HomeMy WebLinkAboutAGENDA REPORT 1994 0216 CC REG ITEM 08PAGENDA REPORT
CITY OF MOORPARK
TO: The Honorable City Council
FROM: Lillian E. Hare, City Clerk -,
DATE: February 8, 1994 (CC Meeting of 2/16/94)
SUBJECT: CONSIDER ORDINANCE PROCESS
BACKGROUND
ITEM -►�•
The Council requested that staff devise a process outlining
the steps for staff and City Attorney involvement in preparation
and submittal of an ordinance to the Council. Development of
operating procedures to ensure final review of all ordinances by
the City Attorney before placement on agenda for first reading is
a Council approved goal and objective for the City Attorney for
FY93/94..
A draft process was prepared and reviewed with the City Attorney
prior to discussion by staff at the November and January In -House
Management Meetings. The City Attorney was provided an opportunity
to comment on the final process being submitted to the Council for
approval and concurs with the process. The attached MOP has been
prepared incorporating the final ordinance process.
RECOMMENDATION
Approve the attached MOP outlining the process for ordinance
preparation.
Attachment: Proposed MOP
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M O P MOORPARK
OPERATING PROCEDURE
MOP NO. 9
DATE: 2 -16 -94
SUBJECT: PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF INITIAL DRAFTS OF
ORDINANCES BY CITY DEPARTMENTS1
STEP 1
STEP 2
STEP 3
Staff confers with
Confer with City
Staff drafts the
CA at scheduled
Clerk for
ordinance for
meeting after first
codification
content and
determining if CM
determination and
format and if
wants to
section number
necessary reviews
participate. Staff
confirmation.
with City Manager
to bring any sample
during the
ordinance to the
drafting process.
meeting.'
required.b
STEP 4
STEP 5
STEP 6
CM review of draft
Modem to CA (modem
CA reviews for
ordinance.
needed to make
content and form;
changes). Save as
makes changes in
a Word Perfect 5.1
legislative
document.
format and
returns draft
ordinance, making
comments if
required.b
If the draft ordinance is initiated by the
Planning Commission or Parks & Recreation
Commission, the process may deviate from that
outlined here.
MOP NO. 8 - PAGE 2
STEP 7
STEP 8
STEP 9
Staff reviews and
Recognize and
If needed,
discusses with CA &
reconcile
schedule public
CM as needed.c
differences.
hearing after CA
and CM have
okayed draft
ordinance.
a. City Attorney to determine leadtime (Step 1 to
Step 6) except when the City Manager determines
that staff priorities or Council direction
require adjustment of the leadtime but generally
a minimum of 2 weeks in most instances will be
required -- possibly longer depending upon the
length, complexity of the ordinance and quality
of the sample ordinances. Agenda deadlines to be
considered in determining leadtime. Schedule
meeting on first or third Wednesday afternoon by
contacting the Executive Secretary.
b. Management staff, to the Management Analyst and
Associate Planner level, who are authorized by
the Department Head, may seek input directly from
the City Attorney.
C. Schedule meeting on first or third Wednesday
afternoon.
d. If can't reconcile differences, talk to the City
Manager, if still unable to reconcile
differences, write the staff report to recognize
the points of disagreement.