Ordinance - 2301ti
ORDINANCE NO.2301
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA
AMENDING SECTION 2-67(d) OF CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE III, OF THE
WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING REMOVAL OF
COMMISSIONERS
WHEREAS, Commissions are comprised of citizens of West Covina, serving in an advisory
role to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the rules and procedures for City Commissioners are outlined in Chapter 2 -
Article III of the West Covina Municipal Code; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to amend Section 2-67(d) regarding grounds for removal
of commissioners.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION NO. 1: Section 2-67(d) of Chapter 2 of Article III of the West Covina
Municipal Code, is amended to read as follows:
(d) Removal. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 2-69, all commissioners shall serve at
the will of their appointing councilmember and can be removed with or without cause at
any time. If the seat of the councilmember who made the appointment is vacant, the
remaining councilmembers may remove the commissioner by majority vote and fill the
vacancy created as provided for in section 2-67(c). In addition, upon an affirmative vote
of not less than four (4) members of the city council, any commissioner may be removed
for good cause, defined as (1) being convicted of any felony; (2) being convicted of any
crime of moral turpitude; (3) misuse of city property; (4) falsifying city records; or (5) a
sustained written finding of harassment or discrimination against any city employee or
member of the public on the basis of race, ancestry, ethnicity, national origin, religion,
marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation,
pregnancy, disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, or any other
unlawful basis.
Any commissioner removed from a commission for good cause as defined above may not
be appointed to any city commission, ad -hoc committee, employment with the City of
West Covina (volunteer, part-time, or full-time) for a period of one year from the date of
removal.
SECTION NO.2: The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Ordinance and
shall cause the same to be posted or published in the manner as required by law.
SECTION NO.3: This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days
from and after the date of its passage.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this 18"' day of October, 2016.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
K-irAerly Hall"Barlow
City Attorney
joJs Toma
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ATTEST:
Nickolas S. Lewis
City Clerk
I, NICKOLAS S. LEWIS, CITY CLERK of the City of West Covina, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading at
a regular meeting of the City Council on the 4t' day of October, 2016. That thereafter said
Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 18t' day
of October, 2016, by the following vote:
AYES: Johnnson, Warshaw, Wu, Toma
NOES: Spence
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Jiclol�as S. Le_ wis'-'
City Clerk