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City Charter <br />April 5, 2022 <br />Page 3 <br />2 <br />5 <br />7 <br />8 <br />5 Section 406: Council Judge of <br />Elections and Qualifications of <br />Members <br />Adds “or at a special meeting” <br />6 Section 413: Adoption <br />(Ordinances) <br />Adds “resolutions” to title; clarifies effective date and <br />who can sign, and provides that ordinances <br />amended after the first reading must be re- <br />introduced to be consistent with state law <br />7 Section 613: Claims— <br />Formalities; Treasury Warrants <br />Finance recommends revising this section to <br />streamline the process for paying invoices. The <br />prescribed process in the Charter is outdated. <br />8 Section 1000: Civil Service <br />System <br />Revises equal opportunity provisions; adds “with <br />concurrence of the City Council” relating to the civil <br />service rules <br />9 Section 1002: Civil Service and <br />Excepted Service <br />Administrative clean-up; revisions to ensure <br />compliance with CalPERS rules and other applicable <br />laws and regulations <br />10 Section 1010: Prohibitions Updates anti-discrimination provision and adds a <br />provision requiring that the City Council adopt an <br />anti-nepotism policy <br />11 Section 1011: Contract for <br />Performance of Administrative <br />Functions <br />Changes “personnel” to “human resources” <br />12 Section 1014: Work Stoppages Removes this section in its entirety <br />13 Section 1208: Enforcement Allows that the City to contract with a State or County <br />entity to enforce the provisions of this section <br />14 Section 1400: Employees’ <br />Retirement System <br />Revisions to be consistent with revisions in Section <br />1002 <br />15 [various]Replaces gender-specific language with gender- <br />neutral language <br />16 [various]Replaces "clerk of the council" with "city clerk" <br />The text relating to each proposed Charter amendment (Exhibit 1) is attached to the staff <br />report. <br />Timeline to Submit Charter Amendments for the November 2022 General Election <br />In the event that the City Council decides to submit one or more proposed Charter <br />amendments to the voters at the General Municipal Election on November 8, 2022, and <br />to ensure sufficient time to prepare all the necessary documents and provide for a ballot <br />argument process, the City Council must make the decision relative to submitting ballot <br />measures by no later than the June 7, 2022 City Council meeting. Specifically, by the <br />June 7, 2022 meeting, the City Council must accomplish the following: <br />Adopt a resolution calling for the placement of a ballot measure regarding <br />proposed Charter amendment(s) (§9280, 9282); <br />Request that the Orange County Board of Supervisors consolidate with the <br />Statewide General Election;