for wilful
misconduct, the city manager shall receive cash severance pay in a
lump sum equal to eighteen weeks (nine pay periods) of salary and
benefits. If terminated under said circumstances following the
first year of service, the city manager shall receive additional
severance pay equal to four weeks (two pay periods) of salary and
benefits for each year of service to a maximum of fifty -two weeks
(twenty -six pay periods) of salary and benefits.
SECTION 3. That if any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, part or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to
be invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council declares
that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each section,
subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, part or portion thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, parts or portions be
declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall become effective July 7, 1997.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this Ordinance; shall enter the same in the book of
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original ordinances of said city; shall make a minute of the
passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of
the City Council at which the same is passed and adopted; and
shall, within fifteen (15) days after the passage and adoption
thereof, cause the same to be published once in the Moorpark Star,
a newspaper of general circulation, as defined in Section 6008 of
the Government Code, for the City of Moorpark, and which is hereby
designated for that purpose.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 4x% day of June,-1997.
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799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 (805) 529 -6864
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss.
CITY OF MOORPARK )
I, Lillian E. Hare, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark,
California, do hereby certify under penalty of perjury that
the foregoing Ordinance No. 230 was adopted by the
City Council of the City of Moorpark at a meeting held on
the 4th day of JUNE , 1997, and that
the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS EVANS, PEREZ, TEASLEY, AND WOZNIAK
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: MAYOR HUNTER
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City
this 5th day of June , 1997.
Lillian E. Hare
City Clerk
PATRICK HUNTER BERNARDO M. PEREZ CHRISTOPHER EVANS DEBBIE RODGERS TEASLEY JOHN E. WOZNIAK
Mayor Mayor Pro Tem Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember