HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1049ORDINANC':: N0. � � n
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REPEALING VARIOUS
SECTTONS OF THE BURLINGAME MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO SUBJECTS PREEMPTED BY STATE
LAWS, NON -SUBSTANTIVE CLARIFICATIONS OF
CONFLICTING SECTIONS REQUIRING PLANNING
COMMISSION DECISIONS BY A VOTE OF A MAJOR-
ITY OF THE COMMISSIONERS, ELIMINATING RE-
STRICTIONS UPON POLITICAL ACTIVITIES OF
EMPLOYEES, AND ELIMINATING LICENSE REQUIRE-
MEDITS FOR FISH PONDS
The CITY COUidCIL of the CITY OF BURLINGAME, California,
does ORDAIN as follows:
Section 1.
Chapters 2.08, 2.40, 3.18, 3.60, 8.20,
10.08 and 10.52 of the Burlingame Municipal Code are repealed.
Section 2. Sections 3.28.060, 3.32.060, 3.52.011,
3.52.050, 3.52.090 and 10.20.020 of said Code are repealed.
Section 3.
as follows:
Chapter 3.18 is added to said Code to read
CHAPTER 3.18 DIRECTOR OF PARKS
3.18.010 Director of Parks - Duties
lished.
The office of director of parks is created and estab-
(a) The park director shall attend meetings of the
park and recreation commission and the beautification
commission, shall advise the commissions in the perform-
ance of their duties, and .,hall make such reports to the
commissions or to the city manager or city council as shall
be required;
(b) The park director shall:
(1) Be responsible for the administration and
operation of the park department in accordance
with the policies recommended by the park and
recreation commission as approved by the city
manager and the city counci_1, and shall perform
the following specific functions within the
budgetary limits as approved annually by the city
council, and provided all expenditures shall be
approved by the city manager andJor the city
council.
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(2)
Recommend for employment required personnel
of work in police and
according to the standard procedures as set forth
departments.
by the City of Burlingame and, upon employment,
shall supervise them in the performance of their
A.
various duties.
(3)
Administer, operate and maintain existing park
the City of
and recreation areas and facilities and plan
for the acquisition, development and operation
of proposed facilities in accordance with the
policies recommended by the park and recreation
commission and as approved by the city manager
and the city council.
(4)
Inform the general public of the services and
facilities provided by the park department.
(5)
Solicit suggestions from the general public to
improve or increase the effectiveness of the
services.
(6)
Cooperate with governmental and voluntary
organizations and agencies in the furtherance
of recreation opportunities.
(7)
Prepare manuals, bulletins and reviews on park
problems.
(8)
Provide upon request assistance of technical
nature to community agencies and organizations
having problems relating to park areas, facilities
and programs.
(9)
Counsel with officials of public and private
organizations and other interested groups concern-
ing community recreation and leisure activities
and assist them in promotion of recreation
services.
(10)
Prepare a budget request for the review of the
park and recreation commission and present this
request to the city manager and the city council.
The budget shall provide for park services and
operating costs for the ensuing fiscal year.
Section
4. Section 2.16.020 is amended to read as
follows:
2,16.020
Hours
of work in police and
fire
departments.
A.
POLICE.
All persons employed
by
the City of
Burlingame in full-time positions in the police department
shall work forty hours per week.
B. FIREMEN. All persons employed by the City of
Burlingame in full-time positions in the fire department
shall work such work weeks as may be established from
time to time.
C. SCHEDULE. The chief of police and the chief
of the fire department are hereby authorized to arrange
an effective schedule of working hours for the employees
in their respective departments to comply with the fore-
going.
D. ON CALL. Notwithstanding anything herein
contained, the personnel of the police and fire depart-
ments shall be subject to call and must respond on any
occasion when the chief of the department may deem it
necessary for the protection of life, property or the
safety of the citizens of Burlingame.
Section 5. Section 3.32.050 of said code is amended
to read:
3.32.050 Powers and duties.
It shall be the duty of the park and recreation
commission, subject to the approval of the city council,
to:
(1) Act in an advisory capacity to the city council,
the city manager, the director of parks and the director
of recreation, in all matters of public parks and
recreation, and to cooperate with other governmental
agencies and with civic groups in the advancement of
sound recreation planning and programming.
(2) Recommend policies on recreation and park service
for approval of the city council.
(3) Advise the directorof parks and director of
recreation on problems of development of recreation areas,
facilities, programs and improved recreation services.
(4) Recommend the adoption of standards on areas,
facilities, programs and financial support.
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or expedient. A majority of the voting members of
the commission shall constitute a quorum for the purpose
of transacting the business of the commission. No official
action shall be transacted by less than the vote of at least
four members. The commission shall elect a chairman and
secretary from among the appointed members for a term of
one year, and in the event of a vacancy of either office
may elect a successor. The commission may appoint such
other officers for the purpose of carrying on its business
and functions as it may determine.
The commission shall adopt rules to be approved by
the city council for the transaction of its business, and
shall keep a record of all proceedings, resolutions,
findings and transactions of the commission for public
inspection, and shall file a copy thereof with the city
clerk for the city council.
The commission may, with the approval of the city
council, contract for
and employ planning consultants and
other specialists for such services as it may require.
Section 7. Section 3.52.010 is amended to read as
'..follows:
3.52.010 Classified and unclassified services - Generall
The civil service of the city shall be divided into
the unclassified and the classified service.
(a) Unclassified Service. The unclassified service
shall include the following officers and positions:
(1) A11 elective officers.
(2) City manager and one private secretary to the
city manager.
(3) Positions on appointive boards, commissions or
committees.
(4-1) The head of each department and one private
secretary to the head of a department, where
applicable.
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(5) Make or cause to be made, periodic inventories
of park and recreation services that exist or may be
needed.
(6) Aid in coordinating the park and recreation service
with the programs and other governmental agencies and of
voluntary organizations.
(7) Review the effectiveness of the park and recrea-
tion programs with the directors of parks and recreation.
(8) Interpret the policies of the city and the
functions of the park and recreation departments to the
public.
(9) Make studies and recommend rules and regulations
for adoption by the city council for the use and enjoyment
of all public parks and recreational facilities, and
particularly of specific recreational facilities, includ-
ing, but not limited to, playgrounds, play fields, recrea-
tional centers, swimming pools, ball diamonds, basketball
courts, golf courses, boating areas, and such other
recreational areas and facilities as may require regulation
from time to time.
(10) Review the annual budget of the park and recreation
departments before presentation to the city manager and
make recommendations thereto to the city council and the
city manager and, in the case of capital improvements, also
to the planning commission.
Section 6. Section 3.40.non
of said code is amended to
read as follows:
3.40.030 Meetings - Officers and employees - Record of
proceedings.
The commission shall hold regular meetings at least
once a month and such other meetings as may be necessary
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(4-2) Assistant finance director and one accountant
in the finance department.
(4-3) Assistant planner.
(5) Part-time or volunteer firemen and other fire
department employees paid on an hourly or per diem
basis.
(6) Special police officers and other police department
employees paid on an hourly or per diem basis.
(7) Casual or seasonal employees in any office or
department of the city. For the purpose of this
chapter, casual or seasonal employees shall be
deemed to have synonymous meaning and shall be
treated alike. Such casual or seasonal employment
shall not continue for a period longer than six
months, and no person shall be eligible to serve
as a casual or seasonal employee for more than
an aggregate period of six months in any one fiscal
year.
(8) Part-time employees in any office or department
of the city. A "part-time employee" is defined as
an employee appointed to a position which requires
service of four hours a day or less.
(9) Hourly or per diem employees in any office or
department of the city. An hourly or per diem
employee shall be deemed to be any person paid
on an hourly or per diem basis, employed in any
position, but such service or employment shall
in no case exceed nor continue for a longer period
than six months in any one fiscal year.
(10) Emergency employees in any office or department
of the city. For the purposes of this chapter, an
"emergency employee" is defined to be any person
appointed to a position or employment, the neces-
sity for which has been created by reason of riot,
insurrection or other extraordinary emergency. No
position shall be created, or employment made,
hereunder until the existence of a state of emergency
has been proclaimed by the Mayor of the city. All
such positions and employments shall be for the
duration of the emergency and shall terminate
immediately thereafter.
(b) Classified Service. The classified service shall
comprise all positions not specifically included by this
section in the unclassifed service.
(c) Status on Effective Date of Ordinance. Any person
holding
a position
or emrolovment included
in the classified
service
who,
on the
effective date of the
ordinance codified
herein,
shall
have
served continuously in
such position, or
in some
other
position
included in the classified service,
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for a period of twelve months immediately prior to such
effective date, shall automatically continue his regular
status in the classified service in the position held
on such effective date, and shall continue thereafter to
be subject in all respects to the provisions of the
civil service system provided for in this code until his
office or position becomes vacant.
(d) Removal of unclassified officers and employees.
Any unclassified officer or employee of the city except
the city manager and attorney may be suspended or removed
from office or employment by the officer by whom appointed.
Written notice of layoff, suspension or removal served
personally on an officer or employee, or written notice
left at or mailed to his usual place of residence, shall
be sufficient to effect any such layoff, suspension
or removal, unless the person so notified shall within
five days after such notice, demand a written statement of
the reasons therefor and the right to be heard publicly
before the officer by whom such notice was given. Upon
such demand the officer making the layoff, suspension
or removal shall deliver to the person notified thereof a
written statement of the reasons therefor and shall fix
a time and place for the public hearing. Following the
public hearing the officer ordering the layoff, suspension
or removal shall by a decision in writing, make such
disposition of the case as, in his opinion, the good of
the service may require, and such decision shall be final.
A copy of the statement of reasons for any layoff, sus-
pension or removal, a copy of the written reply thereto
by the officer or employee involved, and a copy of the
final decision of the officer by whom the layoff, suspension
or removal was made shall be filed as public records in
the office of the city clerk.
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Section 8. Section 12.08.060 of said code is amended
to read as follows:
12.08.060 Iron or steel pipes.
Whenever any public street, lane, alley, court or
highway in the city is about to be improved by the paving
thereof and pipe, pipes, or conduits are to be lowered
or replaced, such pipe, pipes or conduits so lowered or
replaced shall be of such materials as the city engineer
may determine.
Section 9. The ordinance shall be published as
required by law.
HERBERT K. WHITE, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame,
does hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was introduced
at
a regular meeting of the City Council held on theme_ day of
OC toter , 1975, and adopted thereafter at a regular meeting
of the City Council held on the 3xd. day of 1�ovember 197
AYES:
COUNCILMEN:
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COUNCILMEN:
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ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN:
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HERBERT K. WHITE, City Clerk
De, ty City C
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