Ordinance No. 1077349
ORDINANCE NO. 1077
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CYPRESS, AND THE EX OFFICIO GOVERNING BODY OF THE
CYPRESS RECREATION & PARK DISTRICT, AMENDING
CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE IV, SECTIONS 2 -40 THROUGH 2 -120,
RELATED TO "BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES."
WHEREAS, on May 22, 2006, the City Council unanimously adopted Ordinance 1076 to
institute an efficient and effective method to address nonconforming uses and structures by
establishing a Zoning Administrator in favor of utilizing the Non - Conforming Uses Hearing Board,
and
WHEREAS, in order to create consistency of this action within the City's Municipal Code,
it is necessary to amend Chapter 2, Article 14, Sections 2 -40 through 2 -120 to remove reference to
the Non - Conforming Uses Hearing Board, as well as to correct or update the current language
within the sections of this Chapter; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Cypress, California, does hereby
ordain as follows:
Section I That Chapter 2, Article IV, Sections 2 -40 through 2 -120, are hereby amended to
read as follows:
Section 2 -40. Creation of Boards, Commissions and Committees.
There is hereby established the following Commissions for the City of Cypress:
Cable television TV & Technology commission
Traffic commission; and
Recreation and community services commission
Senior citizens commission
There is hereby established the following standing committees, reporting to the recreation
and community services commission:
Youth standing committee
There is hereby established the following board, reporting to the City Council:
Section 2 -50. Duties of Commissions.
The general purposes and duties of each Commission shall be:
• To identify the service needs of the community, be responsible for alternative
methods of fulfilling these needs and interests, and to present alternate solutions or
recommendations for action.
• To act in an advisory capacity to City Council on such matters, topics, problems
community needs, or strategic planning for the community as may be assigned by the
city council, including, but not limited to cable television, recreation, arts and
community services, senior issues and services, youth issues and programs,
community issues and programs, transportation issues and solutions, and such other
or additional matters as requested or directed by the city council from time to time,
and to cooperate with all governmental agencies and civic groups.
• To develop recommendations to City Council on such matters, topics, problems,
community needs, or strategic planning for the community as may be assigned by the
city council, including, but not limited to, cable television, recreation, arts and
community services, senior issues and services, youth issues and programs,
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community issues and programs, transportation issues and solutions, and such other
or additional matters as requested or directed by the city council from time to time.
• To perform such other additional duties and responsibilities as may be set forth by
the city council by ordinance, resolution, or in a handbook adopted by resolution of
the city council, and as the same may be amended from time to time.
Section 2 -51 — 2 -59. Reserved.
Section 2 -60. Eligibility for appointment.
Residency. Applicants must be a resident of the City of Cypress and must be a registered
voter in Cypress, and must remain such during their entire term of office. An exception is made for
student members of a youth appointed body who are not yet of voting age.
Public Employment conflicts. Applicants shall not hold any full or part-time office or
employment with the City of Cypress, a charter city and municipal corporation, or the Cypress
Recreation and Park District, a California special district, and shall not serve on more than one (1)
commission, committee or board at the same time.
Nepotism. Applicants shall not be directly related by blood or marriage to anyone on the
appointing body.
Section 2 -61 — 2 -69. Reserved.
Section 2 -70. Composition.
The commissions and standing committees are composed of the following number of
members. Members are appointed by the City Council as terms expire and/or as vacancies occur.
Reporting to city council:
Cable television TV Technology commission, five (5) members
Traffic commission, five (5) members
Non Conforming Use Hearing Board (3) members
Reporting to city council in its capacity as board for the parks and recreation district:
Recreation and community services commission, seven (7) members
Senior citizens commission, seven (7) members
Committees reporting to and serving under the recreation & community services
commission:
Youth standing committee, seven (7) members
Section 2 -80. Oath of office.
Each newly appointed member of a board, commission or committee shall be required, as a
condition of appointment, to take the Oath of Office, mandated by the California Constitution,
which oath shall be administered by the City Clerk's office. Upon the taking of such oath the
member is authorized to attend meetings and vote.
Section 2 -81 — 2 -89. Reserved.
Section 2 -90 Conflict of interest statements (statements of economic interests).
All members of established City boards, commissions and standing committees are required
to file annual statements of economic interest, with the city clerk upon assuming or leaving office.
Section 2 -100. Procedures governing the boards, commissions, and committees.
The procedures governing application for, appointment to, term of office (including
staggered terms) of, term limitations upon, compensation of, removal from, vacancy resulting from
lack of continuous residency in or excessive absence from, and conduct of meetings, together with
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the powers, duties, responsibilities, prerogatives of, each board, commission, and committee shall
be as provided in greater detail in a handbook entitled "Boards, Commissions, and Committees
Handbook, "; which handbook shall be reviewed and adopted by resolution of the city council, as the
same may be reviewed and/or modified and/or amended from time to time.
Section 2 -101 — 2 -109. Reserved.
Section 2 -110. City council authorized to establish staggered terms of office for boards,
commissions, and committees.
Pursuant to Cypress City Charter § 802, the city council is hereby authorized to establish, by
separate ordinance, staggered terms of office on any board, commission, or committee so as to
assure continuity of experience and expertise on any board, commission, and committee. However,
consistent with Cypress City Charter § § 802 and 805, vacancies on any commission or board (but
not any committee), from whatever cause, shall be filled for the term prescribed therein.
Section 2 -111 — 2 -119. Reserved.
Section 2 -120. Authorizing establishment of staggered terms of office
(a) Initial appointments made in 2002 for each board and commission. In order to stagger
all terms of each board or commission, to create a rotational system and assure continuity and
alignment with the City's Council's rotation, for initial appointments of all groups made in 2002, it
will be necessary for Council to determine, by lot, which members will be serving shorter terms
under these guidelines:
(a) (1) For traffic commission and cable television commission (five (5) members
appointed to each).
Three (3) initial appointments are made for one (1) year and two (2) initial appointments are
made for three (3) years, with all succeeding terms serving a period of four (4) years.
(a) (2) For recreation and community services commission and senior citizens commission
(seven (7) members appointed to each).
Three (3) initial appointments are made for one (1) year, two (2) initial appointments are
made for two (2) years and two (2) initial appointments are made for three (3) years, with all
succeeding terms serving a period of four (4) years.
(a) (3) Youth standing committee (Seven (7) members appointed to such).
All initial appointments are made for a one -(1) year period with all succeeding terms serving
a period of one (1) year
period of two (2) years."
FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City held on the 12th day of
June, 2006, and finally adopted and order posted at a regular meeting held on the 26th day of June,
2006.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
MAYO
THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
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I, DENISE BASHAM, Acting City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council held on
the 26`h day of June, 2006 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL/DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS: McGill, Seymore, Luebben, and Sondhi
NOES: 0 COUNCIL/DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS: None
ABSENT:1 COUNCIL/DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS: McCoy
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS