the event one has occurred.
2. Alleged violations of Section 3 committed by a City Council Executive Assistant should be reported in writing to the City Manager or his/her designee. Upon receipt of the report, the City Manager, or his/her designee, shall commence an investigation to determine whether the alleged violation is substantiated. The City Manager, or his/her designee, shall discuss the matter with the person who is the subject of the_ allegation, advising such person of the alleged violation. In the event the City Manager, or his/her designee, determines that a violation has occurred, the City Manager or the appointing authority may take appropriate action in accordance with applicable City rules, regulations, and procedures related to employment and/or discipline. In the event that the City Attorney or City Manager (or his,.,..or her designee) determines that a violation of this division has occurred, appropriate documentation should be prepared to memorialize the determination. 3.
Effective date. This Ordinance shall go into effect ten (1 0) days
Section 5.
after the date on which the election results are declared by the City Council.
Section 6. Construction. To the maximum extent authorized by law, this Ordinance shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the right of initiative reserved to the people by the California Constitution. Without limiting the foregoing, nothing in this Ordinance is intended to diminish or otherwise alter applicable requirements of state and federal law. Future amendments. Pursuant to article II, section 1O(c) of the California Constitution, the provisions contained in this Ordinance may be amended by a four-fifths vote of the City Council only to the extent such amendments further or expand the intent and objectives set forth in this Ordinance, including but not limited to Section 7. enforcement provisions. All other amendments or any proposed repeal of the provisions contained in this Ordinance shall become effective only when approved by the voters. Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, that determination of invalidity shall not affect other provisions or application of the Ordinance that can be given effect without the invalid provision, and to this end the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. The voters of the City hereby declare that they would have adopted this Ordinance and each portion thereof regardless of the fact that an invalid portion or portions may have been present in the Ordinance. Section 8. Section 9. Codification. Upon adoption of this Ordinance pursuant to the approval of the City's voters, the City Clerk, in consultation with the City Attorney, is hereby authorized and directed to appropriately codify this Ordinance in the City's Municipal Code.
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