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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> ORDINANCE NO. NS-XXX <br /> <br /> AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY <br /> OF SANTA ANA CREATING THE CLASSIFICATION TITLE <br /> OF POLICE COMMISSIONER AND DESIGNATING THE <br /> CLASSIFICATION AS THAT OF A PEACE OFFICER <br /> PURSUANT TO PENAL CODE SECTION 830.6(a)(2). <br /> THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS <br /> FOLLOWS: <br /> <br /> Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines <br /> and declares as follows: <br /> <br /> A. Section 700 of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana provides that the City <br /> Council may establish by ordinance the number, titles, qualifications, <br /> powers, duties, and compensation of all officers and employees of the <br /> city. <br /> <br /> B. The City's public safety operations frequently work in conjunction with and <br /> perform operations with various regional, state and federal agencies and <br /> special law enforcement task forces. Such agencies include, but are not <br /> limited to the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the Bureau of Alcohol, <br /> Tobacco and Firearms, Homeland Security, the Drug Enforcement <br /> Agency, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency, <br /> the Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement, the United States Attorney General <br /> and the California Bureau of Investigations. <br /> <br /> C. As part of its overall governance of the City of Santa Ana the City Council <br /> finds that it must be informed of the ongoing nature of the above- <br /> referenced operations. Further, the Council believes that additional <br /> management support should be provided to the joint law enforcement <br /> operations as set forth above. Additionally, the Council finds that it is vital <br /> to the ongoing operations of the public safety operations of the City that <br /> the current relationships with the above-referenced state and federal <br /> agencies be maintained and enforced. <br /> <br /> D. The City Council believes that the goals of maintaining and strengthening <br /> these ongoing joint operations and relationships, and the prevention and <br /> detection of crime and the enforcement of the laws of this state would be <br /> furthered by the addition of a Police Commissioner position within the <br /> office of the City Manager. The City Council further finds that due to the <br /> <br /> Ordinance No. NS-XXX <br /> Page 1 of 4 <br /> <br /> <br /> 5OA-15 <br />