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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 430 1952-09-02 , I I I. r' J" . ... ... ..' ~ .. ~. ( . ORDINANCE NO. 4,"90 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DESIGNATING THE DUTIES OF THE CITY ATTORNEY; PROVIDING FOR ADDITIONAL.COMPENSATION; PROVIDING FOR AN EMERGENCY; PROVIDING FOR REP EAL OF ALL ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE~ WITH; AND PROVIDING FOR PUBLICATION THEREOF. The City Council of the City of Seal Beach, California, does ordain as follows: Section ~: It shall be the duty of the City Attorney of the City of Seal Beach to advise the city offioials in all legal matters pertaining to city business; he shall frame all Ordinances and Re~olutions required by the City Council, of the City of Seal Beach; he shall perform other legal services required from time to time by the City Council. In addition to the foregoing duties, it shall be the duty of the City Attorney of the City of Seal Beach to represent the City in all other legal matters and to represent the City in all civil litigation involving the City. Section 2: The City Attorney shall receive such compensa- tion as is allowed by the City of Seal Beach by resolution, ordinanoe, or minute order. Section ~: It is hereby declared that the passage of this ordinance is an urgency measure for the immediate preservation of, the public peace, health and safety, ana the following is a declara- tion of the facts constituting such urgency: The present compensation of the City Attorney, as determined by resolution, is the sum of Three Hundred Dollars ($300.00) per month, payable monthly; there is in full force and effect in the City of Seal Beach an ordinance commonly designated as an anti-drilling ordinance, and the City Council is informed that a oertain oil company, contraotors, and employees of the contractors and oil company have commenced operations within the terri torial l1m1 ts of the City for the purpose of constructing an island in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, in violation of said anti-drilling ordinance, and the City Council feels that it is nec- -1- . I I f' Ordin1lJlce ti'umber . ' oessary that legal proceedings be taken on behalf of the City to prevent said persons and corporations, and any other psrson or corporation, from proceeding with said operations, and it will be necessary for the City Attorney to begin such proceedings as may be necessary in order to enforce the provisions of the aforesaid ant~- drilling ordinance and that the City Attorney should be compensated for additional work to be performed in the future by him in addition to the present salary of the city Attorney, whioh has been determined by appropriate resolution, and that at this time there is no ordinance in effect in the City of Seal Beach setting forth the duties of the City Attorney of the City; that it is necessary that immediate proceedings be instituted on behalf of the City in order to protect the oitizens of Seal Beach and property owners insofar as the above ordinance is concerned; that it is expected that considerable litigation will be necessary in order to protect the citizens of Seal Beach; based upon the foregoing facts, the City Council hereby declares this ordinance to be an emergency measure, and this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon being adopted and passed by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach. Section 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Section 5': The City Clerk shall cause this ordinance to be published onoe in the Seal Beach "POST AND WAVE", a newspaper printed, published and circulated in said City of Seal Beach; and said ordinance shall take effect immediately after its passage and approval by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach. PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED this 2nd day of September, 195'2. /~ ~OR~//- "or \ ATTEST "" f n. .p' : .,.'\ . ;-"0""" ". / If ,~" ",._-:~ / '/': //;',',,',f./l.AC4':AA hi!. ~. . , ..y(/fN"~F~1' ,':' CITY CLERK 0'" ..._(~,'",.....,- I' ~ ..... . . ',- ~2- ,; . . . I STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE CITY OF SEAL BEACH Ordinance Number ) ) SS ) I, JOHN W. MULCAHY, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach at a regular meeting of the Council held on the 2nd day of September, 195'2, and that the same was adopted by the following vote, to I I wit: S/lt.l~J..'" AYES Councilmen Bo WI P u. LA IVNGA'.J.FOVAR,4 lJIINiSTJ."Il A NOES Councilmen ..AI' 0 AI F ABSENT Councilmen .AI () N 1= ., ,/ ~c " - /.<, 'A-,'; 'J, 'jdl/,>>e; /'7: J ' ,./ @~~ -3-