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City Attorney’s Office <br />www.santa-ana.org/city-attorneys-office <br />Item # 21 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />April 1, 2025 <br />TOPIC: Omnibus Amendments to Chapter 2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Omnibus Amendments to Chapter 2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code Including Meeting <br />Frequency for the Personnel Board, Contracting Authority for the City Clerk and City <br />Attorney, and Relying on State Law Regarding Campaign Contributions Effect on <br />Proceedings Involving a License, Permit or other Entitlement for Use <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Approve the First Reading of an Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Santa Ana <br />amending Chapter 2 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code as to Section 2-328 Regarding <br />Meetings; Chairperson and Recording Secretary of Appointive Boards and Commissions, <br />Adding Section 2-331.5 Regarding Meetings of the Personnel Board, Amending the Title <br />of Article VII of Chapter 2, Amending Section 2-748 Regarding City Manager Contracting <br />Authority, Adding Section 2-748 Regarding City Attorney and City Clerk Contracting <br />Authority, and Repealing Section 2-107 Regarding Prohibited Campaign Contributions. <br />ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXXX entitled AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING CHAPTER 2 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL <br />CODE AS TO SECTION 2-328 REGARDING MEETINGS; CHAIRPERSON AND <br />RECORDING SECRETARY OF APPOINTIVE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, ADDING <br />SECTION 2-331.5 ENTITLED MEETINGS, AMENDING THE TITLE OF ARTICLE VII OF <br />CHPATER 2, AMENDING SECTION 2-748 REGARDING CITY MANAGER <br />CONTRACTING AUTHORITY, ADDING SECTION 2-749 REGARDING CITY <br />ATTORNEY AND CITY CLERK CONTRACTING AUTHORITY, AND REPEALING <br />SECTION 2-107 REGARDING PROHIBITED CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br />DISCUSSION <br />Section 2-328-Meetings; chairperson; recording secretary <br />Section 2-328 is part of Division 2 “Appointive Boards and Commissions” in Article IV <br />“Officers, Departments, Boards and Commissions” in Chapter 2 of the Santa Ana <br />Municipal Code (“SAMC”). Division 2 contains sections that are applicable to all City