HomeMy WebLinkAbout91-11 - Adopt Penal Code Requirements Relating to Selection and Training Standards of Public Safety DispatchersORDINANCE NO. 91 -
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 14
OF THE COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE
PENAL CODE REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE
SELECTION AND TRAINING STANDARDS OF PUBLIC
SAFETY DISPATCHERS.
SECTION 1.
The City Council of the City of Costa Mesa declares as
follows:
WHEREAS, California Penal Code S 13510 has been amended to
require the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and
Training (POST) to establish minimum selection and training
standards for local public safety dispatchers; and
WHEREAS, the Public Safety Dispatcher Program has been
established for the purpose of raising the level of competence of
local public safety dispatchers; and
WHEREAS, California Penal Code S 13520 at seq. provides for
reimbursement to public entities for certain associated training
costs and the City of Costa Mesa desires to qualify to receive
aid from the State of California under such provisions; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa desires to participate in
the Public Safety Dispatcher Program and pledge adherence to the
standards adopted by the Commission.
ACCORDINGLY, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
hereby amends Title 14 as follows:
SECTION 2.
Chapter V of Title 14 of the Costa Mesa Municipal Code is
hereby added as follows:
CHAPTER V. PUBLIC SAFETY DISPATCHER PROGRAM
Section 14-75. Participation, Aid.
The City of Costa Mesa desires to•participate in the Public
Safety Dispatcher Program established by the California
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST)
pursuant to California Penal Code Section 13510 and to receive
aid for certain training costs from the State of California under
the provisions of Penal Code Sections 13520 et seq.
Section 14-76. Adherence to POST Standards.
The City of Costa Mesa pledges that it shall adhere to the
standards for recruitment and training established by the
California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training
(POST) as required for participation in the Public Safety
Dispatcher Program.
Section 14-77. Commission Inquiries.
The California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and
Training (POST) and its representatives may make such inquiries
as deemed appropriate by the Commission to ascertain that the
City's public safety dispatcher personnel adhere to the standards
referenced in Section 14-75. _
Section 14-78. Withdrawal.
Should the City of Costa Mesa decide that it is within its
best interests to withdraw from the Public Safety Dispatcher
Program, City may exercise such option in accordance with
procedures for withdrawal established by the California
Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST).
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect thirty (30) days 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, or, in the alternative, the City Clerk may cause to be
published a summary of this Ordinance and a certified copy of the
text of this ordinance shall be posted in the office of the City
Clerk five (5) days prior to the date of adoption of this
Ordinance, and within fifteen (15) days after adoption, the City
Clerk shall cause to be published the aforementioned summary and
shall post in the office of the City Clerk a certified copy of
this Ordinance together with the names of the members of the City
Council voting for and against the same.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this 'dO - day of , 1991
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City C1 k of the City of C sta sa City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Ordinance No. 91-11 was introduced and
considered section by section at a regular meeting of said City
Council held on the (o day of 1991 and
thereafter passed and adopted as a whol at a regular meeting of
said City Council held on the oR6 t4 -day of �, 1991,
by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Hornbuckle, Genis, Buffs, Glasgow, Hmphrey
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand an affixed
the Seal of the City of Costa Mesa this,ai _f day of
1991.
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City Clerk and ex -officio C1 k of
the City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa
By
Deputy 9
ity Clerk
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