Resolution No. 6911 317
RESOLUTION NO. 6911
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CYPRESS, CALIFORNIA, DELEGATING TO THE CITY
MANAGER CERTAIN OVERSIGHT RESPONSIBILITIES FOR
THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
WHEREAS, the City Charter of the City of Cypress, at Section 500, specifies that
the City Clerk shall be appointed by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Charter of the City of Cypress, at Section 500, specifies that
the City Clerk shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to delegate certain of its oversight functions
with respect to the City Clerk to its City Manager in the interest of efficiency of
governmental operations, lack of collective time to perform such oversight function, and
because the City Manager is charged, pursuant to City Charter § 601 and the Cypress
Municipal Code § 2-12, 2-15, 18-4, and 18-6, with regulating the day-to-day operations of
the City of Cypress, and its employees, under the Cypress Council-Manager form of
government; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to provide input to the City Manager on the
annual written performance evaluation of the City Clerk and to receive a copy of the
annual written performance evaluation of the City Clerk.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS DOES
HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE, RESOLVE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
2. The City Manager of the City of Cypress is hereby delegated all day-to-day
personnel oversight responsibility for the City Clerk, including, but not limited to,
supervising the City Clerk's performance of the duties of the office as set forth in
City Charter§ 501, supervising the administration of the City's personnel rules and
regulations to the extent the same apply to the City Clerk, supervising the payroll,
benefits, leave accruals and usage, and other salary functions of the City to the
extent the same apply to the City Clerk, and to perform such other oversight
responsibilities as the City Council may assign from time-to-time.
3. The City Manager of the City of Cypress is hereby charged with the responsibility
of preparing, and then forwarding to the City Council, an annual written
performance evaluation of the City Clerk.
4. The City Council may request a closed session evaluation of the City Clerk
following an affirmative written request of a minimum of two Council Members.
5. The City Council expressly retains the authority, pursuant to City Charter § 500,
over the appointment, tenure, and removal of the City Clerk, and nothing in this
resolution shall be deemed to constitute an abrogation of the same.
This Resolution shall be effective upon its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify the
adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED and ORDERED by the City Council of the City of Cypress,
California at a regular meeting held on 10th day of Oc ber, 20 ,4
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M YOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ATTEST:
CITY C ERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
I, ALISHA FARNELL, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council held
on thel0th day of October, 2022, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Marquez, Minikus, Peat, Hertz-Mallari and Morales
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
CITY LER OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS