San Bernardino Mayor and Common Council Resolution 2000-233 (Reso for Measure M)

8/12/2019 San Bernardino Mayor and Common Council Resolution 2000-233 (Reso for Measure M)

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C o m p a n i o n Resos.2000-231000-232ESOL U T IONNO000 -233 R E S O L U T I O N OF THECTYOANB E R N A R D I N O SUBMITTINGTOHE Q U A L I F I E D E L E C T O R S O FSADITY

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RESOLUTIONOF THE CITY OF SANBERNARDINO SUBMITTING TOTHE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY A PROPOSED NEWCHARTER.

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P r o p o s e d CharterfortheCityofSan BernardinoTableof Contents

CHARTER OF THE CITYOFSANBERNARDINO

TABLE OFCONTENTS

Preamble

ARTICLE IINCORPORATIONANDSUCCESSION

Sec. 100. Name andBoundariesSec. 101. Succession torights,property,and

liabilities

ARTICLE IIPOWERS OFCITY

Sec. 200. Generally ISec. 201. I n t e r g o v e r n m e n t a l actions 2ARTICLEIII

LEGISLATIVEBRANCH 2

Sec. 300. Common Councl 2Sec. 301. Creation ofWards 2Sec. 302. Eligibility tohold office 2Sec. 303. Termofoffice 2Sec. 304. Powers 3Sec. 305. Ordinances,resolutions,and orders 3Sec. 306. Committees of the Common Council 4Sec. 307. Communication withmanagement 4Sec. 308. Mee t i n g s 4Sec. 309. Mayor top r e s i d e 5Sec. 310. E m p l o y e e s ofCommon Council 5ARTICLEIV

EXECUTIVEBRANCH 5

Sec. 400. The Mayor 5Sec. 401.Eligibility tohold office 5Sec. 402. Termofoffice 5Sec. 403. Powers and duties 6Sec. 404. MayorPo T e m p o r e7ec. 405.Cty d m i n i s t r a t o r7ec. 406o l i c e andFre D e p a r t m e n t s8ec. 407Poicem M e m b e r s h i p 8Sec. 408. ChiefofPolice -es8e c .409. Fire D e p a r t m e n t - Membersh ip8ARTICLE V

CTYL E R K8ec 5 0 0 .The City Cle r k8ec. 5 0I.l i g i b i l i t y to hodf f i c e8ec. 5 0 2 .Termooffice9Sec. 5 0 3 .D e p u t y City Clerksandother e m p l o y e e s9Sec0 4 .P o w e r s and duties9R T I C L E V ICTYT T O R N E YSec.600The City A t t o r n e y Sec.601E l i g i b i l i t y Sec.602D e p u t y City Attorneys andoherm p l o y e e s Sec.603.D u t i e s Sec. 604.P r o h i b i t i o n a g a i n s t privaepract ice Sec.605O u t s i d e l eg a l counsel A R T I C L EVICTYR E A S U R E RSec.700The City T r e a s u r e r A R T I C L EVIIVACANCIES Sec.800V a c a n c i e s and forfeitureooficee c .801.F i l l i n g v a c a n c i e s inectedf f i c e sSec802F i l l i n g v a c a n c y inhef f i c e othea y o r A R T I C L EIXELECTIONS Sec.900G e n e r a l r n u n i c i p a l electionsSec901Run- ofmunicipal electionsSec902. S p e c i a l m u n i c ip a l electionsSec903. E l e c t i o n daesSec.904. P r o c e d u r e sfoo l d i n g elect ions10

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ARTICLEXINTIATIVE,REFERENDUM,AND RECALL

Sec. 1000. Gen e ra l l ySec. 1001. InitiativeSec. 1002. ReferendumSec. 1003. RecallARTICLEX

BOARDS AND COMMSSIONS

Sec. 11 00. CreationSec. 1101.Appointment and removal of

members

ARTICLEXI -ERVD ARTCLEXIIO A R DOFm R A R Y TRUSTEESSc1300. C r e a t i o n Sec1301. M e m b e r s h i pSec1302. Powers andu t i e s Sec.1303. Library FundSec.1304. Title tor o p e r t y ART ICLEXV-E S E R V E D ARTICLEXVPLANNING C O M M I S S I O NSc1500C r e a t i o n Sec. 1501.P o w e r s A R T I C L EXVCHARTER R E V I E W

COMMITTEESec1600C r e a t i o n Sec. 1601.D u t i e s andprocedure A R T I C L EXVISALARY C O M M I T T E ESec1700C r e a t i o n Sec. 1701.D u t i e s andp r o c e d u r e s Sec.1702.E f f e c t i v e dateoh a n g e s in c o m p e n s a t i o n P r o p o s e dChate

foheCi tyoSan B e r n a r d i n o Tab leoContents A R T I C L EXV

CITIZENA D V I S O R YCOUNCILS1913e c .

1 8 0 0 .E n a b l i n g clause193 13

A R T I C L EX IX 13E R S O N N E L1 914e c .1 9 0 0 .

P e r s o n n e l systern19Sec. 1 9 0 1 .Civil Service Boardop p e a l s 2014e c .1 9 0 2 . Non- d i s c r i m i n a t i o n 20 ec.1903. N e p o t i s m20 14S e c . 1904. C o m p e n s a t i o n214

A R T I C L E XXI S C A L15 D M I N I S T R T I O N 2 e c .

2000. Fiscal yea21 S e c .2001. Budget21 15

S e c . 2002. Budget M e s s a g e21 S e c .2003. R e s e r v e d22 15

S e c . 2004. I n d e p e n d e n tAud22 1516A R T I C L E XX7T R A N S I T I O N227S e c .

2100. A d o p t i o n daend o p e r a t i v e dae22 17S e c . 2101. Officers, employees, boards,ando n u n i s s i o n s22S e c .

2102. Initial s a l a r i esol e c t e d officers248S e c . 2103. M u n i c i p a l awsand r e g u l a t i o n s24ec.2104. P r e v i o u s personnel system25 18S e c . 2105. Safe ty E m p l o y e e s salaries25 S e c .2106. P r e v i o u s charter sections treatedas8o r d i n a n c e s 25 S e c .

2107. E f f e c t i v e n e s sande p e a l o f fo r m e r chate26 18S e c . 2108. E l i m i n a t i o n

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r a n s i t i o n provisions268A R T I C L E XXI18M I S C E L L N E O U S2 e c .

2200. Oathof f i c e26 18S e c . 2201. Off ic ia l bonds26 S e c .2202. C o n f l i c t son t e r e s tandt h i c s26 18S e c . 2203. P r o h i b i t i o n agansth o ld i ng other19o f f i c e oity p o s i t i o n s27 19

S e c . 2204. D e l i v e r yoo o k s , p a p e r s ,andr o p e r t ytou c c e s s o r s27e c .2205. Effecton v a l i d i t yina rt27 Sec.2206. V i o l a t i o noh a r t e r27 A P P E N D I X


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P r o p o s e d Charterfor the City ofSan Bernardino

SANBERNARDINO CI1lYCHARTERPREAMBLE.

We, the clllzens of San Bernardino, do h e r e b y establish this Charter to promoteeconomic,environmental, and cultural p r o s p e r i t y t h r o u g h o u t oucommunity; to enable oucitygovernment to meet the needs of the p e o p l e effectively and efficiently; to p r o v i d e foraccountability and ethics in public service; and to ensueeq ua l i t y of opportunity for everyresident.

ARTICLE I. INCORPORATIONAND SUCCESSION.Sec. 100. NameandBoundaries.

The municipal c o r p o r a t i o n nowexis t ing and known as the City of San Bernardino shallremain and continue as amunic ipa l c o r p o r a t i o n under its same name. The boundaries of the C i t yshall be the boundaries as established at the time this Charter is a d o p t e d , oas the boundariesmay be c h a n g e d thereafter in the manneauthorized b y law. (Amap of the ex is t ing boundaries isincluded in the a p p e n d i x . )Sec. 101. Succession to rights,property,and liabilities.

The City shall remain vested with all r igh ts and p r i v i l e g e s of every knd and naturevested in the City at the time this Charter is a d o p t e d . The City shall continue to own,possess,and control all property of everykind and nature owned,p o s s e s s e d , ocontrolled by the City atthe time this Charter is a d o p t e d . The a d o p t i o n of this Charter shall not a b r o g a t e , limt,ootherwise affect any exis t ing debt,obligation,contract, lawsuit,oother liability onbehalfofoaga i ns t the City.

ARTICLE II.POWERS OF CITY.Sec. 200. Generally.

The City shall have all powers and r igh ts pos s ib l e for a charter city to have under theconstitution and laws of the State of California as fully and c o m p l e t e l y as t h o u g h t h e y weespecifically enumerated in this Charter, subject only to the limitations contained in this Charter.The City shall have the power to make and enforce all laws and r egu l a t i ons r e g a r d i n g municipalaffairs,subjec t only to such restrictions and limitations that may be p r o v i d e d in this Charter othe Constitution of the State of California. The City shall have the power and may act pursuantto any p r o c e d u r e established by state law, unless a different p r o c e d u r e is established b y thisCharter o by ordinance of the City. The powers and r igh ts of the City shall be construedliberally and in favor of the City,and the enumeration of any p a r t i c u l a r power o right in this

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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSan BernardinoCharter shall not be construed to be exclusive of,oas any limtation onhe g e n e r a l powers orights g r a n t e d in this article.Sec. 201. Intergovernmental actions.

The City may exercise any of its powers o perform any of its functions, and mayp a r t i c i p a t e in the financing thereof, ointly o in cooperation, b y contract ootherwise,with anyoneomoecities,counties,states, o r e i g n countriesocivil divisions o ag enc ies thereof,o theUnited States orany of its agencies .

ARTICLE III.LEGISLATIVE BRANCH.Sec. 300. Common Council.

There is h e r e b y created the Common Council to exercise the powers provided for theCommon Council in this Charter. The Comrnon Council shall be c o m p r i s e d of seven ( 7) electedoffices, the members of which shall be elected from wards by the voters in the ward, in thernanneprovided in this Charter.Sec. 301. Creation of Wards.

The City shall be divided by ordinance into seven ( 7) wards,d e s i g n a t e d as First Ward,Second Ward, Third Ward, Fourth Ward,Fifth Ward, Sixth Ward, and Seventh Ward. Theboundaries of the wards shall be reviewed at least every ten (10) years upon completion of thefederal decennial censusormoef r eq uen t l y as may be determined necessary. B o u n d a r y changesshall not be made moethan oncein any two (2) year p e r i o d nowithin n ine ty ( 90) d a y s of anyg e n e r a l municipal election. The boundaries of each ward shall be ad jus ted b y the CommonCouncil as necessary to p r o v i d e for substant ia l ly equa l numbers of residents in each ward.B o u n d a r y ad jus tmen ts du r ing the termofany member of the Common Council shall not result inthe loss ofany member'sl i g i b i l i t y toold office during such t e r m .Ins t a b l i s h i n goc h a n g i n gtheo u n d a r i e s othewards,o n s i d e r a t i o n s h a l lbei v e n , b u t isnoi m i t e d , tothefol lowing factors: ont inui ty,inegrity,o h e s i v e n e s s ,ando m p a c t n e s soe r r i t o r y ; andgeneralt o p o g r a p h yandg e o g r a p h y . Sec. 302l i g i b i l i t ytood

o f f i ce . Tobel i g i b l etoodf f i c e asae m b e r otheC o m m o n C o u n c i l ,a

erson m u s t beai t i z e n othenited S t a t e s ,aual i f ied e l e c t o r otheCity, n dae s i d e n t otheward fromw h i c h thee r s o nisl e c t e d . Allotheseeligibility r e q u i r e m e n t s m u s tbea t i s f i e daleas

t w e n t y - nine 29)a y s pr io r toh e dateofiling o m i n a t i o n papers fo r e lec t i on tooficeandc o n t i n u o u s l y t h e r e a f t e r during th e termooff ice. Sec.0 3 . Termof f i c e . M e m b e r soheo m m o n C o u n c i l shalbe elected toe r v e foaerm o f fou (4ears. The term sha l l b e g i n onthei r s t m e e t i n goheo m m o n Councilina r c hfolowngtheo u n c i l m e m b e r sl e c t i o n , ftheo u n c i l m e m b e r is electedaaun-offe lec t i on , h en on th e


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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSan Bernardinofirst m e e t i n g at which the election results aecertified. The term shall continue until a successoris elected and qualifies.Sec. 304. Powers.

Except as otherwise p r o v i d e d in this Charter, all powers of the City are vested in theCommon Council. All legislative power of the Common Council shall be exercised b yordinance o resolution,subject to the a p p r o v a l of the Mayor as set forth in this Charter. Allother powers of the Common Council may be exercised b y order o resolution, where notinconsistent with this Charter oordinances of the City,and subject to the a p p r o v a l of the Mayoras set forth in this Charter. U p o n the affirmative vote of at least five ( 5) members of theCommon Council, he Common Council may make formal i nves t iga t i ons into the affairs of theCity,o the conduct ofany city d e p a r t m e n t , office,agency,board,orcommission b y compellingthe attendance and t es t imony ofcity e m p l o y e e s , officers,oother persons,o b y compe l l ing theproduction of documents o evidence. U p o n the affirmative vote of at least five ( 5 ) members ofthe Common Council, he Common Council may issue sub poenas in the nameof the City,whichshall be attested to by the City Clerk. Disobedience of a s ubpoena issued b y the CommonCouncil shall constitute a rnisdemeanor and shall be p u n i s h e d in the same manneas violationsof this Charter aep u n i s h e d .Sec. 305. Ordinances, resolutions,and orders.

No order,except to a d j o u r n for lack of quorum o c o m p e l the attendance of a quorum,and noordinance,o resolution,shall be valid unless it receives the affirmative vote of at leastfour (4) mernbers of the Common Council.

A. Procedures. E x c e p t as exp ress ly p r o v i d e d in this Charter, the r equ i r em ents forthe introduction, consideration, a d o p t i o n , and effective date of ordinances, including allp u b l i ca t i o n and notice requirements,shall be go ve r ne d b y state law.

B Approval by Mayor. E x c e p t as exp ress ly p r o v i d e d in this Charter,noordinance,resolution,oorder shall take effect without the a p p r o v a l of the Mayor. For orders, he a p p r o v a lof the Mayor is p resum ed unless at the m e e t i n g at which the order is p a s s e d , the Mayorannounces d i s a p p r o v a l and the reasons therefor. All ordinances and resolutions must besubmitted in final form to the Mayor for approval. The Mayor's

p p r o v a loanr d i n a n c eoe s o l u t i o nisr es u m e d unless within f i v e (5b u s i n e s s days from the d a t eou b m i t t a l , theMayori s a p p r o v e sther d i n a n c eoe s o l u t i o n androvides writtenreasons therefor. p p r o v a l otheM a y o r s h a l l n o tbee q u i r e dfomergency o r d i n a n c e souas-u d i c i a l d e c i s i o n soheC o m m o n Council.C.OverridebyC o m m o n Council. ny ordinanceoe s o l u t i o n d i s a p p r o v e dbyheayor shall t a ke e f f e c tasfp p r o v e dbyhea y o ruponhef f i r m a t i v e v o t eoal e a s tfve)e m b e r soheo m m o n C o u n c i l noa te r thanthenexregular ly s c h e d u l e d m e e t i n goheo m m o n C o u n c i l aterthea y o rsi s a p p r o v a l . Any oderotheo m m o n C o u n c i l d i s a p p r o v e dbyhe Mayor, h a l l t a k e effect a sifa p p r o v e dbyhe Mayor,

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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSan Bernardinovote of at least five ( 5) members of the Common Council at the samem e e t i n g of the CommonCouncil at which the order is d i s a p p r o v e d .

D. Approval and override in Community Development Commission. When,pursuant to state law, the Mayor and Common Council have d e s i g n a t e d themselves as theCommunity D e v e l o p m e n t Comrnission of the City, he Mayor shall have the power of a p p r o v a lof all orders and resolutions of the Commission, in the samemanne as the Mayor has in theCity,subjec t to the power of the Commission to override any d i s a p p r o v a l , in the same manneasthe CommonCouncil has in the City.

E. Dateof adoption. For ordinances and resolutions, he date of final a d o p t i o n shallbe deemed the earlier of the date of a p p r o v a l b y the Mayor,o the date when the time for theMayor's i s a p p r o v a l e x p i r e s , orthe da t e theMayors disapproval is o v e r r i d d e nbytheo m m o n Council. F o r o r d e r soheo m m o n C o u n c i l ,oinhose c a s e s wherethea y o rsapproval isot r e q u i r e d , thedaeoi n a l adoption shal l bee e m e d thea t e oadoptionbythe C o m m o n Councl.e c . 306.Committeeso

theCommon Council.The C o m m o n Council ma ybyrdinanceor e s o l u t i o n e s t a b l i s hc o m m i t t e e s c o m p o s e d of lessh a nauorumohe C o m m o n C o u n c i l ,tossist th e Common C o u n c i linx e r c i s i n g itso w e r s . T h eroef th e committeesistoe c o m e fully informed of the b u s i n e s soth e City a n d toreporttothe Common C o u n c i lanyinformation or r e c o m m e n d a t i o n s n e c e s s a r ytonable th e Common Counciltor o p e r l y l e g i s l a t e . A p p r o v a lohe Mayor p u r s u a n t to S e c t i o n305ohis C h a r t e r shalnotbeequi red foranyactonoheo m m o n Councilu n d e r this seconec.307

C o m m u n i c a t i o n wi th management.Fou r p o s e sonquiry a n d discussion re l a te dtoa n a g e m e n t a n da d m i n i s t r a t i o nohei t y , matese l a t e dtoonstituents,andending l e g i s l a t i v e m a t t e r s , membersotheCommon o u n c i l ma y c o m m u n i c a t ewthheity A d m i n i s tr a t o r , d e p a r t m e n t h e a d s ,agency heads,or o t h e r o f f i c e r soh e Ci ty. Membersoheo m m o n C o u n c i l shal h a v e no p o w e rtoveny orders,u b l i c l y orp r i v a t e l y ,tohe City Administrator orany s u b o r d i n a t e o th e M a y o r,ooanye p a r t m e n t oragency e a d , orsu b o rd in a t e ot e p a r t m e n togencyheadno r shal l membersotheo r n m o n Council a t t e m p ttooerce or i m p r o p e r l y i n f l u e n c e the letingony contract, p u r c h a s eou p p l i e s ,onyoherd m i n i s t r a t i v e a c t i o n . MembersoheC o m m o n C o u n c i l shal h a v enopow e rtor d e r any s u b o r d i n a t eoheMayor, e p a r t m e n t head, agencyhead,oother o f f i c e r , ether i r e c t l yondi rect ly ,toppoint,employ, i s c i p l i n e , demote,s u s p e n d ,oi s m i s s any e m p l o y e eothe Cty.Sec.0 8 . M e e t i n g s . Except a s e x p r e s s l y p r o v i d e d inthsCharter,thenoiceo n d u c t , a n dp r o c e d u r e s for all meetingsoheo m m o n Council s h a l lbeo v e r n e d bysaelawheCommon C o u n c i lsha r o v i d e by r e s o l u t i o n forther de r ob u s i n e s s a n dtheu l e s o p r o c e d u r e fortheo n d u c t omeetingsohe C o m r n o n C o u n c i l . The t im e a nd placeohe r e g u l a r meetingsoh e C o m m o n P A G E


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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSan BernardinoCouncil shall be established b y ordinance of the City. S p e c i a l mee t i ngs may be called by theMayor oa majority of the members of the Common Council. A majority ofall members of theCommon Council shall constitute a quorumto do business. The Cornmon Council may establishrules for conduct of its meet i ngs and p r o c e e d i n g s , and may order the removal ofany member oother person for disrupting the m e e t i n g o failing to c o m p l y with orders of the person p r e s i d i n gat the m ee t ing. E x c e p t for p r o c e d u r a l motions omotions a p p ro ve d b y unanimous vote,he ayesandnoesofall votes of the Common Council shall be recorded and entered in the minutes of them e e t i n g .Sec. 309. Mayor to preside.

The Mayor shall p r e s i d e at all meet i ngs of the Common Council,but shall not be entitledto vote. In the absence of the Mayor, he MayorPoe m p o r e shall p r e s i d e , shall h a v e thesame p o w e r asthea y o rtoi s a p p r o v e anyr d e r otheo m m o n C o u n c i l , and shall re ta i n the r i g h ttoo te asae m b e r otheommon C o u n c i l . Intheb s e n c eoo th thea y o r a nd thea yo rPo-e m p o r e ,theommon C o u n c i l mayh o o s e o n e (I)e m b e r otheommon C o u n c i ltop r e s i d e , who shall re t a i n the r i g h ttoot e a sae m b e r otheommon C o u n c i l bushall noh a v etheo w e rtoi s a p p r o v e o r d e r s otheommonC o u n c i l . Sec. 310m p l o y e e soommonCouncl.o t w i t h s t a n d i n g anyoher r o v i s i o nothsh a r t e r ,theommon C o u n c i l mayappoint,discpine, e m o v e ,andrescribe q u a l i f i c a t i o n s andu t i e sfom p l o y e e s thadirectly s e r v etheommon Council. p p r o v a l otheMayor, u r s u a n ttoe c t i o n 3 0 5othsh a r t e r , s h a l l no tbee q u i r e d foanyc t i o n otheommon Counc i l u n d e r ths

sectonR T I C L EIV XECUTIVEB R A N C H . Sec. 400.The

Mayor. T h e r eisereby c r e a t e d thef f i c e othea y o rtox e r c i s e t o w e r s andduties p r o v i d e d forthea y o r inthsh a r t e r .Theperson e l e c t e d too ld thef f i c e othea y o rs h a l lbee l e c t e d bytheo t e r s othe C i t y , inthemanner p r o v i d e d inthsh a r t e r , and shal d e v o t ehisorherentire t im e totheu t i e s otheoffice. Sec. 401l i g i b i l i t ytood

o f f i c e . Tobel i g i b l e too ld thef f i c e othea y o r ,aerson m u s t beai t i z e n otheUnited S t a t e s ,a

ualified e l e c t o r o the City, a n dae s i d e n t o the City. Allotheseeligibility r e q u i re m e n t s m u s tbea t i s f i e daleas t w e n t y - nine (29)a y s pr ior toh e dateofilingo m i n a t i o n papers for e lec t i on tooficeandc o n t i n u o u s l y t h e r e a f t e r during th e termooff ice. Sec.0 2 . Termooffice.Thee r s o n e l e c t e d tohodh e O f f i c eohea y o r shalbe elected toe r v e foaterm o f fou (4ears. The term sha l l b e g i n onthei r s t m e e t i n goheo m m o n Councilina r c h fo l low ing thea y o r sl e c t i o n ,ofthea y o r is electedaaun-off e l e c t i o n ,

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P r o p o s e d CharterfortheCity ofSan Bernardinom e e t i n g at which the election results aecertified. The term shall continue until a successo iselected and qualifies.Sec. 403. Powers and duties.

E x c e p t as otherwise p r o v i d e d in this Charter,management and administrative authority ofthe City is vested in the Mayor,who shall be the ChiefExecutive Officerof the City. The Mayorshall be accountable to the P e o p l e for the proper and efficient admnistration ofall affairs of theCity, or providing l e a d e r s h i p and t ak ing issues to the People,and for m arsh a l i ng public interestin and support for municipal activity. The Mayor shall execute, u p h o l d and cause theenforcement ofall laws and ordinances of the City. In fulfilling the o b l i ga t i o n s of the office, heMayor shall specifically,but not by way oflimitation,have the power and d u t y to:

A. Exercise management authority, includ ing the d e l e g a t i o n of d isc re t i ona ryfunctions oveall d e p a r t m e n t s , agenc i es , and e m p l o y e e s of the City.B. Observe the conduct of all publ ic officers in the execution of their powers andduties,and protect the publ ic interest b y r e p o r t i n g to the Common Council any

willful neg l ec t of d u t y o official misconduct for action in accordance witha p p l i c a b l e laws.C. Appoint, discipline,remove,and p resc r i b e qualifications and duties for e m p l o y e e s

of the Office of the Mayor,as may be needed to perform the duties and carryoutthe r espons ib i l i t i es ofthat office.

D. Appoint and prescr ibe qualifications and duties for d e p a r t m e n t heads, agencyheads,and othernonlected o f f i c e r s otheCty,u b j e c ttoc o n f i r m a t i o n bytheommon

C o u n c i l .Ei s c i p l i n eande m o v e from officeanye p a r t m e n t head g e n c y h e a d ,oohernon-l e c t e d o f f i c e rotheCty,xcept e m p l o y e e s s e r v i n gah e p l e a s u r eoanl e c t e d o f f ic i a l orotherc i t y officer.FApproveoi s a p p r o v e , w i t h i n five(5u s i n e s sdays,the

a p p o i n t m e n t , discipline, or r e m o v a loanm p l o y e e a p p o i n t e dbyny depar tment head, g e n c yhead,o

ther n o n - e l e c t e d o f f i c e rohe Ci ty , subjecttohep e r s o n n e l s y s t e m a d o p t e d pursuant

to thsh a r t e r . G.Ensuehatalo n t r a c t s a nd a g r e e m e n t s withtheity are f a i t h f u l l ykepa n d fulyperformed.H. M a k e r e co m m e n d a ti o n stotheo m m o n Council c o n c e r n i n g the

a f f a i r sohe Cityand,aleast onceperear , publicly address the C o r n m o nCouncil on the state oh e Ci ty . P A G E


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I. Actively promote economic d e v e l o p m e n t to broaden and s t r eng th en thecommercial and e m p l o y m e n t base of the City.J. P r e p a r e and submit anannual b u d g e t for the City to the Common Council forconsideration, and k e e p the Common Council fully advised as to the financial

condition and future needs of the City.K R e p r e s e n t the City in all i n t e r g o v e r n m e n t a l relations and for all ceremonial

purposes.L. Declare a local emergency and coordinate the City'smergencyresponse a c t i v i t i e sin

c c o r d a n c ewthrocedures e s t a b l i s h e dbyo r d i n a n c e . Mssuex e c u t i v e o r d e r s ,inr i t i n g ,toestablish p r o c e d u r e sandm p l e m e n t

policies c o n s i s t e n t with thsh a r t e randr d i n a n c e s othe City.Anyx e c u t i v e o r d e rom e n d m e n t t h e r e o f m a yber e s c i n d e d byanf f i r m a t i v e v o t e ofaeast f i v e (5e m b e r s otheommon

C o u n c i l .Ne r f o r m other d u t i e sandu n c t i o n s asarep e c i f i e d Inthsh a r t e r orbyr d i n a n c e s otheCity. Sec. 404.Mayo

Pro-T e m p o re . The Mayor shal a p p o i n t ,wthnae a s o n a b l etmf t e r c o m m e n c e m e n tothea y o r 'se rmof f i c eands u b j e c t toon f i rma t i onbyhe C o m m o n Counc, n dmayr e m o v e .amemberohe Common C o u n c i l toserveashea y o r Pro-e m p o r e . When th eMayor isnable to e r f o r m theu t i e s othef f i ceotheayor , thea y o rPo-e m p o r eshall h a v e all p o w e r s and dut i esohe M a y o r , a n d shall r et ain t herghtovoteasae m b e rotheo m m o n C o u n c i l , u n t i lthea y o risble toe r f o r mtheutiesonti l theo m m o n C o u n c i ldeclaresthef f i c e otheayorvacant.Ifh e MayoP r o - T e m p o r e fillsaa c a n c yinhef f i c eohe M a y o r p u r s u a n ttoe c t i o n 802ohsh a r t e r , the Mayor Pro-Tempore s e r v i n gasthea y o rshalp p o i n taayorPro- T e m p o r e inaccodancewthh is sect ion.Sec0 5 .Ctyd m i n i s t r a t o r . T h e r e ishereby r e a t e d theo s i t i o notheit y Administrator. T h e M a y o rshaappoint, s u b j e c tto

o n f i r m a t i o nbytheo m m o n C o u n c i l ,andn o t w i t h s t a n d i n ganyt h e r s e c t i o n his C h a r t e rmye m o v e th e C i t y A d m i n i s tr a to r . T h eCtydmnistrator shall beae r s o n of demonst rated administrative ability withe x p e r i e n c e inae s p o n s i b l e , e x e c u t i v e c a p a c i t y a n d shabeseectedonhe basisox e c u t i v e and a d m i n i s t r a t i v e q u a l i f i c a t i o n s . The C i t y A d m i n i s t r a t o r s h a l l havea l e a s t ve5e a r soxperienceashe a d m i n i s t r a t i v e h ead oassistant a d m i n is t ra t iv e h e a d oaity,oe q u i v a l e n t e x p e r i e n c ein

he d i r e c t i o nanduperv is i on ofohergovernment orprivate b u s i n e s sa c t i v i t i e soo m p a r a b l e i m p o r t a n c e andn a g n i t u d e . TheCtyd m i n i s t r a t o r shal l work u n d e r thei r e c t supe rv i s i onoh e M a y o r , a n d


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P r o p o s e d Charterfor the City ofSan Bernardinoto the Mayor for administrative matters of the City not otherwise ass igned in this Charter. Thespec i f i c duties, responsibilities,and functions of the City Admnistrator shall be established,defined,and altered b y executive order of the Mayor.Sec. 406. Police and FireDepartments.There is h e r e b y created the Police and Fire D e p a r t m e n t s which shall be under the controland management of the Mayor.Sec. 407. Police Department -m pThe

Police D e p a r tm e n tsha o n s i s toh i e foo l i c e , andsuch o f f i c e r sandt h e r policeofficersashe M a y o r ando m m o n Councilmayfrom timetoim e d e t e r m i n e .Sec408. C h ie f oo l i c e -Duties.TheMayor

shall a p p o i n t , andmayi s c i p l i n e and remove,aheo f Police in a c c o r d a n c e w i t h Sections403Dnd 4 0 3Eoh is C h a r t e r . The CheoPolice s h a l l have theowers a nd duties thataeowomay e r e a f t e r beconferred u p o n chesoolice by laws of thet a t e oC a l if o r n i a , a n dsucho w e r s and duties s h a l linle s p e c t s be promptly e x e c u t e dbyoiceo f f i c e r s andauthor ized p e r s o n n e lintheo l i c e D e p a r t m e n t . TheChefoPolice s h a l l e n f o rce theawsothet a t e o C a l i f o r n i a a n dther d i n a n c e s othei t y , a nd s h a l l a r r e s talp e r s o n s s u s p e c t e doviolation ofthea m e . Sec.409Fire D e p a r t m e n t - M e m b e r s h i p .ThereDepartment

shall c o n s i s toareh i e f a n d asmany a s s i s t a n t s a nd other employees astheMayor and C o m m o n Counci l may determine.ARTICLEVTYCLERKe c . 500.The

City C le rk. T h e re iserebyc r e a t e d th e Officeohe Cty l e r k toe x e r c i s e theo w e r sandu t i e s provided for theCty l e r k inthis Cha r t e r . T h e p e r s o n elected tohodthef f i c eohe Cty l e r k s h a l l bee l e c t e dbyh e voters of theCty,n the m a n n e r p r o v i d e d inthsCharter, n d sha l l devote hisohern t i r e t ime totheut ies of the office.S e c . 5 0 1 . Eligibilitytoold oficeobeligibletoo ld thef f i c eohe CtyC l e r k ,ap e r s o n must beaitizen of th e United S t a t e s ,aqualified elector oftheCty,ae s i d e n toh eCty,n d shall h a v ealeast five5)ears e x p e r i e n c e

a satyl e r k o r d e p u t y ctyclerk.Alothese e l i g i b i l i t y r e q u i r e m e n t s mustbeatisfiedae a s t twenty- i n e29daysr i o r tohe d a t e ofiling n o m i n a t i o n p a p e r sfoelection tooficen d c o n t i n u o u s l y t h e r e a f t e r durngthetermooffice. P A G E8OF7


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Proposed CharterfortheCity ofSan Bernardino

Sec. 502. Termofoffice.The person elected tohold the Office of the City Clerkshall be elected to serve for a term

of four ( 4) years. The term shall b eg i n onthe first meet ing of the Common Council in Marchfollowing the City Ceksl e c t i o n , orifthe Cty l e r kisl e c t e d ataun-of l e c t i o n ,t h en onthei r s t meet i ng awhich thel e c t i o n results are certified. The termhall c o n t i n u eunsuccessor iselectedand q u a l i f i e s . Sec.03.Deputy City Clerksand

o t h e r e m p l o y e e s . TheCity Clerkmayppoint, i s c i p l i n e , remove,andr e s c r i b e q u a l i f i c a t i o n sa n d d u t i e solDeputy City C l e r k sandther e m p l o y e e s w o r k i n ginhe O f f i c e oftheCityClerk.All Deputy City Clerksandther employees s h a l l s e r v eah e p l e a s u r eotheCity Cl e r k . Sec04.Powers

and duties.The p o w e r s a n d d u t i e s oftheCity C l e r k s h a l lbea s follows:Ae r v eashe c u s t o d i a n ofthe City s e a landtherdinances,

r e s o l u t i o n s , c o n t r a c t s , records,andt h e r d o c u m e n t s oftheit y e n t r u s t e d totheCtyC l e r k ' sa r e .Beepalr d i n a n c e s , r e s o l u t i o n s , c o n t r a c t s , recodsandoher d o c u m e n t s proper ly i n d e x e d a n d , when noinctual usepen during r e g u l a r officehousto publ ic i n s p e c t i o nCe e parecord a n d h a v e custodyoal o f f i c i a l b o n d s ,andl a c eandenewalo r p o r a t e surety b o n d sofficers and e m p l o y e e s , provided t h a t

the reliabilityohe c o r p o r a t e sureties h a s b e e n approvedbyth e C o m m o n C o u n c i l .Dveal required n o t i c e sandt t e n d all meetingsohe

C o m m o n C o u n c i l , ande e p arecordof itsr o c e e d i n g s .Ed m i n i s t e ralaths a nd affirmations, except a s o t h e r w i s eprovidedb y thsh a r t e r .Fo n d u c toa u s e th e conductoall m u n i c ip a l elections.Gssueu s i n e s s registration c e r t i f i c a t e sando u n t e r s i g n all w a r r a n t sonheCtyr e a s u r y , e x c e p t w a r r a n t s heoards e s t a b l i s h e d under A r t i c l e s XII

andXIIof thsh a r t e r .He r f o r m th e d u t i e soa c i t y clerk e s t a b l i s h e d bysaeaw,or d i n a n c e orr e s o l u t i o noheCyhe re not inconsistent

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P r o p o s e d Charterfor theCity ofSan BernardinoARTICLE VI. CITYATTORNEY.

Sec. 600. TheCity Attorney.There is h e r e b y created the position of City Attorney. The Mayor shall appoint the City

Attorney subjec t to confirmation b y the Common Council,and the Mayor mayremovethe CityAttorney subjec t to confirmation by the Common Council. The person a p p o i n t e d as CityAttorney shall devote hisorher entire time to the duties ofthe office.Sec. 601. Eligibility.

To be eligible to be a p p o i n t e d as City Attorney, a person must be anatorney-a-aw l icensed to p r a c t i c e inalhe c o u r t soh e SaeoC a l i f o r n i a , a n dpiotoa p p o i n t m e n t must h a v e e n g a g e dinhe p r a c t i c e of lawinheSaeo a l i f o r n i a foral e a s t five(5e a r s ,witha l e a s t five(5e a r s e x p e r i e n c e as e i t h e raity at torney ordeputy city attorney, o rpossessa

o m p a r a b l e u n d e r s t a n d i n g ofm u n i c i p a l law. Sec.02.DeputyCty A t t o r n e y sando t h e r e m p l o y e e s .TheCity Attorneymayppoint, i s c i p l i n e , remove,andr e s c r i b eq u a l i f i c a t i o n s a nd d u t i e s foalDeputy City A t t o r n e y sandther e m p l o y e e s w o r k i n g under thedirection a n d c o n t r o l oftheCity Attorney. E v e r y Deputy City A t t o r n e y s h a l l beafulyl i c e n s e d a t t o r n e y - a-aw attheimeop p o i n t m e n t a n d c o n t i n u o u s l y t h e r e a f t e r .Ale p u t y CityAttorneys and ohe e m p l o y e e s shall serveat the p l e a s u r eothe City A t t o r n e y .

Sec.603.u t i e s . Th e d u t i e soheit y A t t o r n e y shalbe aso l l o w s :Advsetheayor, o m m o n Council, f f i c e r s ,ando a r d s a n d

commissions inalmatters of law p e r t a i n i n gtoh e i r offices,p o w e r s , andu t i e s .Bt t e n d all meetingsoth e Common C o u n c i l .Ce p r e s e n t a nd a p p e a r fotheCty,a y o r , Common C o u n c i l ,ando a r d s and c o m m i s s i o n s ,inny egac t i o nop r o c e e d i n g inwhich t h e yonyoh e m are c o n c e r n e doa rea

ar ty .De p r e s e n t a n d a p p e a rfollctyf f i c e r somployees oformer o f f i c e r sor n p l o y e e s inanyctionor o c e e d i n g b r o u g h t a g a i n s t h im orher,inhsheofficialondividual c a p a c i t y , on a c c o u n t oanc t oromission inthes c o p e ohsher e m p l o y m e n t asanf f i c e r or e m p l o y e eohe City, h e n e v e rthei t yise q u i r e d bysaeawoh e n e v e r theo m m o n C o u n c i l e lec tsto

p r o v i d e suche f e n s e .Er o s e c u t e on behalfoh e P e o p l e v i o l a t i o n s othsh a r t e r oro r d i n a n c e sotheity,andr o s e c u t e on behalfohee o p l e m i s d e m e a n o r

o f f enses a n d i n f r a c t i o n s P A G E


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P r o p o s e d Charterfor the City ofSan BernardinoarlSlng from the violation of state law and for which the City Attorney isspecifically g r a n t e d the power of enforcement by state law or those violationswhich are d r u g ovice related.

F. Perform other l e g a l services requested by the Mayor orCommon Council.Sec. 604. Prohibition against private practice.The City Attorney shall not conduct any p r i v a t e law p rac t i c e while holdingoffice.Sec. 605. Outside l e g a l counsel.

The Mayor and Common Council shall jointly have the power and authority to e m p l o yand engage such outside l e g a l counsel and services for the interest and benefit of the City and theinhabitants thereof.

ARTICLE VII. CITYTREASURER.Sec. 700. TheCity Treasurer.

There is h e r e b y created the position of City Treasurer. The p r o c e d u r e s for a p p o i n t i n gand the qua l i f ica t i ons for the C i t y Treasurer,and the duties,responsibilities,and functions of theCity Treasurer, shall be established,defined, and altered b y ordinance of the City. The CityTreasurer shall perform the duties of a city treasurer established b y state law where notinconsistent with this Charter oordinances of the City.

ARTICLEVII.VACANCIES.Sec. 800. Vacancies and forfeitureofoffice.

An elected office shall become vacant upon the occurenceof any of the following: anevent that causesa vacancy of public office as provided in the Government Code of the State ofCalifornia, removal of the incumbent from the office in any manne authorized b y law, orforfeiture of the office. An elected officer shall forfeit the office ifthe elected officer lacks atany time du r ing the term of office the eligibility r eq u i r emen ts for the office established by thisCharter orby law,o the elected officer accepts o retains another elected office o e m p l o y m e n tas prohibited b y this Charter o b y law. The existence of a vacancy shall be declared byresolution of the Common Council sta t ing the reasons for the vacancy,and the vacancy shall befilled in the mannep r o v i d e d in this Charter.Sec. 801. Fillingvacancies in elected offices.Ifanelected office is declared vacant in accordance with this article, the Mayor shallappoint,subjec t to confirmation b y the Common Council,a person eligible to fill the vacancy.The person a p p o i n t e d to fill the vacancy,shall serve in the elected office until a person is electedto the office for the remainder of the u n e x p i r e d term o for a newterm,at a s p e c i a l munic ipa l

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P r o p o s e d Charterfor theCity ofSan Bernardinoelection to be held nolater than one hundred and e igh ty (180) d a y s after the declaration. Thes p e c i a l municipal election r eq u i r ed by this section shall be called by the Common Council nolater than thirty (30) d a y s after the Common Council declares the vacancy.Sec. 802. Fillingvacancy in the Officeof the Mayor.Ifthe Office of the Mayor is declared vacant in accordance with this article, the MayorPoe m p o r e shal s e r v easayor w i thalo w e r s andu t i e s othea y o r , and shall re t a i nthe r i g h ttoot e a sae m b e r otheom r non C o u n c i l , u n t i lae r s o nisl e c t e d tothef f i c e othea y o r forthee m a i n d e r othen e x p i r e d t e r m or fo ranew t e r m , a tapecial m un ic i pa l

e l e c t i o n tobeeld noater thanoneu n d r e d and e i g h t y ( 180)days af te rthee c l a r a t i o n .Ifthef f i c eoMayor P r o - Tempore is v a c a n tathe timeh e O f f ic eoh e Mayoise c l a r e dvacan,theo m m o n Counc i l shal s e l e c t o n e (I)ots m e m b e r s toserve a sMayoinc c o r d a n c ewththis s e c t i o n , unilaperson is e l e c t e dtohe O f f ic eoh eMayoinc c o r d a n c e wththissect ion.Thepecial municipal e l e c t i o n r e q u i r e dbyhis s e c t i o n shall be c a l l edbyheo m m o nC o u n c i l nolater t h a n th i r ty (30)a y satertheommon C o u n c i l declaresthea c a n c y . ARTICLEIX.L E C T I O N S . Sec900eneral

municipal elections.General m u n i c i p a l e l e c t i o n sfohe electionof f i c e r s andfosucht h e r p u r p o s e sasheC o m m o n Council may p r e s c r i b e , shall behe ld onthefirsu e s d a y f o l l o w i n gthei r s tMondayof N o v e m b e roeachoddn u m b e r e d year. Sec901Run

o ff m u n i c i p a l e l e c t i o n s .Ifnnye n e r a l municipal election no candidate r e c e i v e saa jo r i tyohev o t e s castfohe electedoficeheCommon Counci lsham m e d i a t e l y u p o n d e t e r m i n a t i o n ofh a tfac,calaun- off m u n i c i p a l e l e c t i o n tobehedonhe first T u e s d a y a f t e r thefrso n d a yine b r u a r y . N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g any othersectonfthsh a r t e r , whenevera

c o u n t y -wdeos t a t e - w i d e e l e c t i o n isc h e d u l e d with in sixty60a y s aterthedaeonwhcharun-ofu n i c i p a l e l e c t i o n would o t h e r w i s e be held pursuant tothsCharter,theity shall consolidate therunofu n i c i p a l e l e c t i o nwththeo u n t y - wideot a t e - wdel e c t i o n . T h e twoa n d i d a t e s r e c e i v i n g thehighest numberoo t e sfoheoficeinhe generalmunicipal electionsha l l be dec la redtheandidates

for therun-ofu n i c i p a l e l e c t i o n . S e c . 902.S p e c i a l munic ipa l e l e c t i o n s . Aloher u n i c i p a l e l e c t i o n s that maybee ldbyu t h o r i t yohshartero

anylawh a l lbeknownasp e c i a l municipal e lec t i ons . N o t w i t h s t a n d i n ganyother sectionohis Charter,w h e n e v e rao u n t y -wdelection, s ta t e - w i d e e l e c t i o n , g e n e r a l m u n i c i p a l e lec t i o n , orrun-ff m u n i c ip a l electionisc h e d u l e d wthni x t y (60)daysof thedaeon w h i c hapecam u n i c i p a l elect ionwould otherwisebee ld pursuanttohsharter,theCtyshalc o n s o l i d a t e the s p e c i a l m u n i c i p a l


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d a t e s .In001 and very f o u r (4eash e r e a f t e raeneral municipal e l e c t i o n s h a l lbeel dtoeect e r s o n s totheo l l o w i n g elected o f f i c e s othe Cty:f f i c e otheMyo,C o u n c i l m e m b e r FirstWdo u n c i l m e m b e r Second Wa rd ,ando u n c i l m e m b e r Fourth W a r d .In0 03 ande v e r y f o u r (4eash e r e a f t e raeneral municipal e l e c t i o n s h a l l beel d toeect p e r s o n s totheo l l owing elected o f f i c e s o the Cty:f f i c e othe CityCeko u n c i l m e m b e r ThirdWdo u n c i l m e m b e r FifthWdo u n c i l m e m b e r SixthWdo u n c il m e m b e r SeventhW a r d . Sec. 904r o c e d u r e sfoolding

e l e c t i o n s . To thex t e n tnor o v i d e d for a n d tothex t e n t n o tinonflict with thsh a r t e r ,all ec t i o n s s h a l l be e ldinc c o r d a n c e withther o v i s i o n s othel e c t i o n s C o d e a ndtheo v e r n m e n t C o d e othet a t eoa l i f o r n i a fortheo l d i n gounicipalelections.R T I C L EXNTIATIVE,E F E R E N D U M ,AND

R E C A L L . Sec. 1000.G e n e r a l l y .Theo w e r sonitiative, e f e r e n d u m , ande c a l l aehereby r e s e r v e d totheo t e r s othe City. Tothex t e n tnor o v i d e d for a n d tothex t e n t n o tino n f l i c t with thsh a r t e r ,ther o v i s i o n s othel e c t i o n s C o d e othet a t eoa l i f o r n i a shal g o v e r n thex e r c i s e otheo w e r sonitiative,e f e r e n d u m , and

recall. Sec. 1001I n i t i a t i v e .Anyroposed o r d i n a n c e w h i c h theommon Counci l itself might a d o p t m a ybeu b m i t t e d totheommon C o u n c i lbyetition r e q u e s t i n g t h a tther d i n a n c ebed o p t e d bytheommon Councilor s u b m i t t e d totheo t e r s othe City.Thsr o c e s s s h a l lben o w n asthen i t i a t i v e .Tocommence p r o c e e d i n g stox e r c i s e theo w e ron i t i a t i v e ,a

roposedo r d i n a n c e m u s tbeu b m i t t e d totheCityCerk,c c o m p a n i e d byaet i t ion s i g n e dbyualified v o t e r s otheCity e q u a linu m b e rtowenty- five p e r c e n t ( 25%)oheentire vote c a s tfollc a n d i d a t e s fo r M a y o r athea s t e l e c t i o n awhich theMayorwasl e c t e d . In i t ia t ives toamend theC h a r t e r shalbe governed by p r o v i s i o n sohea l i f o r n i a Consti tut ionandp p l i c a b l e p r o v i s i o n sostaelawoncerningc h a r t e r a m e n d m e n t s . Se

1002. R e f e r e n d u m .Foany ordinance d u l y a d o p t e dbyheo m m o n Counc i l ,ae t i t i o nmayes u b m i t t e dtoheommon C o u n c i l , suspending such o r d i n a n c e f rom o p e r a t i o n , a nd requiringtheo m m o n Council toeconsider such o r d i n a n c e a ndifh e sameisoentirely r e p e a l e d ,submt th e o r d i n a n c etohe v o t e r s of theCty.his p r o c e s s shal be k n o w nashereferendum.Too m m e n c e proceedings toexerc ise th e powerof r e fe r en d u m ,ae t i t i o nmusbe s u b m i t t e dtotheCtyC l e r k w i t h i n thirty (30)a y s after th e dateoinal a d o p t i o nfohe o r d i n a n c e t h a tish e P A G E 13


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f o l l o w i n g :A

wenty- five p e r c e n t ( 25%)oher e g i s t e r e d v o t e r s eligible tovotefothen c u m b e n t p r o p o s e dtobee c a l l e d , a c c o r d i n g totheast o f f i c i a lreportof r e g i s t r a t i o ntohe S e c r e t a r y ofSaeof C a l i f o r n i abyheountyelections official o f t h e C o u n t yo

S a n B e r n a r d i n o .Bhe en t i r e vote c a s tfoll c a n d i d a t e s fohelected office fromwhchh e incumbent is p r o p o s e dtoe r e c a l l e d ,atheast e l e c t i o n heldfotha e l e c t e d o f f i c e ; butinoi r c u m s t a n c e shal t h i s n u m b e r beess thantene r c e n t (10%)oher e g i s t e r e d v o t e r s el igible too tefothen c u m b e n t p r o p o s e dtobee c a l l e d , a c c o r d i n g totheast f f i c i a l r e p o r ttoh e S e c r e t a r y ofSaeof C a l i f o r n i a ,byheounty e l e c t i o n s o f f i c i a lohe C o u n t yoSane r n a r d i n o . ARTICLEX.OARDS

AN D C O M M I S S I O N S . Sec1100reation.Opera t iona l , a d v i s o r y , appellate,oule-makngo a r d s and c o m m i s s i o n sfohe p r o p e r operation oanyu n c t i o n ora g e n c yoh eCtym a ybes t a b l i s h e d by o r d i n a n c e otheity.Ther d i n a n c e shal p r e s c r i b e theo w e r s , duiesu n c t i o n s , and j u r i s d i c t i o n otheo a r doommission, a n d shal e s t a b l i s htheu m b e r om e m b e r s otheo a r docommission,andheru a l i f i c a t i o n s ,temo m p e n s a t i o n ,ande i m b u r s e m e n t foe x p e n s e s ,ifanyec.1101.p p o i n t m e n tand

r e m o v a loe m b e r s .Therocedure for a p p o i n t i n g m e m b e r sooadsoo m m i s s i o n se s t a b l i s h e d under thisatices h a l lbes t a b l i s h e d by o r d i n a n c e ofthei t y . A n y member oaboadoo m m i s s i o n e s t a b l i s h e d u n d e r t h i s aticem a y be removedbyhe a f f i r m a t i v e voteo t easf ive (5emberso

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ARTICLE XIII. BOARD OF LIBRARYTRUSTEES.Sec. 1300. Creation.

There is h e r e b y created the Board of Library Trustees to exercise the powers and dutiesp resc r i bed in this article, n amanneconsistent with this Charter and ordinances of the City.Sec. 1301. Membership.

The Board of Library Trustees shall be c o m p o s e d of five (5) members a p p o i n t e d by theMayor,subjec t to confirmation b y the Common Council. To be eligible for appointment to theBoard of Library Trustees, a person must be a qual i f ied elector of the City. This eligibilityr eq u i remen t must be satisfied at least tweny-i n e ( 29) a ys p r i o r tohe d a t eop p o i n t m e n tandon t inuous ly t h e r e a f t e r d u r i n g thee rmop p o i n tm e n t . Persons a p p o i n t e d totheo a r doibrary T r u s t e e s sha s e r v eaer m o s i x (6e a r sandh e r e a f t e r u n t i lau c c e s s o risappo inted P A G E 15 O F


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c o m p e n s a t i o n . Sec. 1302.o w e r s andduties.Theo a r doibrary T r u s t e e s shall h a v e theo w e r and d u t yto:Aa n a g e , c o n t r o l , andp e r a t eacent ra l public l i b r a r y andbranch public

libraries w i t h i n theC i t y . Ba ke andn f o r c e alruese g u l a t i o n s , andbya w s n e c e s s a r yfohed m i n i s t r a t i o n , governance, a n d p r o t e c t i o nohepublic l i b r a r y s y s t e mandalr o p e r t y b e l o n g i n g t h e r e t ooh a t maybel o a n e d thereto.Cppoint, i s c i p l i n e , removeixc o m p e n s a t io n ,andr e s c r i b e

q u a l i f i c a t i o n s a n d d u t i e sfohe d i r e c t o rohepublicl i b r a r y sys tem. D. u b j e c ttohe p r o c e d u r e sohepersonnel system e s t a b l i s h e d p u r s u a n ttohsCharter, appoint, d i s c i p l i n e , removefix c o m p e n s a t io n ,andr e s c r i b e q u a l i f i c a t i o n s a nd du t i esfouch officers a nd e m p l o y e e s asmaye

necessaryor o n v e n i e n tfohed m i n i s t r a t i o n , governance, a n d p r o t e c t i o nohepublic

l i b r a r y system.Eurchase booksournasp u b l i c a t i o n s , i n f o r m a t i o n systems andt e c h n o l o g y , andoher p e r s o n a l p r o p e r t y , and rent and equip such buildings o r oom s asmye necessary or p r o p e rfohe operation a nd m a i n t e n a n c eohepublic

l i b r a r y s y s t e m .FAthe t im e a n d inthef o r m e s t a b l i s h e dbythea y o r ,submae c o m m e n d e d b u d g e ttohea y o r detailingac o m p l e t e f i n a n c i a l p l a noloperations a n d a c t i v i t i e sohepublic l i b r a r y sysemThee c o m m e n d e d b u d g e tshab e a c c o m p a n i e dbya

e s s a g e descr ib ing them p o r t a n t f e a t u r e sotheu d g e t , i n d i c a t i n g anymajor c h a n g e s fromthe r e c e d i n gyearinexpenditures ande v e n u e s , t o g e t h e rwthhe r e a s o n sfohe changes, and includesucht h e r i n f o r m a t i o nasheMayo

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p r e s c r i b eI.o n t r a c t wthschools, o u n t i e s ,ooherovernmental a g e n c i e stoe n d e rorece ive library s e r v i c e sof a c i l i t i e s . Sec. 1303.ibrary

Fund.T h e r eisereby c r e a t e dau n d toben o w n as theibrary F u n d , theo n i e sinw h i ch s h a l l beused s o l e l yfof inanc ia l s u p p o r t otheublic library s y s t e m .Alo n i e s intheLibrary Fund s h a l l bekepts e p a r a t e and apart fromohe m o n i e s othe City and s h a l lbed r a w nonlyupondemandsa u t h e n t i c a t e d by theo a r doibrary Trustees. Monies r e c e i v e d fromtheolowing sources, n c l u d i n ganynterest eamed t h e r e o n , s h a l lbee p o s i t e d inthei b ra ry

F u n d : ARevenues g e n e r a t e d f rom any fines, s a l e s ,op e r a t i o n s othepubliclibrary

s y s t e m .Bonies r e c e i v e d by the Ci ty or bytheo a r doibrary T r u s t e e s from anylocal, s t a t e ,of e d e r a l g r a n t son t i t l e m e n t s ,ofromo n a t i o n s , gftse q u e s t s ,oevises, expressly d e s i g n a t e d fo u s einu p p o r t othepublic librarysystem; u n l e s s thee p o s i tosuchm o n i e s into theib rary Fund w o u l dbei n c o n s i s t e n t wi th thee r m soo n d i t i o n s ofitsc q u i s i t i o ninhich c a s e theo a r doLibrary T r u s t e e s shall p r o v i d e for thea f e t yandr e s e r v a t i o nosuchm o n i e s andshall makeuseh e r e o finc c o r d a n c e with theermsandc o n d i t i o n s app l icable

t h e r e t o . Sec. 1304. i t l etoproperty.Unessn c o n s i s t e n t wi th thee r m s ofitsc q u i s i t i o n , t i t le toal realandersonal

p r o p e r t y ,noww n e doh e r e a f t e r a c q u i r e dbyurchase,dona t i on , e q u e s t ,ot h e r w i s e , fortheu r p o s eose otheublic library system, shall vest a n d beande m a i n inthea m e otheCtyR T I C L EXVRTICLER E S E R V E D ) Sec. 1400.SectionR e s e r v e d ) Sec. 1401.SectonR e s e r v e d ) Sec. 1402.Secton

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Sec. 1701. Duties andprocedures.The S a l a r y Committee shall study and hold public meet i ngs onthe issue of the totalc o m p e n s a t i o n for each elected official of the City. Not later than n ine ty ( 90) d a y s before the

end of the fiscal year, the S a l a r y Committee shall make a recommendation to the CommonCouncil concerning the total c o m p e n s a t i o n , includ ing sa la ry and benefits, for each electedofficial of the City. The Common Council shall a d o p t od i s a p p r o v e the recommendation of theS a l a r y Committee prior to the end of the fiscal year. The Common Council shall have nopowertoalter,amend,ootherwise change the recommendation of the S a l a r y Committee.Sec. 1702. Effectivedate of c hanges in compensation.Ifa change in the total c o m p e n s a t i o n for anelected official is a d o p t e d b y the CommonCouncil,such change shall not take effect until after the next election for that elected official.

ARTICLE XVII.CITIZENADVISORYCOUNCILS.Sec. 1800. Enabling clause.

Each member of the Common Council may create a Citizen Advisory Council within hiso her ward. The c o m p o s i t i o n of a Citizen Advisory Council shall be determined by theCouncilmember, but the c o m p o s i t i o n should reflect the diverse interests within theCouncilmember'sa r d .Thepec i f i c roleandu n c t i o n ofaCitizen Advisory C o u n c i l s h a l lbee t e r m i n e d bytheo u n c i l m e m b e r , b u titshould generally s e r v ethenderlying p u r p o s e sothsarticle w hi ch areaso l l o w s : ( atoromote citizene i g h b o r h o o d ,andommunityp a r t i c i p a t i o n inctyo v e r n a n c eando l i c y - m a k i n g ; (bto h e l p C o u n c i l m e m b e r s s t a y i n f o r m e dothe ssuesn d c o nc e r n sinher r e s p e c t i v e w a r d s ; (c

osupport andaugmentexstingeighborhood e m p o w e r m e n t a c t i v i t i e s w it h i n t h e C i t y ; (dtoepe i g h b o r h o o d s d i s c o v e r and buildonh e i r s t r e n g t h sandfndr e a t i v e s o l u t i o n stoh e i r p r o b l e m s ; a n d (eoevelopandnurture l e a d e r s h i pwthnhe neighborhoods a n d c o m m u n i t i e s oftheity. ARTICLEXIX. P E R S O N N E L .

S e c .1900APersonnel system. Merit principle.Al appo in tments a nd p r o m o t i o n soityofficers and e m p l o y e e s shallbea d e s o l e l yonh e basisomeritandf i t n e s s ,d e m o n s t r a t e dbyaaidande l i a b l e e x a m i n a t i o not h e r evidence

of c o m p e t e n c e .Berits y s t e m . C o n s i s t e n twthalp p l i c a b l e f e d e r a l and s t a t e laws,aeritsystem g o v e r n i n g personnel p o l i c i e s n e c e s s a r ytof f e c t i v e l yadmin is t e r th e e m p l o y e e sothetyse p a r t m e n t s , a g e n c i e s , a n d oficess h a l lbes t a b l i s h e d by o r d i n a n c e otheCty.he merit s y s t e m shall i n c l u d e ,buno tbei m i te d tol a s s i f i c a t i o nandaypans,ualifications and

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Proposed Charterfor theCity ofSan Bernardinoexempt appointments, e m p l o y e e duties and working conditions,inservice training, d i s c i p l i n a r y actions, focee d u c t i o n s , removals, g r i e v a n c e s ,ande l a t i o n s h i p swthmployeeo r g a n i z a t i o n s .CvlService B o a r doAppeals. Creat ion. T h e r eisereby c r e a t e d theCvlServ ice B o a r dop p e a l stoe x e r c i s e theo w e r s andduties p r e s c r i b e d inthse c t i o n ina anner c o n s i s t e n t withthsh a r t e randr d i n a n c e s otheCtye m b e r s h i p . TheCvlServ ice B o a r dop p e a l s s h a l lbeo m p o s e doi v e (5members a p p o i n t e d by theMayor, s u b j e c ttoc o n f i r m a t i o n bytheCommon C o u n c i l . Tobel i g i b l efop p o i n t m e n t totheCvl Serv ice B o a r dop p e a l s ,aerson m u s t beaua l i f i ed e l e c t o r othe City.Thseligibility r e q u i r e m e n tm u s tbea t i s f i e daleast w e n t y - nine 29)a y s pr io r toh edaeoa p p o i n t m e n tandc o n t i n u o u s l y t h e r e a f t e r during th etermoa p p o i n t m e n t . P e r s o n s a p p o i n t e dtoheCvl S e r v i c e Boardoppeals s h a l l serve ae rm o f sx(6easand t h e r e a f t e runsuccessor isappo in ted and q u a l i f i e s .One(I)p p o i n t m e n ttotheCvl S e r v i c e Boardop p e a l s shall b e m a d eatheirst m e e t i n gotheo m m o n C o u n c i l in May of e a c hoheo l l o w i n g years, anda g a i n e v e r y sx(6ears t h e r e a f t e r : 2003, 2004, 005 , 2006, and2007Anye r s o n a p p o i n t e dtotheCvl S e r v i c e Boardop p e a l smaybe r e m o v e dbyhef f i r m a t i v e v o t eoa

l e a s t fvee m b e r soheo m m o n C o u n c i l .Ifhe p o s i t i o nony m e m b e rontheCvl S e r v i c e Board o f Appealsisa c a t e d p r io rtohe e x p i r a t i o nohatm e r n b e r 'serm,thea y o r shal a p p o i n tae r s o ntoill the r e m a i n d e rothen e x p i r e dtems u b j e c t toon f i rma t i onbytheo m m o n Council. P o w e r s and duties.Thei v i l Service B o a r doppeals ma yaffirm, v e r r u l e ,oro d i f y onappeaanyfinaa d m i n i s t r a t i v e d e c i s i o n resultinginhei s c i p l i n e , demotion, s u s p e n s i o n , or removalon e m p lo y e e w hoisunderthel a s s i f i e d p e r s o n n e l system,and its d e c i s i o n

shallbe naSec.1902.Non- i s c r i m i n a t i o n .Noe r s o n shal lbep p o i n t e d toor r e m o v e d from,onanywaya v o r e doi s c r i m i n a t e d a g a i n s t , with respecttonyity e m p l o y m e n t , o s i t i o n , c o n t r a c t ,op p o i n t m e n tfoanye a s o noo n d i t i o n proh ib i ted b tateofederal

non- d i s c r i m i n a t i o n awsand r e g u l a t i o n s .Sec9 0 3 . N e p o t i s m .TheMayor,members oftheo m m o n Councl,e m b e r soboardso o m m i s s io n s , and any d e p a r t m e n t head, agency head,other o f f i c e rhavngp p o i n t i v e power,h a l lnoe c o m m e n d the a p p o i n t m e n t o, appoint , or vote foolecttony o f f i c e , p o s i t i o n ,omployment w i th theCty,anym e m b e r ofsadf f i c e r 's

im m e d ia t e f a m i ly . Forpurposesoh is section, the t e r m immedia te familyisefinedasapouse,sonaughter,mother, father, brother, s i s t e r , g r a n d c h i l d , g r a n d p a r e n t , aun,ncle,n e p h e w , or n i e c e , an d


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1904. o m p e n s a t i o n . Exceptast h e r w i s e p r o v i d e dinhis Char te r , the Mayorodesigneesha n e g o t i a t e , e s t a b l i s h , a n d ad justtheota l c o m p e n s a t i o nfolemployeesando n - e l e c t e do f f i c e r soheCty,xcept t h o s e d i r e c t l y appointedbyheo m m o n C o u n c i l u n d e r A r t i c l eIIIofthsChater.Ina k i n g c o m p e n s a t i o n d e t e r m i n a t i o n s ,t ay o r sha l l consult with and r e c e i v einput romhe City A d m i n is t ra t o randny affected d e p a r t m e n t h e a d , agency head, n d o t h e r o f f i c e rotheCtyAll c o m p e n s a t i o n d e t e r m i n a t i o n sbyh e Mayor s h a l lbes u b j e c t toon f i rma t i onbytheo m m o n Council.ARTCLEXX. FISCAL A D M I N I S T R A T I O N . Sec.

2 0 0 0 . Fiscal year.T h e f i s c a l y e a roheCtys h a l lbes t a b l i s h e d by o r d i n a n c eothe Cty.

Sec.2001udget.Each d e p a r tm e n t , a g e n c y , a n d o f f i c eotheit y s h a l l provide inhe form andat h e t ime d i rec ted bytheMayo n dCtyA d m i n i s t r a t o r all i n f o r m a t io n r e q u i r e dtodevelopabudget c o n f o r m i n gtoo d e r n budget p r a c t i c e s and p r o c e d u r e saswelasp e c i f i cinformation whchtheC o m m o n Council ma y require. U n d e r thei r e c t i o n and control o theMayo,heCtyd m i n i s t r a t o r shall p r e p a r eau d g e t thaprovidesao m p l e t e f i n a n c i a l p l a nolCtyp e r a t i o n s a nd a c t i v i t i e s fothe e x t fiscayear.Inr e p a r i n g thebudge,theCtyd m i n i s t r a t o rshae v i e w the informationandold c o n f e r e n c e s thereon with thed e p a r t m e n t h e a d s , agency h e a d s , a n d o f f i c e r s otheCity.Thea y o r shall p r e s e n t the budgetoh eC o m m o n C o u n c i l , ins u c h formastheayo r deemsp p r o p r i a t e af te r consul t a t i onwththeo m m o n C o u n c i l . F o l l o w i n gaeast one p u b l i c meet ing ontheudget,theC o m m o n C o u n c i lsha d o p tbye s o l u t i o naudgeoproposed e x p e n d i t u r e sandp p r o p r i a t i o n s n e c e s s a r y the re fo rfothenext fiscal year ,falingh i c h ,thea p p r o p r i a t i o n s for c u r r e n t o p e r a t i o n sotheast f i s c a lyeashabee e m e d ef fect ive until thenewudgeand a p p r o p r i a t i o nm e a s u r e s ae a d o p t e d .Sec

2 0 0 2 . B u d g e t message.T h e b u d g e t s u b m i tt e d by the Mayortoheo m m o n Counc s h a l l bea c c o m p a n i e dbyaudget r n e s s a g e w h i c h shall e x p l a i n thebudget.The budget m e s s a g e shaloutlinether o p o s e d f i n a n c i a l p o l i c i e s othe Cityfothenexf i s c a l yea,escribe th e i m p o r t a n tf ea turesothe budget, i nd ica t e any m a j o r changes from th e preceding yeainf i n a n c i a l poices x p e n d i t u r e s , and r e v e n u e s , togehe with the r e a s o n sfohe c h a n g e s , s u m m a r i z e theity'sebt posit ion,andn c l u d e s u c h other i n f o rm a t io nas

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Sec. 2003. Section Reserved)Sec. 2004. Independent audit.

After the commencement ofeach fiscal year, he Mayor,with the consent of the CommonCouncil,shall e m p l o y a qualified certified public accountant,who has nop e r s o n a l interest,directo indirect, n the fiscal affairs of the City o any of its e m p l o y e e s oofficers. The accountantshall perform anannual audit of Ihe books,financial records,and related documents of the Cityinaccordance with g e n e r a l l y ac c ep ted aud i t ing standards for public agenc i es , and shall have freeaccess to the books,records, inventories,and reports of all officers and e m p l o y e e s who receive,handle,odisburse publ ic funds,and such other officers,e m p l o y e e s , d e p a r t m e n t s , oag enc ies asthe Common Council may direct. As soonas p rac t i cab l e after the end of the fiscal year,a finalaudit and management report shall be submitted b y the accountant to the Mayor and CommonCouncil,and shall be available thereafter forpublic review and i nspec t i on .

ARTICLEXX.TRANSITION.Sec. 2100. Adoption dateand operative date.

As used in this Charter, the term Adoption Date rneansthe date upon which thisCharter is filed in accordance with state law,and the term Operative Date meansthe date ofJuly 1,2001,except as otherwise p r o v i d e d in this Charter.Sec. 2101. Officers,employees,boards,and commissions.

E x c e p t as p r o v i d e d in this section, all officers, e m p l o y e e s , and persons serv ing onanyboard o commission of the City onthe Adoption Date shall continue to perform the duties oftheir r espec t i ve offices,employments,and a p p o i n t m e n t s without interruption and under the sameterms and conditions until p r o v i s i o n s have been made otherwise in accordance with this Charterountil the election,employment,oa p p o i n t m e n t of their successo.

A. City Attorney and City Treasurer. Upon the Adoption Date, the personsserving in the elected offices of the City Attorney and the City Treasurer asestablished b y the p r e v i o u s charter,shall serve,respectively,as the a p p o i n t e d CityAttorney and the a p p o i n t e d City Treasurer as established under this Charter,untila person is a p p o i n t e d to such office in accordance with this Charter,o the officeis vacated,othe O p e r a t i v e Date,whichever is earlier.

B. Park and Recreation Commssion. The Park and Recreation Commissionestablished b y the p rev i ous Charter, as it existed i m m e d i a t e l y prior to theAdoption Date,shall continue in effect as a commission established b y ordinancepursuant to Section 2106 of this Charter,and each person a p p o i n t e d as a memberof the Park and Recreation Commission shall continue as a member and continue

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C MayorPoe m p o r e . W i th i n n i n e t y ( 90)ays af te r thed o p t i o n Date,thea y o r shall a p p o i n tae r s o ntoe r veasMayorP r o - Temporeinaccordance with S e c t i o n 404ot h i s Charter.

S e c t i o n Reserved) E.Boadof T r u s t e e soheFee P u b l i c Library. T h e Boadof T r u s t e e sotheFreePubicL i b r a r y established by S e c t i o n 2 0 5oher e v i o u s C h a r t e rasitx i s t e d i m m e d i a t e l y pr io rtohed o p t i o nDae,h a l l c o n t i n u e toexistbuh a l l perform th e f u n c t i o n soh e BoardoLibrary T r u s t e e s pursuant tor t i c l e

XIIIohis C h a r t e r ,andale m b e r s thereof s h a l l continue toe r v eunlth e e x p i r a t i o noheir r e s p e c t i v e t e rm s , unless thee m b e r r e s i g n sost h e r w i s eremovedinc c o r d a n c ewthh is Charter. o t r a n s i t i o ntohee w termsor m e m b e r soh e Boardoi b r a ry Trustees u n d e r S e c t i o n 1301ohis Charter,thefollowing t r a n s i t i o n a l a p p o i n t m e n t s shall be m a d eash e t e rm soh e m e m b e r s ino f f i c eonheA d o p t i o n Date e x p i r e :oneI)p p o i n t m e n t fo r two(2y e a r s ,oneIp p o i n t m e n t fo r three (3ears, an doneIp p o i n t m e n t fo r sx(6e a r sshall b e m a d eathei r s t m e e t i n goheo m m o n C o u n c i l inay 2001; a n doneI)p p o i n t m e n t fo r two(2earsandne a p p o i n t m e n t fo r three (3e a r sshall be m a d eathei r s t m e e t i n goheo m m o n C o u n c i l inMay 2003.Uponhe e x p i r a t i o noh e termoeachr a n s i t i o n a l appointment m a d e p u r s u a n ttoh is section,alu b s e q u e n t a p p o i n t m e n t s shall bemadeinccordancewith S e c t i o n 130 1o

t h i s Cha r t e r .Fvl S e r v i c e Board.TheCvlServceB o a r d establ ished by e c t i o n 2 46oher e v i o u s C h a r t e rasitx i s t e d i m m e d i a t e l y p r io rtohed o p t i o nDae,h a l l c o n t i n u e toexist but, aterthep e r a t i v e D a t eothea r l i e r a d o p t i o nother d i n a n c e requiredbyr t i c l e XIXoh is C h a r t e r,ithal l perform

th e f u n c t i o n sotheCvl S e r v i c e Boardop p e a l s pursuant toe c t i o n 1 9 0Ithis C h a r t e r ,andale m b e r s thereof s h a l l continue toe r v eunlh e e x p i r a t i o noheir r e s p e c t i v e t e r m s , unless thee m b e r r e s i g n sost h e r w i s eremovedinc c o r d a n c ewthh is Charter. o t r a n s i t i o ntohee w termsor m e m b e r sotheCvl S e r v i c e Boardoppeals u n d e r S e c t i o n 1901ohis Charter,thefollowing t r a n s i t i o n a l a p p o i n t m e n t s shall be m a d eash e t e rm soh e m e m b e rs ino f f i c eonheA d o p t i o n Date e x p i r e :oneIp p o i n t m e n t fo r two(2ears a n doneIp p o i n t m e n t fo r sx(6e a r s shall be m a d eatheirst m e e t i n gotheo m m o n C o u n c i l ina y 200I;oneI)p p o i n t m e n t f o r one (I)earando ne a p p o i n t m e n t fo r two(2e a r s shall be m a d eathei r s t m e e t i n goheo m m o nC o u n c i l inay 2003; a n doneIp p o i n t m e n t fo r one (Iea r shall b e m a d eathei r s t m e e t i n goheo m m o n C o u n c i linMay 2 0 0 5 .Uponh e e x p i r a t i o nohe

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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSan Bernardinoeach transitional a p p o i n t m e n t made pursuant to this section, all subsequenta p p o i n t m e n t s shall be made in accordance with Section 1901 of this Charter.Initial salaries ofelected officers.Mayor. Effective on the Adoption Date, he Mayor'sa l a r y s h a l lben c r e a s e dtoghtyt housand dollars (0, 000.00per year . Afterthed o p t i o nDae,ll a d j u s t m e n t s totheo t a l c o m p e n s a t i o n padtoayor, n c l u d i n g s a l a r y , s h a l lbenc c o r d a n c ewthhe p r o v i s i o n sothsh a r t e r . M e m b e r soheommon C o u n c i l . E f f e c t i v eonhed o p t i o n Date,the saayfor m e m b e r soheo m m o n C o u n c i lshabe increasedtotwelve thousand d o l l a r s ( $ 12,000.00er yea.fter th e Adoption D a t e , all

a d j u s t m e n t stohe t o t a l compensat ion p a i d tomembersoheo m m o n

C o u n c i l , i n c l u d i n g s a l a r y ,shalbeinaccordance w i th the p r o v i s i o n soh is C h a r t e r . SalaryoCity C l e r k . W i th i n ninety (90)daysafter theAdoption DaeheCommon C o u n c i lsha s t a b l i s hbye s o l u t i o nthen i t i a lt o ta l c o m p e n s a t i o n fo theCi ty Cerk.Aftertheo m m o n Counc i l e s t a b l i s h e sthen i t i a l t o t a l c o m p e n s a t i o not h eCtyl e r kbye s o l u t i o n , all a d j u s t m e n t stohe t o t a l c o m p e n s a t i o n p a i dtoheCityClerk, n c l u d i n g s a l a r y ,shalbeinaccordance w i th the prov isionsoths Charter.Sec. 103. Municipal

laws a nd r e g u l a t i o n s . Onofter th e OperativeDae,alr d i n a n c e s , r e s o l u t i o n s , o r d e r s ,rues,ndohere g u l a t i o n snon c o n s i s t e n t wi th, conflicting with,or interferingwthh ee f f e c t i v e ope ra t i onothsh a r t e r , sha r e m a i n ando n t i n u e inorceunilduly am ended , r e p e a l e d ,oeplaced.Any o r d i n a n c e , r e s o l u t i o n , order,rue,r other r e g u l a t i o n inefectontheO p e r a t i v e D a t e , regardlessohe m e th o d , m a n n e r ,oim eod o p t i o n , is h e r e b y repealedtoheextent i n c o n s i s t e n t w i th , conf l ic t ing with,orinterferingwthh e e f f e c t i v e operation o f t h i s C h a r t e r .Itiso tthententtoedopt sad o r d i n a n c e s , r e s o l u t i o n s , ordersules or oherr e g u l a t i o n s , b u ttoo n t i n u e t h e minffect. After the A d o p t i o n D a t eandrior tothep e r a t i v e Daeth e folowng h a l l occur:Ao n f o r m a n c eor de rs , r u l e s , a nd regulat ions. PriortotheOperative Daeeach o f f i c e r , department, agency, b o a r d ,oo m m i s s i o n r e s p o n s i b l e for p r o m u l g a t i n g ordersu l e s ,oro t h e r r e g u l a t i o n soh e City,shall rev iew al such ordersu l e s ,ot h e r r e g u l a t i o n sfoh i c hitisr e s p o n s i b l e , and shall amend, repeal,oe p l a c e suchodesu l e s , oroheregulations to

th e exten e c e s s a r y tobec o n s i s t e n t wthhi s Chater.Bonformance oo r d i n a n c e sande s o l u t i o n s . The Cty

A t t o r n e y and it yCerkh a l l revewal o r d i n a n c e s ande s o l u t i o n s , a nd shall r e p o r ttoh e M a y o randropose totheo m m o n C o u n c i l th e a m e n d m e n torepeaony existing ordinance, e s o l u t i o n , orodere c e s s a r y tobeo n s i s t e n t wi ththsh a r t e r , orth e


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Sec. 2104. Previous personnel system.Until the O p e r a t i v e Date, the p r o v i s i o n s of sections 246 t h r o u g h 261 of the previousCharter as t h e y existed i m m e d i a t e l y prior to the Adoption Date,and any ordinances, rules,or egu l a t i ons a d o p t e d pursuant thereto,shall continue in full force and effect except as the same

may hereafter be c hanged by amendment thereof in the manne p r o v i d e d b y law. After theO p e r a t i v e Date o the earlier a d o p t i o n of the ordinance r equ i r ed in Article XIX of this Charter,said sections, and any ordinances, rules, o r egu l a t i ons a d o p t e d pursuant thereto, shalli m m e d i a t e l y cease to have any force oeffect. The a d o p t i o n of this Charter shall not affect anye m p lo y e e g rie v a nce p r o c e e d i n g oaction that has been commenced prior to the Adoption Date.Sec. 2105. Safety Employees'Salaries.The p r o v i s i o n s ofSection 186 contained in the p r e v i o u s Charter as it existed i m m e d i a t e l yprior to the A d o p t i o n Date, and any ordinances,rules,o r egu l a t i ons a d o p t e d pursuant thereto,shall continue in full force and effect. These p r o v i s i o n s shall i m m e d i a t e l y cease to have anyforce and effect upon a d o p t i o n and i m p l e m e n t a t i o n of SB402 o simlar b ind ing arbitrationactions from the State,and the e x p i r a t i o n of the current labor contracts. In the event SB402 osirnilar legislation is r e p e a l e d , the City of San Bernardino shall maintain in effect the rules andr e g u l a t i o n s contained in SB402 oany similar b ind ing arbitration action from the State.Sec. 2106. Previous charter sections treated as ordinances.

The following sections of the p r e v i o u s charter,as t h e y existed i m m e d i a t e l y prior to theAdoption Date,shall be treated as ifenacted b y ordinance, and may be arnended, r e p e a l e d , or e p l a c e d by ordinance after the Adoption Date. To the extent of conflict or inconsis tencybetween the p r e v i o u s charter sections treated as ifenacted b y ordinance under this section andthis Charter, his Charter shall prevail.

Section 70Section 131Section 132Section 135Section 139Section 140Section 143Section 149

Section 180Section 181Section 182Section 183Section 184Section 185Section 210Section 212Section 213

Section 214Section 215Section 216Section 217Section 219Section 229Section 234Section 238Section 240

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Sec. 2107. Effectiveness and repeal of former charter.Upon the Adoption Date, the p r o v i s i o n s of this Charter shall be in full force and effectunder the law. The former Charter is h e r e b y r e p e a l e d except that (I)harter Section 41 is not

r e p e a l e d ootherwise amended by this Charter,and said Charter Section 41 shall continue in fullforce and effect in this Charter numbered as Section 2003, (S ys t e m for Assessment,Levy,andCollection ofTaxes); ( 2) Charter Section 134 and Charter Sections 160 t h r o u g h 171, nclusive,are not r e p e a l e d nootherwise amended b y this Charter and said Charter Section 134 and CharterSections 160 t h r o u g h 171, inclusive, shall continue in full force and effect in this Charternumbered as Sections 1200 t h r o u g h 1212, inclusive, n Article XII (Water D e p a r t m e n t ) ; and ( 3)Charter Sections 190, 191 and 192 are not r e p e a l e d nootherwise arnended b y this Charter andsaid Charter Sections 190, 191 and 192 shall continue in full force and effect in this Charternumbered as Sections 1400,1401 and 1402 in ArticleXIV.Sec. 2108. Elimination of transition provisions.

In the event the sections of this article become obsolete in the j u d g m e n t of the CityAttorney,by virtue of the c o m p l e t i o n of all actions r eq u i r ed under the section, he section shallbe deemed e x p i r e d and the City Clerkshall secure removal of that section from the next pr in t ingoftheCharter.

ARTICLE XXII. MSCELLANEOUS.

Sec. 2200. Oath ofoffice.Every officer of the City, a p p o i n t e d o elected, before en te r i ng upon the duties of theoffice,shall take the oath ofoffice as provided for in the constitution of this state,and shall file

the same with the City Clerk.Sec. 2201. Official bonds.

Officers and e m p lo ye e s sub je ct to group o individual bonds to insure the fathfulp e r f o r m a n c e ofofficial duties shall be determined b y ordinance of the City. The ordinance shallfix the amount of such bonds,and shall p r o v i d e for the payment of the premium of such bondsby the City.Sec. 2202. Conflicts of interest and ethics.

Regulations g o v e r n i n g conflicts of interest and ethics a p p l i c a b l e to officers, e m p l o y e e s ,members of boards and commissions, and candidates for elected office of the City may beestablished b y ordinance of the City. Unless otherwise r equ i r ed by law, the City shall not ber equ i r ed to n e g o t i a t e omeet and confer with officers, e m p l o y e e s , o e m p l o y e e o r g a n i z a t i o n sr e g a r d i n g the a d o p t i o n orevision ofsuch r egu l a t i ons .

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Sec. 2203. Prohibition against holdingotherofficeorcity positions.Except where authorized by law, no elected officer of the City shall hold any otherelected public office during the term for which the person waselected to office. No electedofficershall hold any other municipal office ohold any officeoemployment, he c o m p e n s a t i o nofwhich is p a i d with funds of the City,while serv ing as anelected officer of the City. Exceptfor the incumbent in anelected office onthe Adoption Date that is abolished o otherwiseremoved from this Charter,noformer elected officer of the City shall hold any c o m p e n s a t e dofficeo e m p l o y m e n t with the City,except anelected office,until at least one(I)ear after theexpiration of the term for which the person waselected. Nothing in this section shall beconstrued to prohibit the a p p o i n t m e n t of any current o former elected officer of the City torepresent the City on the govern ing board of any regional, state, federal, o otheri n t e r

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