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I ORDINANCE NO. 74--7,0
2 AN URGENCY ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF COSTA MESA AMENDING SECTION 10-44 OF THE
31 COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE APPOINT-
MENT OF TRAFFIC COMMISSIONERS; ESTABLISHING TERMS
4 AND SETTING FORTH REASONS FOR THE URGENCY.
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6 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES HEREBY
7 ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
8 SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
9 finds and declares that X10-44 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code
10 is in a form adopted for the previous Traffic Commission and
11 does not accurately reflect the terms of appointments designated
12 by the City Council to fill vacancies of the existing Traffic
13 Commission. The City Council further finds and declares that
14 in order to meet the current requirements of the City Council
15 for appointments and for terms, it is necessary that §10-44
16 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code be amended. The City Council
17 further finds and declares that said amendment also is necessary
18 to resolve any confusion which might exist with respect to the
19 authority of holdover Commissioners who may have continued to
20 Act after their appointments have expired and to resolve any
21 confusion which might have existed about vote actions taken by
22 any holdover Commissioner.
23 SECTION 2: This Ordinance is adopted as an urgency
24 ordinance pursuant to §36934 Government Code. The reasons for
25 the urgency are as follows:
26 Because of resignations and the need to make new appoint -
27 ments a viable Traffic Commission does not now exist in the
28 City of Costa Mesa.
29 SECTION 3: Accordingly, X10-44 (b) of Chapter II,
30 Title 10 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is amended to read as
31 follows:
32 "(b) Beginning July 1, 1976 the member engaged
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in a commercial enterprise within the City of,Costa Mesa and
the representative from the school community within the City
of Costa Mesa shall be appointed for a period of four (4) years.
The three (3) members from the community at large shall be
shall be appointed for a two (2) year term with the provision
that thereafter all terms of all members of the Traffic Commission
shall be for a period of four (4) years from and after the
date of appointment."
At the end of said terms said appointments shall
terminate and said positions shall be deemed vacant without
further action of the Council.
Nothing herein shall prohibit the Council, by appro-
priate action, from appointing -any of said Commissioners for
subsequent terms.
Notwithstanding the terms of office established herein
said Commissioners shall nevertheless serve at the will and
pleasure of the City Council."
SECTION 4: Section 10-44 (c) of Chapter II of Title
10 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is amended to read as
follows:
"(c) The Traffic Commission shall have as its
staff the staff of the City of Costa Mesa who will prepare and
make reports, recommendations, give technical advice and prepare
Commission findings for consideration by the City Council."
SECTION 5: This urgency ordinance shall take effect
and be in full force and effect immediately from and after its
passage, and before the expiration of fifteen (15) days after
its passage, shall be published once in the Orange Coast Daily
Pilot, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published
in the City of Costa Mesa, together with the names of the members
of the City Council voting for and against the same.
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