San Bernardino Mayor and Common Council Resolution 2000-231 (Reso for Measure M)

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See Companion Resos. 2000-2322000-233000- 247R E S O L U T I O N NO000-2312 E S O L U T I O NOFHEA Y O R AND C O M M O N

C O U N C I L OFTHETYF SANERNARDINO CALLINGA S P E C I A L M U N I C I P A L ELECTION3NAR O P O S E DNEWTY H A R T E RANDE Q U E S T I N G THATSADTYOANE R N A R D I N OS SPECALU N I C I P A L E L E C T I O N BE4O N S O L I D A TEDWTHTHENOVEMBER7000T A T E W I D E P R E S I D E N T I A L GENERAL E L E C T I O N C O N D U C T E DBYT H E C O U N T Y OFSANE R N A R D I N O .5EITE S O L V E DBYHEA YORANOC O M M O N C O U N C I L OFTHEIT Y6O F SANE R N R O I N O ASF O L L O W S 7 S E C T I O NIe c i t a l s . 8an a c c o r d a n c e with th e Constitut ion of the S t a t e o

C a l i f o r n i a theityoSan9B e r n a r d i n o , a municipalc o r p o r a t i o n . h a s a d o p t e dah a r t e r .IIJbh e M a y o r and C o m m o n C o u n c i loheit yoa nB e r n a r d i n o d e s i r etoubmit toIItheu a l i f i e d electorsfoheir c o n s i d e r a t i o nae w C h a r t e rfohe Cityof S a n B e r n a r d i n o . acopy12oh i c histtached hereto an dise r e b y i n c o r p o r a t e d hereinas thoughu l l y sefO1h13ECTION 2.Special Munic ipal Election C a l l e d .As p e c i a l m u n i c i p a l e l e c t i o n ise r e b y 14a l l e d and will beheldinheCtyoa n B e r n a r d i n o on T u e s d a y . No vember7 2 0 0 0 .forhe p u r p o s e15f v o t i n g onthed o p t i o n ofae w C h a r t e rfoth e Ctyf Sane r n a r d i n o , 6E C T I O N 3 equest for C o n s o l i d a t i o nol e c t i o n s . P u r s u a n tto Section 10400 ofthe17Elections Codehe M a y o r and C o m m o n C o u n c i lotheity ofS a n B e r n a r d i n o r e q u e s tthahe 18 Board of S u p e r v i s o r soheo u n t yoan Bernardino

c o n s o l i d a t e theityspecial municipal19lection w i t h the s t a t e w i d e p r e s i d e n t i a l general eecionobeh e l d onT u e s d a y , N o v e m b e r700020h e polls for s a i d e l e c t i o n sha be o p e n a700aothe dayosadl e c t i o n and shall 21e m a i n o p e n c o n t i n u o u s l y hom s a i d time uni800pmohes a m e daywhen said polsh a l lbe2l o s e d e x c e p t as providedinect ion1 4 4 0I oh e California E l e c t i o n s Code7 E C T I O N4a n v a s s of Returns. T h e R e g i s t r a rof Votersof theCounyofSan4 Bernardino ise r e b y a u t h o r i z e dtoanvass the returns oth e s p e c i a l munic ipa l e l e c t i o n soalledand5 to conduct the s p e c i a l m u n i c i p a l electioninalrespects asift h e r e were only o n e election wthn ly 26 oneformoallot. R e s u l t sohe s p e c i a l m u n i c i p a l e l e c t i o ns h a l lbeertified tothe M a y o r a n d 27CommonC o u n c i l o

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RESOLUTION NO. 2000-23 1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYORAND COMMONCOUNCIL OF THE CITY

OF SAN BERNARDINO CALLINGA SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION3 ON A PROPOSED NEWCITY CHARTERAND REQUESTING THAT SAIDCITY OF SAN BERNARDINO'S PECALMUNICIPAL E L E C T I O NB E4O N S O L I D A TEDWITHTHEO V E M B E R7000TATEWDEP R E S I D E N T I A L GENERALELECTONO N D U C T E D BYTHEO U N T Y OFSANB E R N A R D I N Oi 6E C T I O N5o t i c eol e c t i o n . The Ctyl e r kisereby d i r e c t e dtou b l i s hao t i c eo f 7thep e e i a l m u n i c i p a l e l e ct io n w h ic h shal c o n t a i nthe

f o l l o w i n g : g Ahe t i m e ofthee l e c t i o n 9 BheCharter m e a s u r e tobevoted

u p o n . 10 cheo u r s the polls will beo p e n ,IIE C T I O N6

o n d u c tol e c t i o n .Thep e e i a l m u n i c i p a l e l e c t i o nsoalled s h a l l beh e l d 12 insuchr e c i n c t s a n d asuch polling p l a c e s ash a l lbed e t e r m i n e d bythee g i s t r a roo t e r s ofth eI County of San Bernardino, The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino is hereby14 requested to issue instructions to the Reg is t ra r of Yote'stoa k e alsepse c e s s a r y forthe

h o l d i n g 15oftheonsolidated e l e c t i o n , Thea y o riserebyu t h o r i z e dtox e c u t e a o n t r a c t forthes e r v i c e s16e c e s s a r yfxo n d u c t i n g thespecial municipal e l e c t i o n , The C i t y oSanBemardino r e c o g n i z e st h a t17d d i t i o n a l costs willbei n c u r r e d bytheo u n t ybye a s o n s othso n s o l i d a t i o n andg r e e sto I g e i m b u r s e thco u n t y foranysuch

c o s t s , 19E C T I O N 7i J i n e s o l u t i o n . The Ctyl e r k ofthe C i t y oSane r n a r d i n ois20i r e c t e d toileac e r t i f i e d c o p y othse s o l u t i o n with theo a r dou p e r v i s o r s oftheo u n t y oS a n21B e r n a r d i n o , 22III III4III 25III 26III 27III 28III IITC/ .:

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RESOLUTION NO.2000-2 3 12E S O L U T I O N OFTHEA YORANDOMMON C O U N C I L OFTHE

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Proposed Charterfor the CityofSanBernardinoTable of Contents

CHARTEROF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO

TABLEOF CONTENTS

Preamble

ARTICLEIINCORPORATIONANDSUCCESSION

Sec. 100, Name and BoundariesSec. 101. Succession to rights,property,and

liabilities

ARTICLEIIPOWERS OFCITYSec. 200, General ly ISec. 201. In tergovernmenta l actions 2ARTICLEIII

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 2

Sec. 300. CommonCouncil 2See,301. Creation of Wards 2Sec. 302, Eligibility tohold office 2Sec. 303, Termofoffice 2Sec. 304, Powers 3See,305. Ordinances, resolutions, and orders 3Sec. 306, Conunittees of the Common Council 4See,307. Cornmunication with management 4Sec. 308, Meetings 4See,309, Mayor to preside 5Sec. 310, Em p loyees ofCommon Council 5ARTICLEIV

EXECUTIVEBRANCH 5

Sec. 400. The Mayor 5Sec. 401. Eligibility toholdoffice 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. 407Poicep m Membership 8Sec. 408. ChiefofPolice -es8e c .409. Fire D e p a r t m e n t - Membership8ARTICLE V

CTYL E R KSee500The City Clerk8ee, 5 0 1 ,E l i g i b i l i t y tohodf f i c e8ee 5 0 2 ,Term ooffice9Sec 5 0 3 .D e p u t y City Clerks and other e m p l o y e e s9See,0 4 ,P o w e r s and duties9R T I C L E V ICTYT T O R N E YSee600The City A t t o r n e y See,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.603D u t i e s Sec.604P r o h i b i t i o n a g a i n s t privaepractice Sec.605,O u t s id e legal counsel A R T I C L EVICTYR E A S U R E RSee700The 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 forfeitureoofficee e ,801.Filling v a c a n c i e sinlected o f f i c e s See802,Filling v a c a n c yinhef f i c e ofthea y o r A R T I C L EIXELECTIONS Sec.900G e n e r a l m u n i c i p a l electionsSec.901R u n - off municipal electionsSee,902. p e c i a l m u n i c i p a l electionsSee,903, E l e c t i o n daesSee,904, r o c e d u r e sfoo l d i n g elections8

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ARTICLEXVIIICITIZEN ADVISORY COUNCILS 19

1 3See, 1800, Enabling clause 19

1 31 3 ARTICLEXIX1 3 PERSONNEL 1914

Sec. 1900, Personnel system 19See, 1901. Civil Service Boardof A p p e a l s 2014 See, 1902, Non.discrimination 20Sec,1903, N e pot i sm 2014 Sec, 1904, C omp e nsa t ion 21

14 ARTICLEXXFISCAL

1 5 ADMINISTRATION 21

Sec,2000, Fiscal year 21Sec,2001. B ud ge t 21

15 Sec,2002, B ud ge t Message 21Sec,2003, Reserved 22

15 Sec,2004. Independent Audit 221516 ARTICLEXXIt7 TRANSITION 2217

Sec. 2100, Adoption date and operative date 2217 Sec,2101. Officers,employees, boards,andcommissions 22

Sec. 2102, Initial salaries ofelected officers 2418 Sec,2103, Municipal laws and regulations 24Sec,2104, Previous personnel system 2518 Sec,2105, Safety Emp loyees salaries 25Sec,2106, Previous charter sections treated as18 ordinances 25

Sec,2107, Effectiveness and repeal offormercharter 2618 Sec,2108, Eliminationof transitionprovisions 2618 ARTICLEXXI18 MISCELLANEOUS 26

Sec, 2200. Oath ofoffice 2618 Sec. 2201. Official bonds 26Sec. 2202, Conflicts of interest and ethics 2618 Sec. 2203. Prohibition against holding other19 office orcity posit ions 27

19 See,2204, Delivery ofbooks,papers,andproperty to successors 27Sec. 2205. Effect of invalidity in part 27Sec,2206, Violationof charter 27

APPENDIX

ARTICLEXINITIATIVE,REFERENDUM,AND RECALL

Sec, 1000, General lySec. 1001. InitiativeSec,1002, ReferendumSec, 1003. RecallARTICLEXI

BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

Sec, 1100. CreationSec, 1101.Appointment and removal of

members

ARTICLEXI -E S E R V E D ARTCLEXIIO A R DOl l i R A R Y TRUSTEESSec1300. C r e a t i o n Sec.1301. M e m b e r s h i pSec1302, Powers andu t i e s Sec1303, Library FundSec,1304. Title tor o p e r t y A R T I C L EXV-E S E R V E D ARTCEXVPLANNING C O M M I S S I O NSec1500C r e a t i o n Sec. 1501.P o w e r s A R T I C L E XVCHARTER 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 E XVISALARY C O M M I T T E ESec1700C r e a t i o n Sec,1701.D u t i e s and p r o c e d u r e s See,1702.E f f e c t i v e dateoh a n g e s inc o m p e n s a t i o n


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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSanBernardino

SANBERNARDINOCITY CHARTERPREAMBLE.

We, the citizens of San Bernardino, do hereby establish this Charter to promoteeconomic,environmental,and cultural prosperi ty throughout ourcommunity; to enable ourcitygovernment to meet the needs of the peop le effectively and efficiently; to provide foraccountability and ethics in publ ic service; and to ensureequal i ty of opportunity for everyresident.

ARTICLEI.NCORPORATIONAND SUCCESSION.Sec. 100. Name and Boundaries.

The municipal corporat ion nowexisting and known as the City of San Bernardino shallremain and continue as a munic ipa l corporat ion under its samename The boundaries of the Cityshall be the boundaries as established at the time this Charter is adop ted , oras the boundariesmay be changed thereafter in the mannerauthorized by law. (A mapof the existing boundaries isincluded inthe appendix .)Sec. 101. Succession to rights,property,and liabilities.The City shall remain vested wth all r ights and pr iv i leges of every kind and naturevested in the City at the time this Charter is adopted. The City shall continue to own,possess,and control all property of everykind and nature owned,possessed, orcontrolled by the City atthe time this Charter is adopted. The adopt ion of this Charter shall not abrogate , limit,orotherwise affect any existing debt,obligation,contract, awsuit,orother liability onbehalf of oragainst the City.

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

The City shall have all powers and r ights possible for a charter city to have under theconstitution and laws of the State of California as fully and completely as t hough t hey werespecifically 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 regulations regarding munic ipa laffairs, subjec t only to such restrictions and limitations that may be provided in this Charter orthe Constitution of the State of California. The City shall have the power and may act pursuantto any procedure established by state law, unless a different procedure is established by thisCharter or by ordinance of the City. The powers and r ights of the City shall be construedliberally and in favor of the City,and the enumeration of any par t icu lar power or r ight in this

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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSan BernardinoCharter shall not be construed to be exclusive of,oras any limitationonhe gener a l powers orr ights granted in this article.Sec. 201. Intergovernmental actions.

The City may exercise any of its powers or per form any of its functions. and maypart icipate in the f inancing thereof, ointly orin cooperation, by contract orotherwise,wth anyone ormorecities,counties, states, foreign countries orcivil divisions oragencies thereof,ortheUnited States orany of its agencies.

ARTICLEIII. LEGISLATIVEBRANCH.Sec. 300. CommonCouncil.

There is hereby created the Common Council to exercise the powers provided for theCommon Council in this Charter. The Common Council shall be compr ised of seven ( 7) electedoffices, the members of which shall be elected from wards by the voters in the ward, in themannerprovided in this Charter.Sec,301. Creationof Wards.

The City shall be divided by ordinance into seven(7) wards,designated 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 censusormoref requently as may be determined necessary. Boundary changesshall not be made morethan oncein any two (2) year per iod norwthin ninety ( 90) days of anygeneral municipal election. The boundaries of each ward shall be adjusted by the CommonCouncil as necessary to provide for substantially equal numbers of residents in each ward.Boundary adjustments during the termofanymember of the Common Council shall not result inthe loss of any member'sl i g i b i l i t y tohodoffice 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 ofthewads,o n s i d e r a t i o n s h a l l bei v e n , b u t isnoi m i t e d , tothefollowing factors: ontinuity,inegrityo 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 y andg e o g r a p h y . Sec. 302l i g i b i l i t ytoold

o f f i c e . Tobel i g i b l e toold o f f i c e a sae m b e r oftheommon C o u n c i l ,a

erson m u s t b eai t i z e n ofthenited S t a t e s ,aualif ied e l e c t o r ofthe City, n dae s i d e n t oftheward 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 d aeast

t w e n t y - nine 29)a y s prior tohe dateofilingo m i n a t i o n papers for election tooUceandc o n t i n u o u s l y t h e r e a f t e r during th e termooffice. Sec0 3 . Termof f i c e . M e m b e r soheo m m o n C o u n c i l sha be elected toe r v e foraerm of four (4ears. The term shal l b e g i n onthei r s t m e e t i n goheo m m o n Councilina r c hfollowingtheo u n c i l membersl e c t i o n , orifh e C o u n c i l m e r n b e r is e l e c t e daaun-of e l e c t i o n ,

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Proposed Cllarterfor tile City ofSan Bernardinofirst meeting at which the election results are certified. The term shall continue until asuccessoris elected and qualifies.Sec. 304. Powers.

Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, all powers of the City are vested in theCommon Council. All legislative power of the Common Council shall be exercised byordinance orresolution, subject to the approval of the Mayor as set forth in this Charter. Allother powers of the Common Council may be exercised by order or resolution, where notinconsistent wth this Charter orordinances of the City,and subject to the approval of the Mayoras set forth in this Charter. Upon the affirmative vote of at least five ( 5 ) members of theCommon Council, the Common Council may make formal investigations into the affairs of theCity,orthe conduct of any city department,office,agency,board,orcommission by compel l ingthe attendance and tes t imony of city employees, officers,orother persons,orby compelling theproduction of documents orevidence, Upon the affirmative vote of at least five ( 5 ) members ofthe Common Council,the Common Council may issue subpoenas in the nameof the City,whichshall be attested to by the City Clerk. Disobedience of a subpoena issued by the CommonCouncil shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punished in the samemanneras violationsof this Charter arepunished.Sec. 305. Ordinances,resolutions,and orders.

No order, except to adjourn for lack of quorum orcompe l the attendance of a quorum,and no ordinance,orresolution,shall be valid unless it receives the affirmative vote of at leastfour (4) members of the Common Council.

A. Procedures. E x c e p t as expressly provided in this Charter, the requi rements forthe introduction, consideration, adoption, and effective date of ordinances, including allpublication and notice requirements , shall be g o ve rn ed b y state law,

B. Approval by Mayor. E x c e p t as expressly provided in this Charter,noordinance,resolution,ororder shall take effect wthout the approval of the Mayor. For orders,the approvalof the Mayor is presumed unless at the meet ing at which the order is passed, the Mayorannounces disapproval and the reasons therefor. All ordinances and resolutions must besubmitted in final form to the Mayor for approval. The Mayor'sp p r o v a l oanr d i n a n c eoe s o l u t i o nisresumed 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 ta 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 wittenreasons therefor. p p r o v a l oftheMayor sha l l no tbee q u i r e dfomergency o r d i n a n c e souasi-u d i c i a l d e c i s i o n sohe

C 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 take e f f e c tasf p p r o v e d byhea y o r uponhef 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 noater thanthenexregularly 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 . A ny orderotheo m m o n C o u n c i l d i s a p p r o v e d byhe Mayor, s h a l l t a k e effect as ifa p p r o v e d byhe Mayor,upon th e a f f i r m a t i v e P A G E


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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSan Bernardinovote of at least five (5) members of the Common Council at the same meet ing of the CommonCouncil at which the order is disapproved.

D. Approval and override in Community Development Commission. When,pursuant to state law, the Mayor and Common Council have designated themselves as theCommunity Deve lopment Commission of the City, he Mayor shall have the power of approvalof all orders and resolutions of the Commission, in the samemanneras the Mayor has in theCity,subject to the power of the Commission to override any disapproval, n the samemannerasthe Common Council has inthe City.

E Date of adoption. For ordinances and resolutions,the date of final adoption shallbe deemed the earlier of the date of app rova l by the Mayor,orthe 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 date theMayors disapproval is o v e r r i d d e nbytheo m m o n Council . For 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 isnot r e q u i r e d , thedaeoi n a l adoption s h a l l bee e m e d thea t e ofadoptionbythe C o m m o n Counc.e c . 306. Commi t teeso

the Common Council.The C o m m o n Council maybyrdinanceoresolution 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 essh a n auorumohe 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 its o w e r s , T heroef the committeesistoe c o m e fully informed of the b u s i n e s s othe Ctyn 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 the 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 shanot beequired forany acionoheo m m o n Councilu n d e r this secionec.307

C o m m u n i c a t i o n wtha n a g e m e n t . Foru r p o s e sonquiry a n d discussion r e l a t e dtoa n a g e m e n t anda d m i n i s t r a t i o nohei t y , maters e l a t e dtoonstituents,andpending 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 ewthhetyd m i n i s t r 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 sohe City. Membersoheo m m o n C o u n c i l sha h a v e no powertoveny 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 of th e M a y o r ,ooanye p a r t m e n t oragencye a d , orsubordinate ofthee p a r t m e n t ogency headno r shall membersotheo m m o n Council a t t e m p ttooerceor 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 e ou p p l i e s , nyoherd 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 sha h a v e nop o w 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 h e a d , agencyhead,oother o f f i c e r , etheri r e c t l yondirectly,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 Cy.Sec08. Meetings. Except as e x p r e s s l y provided inthsCharter,the noiceo 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 l beo v e r n e d bystaeawheCommon C o u n c i l shal p r o v i d e by r e s o l u t i o n fortherder of b u s i n e s s a n d theu l e s of procedure fortheo n d u c t ofmeetingsohe C o m m o n C o u n c i l . The t i m e and placeohe r e g u l a r meetingsohe C o m m o n P A G E


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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSan BernardinoCouncil shall be established by ordinance of the City. Specia l meet ings may be called by theMayor ora majority of the members of the Common Council. A majority of all members of theCommonCouncil shall constitute a quorum to do business. The Common Council may establishrules for conduct of its meetings and proceedings, and may order the removal of any member orother person for disrupt ing the meet ing orfailing to comply wth orders of the person presidingat the meeting. E x c e p t for procedura l motions ormotions approved by unanimous vote, he ayesand noes ofall votes of the Common Council shall be recorded and entered in the minutes of themeet ing.Sec. 309. Mayor to preside.

The Mayor shall preside at all meetings of the Common Council,but shall not be entitledto vote. In the absence of the Mayor,the 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 oftheommon C o u n c i l , and shall r e t a i n the r i g h ttoote asae m b e r oftheommon C o u n c i l . Intheb s e n c eooth thea y o r an d theayorPo-e m p o r e ,theommon C o u n c i l mayhoose o n e (Ie m b e r oftheommon C o u n c i ltop r e s i d e , who shall r e t a i n the r i g h ttoo te asae m b e r oftheommon C o u n c i l bu sha l l no havetheo w e rtoi s a p p r o v e o r d e r s oftheommonC 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 anyoherr o v i s i o n othsh a r t e r ,theommon C o u n c i l mayappoint,discipline, r e m o v e , andrescribe q u a l i f i c a t i o n s and u 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 oftheMayor, u r s u a n ttoe c t i o n 3 0 5 othsh a r t e r , sha l l no tbee q u i r e d foranyc t i o n oftheommon Council u n d e r ths

secionR T I C L EIVXECUTIVEB 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 ofthea y o rtox e r c i s e theo w e r s andduties p r o v i d e d for thea y o r inhsh a r t e r . Theperson e l e c t e d toold thef f i c e oftheayors h a l lbee l e c t e d bytheo t e r s ofthe C i ty , inthemanner p r o v i d e d inthsh a r t e r , and sha d e v o t ehisorherentire t i m e totheu t i e s oftheoffice, Sec. 401l i g i b i l i t ytood

o f f i c e . T o bel i g i b l e toold thef f i c e ofthea y o r ,aerson m u s t b eai t i z e n oftheUnited S t a t e s ,aualified e l e c t o r of the City, a n dae s i d e n t of the City. Allotheseeligibility r e q u i r e m e n t s m u s t bea t i s f i e d aeast t w e n t y - nine (29)a y s prior tohe dateofilingo m i n a t i o n papers for election 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 termooffice, Sec0 2 . Termooffice.Thee r s o n e l e c t e d tohodhe O f f i c eohea y o r sha be elected toe r v e foraterm of four (4ears. The term shall b e g i n onthei r s t m e e t i n goheo m m o n Councilina r c h following thea y o r ' sl e c t i o n ,of thea y o r is electedaaun-off e l e c t i o n ,

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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSan Bernardinomeet ing at which the election results are certified. The term shall continue until a successor iselected and qualifies,Sec. 403. Powers and duties.

E x c e p t as otherwise provided in this Charter,management and administrative authority ofthe City is vested in the Mayor,who shall be the ChiefExecutive Officer of the City. The Mayorshall be accountable to the People for the proper and efficient administration of all affairs of theCity,for provid ing leadership and taking issues to the Peop le , and for marshaling public interestin and support for munic ipal activity. The Mayor shall execute, uphold and cause theenforcement of all laws and ordinances of the City. In fulfilling the obl igat ions of the office, heMayor shall specifically,but not by way oflimitation,have the power and duty to:

A. Exercise management authority, including the delegat ion of discret ionaryfunctions overall departments , agenc ies, and employees of the City.B. Observe the conduct of all public officers in the execution of their powers and

duties, and protect the public interest by report ing to the Common Council anywillful neglec t of duty or official misconduct for action in accordance wthapplicable laws.

C. Appoint,discipline,remove,and prescribe qualifications and duties for employeesof the Office of the Mayor,as may be needed to per form the duties and carry outthe responsibi l i t ies of that office.

D. A p p o i n t and prescribe qual i f icat ions and duties for depar tment heads, agencyheads,and othernonlected o f f i c e r s ofthe Ctyu b j e c ttoc o n t i r m a t i o n bytheommon

C o u n c i l .Ei s c i p l i n e ande m o v e from office anye 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 r otheCty,xcept e m p l o y e e s s e r v i n gahe p l e a s u r eoanl e c t e d official orotherc i t y officer.F.Approveoi s a p p r o v e , w i t h i n five (5u s i n e s s days,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 department head, g e n c yhead,ohern o n , e l e c t e d o f f i c e rohe City, subjecttohepe rsonne l s y s t e m a d o p t e d pursuant

to thsh a r t e r . G.Ensurehatalo n t r a c t s an d a g r e e m e n t s wththeity are f a i t h f u l l ykepa n d fulyperformed.H. M a k e r e c o m m e n d a t i 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 s ohe Cityandaleast onceperyear, publicly address the C o m m o nCouncil on the state oh e City. P A G E


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I. Actively promote economic deve lopment to broaden and s t rengthen thecommercial and employment base of the City.

J. Prepare and submit an annual b udge t for the City to the Common Council forconsideration, and keep the Common Council fully advised as to the financialcondition and future needs of the City.K Represen t the City in all in tergovernmenta l relations and for all ceremonial

purposes,

L. Declare a local emergency and coordinate the Citysmergencyresponse a c t i v i t i e sinc c o r d a n c e wthrocedures e s t a b l i s h e dby

o 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 s andm p l e m e n tpolicies 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 ofthe 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 of aeast f i v e (5

e m b e r s oftheommonC o u n c i l . Nerform other d u t i e s andu n c t i o n s asaep e c i f i e d Inthsh a r t e r orbyr d i n a n c e s ofthe

City. Sec. 404MayoPro-T e m p o r e . The Mayor sha a p p o i n t , wthnae a s o n a b l etimf 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 toonfirmationbyhe C o m m o n Council, n d may

r e m o v e , aemberohe Common C o u n c i l toserveashea y o r Pro-e m p o r e . When theMayor isnable to p e r f o r m theu t i e s ofthef f i c eotheayor, thea y o r Po-e m p o r eshall h a v e all powers and dutiesohe M a y o r , a n d shall r e t a i n th e rightovoteasae m b e roftheo m m o n C o u n c i l , u n t i l thea y o risble toe r f o r mtheutiesontil theo m m o n C o u n c i ld e c l a r e sthefficeothea y o r v a c a n t . Ifthea y o r Pro-Tempore f il lsavacancyinheOfficeohe M a y o r pursuant toSection802ohis C h a r t e r , theayor Pro-e m p o r e servingasthea y o rshappointaayorPro- T e m p o r e inccordancewthh is section.Sc0 5 .Ctyd m i n i s t r a t o r . T h e r e isherebyr e a t e d theo s i t i o notheit y Administrator.T h e M a y o r shalappoint, s u b j e c ttoo n f i r m a t i o n bytheo 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 g anyt h e r s e c t i o nohis C h a r t e rmye m o v e th e C i t y A d m i n i s t r a t o r . T h eCtydministrator shall be e r s o n of demonstrated 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 shalbeseecedonhe b a s i so

x 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 e a d orassistant a d m i n i s t r a t i v e h e a d ofaity,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 n andupervision ofothergovernment 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 anda g n i t u d e , TheCtyd m i n i s t r a t o r s h a l l work u n d e r thei r e c t supervisionoh e M a y o r , and


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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSan Bernardinoto the Mayor for administrative matters of the City not otherwise assigned in this Charter. Thespecific duties, responsibilities, and functions of the City Administrator shall be established,defined,and altered by executive order of the Mayor.Sec. 406. Police and Fire Departments.There is hereby created the Police and Fire Departments which shall be under the controland management of the Mayor.Sec. 407. Police Department -e m e h pThe

Police D e p a r t m e n t shalconsistoh i e foo l i c e , andsuch o f f i c e r s andther policeofficersashe M a y o r ando m m o n Councilmayfrom timetoim e d e t e r m i n e .Sec408. Chief oo l i c e - Duties.TheMayor

shall appoint, andmayi s c i p l i n e and remove,aeof Police ina c c o r d a n c e w i t h Sections403Dnd 4 0 3 Eoh is C h a r t e r . The CheoPolice s h a l l have theo w e r s an d duties thataeowormaye r e a f t e r beonferred u p o n chesoolice by laws of the S t a t e of C a l i f o r n i a , a n dsucho w e r s and duties shallinl r e s p e c t s be promptly e x e c u t e dbyoiceo f f i c e r s andauthorized p e r s o n n e lintheo l i c e D e p a r t m e n t . TheCheoPolice s h a l l enforce theawsofthet a t e of C a l i f o r n i a a n dther d i n a n c e s ofthei t y , an d shal l a r r e s t al persons 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 nd asmany a s s i s t a n t s an d other employees astheMayor and C o m m o n Council may determine.ARTICLEVCTY

CLERKe c . 500TheCity Clerk. There isereby

created th e Officeohe Ctyl e r k toe x e r c i s e theo w e r s andu t i e s provided for theCityl e r k inthis Charter. T h e p e r s o n elected tohodthef f i c e othe Ctyl e r k shall beelected byh e votersof the Cty,nhe m a n n e r p r o v i d e d inthsCharter, n d shall devote hisorhern t i r e time totheuties of the office.S e c . 5 0 1 . Eligibilitytoold officeo beligibletoh o l d thef f i c e othe Ctyl e r k , ap e r s o n must b eaitizen of th e United S t a t e s , aqualified elector oftheCtyae s i d e n t ohe Cty.n d shall have aleast five 5)ears e x p e r i e n c e

a satyl e r k or d e p u t y ctylerk.Alofthese 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 e ( 29)daysr i o r tohe d a t e offiling 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 duringthetermofoffice. P A G E8OF7


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Sec. 502. Term of office.The person elected to hold the Office of the City Clerk shall be elected to servefor a term

of four ( 4) years. The term shall begin onthe first meeting of the Common Council in Marchfollowing the City Cerksl e c t i o n , orifthe Ctyl e r kisl e c t e d atarunoff e l e c t i o n ,then onthei r s t meeting awhichthel 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 . Sec03.Deputy City Clerksand

other 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 Clerks andther 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 eahe p l e a s u r e oftheCity Clerk, Sec.04.Powers

and duties.The powers a n d d u t i e s oftheCity C l e r k shallbeas fol lows: Ae r v eashe c u s t o d i a n ofthe City sealandtherdinances,

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 otheit y e n t r u s t e d totheCtyC l e r ksa 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 , records,andoher o c u m e n t s properly i n d e x e d a n d , when noinctual usepen during r e g u l a r officehoursto public i n s p e c t i o n .Cee parecord a n d h a v e custodyoal official 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 s andt t e n d al 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 an d affirmations, except as o t h e r w i s e

providedb y thsh a r t e r .Fo n d u c toa u s e th e conductoal l m u n i c i p a l elections,Gssueu s i n e s s registration c e r t i f i c a t e s ando 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 warrantsoheoards e s t a b l i s h e d u n d e r 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 s oa c i t y clerk e s t a b l i s h e d by staeaw,or d i n a n c e orr e s o l u t i o noheCyhere not inconsistent

wthh is C h a r t e r . P A G E


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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSanBernardinoARTICLEV.CITY ATTORNEY.

Sec. 600. The City Attorney.There is hereby created the posit ion of City Attorney. The Mayor shall appoint the City

Attorney subject to confirmation by the Common Council,and the Mayor may removethe CityAttorney subject to confirmation by the Common Council. The person appointed as CityAttorney shall devote his orher entire time to the duties of the office.Sec. 601. Eligibility.

To be eligible to be appoin ted 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 s ohe SaeoC a l i f o r n i a , a n d priortoa 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 lawinhe Saeof C a l i f o r n i a foral e a s t five(5e a r s ,withal e a s t five(5

e a r s e x p e r i e n c e a s e i t h e raity attorney ordeputy city attorney, orpossessa o m p a r a b l e u n d e r s t a n d i n g om u n i c i p a l law. Sec02.DeputyCity A t t o r n e y sand

other e m p l o y e e s . TheCity Attorney mayppoint, 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 an d d u t i e s foralDeputy City A t t o r n e y s andother e m p l o y e e s w o r k i n g underthedirection 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 beafulyi c e n s e da t t o r n e y . at-lawahetimeoappo in tmen tando n t i n u o u s l y t h e r e a f t e r . All DeputyCity A t t o r n e y sandther employees s h a l l s e r v eahe p l e a s u r e oftheCity A t t o r n e y , Sec

603.Duties.Thed u t i e s oftheCity A t t o r n e y s h a l lbeas follows:AAdvisetheayor,Common C o u n c i l , officers, andboadsn d c o m m i s s i o n sinll m a t t e r soaw p e r t a i n i n gtoherf f i c e s , powers,a n d duties.BAttend all m e e t i n g soheC o m m o n Council.CRepresent an d a p p e a r fortheCty, ayor, o m m o n Council, andboards n d c o m m i s s i o n s , inanyegal acionr p r o c e e d i n g inh i c h they oranyothemre c o n c e r n e d or area partyDRepresent an d a p p e a r forality officers or e m p l o y e e soo r m e r

officers or e m p l o y e e sinny acionor o c e e d i n g b r o u g h t a g a i n s t him or her, inhisoer officaon d i v i d u a l capacity,on a c c o u n t oanacr o m i s s i o ninhe s c o p eofhisoer e m p l o y m e n tasn officer or e m p l o y e e otheity, w h e n e v e r th eCtys required byt a t elawrwhenevertheo m m o n C o u n c i l elects toprovide

s u c h defense.Er o s e c u t e on b e h a l fothee o p l e v i o l a t i o n sohis Charteror o r d i n a n c e soheCty,nd p r o s e c u t e on b e h a l fotheeople m i s d e m e a n o r offensesandn f r a c t i o n s P A G E 10


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F. Perform other legal services requested by the Mayor orCommon Council.Sec. 604. Prohibition against private practice.

The City Attorney shall not conduct any private lawpractice while holding office.Sec. 605. Outside legal counsel.

The Mayor and Common Council shall jointly have the power and authority to employand engage such outside legal counsel and services for the interest and benefit of the City and theinhabitants thereof.

ARTICLE VII. CITY TREASURER.

Sec. 700. The City Treasurer.There is hereby created the posit ion of City Treasurer. The procedures for appoin t ing

and the qualifications for the City Treasurer, and the duties, responsibilities,and functions of theCity Treasurer, shall be established, defined, and altered by ordinance of the City. The CityTreasurer shall per form the duties of a city treasurer established by state law where notinconsistent wth this Charter orordinances of the City.

ARTICLEVII.VACANCIES.Sec. 800. Vacancies and forfeiture of office.

An elected office shall become vacant upon the occurrenceof any of the following: anevent that causes a vacancy of public office as provided in the Government Code of the State ofCalifornia, removal of the incumbent from the office in any manner authorized by law, orforfeiture of the office. An elected officer shall forfeit the office ifthe elected officer lacks atany time during the term of office the eligibility requirements for the office established by thisCharter orby law,orthe elected officer accepts orretains another elected office oremploymentas prohibited by this Charter or by law. The existence of a vacancy shall be declared byresolutionof the Common Council stat ing the reasons for the vacancy,and the vacancy shall befilled in the mannerprovided in this Charter.Sec. 801. Filling vacancies in elected offices.Ifan elected office is declared vacant in accordance wth this article, the Mayor shallappoint, subject to confirmation by the Common Council, a person eligible to fill the vacancy.The person appoin ted to fill the vacancy,shall servein the elected office until a person is electedto the office for the remainder of the unexpired term orfor a newterm,at a specia l municipal

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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSan Bernardinoorrunofunicipal e l e c t i o n .Thecandidate r e c e i v i n g themost v o t e s inapecial e l e c t i o nshall takef f i c e athefirst e e t i n g oftheommon C o u n c i lah i c hthelection resultsaec e r t i f i e d . Sec. 903lection

d a t e s . In200]andevery f o u r (4earsh e r e a f t e raeneral municipal e l e c t i o n s h a l l bee ldtoeec p e r s o n s totheollowing elected o f f i c e s ofthe Ctyf f i c e oftheMyo,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 Ward,andouncil member Fourth W a r d . ]n00 3 andevery f o u r (4ears t h e r e a f t e r ,aeneral municipal e l e c t i o n s h a l l bee ld toeec p e r s o n s totheollowing elected o f f i c e s of the Cty f f i c e of the 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 i l m e m b e r SeventhWard. Sec. 904r o c e d u r e sfoolding

e l e c t i o n s . To thex t e n t nor 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 e c 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 ofthel e c t i o n s Code an dtheo v e r n m e n t C o d e ofthet a t eoa l i f o r n i a fortheo l d i n gounicipalelections. R T I C L EXNTATVEE F E R E N D U M , AND

R E C A L L . Sec. 1000G e n e r a l l y . Theo w e r sonitiative, e f e r e n d u m , and ecal l arehereby r e s e r v e d totheo t e r s of

the City. To thex t e n t nor 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 ofthel e c t i o n s C o d e of thet 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 oftheo w e r sonitiative,e f e r e n d u m , andrecall. Sec 1001

I 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 Council itself migh t 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 thatther d i n a n c e bed o p t e d bytheommon Councilor s u b m i t t e d totheo t e r s of the City.Thsr o c e s s s h a l lben o w n asthen i t i a t i v e ,Tcommence 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 ,aroposedo r d i n a n c e m u s tbeu b m i t t e d tothe CityCerk,c c o m p a n i e d b yaetition s i g n e dbyualified v o t e r s ofthe City 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 election awhich theMayor wasl e c t e d . Initiatives 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 Constitution andp p l i c a b l e p r o v i s i o n s ostaelawoncerningc h a r t e r a m e n d m e n t s . Sec

1002. R e f e r e n d u m .Foany ordinance d u l y a d o p t e dbyheo r n m a n Council,ae t i t i o n mayes u b m i t t e dtoheommon C o u n c i l , suspending such ordinance from operation, and requiringtheo m m o n Counc toeconsider such o r d i n a n c e , an difh e sameisoentirely r e p e a l e d ,submth e o r d i n a n c etohe v o t e r s of the Cty.his p r o c e s s sha be k n o w nashereerendumToo m m e n c e proceedings toexercise th e powerof r e f e r e n d u m ,ae t i t i o n musbe s u b m i t t e dtotheCtyClerk 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 thatish e P A G E 13


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Recal l .Eveyn c u m b e n t inanlected o f f i c e intheCty,hether e l e c t e dbyopular voteop p o i n t e d toillaa c a n c y , m a ybee m o v e d fromthelected o f f i c e bythevoters e l i g i b l eto

vote forsuch lected office.Thsp r o c e s s s h a l lben o w n asther e c a l l . Anya c a n c y ofanelected office c a u s e d bythee c a l l ofanlected officer s h a l l bei l l e dinc c o r d a n c e withthep r o v i s i o n s othsh a r t e r . Noerson r e c a l l e d fromanlected o f f i c e orwhoe s i g n e d fromlectedoffice whilereca p r o c e e d i n g s weree n d i n g , s h a l lbep p o i n t e d toanyoffice within t w o (2earsafter thee c a l loe s i g n a t i o n .Tcommence p r o c e e d i n g stox e r c i s e theo w e roe c a l l ,apeti t ion m u s tbeu b m i t t e d totheCtyC l e r k , Attheim eou b m i s s i o n , theeti t ion m u s t bei g n e dbyualified voters e l i g i b l etoote forthei n c u m b e n t e q u a linu m b e r tothee s s e r ofthe

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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 dtoee c a l l e d , a c c o r d i n g tothelast 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 abyheountye l e c t i o n s o f f i c i a lohe C o u n t yo

S a n B e r n a r d i n o .Bhe enti re vote c a s tfoll c a n d i d a t e s fohe lected 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 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 tothelast o f f i c i a l r e p o r ttohe 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

A N D C O M M I S S I O N S . Sec1100reation. Operational, 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 sfoh e p r o p e r operation ofanyu n c t i o n ora g e n c y oheCtym 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 , duies,u n c t i o n s , and j u r i s d i c t i o n oftheoard orommission, and shal e s t a b l i s htheu m b e r ofm e m b e r s oftheoard orcommission,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 fore 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 sooardsoo m m i s s i o n se s t a b l i s h e d under t h i s atices 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 ny member oaboadoo m m i s s i o n e s t a b l i s h e d under t h i s articem a y be removedbyhe a f f i r m a t i v e voteoa t easfive (5emberso

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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSan Bernardinoelection to be held nolater than onehundred and eighty ( 180) days after the declaration, Thespec ia l municipal election required by this section shall be called by the Common Council nolater than thirty (30) days after the CommonCouncil declares the vacancy.Sec. 802. Filling vacancy in the Office of the Mayor.Ifthe Office of the Mayor is declared vacant in accordance wth this article, the MayorPoe m p o r e shal s e r v e asayor w i t halo w e r s and u t i e s ofthea y o r , and shall r e t a i nthe r i g h ttoote asae m b e r oftheommon 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 ofthea y o r forthee m a i n d e r ofthen e x p i r e d term oro ranew t e r m , atapecial munic ipa l

e l e c t i o n tobeed noater thanoneu n d r e d and e i g h t y ( 180)days afterthee c l a r a t i o n .Ifthef f i c eoMayorP r o - Tempore is v a c a n t athe timehe O f f i c eoh e Mayorise c l a r e dvacan,theo m m o n Counci l shall s e l e c t o n e (I)ots members toserve as Mayoinc c o r d a n c ewthhis s e c t i o n , unila person ise l e c t e dtohe O f f i c eoh e Mayoinc c o r d a n c e wththissection.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 e dbyheo m m o nC o u n c i l nolater t h a n thirty (30)a y s atertheommon C o u n c i l declaresthea c a n c y . ARTCLEIX. L E C T I O N S . Sec.900eneral

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 andforsucht 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 beheld onthefirstu e s d a y f o l l o w i n g theirstMondayof N o v e m b e r oeachoddn u m b e r e d year. Sec.901Run

of f 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 s aajorityohev o t e s castforhe electedofice heCommon Councilsham m e d i a t e l y , upon d e t e r m i n a t i o n oha tfac,calaun- off m u n i c i p a l e l e c t i o n tobehedonhe first Tuesday a f t e r thefrso n d a yinebruary. N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g any othersecionfthsh a r t e r , whenevera

c o u n t y - wdeostate- w i d e e l e c t i o n isc h e d u l e d within sixty (60)a y s atertheaeonwhchaun-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 electionwththeo 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 general municipal electionshall be declaredtheandidates

for therunofu 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 municipal 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 l beknownasp e c i a l municipal elections. Notwithstanding anyother sectionohis Charter,wheneverao u n t y - wdelection, state- 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 l e c t i o n , orrunff m u n i c i p a l electionisc h e d u l e d wthni x t y (60)daysof the daeon w h i c hapecam u n i c i p a l electionwould otherwise beeld pursuanttohsharter,theCtyshac 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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ARTICLEXIl.BOARD OF LIBRARY TRUSTEES.Sec. 1300. Creation.

There is hereb y created the Board of Library Trustees to exercise the powers and dutiesprescr ibed in this article, n a mannerconsistent wth this Charter and ordinances of the City.Sec. 1301. Membership.

The Board of Library Trustees shall be co mpo sed of five ( 5 ) members appointed by theMayor,subject to confirmation by the Common Council. To be eligible for appoin tment to theBoard of Library Trustees, a person must be a qualif ied elector of the City. This eligibilityrequirement must be satisfied at least weny-i n e ( 29)ays p r i o r tothe d a t eop p o i n t m e n tandontinuously t h e r e a f t e r d u r i n g thee r mop p o i n t m 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 shal s e r v eae r m o s i x (6earsandh e r e a f t e r u n t i lau c c e s s o risappointed P A G E 15 OF


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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSan Bernardinoand qualifies. One (1) appointment to the Board of Library Trustees shall be made at the firstmeet ing of the Common Council in May of each of the following years,and again every six (6)years thereafter: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007. Any person appointed to the Board ofLibrary Trustees may be removed by the affirmative vote of at least five ( 5 ) members of theCommon Council except for purposes of censorship. Ifthe posit ion of any member onthe Boardof Library Trustees is vacated pr ior to the expirat ion of that member'serm, theayorshall a p p o i n tae r s o n tofillthee m a i n d e r ofthen e x p i r e d term, u b j e c ttoo n f i r m a t i o n bytheommon Council. e m b e r s oftheo a r doibrary T r u s t e e s shal serve w i t h o u t s a l a r yoc o m p e n s a t i o n . Sec. 1302.o w e r s and

duties.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: Aanage, c o n t r o l , andp e r a t eacentral public l i b r a r y andbranch pubcl ibraries w i t h i n theC i t y . Bake andn f o r c e alrues,e 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 mandalroperty b e l o n g i n g t h e r e t o orh a t maybel o a n e d thereto.Cppoint, i s c i p l i n e , removefixc o m p e n s a t i o n .andr e s c r i b eq u a l i f i c a t i o n s an d d u t i e sfohe d i r e c t o rohepublicl i b r a r y system, 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 ttohs Charter, appoint, d i s c i p l i n e , removefix c o m p e n s a t i o n ,andr e s c r i b e q u a l i f i c a t i o n s an d dutiesfouc h officers an d e m p l o y e e s asmayenecessary or c 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 nohe

publicl i b r a r y system.Eurchase books,ournas,p 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 , andoherp e r s o n a l p r o p e r t y , and rent and equip s u c h buildings or rooms asmye necessary or p r o p e rfohe operaonand m a i n t e n a n c e ohe

publicl i b r a r y s y s t e m . F.Athe t i m e an d intheo r m e s t a b l i s h e d bythea 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 nol

operations a n d a c t i v i t i e sohepublic l i b r a r y systemThee c o m m e n d e d b u d g e tshalbe a c c o m p a n i e dbya

e s s a g e describing 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 fromhe r e c e d i n g yeainexpenditures and e v e n u e s , t o g e t h e r wthhe r e a s o n s fohe changes, and includesucht h e r i n f o r m a t i o nastheMayor

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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSan BernardinoG. Administer any trust declared orcreated for the public library system, and receiveby grant, entitlement, donation, gift,bequest , or devise any monies or real orpersonal property,and where not otherwise provided,dispose of such property forthe benefit of the public library system.H. Borrowor lend books and other library materials to other jurisdictions and allownone s i d e n t stoorrow b o o k s andother librarym a t e r i a l s uponsucho n d i t i o n sastheo a r doibrary T r u s t e e s mayp r e s c r i b e .I.o n t r a c t wthschools, c o u n t i e s ,oohergovernmental a g e n c I e stoe n d e roreceive library s e r v i c e so

f a c i l i t i e s . Sec. 1303. ibraryFund. T h e r eisereby c r e a t e daun d toben o w n astheibrary F u n d , theo n i e sin

which s h a l l beused s o l e l yfof inancial s u p p o r t oftheublic library s y s t e m .Alo n i e s intheLibrary Fund s h a l l be keps e p a r a t e and apart from oher m o n i e s of the City and s h a l lbed r a w nonly upondemands a 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 fromtheollowng sources, n c l u d i n g anynterest earned t h e r e o n , s h a l lbee p o s i t e d intheibrary

F u n d :ARevenues g e n e r a t e d from any fines, s a l e s ,op e r a t i o n s ofthepubliclibrary

s y s t e m . Bonies r e c e i v e d by the City or bytheo a r doibrary T r u s t e e s from anylocal, s t a t e ,ofederal g r a n t son t i t l e m e n t s , orfromo n a t i o n s , gfts,e q u e s t s ,oevises, expressly d e s i g n a t e d fo us einu p p o r t ofthepublic librarysystem; u n l e s s thee p o s i t osuch o n i e s into theibrary Fund w o u l dbei n c o n s i s t e n t with thee r m soo n d i t i o n s ofitsc q u i s i t i o n ,inhich 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 n osuch o n i e s andshall makeuseh e r e o finc c o r d a n c e with theermsandcondit ions applicable

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

proper ty ,noww n e dohereafter a c q u i r e dbyurchase,donation, e q u e s t ,ot h e r w i s e , fortheu r p o s eose oftheublic library system, shall vest a n d beande m a i n inthea m e oftheCtyR T I C L E XV (RTCLER E S E R V E D ) Sec. 1400SectionR e s e r v e d ) Sec 1401.SeconR e s e r v e d ) Sec. 1402.Section

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ARTICLEXV. PLANNINGCOMMISSION.

Sec. 1500. Creation.There is hereby created the Planning Commission for the City. The mannerin which,thetimes at which, and the terms for which the members of the Planning Commission shall beappo in ted , their qual i f icat ions and the number which shall constitute the Planning Commissionshall be established by ordinance of the City.Sec. 1501. Powers.

The Planning Commission shall exercise the powers delegated to a planning commissionby state lawand by ordinance of the City,where not inconsistent wth this Charter,

ARTICLEXVI. CHARTERREVIEWCOMMITTEE.Sec. 1600. Creation.

In January 2010, and in January every ten ( 10) years thereafter, aCharter ReviewCommittee shall be appoin ted in accordance wth the procedures established for appointmentsunder Article XI of this Charter. The members shall serve ona voluntary basis and wthoutcompensat ion. The Mayor and Common Council may appoint a Charter Review Committeemoreoften,ifthey deem it necessary.Sec. 1601. Duties and procedure.

The Charter Review Committee shall, after study and holding public meetings,recommend to the Common Council any amendments to the Charter for p lacement onthe ballotat the next general munic ipal election. The final recommendations of the Charter ReviewCommittee shall be presented to the Common Council no later than the first meet ing of theCommon Council in February in the year following the appoin tment of the Charter ReviewCommittee. The Common Council shall receive the recommendations of the Charter ReviewCommittee prior to the last day to p lace measuresonthe ballot for the nex general municipalelection.

ARTICLEXVII. SALARY COMMITTEE.

Sec. 1700. Creation.In January 2002,and in January of every two (2) years thereafter,the Mayor shall appoin t

a Salary Committee consisting of seven(7) members, subject to confirmation by the CommonCouncil. No person shall be appointed to the Salary Committee while serving as anofficer oremployee of the City,norwthin two ( 2) years after holding such a posit ion. Members of theSalary Committee shall serveon a voluntary basis.

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Sec. 1701. Duties and procedures.The Salary Committee shall study and hold publ ic meet ings onthe issue of the totalcompensat ion for each elected official of the City. Not later than ninety ( 90) days before theend of the fiscal year, the Salary Committee shall make a recommendation to the CommonCouncil concerning the total compensat ion, including salary and benefits, for each electedofficial of the City. The Common Council shall adopt ordisapprove the recommendation of theSalary Committee prior to the end of the fiscal year. The Common Council shall have no powerto alter,amend,orotherwise change the recommendation of the Salary Committee,Sec. 1702. Effective date of changes incompensation.Ifa change in the total compensat ion for anelected official is adopted by the CommonCouncil,such change shall not take effect until after the next election for that elected official.

ARTICLEXVII. CITIZENADVISORY COUNCILS.Sec. 1800. Enabling clause.

Each member of the Common Council may create a Citizen Advisory Council wthinhisor her ward. The composit ion of a Citizen Advisory Council shall be determined by theCouncilmember, but the composi t ion should reflect the diverse interests wthin theCouncilmember'sard. Thep e c i f i c roleandu n c t i o n ofaCitizen Advisory C o u n c i l s h a l lbed e t e r m i n e d bytheouncil m e m b e r , b u titshould generally s e r v ethenderlying p u r p o s e s othsarticle which areaso l l o w s : ( a)toromote ctizene i g h b o r h o o d ,andommunity

p 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 ; (btoepC o u n c i l members s t a y i n f o r m e dothe issues n d c o n c e r n sinheir r e s p e c t i v e w a r d s ; (c

osupport andaugmentexistingeighborhood e m p o w e r m e n t a c t i v i t i e s w i t h i n th e C i t y ; (dto

epe i g h b o r h o o d s d i s c o v e r and buildonheir s t r e n g t h s andfndr e a t i v e s o l u t i o n stoheir p r o b l e m s ; a n d (eoevelopandnurture l e a d e r s h i p wthnhe 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 .1900AP e r s o n n e l system. M e r i t principle.Al appointments a n d p r o m o t i o n soityofficers and e m p l o y e e s shallbeade s o l e l y onhe basis omeritandf i t n e s s ,d e m o n s t r a t e d byaaidande 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 t wthalp p l i c a b l e federal and s t a t e laws,aerit system g o v e r n i n g personnel p o l i c i e s necessarytof f e c t i v e l yadminister th e e m p l o y e e s otheityse p a r t m e n t s , a g e n c i e s , a n d offices,s h a l lbes t a b l i s h e d by o r d i n a n c e otheCtyThe merit s y s t e m shall i n c l u d e , butno tbei m i t e d tol a s s i f i c a t i o n anday pans,ualifications and

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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSan Bernardinoexempt appointments, emp loyee duties and working conditions,inservice training, d i s c i p l i n a r y actions, forcereductions, removals, g r i e v a n c e s ,ande l a t i o n s h i p s wthmployeeo r g a n i z a t i o n s . CvlService B o a r doAppeals. Creation. T h e r eisereby c r e a t e d theCvlService B o a r dop p e a l sto

e 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 in a 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 oftheCtye m b e r s h i p . The CvlService B o a r dop p e a l s s h a l lbeo m p o s e d o f i 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 Service B o a r dop p e a l s ,aerson m u s t b eaualif ied e l e c t o r ofthe City.Thseligibility r e q u i r e m e n tm u s tbea t i s f i e d aeastt w e n t y - nine (29)a y s prior tohedaeoappointmentandc 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 BoardoAppeals s h a l l serve ae r m o f sx(6earsand t h e r e a f t e runa successor isappointed 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 be m a d e athei r s t m e e t i n gotheo m m o n C o u n c i l inMay of e a c hoheo l l o w i n g years, anda g a i n e v e r y sx(6eash e r e a f t e r : 2003, 2004, 2005,2006and0 0 7 . A ny personappointedtohe CvlS e r v i c e B o a r doA p p e a l s ma ybee m o v e d by the a f f i r m a t iv e vote

o fae a s t five embers of the Common C o u n c i l .Iftheo s i t i o n ofanymemberonhe Cvl S e r v i c e Boardop p e a l s isvacated p r i o rtothex p i r a t i o noftham e m b e rse r m , thea y o r s h a l l a p p o i n t a e r s o n tofllher e m a i n d e r oftheu n e x p i r e d term, subjecttoc o n f i r m a t i o n bythe o m m o n Council. Powers andu t i e s . Theivil Service Board ofAppeals ma y affirm, o v e r r u l e , ormodfyonappeal a n y final a d m i n i s t r a t i v edecision resulting inthei s c i p l i n e , d e m o t i o n , suspension, ore m o v a lon employeewhoisn d e r the classified p e r s o n n e l s y s t e m , and

its d e c i s i o n shabe fina.Sec. 9 0 2 .Nni s c r i m i n a t i o n . No person shall be a p p o i n t e d tooremoved from,oinnywaya v o r e d or i s c r i m i n a t e d aganst,wthrespect toanyity e m p l o y m e n t , position. o n t r a c t ,oappointment fo r anye a s o noondtionr o h i b i t e d bystae

or federal nond i s c r i m i n a t i o n lawsande g u l a t i o n s . Sec.1903epotism.Thea y o r , members otheo m m o nC o u n c i l , members oboards or o m m i s s i o n s , andanyd e p a r t m e n t head, gency head, oohero f f i c e r havngp p o i n t i v e power, s h a l l no r e c o m m e n d the a p p o i n t m e n t of, a p p o i n t ,ovoeforolect toany office, position.or e m p l o y m e n t wththeCity, any member of saidofficer'sm m e d i a t e famy.For p u r p o s e sohi s s e c t i o n , therm "immediate familyisdefined asapouse, son, d a u g h t e r , mother, f a t h e r , brother, sister, grandchi ld , g r a n d p a r e n t ,

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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 Charter, the Mayorordesigneeshal n e g o t i a t e , e s t a b l i s h , and adjusttheotal c o m p e n s a t i o nfol employeesando n - e l e c t e do f f i c e r soheCtyxcept t h o s e d i r e c t l y appointedbyheommon C o u n c i l u n d e r A r t i c l eIIIofthsCharter.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 , theayor shall consult with and r e c e i v einputfromhe City A d m i n i s t r a t o r andnyaffected d e p a r t m e n t head, agency head, n d o t h e r o f f i c e roftheCtyA ll 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 byhe Mayor s h a l lbes u b j e c t to onfirmationby theo m m o n Council.ARTCLEXX. F I S C A L A D M I N I S T R A T I O N . Sec.

2000. Fiscal year.T h e f i sc a l year oheCtys h a l lbes t a b l i s h e d by o r d i n a n c eothe CtySec.2001udget.Each d e p a r t m e n t , a g e n c y , and o f f i c e otheit y s h a l l p r o v i d e inhe form andat h e time directed bythe MayoandCtyA d m i n i s t r a t o r all i n f o r m a t i o n r e q u i r e dto

developabudget 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 may require. U n d e r thei r e c t i o n and control of theMayor,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 lanolCtyp e r a t i o n s an d a c t i v i t i e s forthe n 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 thenformation andold c o n f e r e n c e s thereonwiththed e p a r t m e n t h e a d s , agency h e a d s , and o f f i c e r s otheCity,Thea y o r shall p r e s e n t the budgettoh eC o m m o n C o u n c i l , ins u c h formastheayor deemsp p r o p r i a t e after consultation wththeo 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 meeting ontheudget, theC o m m o n C o u n c i lshala d o p t bye s o l u t i o naudgeoproposed expendi tures andp p r o p r i a t i o n s n e c e s s a r y thereforforthenext fiscal year,faingh 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 sothelast f i s c a lyeashalbee e m e d effective until thenewudgeand a p p r o p r i a t i o nm e a s u r e s are adopted,Sec.

2002. Budget message. T h e b u d g e t s u b m i t t 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 m e s s a g e w h i c h shall e x p l a i n theudget.The budget m e s s a g e shaoutline ther o p o s e d f i n a n c i a l p o l i c i e s of the City forthenexf i s c a l year,escribe th e i m p o r t a n tfeaturesothe budget, indicate any m a j o r changes from th e preceding yearinf 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 , together with the reasonsfohe c h a n g e s , s u m m a r i z e theity's

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Sec. 2004. Independent audit.After the commencement of each fiscal year, he Mayor,wth the consent of the CommonCouncil,shall employ a qualified certified public accountant,who has nopersonal interest,directorindirect, in the fiscal affairs of the City orany of its employees orofficers. The accountantshall per form anannual audit of the books, financial records. and related documents of the Cityin accordance withgenerally accepted auditing standards for public agencies, and shall have free

access to the books,records, inventories,and reports of all officers and employees who receive,handle,ordisburse publ ic funds,and such other officers,emp loyees, dep ar tments ,oragencies asthe Common Council may direct. As soonas pract icable after the end of the fiscal year,a finalaudit and management report shall be submitted by the accountant to the Mayor and CommonCouncil,and shall be available thereafter for public review and inspect ion.

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

As used in this Charter, the term Adoption Date means the date upon which thisCharter is filed in accordance wth state law,and the term Operative Date means the date ofJuly 1,2001,except as otherwise prov ided in this Charter.Sec. 2101. Officers,employees,boards,and commissions.E x c e p t as prov ided in this section, all officers, employees, and persons serving onanyboard orcommission of the City on the Adoption Date shall continue to per form the duties oftheir respective offices,employments , and appo in tments wthout interruption and under the sameterms and conditions until provisions have been made otherwise in accordance wth this Charteroruntil the election,employment,orappointment of their successor.

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 by the previous charter,shall serve,respectively,as the appointed CityAttorney and the appointed City Treasurer as established under this Charter,untila person is appoin ted to such office in accordance with this Charter,orthe officeis vacated,orthe Operat ive Date,whichever is earlier.

B. Park and Recreation Commission. The Park and Recreation Commissionestablished by the previous Charter, as it existed immediately pr ior to theAdoption Date,shall continue in effect as a commission established by ordinancepursuant to Section 2106 of this Charter,and each person appointed as a memberof the Park and Recreation Commission shall continue as a member and continue

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C. MayorPoempore. W ith in n i n e t y ( 90)ays after thed o p t i o n Date,theayor shall a p p o i n tae r s o ntoe r v e asMayor ro - Temporeina c c o r d a n c e with S e c t i o n 404ot h i s Charter.D(

S e c t i o n Reserved) EBoardof T r u s t e e sotheFree P u b l i c Library. T h e Boardof T r u s t e e sotheFree PubicL i b r a r y established by e c t i o n 2 05oher e v i o u s C h a r t e r ,asit

x i s t e d i m m e d i a t e l y priortohed o p t i o n Daeh a l l c o n t i n u e toexistbuhall perform th e f u n c t i o n sohe BoardoLibrary T r u s t e e s pursuant tor t i c l eXIIIohis C h a r t e r , andale m b e r s thereof s h a l l continue toe r v e unith e e x p i r a t i o noherr 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 soist h e r w i s eremovedinc c o r d a n c e wthh is Charter.To t r a n s i t i o n toheew termfor m e m b e r sohe Boardoibrary Trustees under 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 eashe t e r m 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 ,onel)p p o i n t m e n t fo r three (3ears, a n d onel)p p o i n t m e n t fo r sx(6e a r sshall be m a d e athei r s t m e e t i n goheo m m o n C o u n c i l ina y 200I;a n donel)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 f o r three (3e a r sshall be m a d e athei r s t m e e t i n goheo m m o n C o u n c i l inMay 2 0 0 3 ,Uponhe e x p i r a t i o n ohe termoeachr a n s i t i o n a l appointment m a d e p u r s u a n ttohis section,alu b s e q u e n t a p p o i n t m e n t s shall be madeinc c o r d a n c ewith S e c t i o n 1 3 0Io

t h i s Charter.Fvl S e r v i c e Board.TheCvlServceB o a r d established bye c t i o n 24 6oher e v i o u s C h a r t e r ,asitx i s t e d i m m e d i a t e l y priortohed o p t i o nDaeh 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 required byr t i c l e XIXoh is C h a r t e r ,ithall performth e f u n c t i o n sothevl S e r v i c e Boardop p e a l s pursuant toe c t i o n 1 90Iothis C h a r t e r , andale m b e r s thereof s h a l l continue toe r v e uni th e e x p i r a t i o noher 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 soist h e r w i s eremovedinc c o r d a n c e wththis Charter. o t r a n s i t i o n toheew termfor m e m b e r sotheCvl S e r v i c e Boardoppeals under 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 eashe t e r m 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(2ears a n doneI)p p o i n t m e n t fo r sx(6e a r s shall be m a d e atheirst m e e t i n gotheo m m o n C o u n c i linay 2 0 0 1 ; oneI)p p o i n t m e n t fo r one (I)earandon e a p p o i n t m e n t fo r two(2e a r s shall be m a d e athei r s t m e e t i n goheo m m o nC o u n c i l inay 2003; an d oneI)p p o i n t m e n t fo r one (Ie a r shall be m a d e athei 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 . Uponhe e x p i r a t i o nohe

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Proposed Charterfor the City ofSan Bernardinoeach transitional appo in tmen t made pursuant to this section, all subsequentappo in tments shall be made inaccordance wth Section 190 I of this Charter.Initial salaries of elected officers.Mayor. Effective onthe Adoption Date,the Mayor'salary s h a l lben c r e a s e dtoghyhousand dollars ($0, 000. 00)per year. Afterthed o p t i o nDae,ll a d j u s t m e n t s totheotal 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 e wthhe 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 saaryor m e m b e r soheo m m o n C o u n c i l shal be increasedtotwelve thousand d o l l a r s (1200000)peryear. A f t e rthed o p t i o n D a t e ,aladjustments tohe toac o m p e n s a t i o n paidtoembersoheC o m m o n C o u n c i l , i n c l u d i n g saayhall beinc c o r d a n c e withthep r o v i s i o n s of this Char ter . Salaryoit y Clerk. W ithin n i n e t y (90ays afterthedoption Date,theC o m m o n Council shall establish byresolution thei n i t i a l total c o m p e n s a t i o n for the CtyCerk,Ater the C o m m o n C o u n c i lestablishes th e i n i t i a l total c o m p e n s a t i o n oftheit y Cerk by r e s o l u t i o n , aladjustments tohe total c o m p e n s a t i o n paidtoheCity C l e r k , i n c l u d i n g saayhallbeinc c o r d a n c e withthe

p r o v i s i o n s othsharter. Sec.2103M u n i c i p a l l a w s and r e g u l a t i o n s .Or f t e rtheperative Date,al o r d i n a n c e s , r e s o l u t i o n s ,orders,ules,andther regulations not i n c o n s i s t e n t wth,o n f l i c t i n g with,ointerfering w i t h

the effective o p e r a t i o nohis Charter, h a l l remain and c o n t i n u einorcentil duya m e n d e d ,repealed,oe p l a c e d . Any o r d i n a n c e , r e s o l u t i o n , order,u l e ,other r e g u l a t i o ninffectonth e O p e r a t i v e Daeegardless o thee t h o d , manner, or timeod o p t i o n , ishereby repealed tothextent i n c o n s i s t e n t wth,o n f l i c t i n g with,ointerfering w i t h the effective o p e r a t i o n of this C h a r t e r .Itsnothe inentoedopt said o r d i n a n c e s , resolutions, o r d e r s , r u l e sother r e g u l a t i o n s ,butoo n t i n u e theminffect. Af te r the A d o p t i o n Daeand priortohepera t ive

D a t e , theo l l o w i n g shall occur:AConformance or d e r s , r u l e s , ande g u l a t i o n s .Prior toheperative Date, e a c h oficer,depar tmen t , a g e n c y ,boadoo m m i s s i o n r e s p o n s i b l e forpromulgating o r d e r s , r u l e s ,orother regulations of theCtyhall r e v i e w alsuchr d e r s , rules, or o t h e r regulations for whichitise s p o n s i b l e , andshall amend, repeal, orreplace suchr d e r s , rules,oohere g u l a t i o n stothextent n e c e s s a r yto

be consistenw i t hthsh a r t e r .B o n f o r m a n c e ofordinances and r e s o l u t i o n s . TheCity At torney a n d Ctylerk shal r e v i e w al o r d i n a n c e s a n d r e s o l u t i o n s , andshal lreport to the Mayorandr o p o s etohe C o m m o n C o u n c i l the a m e n d m e n toepeaoanyexisting o r d i n a n c e , r e s o l u t i o n ,order n e c e s s a r ytoe c o n s i s t e n t

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Sec. 2104. Previous personnel system.Until the Operat ive Date, the provisions of sections 246 through 261 of the previousCharter as t hey existed immediate ly prior to the Adoption Date, and any ordinances, rules, orregulat ions adopted pursuant thereto, shall continue in full force and effect except as the same

may hereafter be changed by amendment thereof in the manner provided by law. After theOperat ive Date orthe earlier adopt ion of the ordinance required in Article XIX of this Charter,said sections, and any ordinances, rules, or regulat ions adopted pursuant thereto, shallimmediate ly cease to have any force oreffect. The adopt ion of this Charter shall not affect anye m p loy ee g r ie v an c e proceeding oraction that has been commenced prior to the Adoption Date.Sec. 2105. Safety Employees'Salaries.The provisions of Section 186 contained in the previous Charter as it existed immediate lyprior to the Ad o p t io n Date,and any ordinances, rules,or regulat ions adopted pursuant thereto,shall continue in full force and effect. These provisions shall immediate ly cease to have anyforce and effect upon adopt ion and implementat ion of SB402 or similar binding arbitrationactions from the State, and the expiration of the current labor contracts. In the event SB402 orsimilar legislation is repealed, the City of San Bernardino shall maintain in effect the rules andregulat ions contained in SB402 orany similar binding arbitration action from the State.Sec. 2106. Previouscharter sections treated as ordinances.

The following sections of the previous charter,as they existed immediately prior to theAdoption Date,shall be treated as ifenacted by ordinance, and may be amended, repealed, orrep laced by ordinance after the Adoption Date. To the extent of conflict or inconsistencybetween the previous charter sections treated as ifenacted by ordinance under this section andthis Charter,this 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 offormer charter.Upon the Adoption Date, the provisions of this Charter shall be in full force and effect

under the law. The former Charter is hereby repealed except that ( I) Charter Section 41 is notrepealed orotherwise amended by this Charter,and said Charter Section 41 shall continue in fullforce and effect in this Charter numbered as Section 2003, (System for Assessment, Levy,andCollection of Taxes); ( 2) Charter Section 134 and Charter Sections 160 through 171, inclusive,are not repealed norotherwise amended by this Charter and said Charter Section 134 and CharterSections 160 th rough 171, inclusive, shall continue in full force and effect in this Charternumbered as Sections 1200 through 1212, inclusive, in Article XII (Water Department); and ( 3 )Charter Sections 190, 191 and 192 are not repealed norotherwise amended by this Charter andsaid Charter Sections 190, 1 91 and 192 shall continue in full force and effect in this Charternumbered as Sections 1400, 1401 and 1402 in Article XIV.Sec. 2108. Eliminationof transitionprovisions.

In the event the sections of this article become obsolete in the judgment of the CityAttorney,by virtue of the comple t ion of all actions required under the section, the section shallbe deemed expi red and the City Clerk shall secure removal of that section from the next printingof the Charter.

ARTICLEXXU. MISCELLANEOUS.

Sec. 2200. Oathof office.Every officer of the City, appointed orelected, before entering upon the duties of theoffice,shall take the oath of office 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 s ub je ct to group or individual bonds to insure the faithfulper formance ofofficial duties shall be determined by ordinance of the City. The ordinance shallfix the amount of such bonds,and shall provide for the payment of the premium of such bondsby the City.Sec. 2202. Conflicts of interest and ethics.

Regulat ions governing conflicts of interest and ethics applicable to officers, employees,members of boards and commissions, and candidates for elected office of the City may beestablished by ordinance of the City. Unless otherwise required by law, the City shall not berequired to negotiate ormeet and confer wth officers, employees, or employee organizat ionsregarding the adopt ion orrevision of such regulat ions.

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Sec. 2203. Prohibition against holding other office orcity positions.E x c e p t where authorized by law, noelected officer of the City shall hold any otherelected public office during the term for which the person was elected to office, No electedofficer shall hold any other munic ipal office orhold any office oremployment , the compensat ionof which is paid wth funds of the City,while serving as anelected officer of the City. E x c e p tfor the incumbent in an elected office on the Adoption Date that is abolished or otherwiseremoved from this Charter,no former elected officer of the City shall hold any compensatedoffice oremployment wth the City,except anelected office,until at least one(I)ear after theexpiration of the term for which the person was elected. Nothing in this section shall beconstrued to prohibit the appointment of any current or former elected officer of the City torepresent the City on the governing board of any regional, state, federal, or otherin tergovernmenta l agency orcommission,Sec. 2204. Del

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