Ordinance - 2484ORDINANCE NO. 2484
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, REPEALING AND
REPLACING ARTICLE I (IN GENERAL) OF CHAPTER 13
(HEALTH AND SANITATION) OF THE WEST COVINA
MUNICIPAL CODE TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has historically
provided public health services to the City of West Covina; and
WHEREAS, the West Covina City Council is establishing a local health department to
establish local control over public health issues and better serve the community; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to repeal and replace the existing provisions of
Article I of Chapter 13 of the West Covina Municipal Code to adopt provisions creating a public
health department and setting forth the functions of said health department; and
WHEREAS, the City desires that the West Covina Municipal Code language be revised
effective July 1, 2021; and
WHEREAS, all legal prerequisites prior to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Repealand Replacement of Article I of Chapter 13. Article I (In General)
of Chapter 13 (Health and Sanitation) of the West Covina Municipal Code is hereby repealed and
replaced as follows:
ARTICLE I — HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Sec. 13-1. — Creation of health department.
There is hereby created within the city a public health department, under the general administration
of the city manager, which shall be under the direction and control of the city's public health
director.
Sec. 13-2. —City health officer function.
All references now or hereafter made in any city ordinance, resolution, regulation or document of
any kind to the "city health officer" or `health officer" shall be deemed to refer to the public health
director.
See. 13-3. — Definitions.
As used in this article:
(a) `Department" means the West Covina public health department.
(b) "Director" means the public health director.
Sec. 13-4. —Department functions.
The department shall:
(a) Administer programs for the control and prevention of disease, promotion of maternal and
child health, promotion of public health, and general health education.
(b) Administer environmental health and sanitation services and programs.
(c) Administer and enforce all laws, ordinances and regulations dealing with public health and
sanitation.
(d) Cooperate with other enforcement agencies in administering and enforcing all laws,
ordinances and regulations relating to public health.
(e) Maintain vital statistics.
(1) Cooperate with public and private agencies dealing with the health needs of residents of
the city.
(g) Perform such other related duties as shall be required by law, ordinance or the city manager.
Sec. 13-5. —Director —powers and duties.
The director, either directly or through a duly authorized representative, shall exercise such powers
and duties as are prescribed by law, including, but not limited to:
(a) All duties now or hereafter delegated to the director by this or any other ordinance or
resolution of the city, or by orders or directives of the city council or the city manager.
(b) All powers and duties now or hereafter delegated to the health officer by any state or federal
statute or regulation, city ordinance or resolution, or orders or directives of the city council
or the city manager.
SECTION 2. Environmental Compliance. The City Council hereby finds that it can be
seen with certainty that there is no possibility the adoption and implementation of this Ordinance
may have a significant effect on the environment because it generally maintains the status quo,
and is merely amechanism to change which entity enforces applicable law relating to public health.
The Ordinance is therefore exempt from the environmental review requirements of the California
Environmental Quality Act pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of
Regulations.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion
of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
count ofcompetent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions
of this Ordinance. The City Council of the City of West Covina hereby declares that it would have
adopted this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases or
portions be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its
final passage. Section 1 of this Ordinance, which repeals and replaces Article I of Chapter 13 of
the West Covina Municipal Code, shall amend the West Covina Municipal Code on July 1, 2021.
SECTION 5. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published or posted in the manner required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on the 18th day of May, 2021.
APPROVED TO FORM
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Thomas P. Dugfie
City Attorney
ATTEST
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Lisa Shenr
Assistant . Clerk
I, LISA SBERRICK, ASSISTANT CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2484 was introduced at a regular meeting of
the City Council held on the 4th day of May, 2021, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council held on the 18th day of May, 2021, by the following vote of the City Council:
AYES: Diaz, Lopez-Viado,Wu
NOES: Tabatabai
ABSENT: Castellanos
ABSTAIN: None
Lisa She
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Assistant ity' Cleric