HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances - No. 2000ORDINANCE NO. 2000
AN ORDINANCE OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AMENDING
LODI MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 2.14, "CITY ATTORNEY,"
BY REPEALING AND REENACTING SECTION 2.14.10, "CITY
ATTORNEY," AND ADOPT RESOLUTION RESCINDING
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-134 AND AUTHORIZING SPECIFIED
POSITIONS MONETARY SETTLEMENT AUTHORITY
REPLATING TO GENERAL LIABILITY CLAIMS
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE LODI CITY COUNCIL AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Lodi Municipal Code Chapter 2.14 entitled "City Attorney" is hereby repealed
and reenacted in its entirety to read as follows
2.14.010 - City Attorney.
The city attorney shall be appointed by the city council and shall serve as legal counsel to the
city government and all officers, departments, boards, commissions, and agencies thereof and
shall have such other powers and duties as may be prescribed by state law and by ordinance
or resolution of the city council. In situations where the city attorney determines there is a
conflict in representation by that office, the city council may authorize the retention of other
legal counsel to represent one of the conflicting parties. The city attorney shall have
purchasing authority to contract for legal or related services necessary to perform the duties of
the office up to the amount authorized to the City Manager under Section 2.12.060(T) of this
Code, and subject to the same restrictions as placed upon all parties with purchasing authority
outlined in this Code. The city attorney shall report his or her advice, recommendations, and
requests directly to the city council.
SECTION 3. No Conflict. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are
repealed insofar as such conflict may exist.
SECTION 4. No Mandatory Duty of Care. This ordinance is not intended to and shall not be
construed or given effect in a manner which imposes upon the City, or any officer or employee
thereof, a mandatory duty of care toward persons or property within the City or outside of the
City so as to provide a basis of civil liability for damages, except as otherwise imposed by law.
SECTION 5. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any
person or circumstances is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application. To this end, the provisions of this ordinance are severable. The City Council hereby
declares that it would have adopted this ordinance irrespective of the invalidity of any particular
portion thereof.
SECTION 6. Effective Date and Publication. This Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days
after its adoption. In lieu of publication of the full text of the Ordinance within fifteen (15) days
after its passage, a summary of the Ordinance may be published at least five (5) days prior to
and fifteen (15) days after adoption by the City Council, and a certified copy shall be posted in
the office of the City Clerk pursuant to Government Code section 36933(c)(1).
Approved this 4th day of May, 2022
MARK CHANDLER
Mayor
Attest:
PAMELA M. FARRIS
Assistant City Clerk
State of California
County of San Joaquin
I, Pamela M. Farris, Assistant City Clerk of the City of Lodi, do hereby certify that
Ordinance No. 2000 was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Lodi
held April 20, 2022, and was thereafter passed, adopted, and ordered to print at a regular
meeting of said Council held May 4, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Khan, Kuehne, Nakanishi, and Mayor Chandler
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hothi
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
I further certify that Ordinance No. 2000 was approved and signed by the Mayor on the
date of its passage and the same has been published pursuant to law.
PAMELA M. FARRIS
Assistant City Clerk
Approved as to Form:
;JN%ICE AGDICH
City -Attorney