HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD1392ORDINANCE NO. 1392
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
O F APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AMENDING THE APACHE
JUNCTION CITY CODE,CHAPTER 3,ADMINISTRATION,ARTICLE
3-6,DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY,BY MODIFYING SECTION
3-6-3,SUBSECTION (B),APPOINTMENT AND DISMISSAL;
REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;PROVIDING FOR
SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
WHEREAS,the Apache Junction City Council has recently
directed staff to modify the City code provision relating t o
Public Safety Director appointment; and
WHEREAS,at the recommendation of the city manager it is
the intent of the mayor and city council to cause the Public
Safety Director to be a career status employee rather than a
contract employee.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION I IN GENERAL
That the Apache Junction City Code,Chapter 3,Administration,
Article 3-6,Department o f Public Safety,Section 3-6-3,
subsection (B),Appointment And Dismissal,be amended to read as
follows:
B.Appointment and Dismissal:The position of the director is
hereby declared as a classified career status employee as
defined under City o f Apache Junction,Personnel Rules,
Rule 2,Definition o f Terms,§4,Career Status.The
director's appointment by the manager shall be ratified by
the mayor and city council.Removal shall be by the
manager in his or her sole discretion without ratification
by the mayor and city council.
SECTION II REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
All ordinances and parts o f ordinances in conflict with the
provisions o f this Ordinance or any part of the code adopted
herein by reference are hereby repealed.
SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
If any section,subsection,sentence, phrase,clause or portion
o f this Ordinance o r any part of the code adopted herein by
reference is,for any reason,held t o b e invalid o r
unconstitutional b y the decision of any court o f competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions thereof.
SECTION IV DECLARING AN EMERGENCY
The immediate operation of the provision of this ordinance is
necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health or safety,and that an emergency is hereby declared to
exist; and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from
and after its passage,adoption and approval by the Mayor and
City Council of the City of Apache Junction.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, THIS 2ND DAY OF ALY ,2013.
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 2ND DAY OF
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN CONNELLY
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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R. JOEL STERN
City Attorney
ORDINANCE NO. 1392
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JULY
HN S. INSALACO
Mayor
, 2013.