CC RES 2018-072 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-72
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES APPOINTING STANDBY
OFFICERS FOR THE CITY COUNCIL
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 8635, et seq., entitled "Preservation of
Local Government," sets forth a procedure for local governments to provide for the
continued functioning of local governments in the event of a state of war emergency, state
of emergency or local emergency; and,
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 8638 authorizes the City Council to
provide for the continuance of the City's legislative and executive departments during a
state of war emergency, state of emergency or local emergency by appointing standby
officers for each member of the City Council; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Government Code Section 8641, a standby officer is
to fill the appointed post when the regular officer is unavailable, as defined in Government
Code Section 8636, and is to serve in such a post until such time as the regular officer
becomes available or a new regular officer is elected or appointed.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE:
Section 1: The Chair and/or Vice-Chair of the following commissions and
committees can be appointed as standby officers for the City Council:
a. Planning Commission
b. Civic Center Advisory Committee
c. Emergency Preparedness Committee
d. Finance Advisory Committee
e. Infrastructure Management Advisory Committee, and,
f. Traffic Safety Committee
Section 2: In the event the Mayor is unavailable, the person replacing the Mayor
shall not assume the title and duties of Mayor; instead, the Mayor Pro Tern shall assume
the title and duties of the Mayor.
Section 3: In the event the Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem are both unavailable, the
persons replacing the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tern shall not permanently assume the title
and duties of Mayor and Mayor Pro-Tem; instead, the next most senior available
members of the City Council shall temporarily assume the title and duties of Mayor and
Mayor Pro-Tem.
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Section 4: In the event no Councilmembers are available, then the persons
replacing the Mayor and Mayor Pro Tern shall assume the titles and duties of those
offices.
Section 5: Standby officers shall receive no compensation for the performance
of their duties as standby officers except as provided for by law.
Section 6: The City Clerk is directed to administer the oath of office to the
standby officers and to provide each standby officer with a copy of Article 15 of Division
1 of Title 2 of the California Government Code.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 18th day of September 2018.
Mayor
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State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the
above Resolution No. 2018-72 was duly and regularl • .ssed and adopted by the said
City Council at regular meeting thereof held on Septe be 18, 2018.
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