HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1942 ORDINANCE NO. 1942
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE
BY ADDING THERETO NEW ARTICLE 427 TO CREATE
THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ANIMAL CARE AND
CONTROL COMMISSION
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does
ordain as follows :
SECTION 1. The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is hereby
amended by adding thereto new Article 427 entitled, "Animal
Care and Control Commission, " to read as follows :
4270 . ANIMAL CARE AND CONTROL COMMISSION CREATED.
Pursuant to Section 800 of the City Charter, there is hereby
created the Animal Care and Control Commission, consisting
of seven (7 ) members whose manner of appointment, terms and
removal shall be as provided in Section 802 of the City Charter.
The terms of four (4) of the original members of the Com-
mission shall expire June 30, 1976; the terms of three (3 ) of
the original members of the Commission shall expire June 30,
1978 •
4271. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION. The Animal Care
and Control Commission will have the power and duty to:
(a) Study and make recommendations to the City Council
for the operation and conduct of the animal welfare and control
program of the City of Huntington Beach.
(b ) Study, review and recommend animal welfare and control
legislation to the City Council.
(c) Study, consider and recommend to the City Council
contract specifications and terms in connection with the con-
tracting by city with an independent contractor of animal
welfare and control services for the City of Huntington Beach.
(d) Review the methods and operation of any independent
contractor who is providing animal welfare and control services
for the City of Huntington Beach, and make a report and recom-
mendations to the City Council at least annually and at such
other times as may be directed by the Council.
(e) Consider the qualifications of independent contractors
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who are interested in performing animal welfare and control
services for the City of Huntington Beach, and make recom-
mendations to the City Council.
( f) Consider the annual budget for animal welfare and
control services for the City of Huntington Beach, and during
the process of its preparation, make recommendations to the
City Council.
(g) Conduct periodic inspections of the premises of the
city pound and report its findings and recommendations to the
City Council.
(h) Review with the city 's internal auditor the periodic
audit of the books, records and accounts of the independent
contractor who is providing animal welfare and control services
to the City of Huntington Beach, and file a report with recom-
mendations to the City Council .
(i ) Exercise such other functions and duties not incon-
sistent with the Charter or this chapter as may be prescribed
and directed by the City Council.
The functions , powers and duties of the Animal Care and
Control Commission shall be advisory to the City Council.
4272 . APPLICATION OF CHARTER TO COMMISSION. All relevant
provisions of Article VIII of the City Charter shall apply to
the Animal Care and Control Commission.
SECTIOA 2 . This ordinance shall take effect thirty days
after its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this ordinance and cause same to be published within fifteen
days after adoption in the Huntington Beach News , a weekly
newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in
Huntington Beach, California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington ,r3,each :at a regular meeting thereof held on the 16th
day of September, 1974.
ATTEST :
Mayor PRO TEN+
Cty 'Clerk
APP OVED AS D4, V6, APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
City Attorney VCity Administrator
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Ord. No. 1942
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the said City, do hereby certify that the whole number
of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of 9eiptemb,—r
19 74 , and was again read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 16th day of sP' tAmr,� 19 74 and
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of
all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Shipley, Bartlett, Gibbs, Matney, Duke
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Wieder, Coen
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the,City
of Huntington Beach, California,.
VA M. Wentwarth CITY CLERK of the City of
Muntifi'Nim Basch .,.'.d i,*,�fficio Clerk of the City
®Utg`i. h+ br, c `iRr th•-t this ordinance has
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