HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-09-12; City Council; CS-454; ANORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2.38 SENIOR COMMISSION TO BE CONSISTENT WITH CHAPTER 1.20 ME...ORDINANCE NO. CS-454
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD,
CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2.38
SENIOR COMMISSION TO BE CONSISTENT WITH CHAPTER 1.20 MEETINGS
AND CHAPTER 2.15 BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
WHEREAS, Chapter 2.38 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code establishes the Senior Commission as
well as matters related to the conduct of Senior Commission meetings; and
WHEREAS, in 2018 the City Council adopted Chapter 1.20 Meetings and Chapter 2.15 Boards
and Commissions that establish procedures applicable to public meetings and matters specific to the
appointment, roles and responsibilities of members of all city boards and commissions; and
WHEREAS, amendments to Chapter 2.38 establishing the Senior Commission are necessary to
conform to the provisions of Chapters 1.20 and 2.15 and to reflect the current functions of the
commission.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains as follows that:
1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. That Carlsbad Municipal Code Chapter 2.38 is amended to read as follows:
Created.
Membership.
Duties.
Chapter 2.38
SENIOR COMMISSION
Sections:
2.38.010
2.38.020
2.38.040
2.38.050
2.38.060
Funds-Disposition of money.
Powers delegated to commission to be advisory.
2.38.010 Created.
A Senior Commission of the city is created.
2.38.020 Membership.
The Senior Commission shall consist of five members appointed pursuant to section 2.15.050(B).
2.38.040 Duties.
The Senior Commission shall make recommendations to the City Council and advise the City Council on the
special needs and concerns of seniors, including the creation, operation, maintenance, management and control
of senior programs, activities and facilities.
2.38.050 Funds-Disposition of money.
The Senior Commission is authorized to receive donations, gifts, legacies, endowments or bequests made to the
city or to the commission for or on behalf of the city, subject to the approval of the City Council. All donations,
gifts, legacies, endowments or bequests so received by the commission shall be turned over to the City Treasurer
and shall be kept in a special fund to be designated as the "Senior Fund." All moneys in the fund shall be used for
promotion, supervision and operation of senior programs. No moneys in the fund shall be spent without prior
authorization of the City Council.
2.38.060 Powers delegated to commission to be advisory.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as restricting any of the powers of the City Council, or as a delegation
to the Senior Commission of any of the authority or discretionary powers vested and imposed by law in the City
Council. The City Council declares that the public interest, convenience and welfare require the appointment of a
Senior Commission to act in a purely advisory capacity to the City Council for the purposes enumerated. Any
power herein delegated to the commission to adopt rules and regulations shall not be construed as a delegation
of legislative authority but purely a delegation of administrative authority.
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 the full text of the ordinance or a summary
of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney 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 29th
day of August, 2023, and thereafter
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 12th day of September, 2023, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS :
Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Burkholder, Luna.
None.
ABSTAIN: None.
ABSENT: None.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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CINDIE K. McMAHON, City Attorney
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KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
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SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
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