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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-04-06; City Council; 20179; Amend Carelsbad Municipal Code Section 2.08.022 Entitled Qualifications of City TreasurerCITY OF CARLSBAD - AGENDA BILL 13 AB# 20,179 MTG. 4/6/10 DEPT. CA Amend Carlsbad Municipal Code by Adding Section 2.08.022 Entitled Qualifications of City Treasurer DEPT. DIRECTOR CITY ATTORNEY ^^ CITY MANAGER T<A- RECOMMENDED ACTION: Introduce Ordinance CS- oao establishing certain minimum criteria for eligibility to the elected office of City Treasurer. ITEM EXPLANATION: The voters of the City of Carlsbad determined to change the powers and duties of the City by adopting a City Charter at the election of June 3, 2008. This means that the City Council has plenary authority to legislate matters of local concern notwithstanding general laws of the State to the contrary. Currently, the only qualification for the position of City Treasurer is that the candidate must be an elector of the City of Carlsbad at the time of assuming office (Cal. Govt. Code section 36502). The office of the City Treasurer has numerous financial, accounting, economic and banking responsibilities which are vital to financial health of the City. Although the City Treasurer is elected by the voters of the City of Carlsbad, the City Council has an interest ensuring that only individuals qualified to perform the functions of the City Treasurer are eligible to run for that office. Setting minimum qualifications will avoid the potential problem of an individual without these minimum qualifications from being elected into the position. FISCAL IMPACT: Adoption of this Ordinance will have no direct fiscal impact. However, having an unqualified individual in the position of City Treasurer could potentially have a negative fiscal affect on the City. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: This action does not constitute a project as defined under CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) pursuant to CEQA regulation 15060(c)(3). EXHIBITS: 1. Ordinance No. CS-080 DEPARTMENT CONTACT: Ronald Ball 760-434-2891 ron.ball@carlsbadca.gov FOR CITY CLERKS USE ONLY. COUNCIL ACTION: APPROVED DENIED CONTINUED WITHDRAWN D D D D CONTINUED TO DATE SPECIFIC CONTINUED TO DATE UNKNOWN RETURNED TO STAFF OTHER -SEE MINUTES ^ 04-13-2010 6 D D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 responsibilities which are vital to financial health of the City; and 8 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is in the best interest of the 9 City of Carlsbad that only candidates qualified to carry out the duties and 10 responsibilities of the position of City Treasurer be eligible to run for election for the11 12 13 14 ORDINANCE NO. CS-080 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, TO ADD SECTION 2.08.022 TO THE CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING QUALIFICATIONS OF CITY TREASURER WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the position of City Treasurer is responsible for carrying out numerous financial, accounting, economic and banking position of City Treasurer. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad ordains as follows: election, he or she has a college degree in finance or business related field or four years of financial work experience. 15 Section 1: That Section 2.08.022 is hereby added to the Carlsbad 16 Municipal Code to read as follows: 17 "2.08.022 Qualifications of city treasurer 18 No person is eligible to become a candidate for the office of city treasurer unless, at the time of the final filing date for 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 „ 27 // 28 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption; and the city clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption. INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the day of _ , 2010, and thereafter PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the day of , 2010, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: RONALD R. BALL, City Attorney CLAUDE A. LEWIS, Mayor ATTEST: LORRAINE M. WOOD, City Clerk