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RESOLUTION NO. 88-278
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PROPOSING AN
AMENDMENT OF THE CHARTER OF SAID CITY ALLOWING THE PROSECUTION OF
CERTAIN STATE MISDEMEANOR AND INFRACTION VIOLATIONS BY THE CITY
ATTORNEY.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:'
SECTION 1. Recitals.
(a) In accordance with the Constitution of the State of
California, the City of San Bernardino, a municipal corporation,
has adopted a Charter.
(b) The Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
Bernardino desire to submit to the electors the Charter Amendment
set forth in this resolution.
SECTION 2. Submittal to Electors. The following proposed
amendment to the Charter of the City of San Bernardino is
submitted to the qualified electors of the City of San Bernardino
for their approval or rejection at the consolidated municipal
election to be held on November 8, 1988.
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT NO.
It is proposed that Article IV, Section 55(d) of the
Charter of the City of San Bernardino be amended to read as
follows:
"(d) The City Attorney shall be the chief legal officer of
the City; he or she shall represent and advise the Mayor and
Common Council and all City officers in all matters of law
pertaining to their offices; he or she shall represent and appear
for the City in all legal actions brought by or against the city,
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and prosecute violations of City ordinances, and may prosecute
violations of state law which are misdemeanors or infractions and
for which the City Attorney is specifically granted the power of
enforcement by state law without approval of the District
Attorney, or those violations which are drug or vice related; he
or she shall also act and appear as attorney for any City officer
or employee who is a party to any legal action in his or her
official capacity; he or she shall attend meetings of the City
Council, draft proposed ordinances and resolutions, give his or
her advice or opinion in writing when requested to do so in
writing by the Mayor or Common Councilor other City official
upon any matter pertaining to municipal affairs; and otherwise to
do and perform all services incident to his or her position and
required by statute, this Charter or general law."
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
Bernardino at an adj ourned regular
meeting thereof, held on
the
day of
July
, 1988, by the following
27th
vote, to wit:
AYES:
Council Members Estrada, Reilly, Flores,
Maudsley, Minor, Pope-Ludlam, Miller
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None
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The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this o(~~day
of July
Approved as to form
and legal content:
1-
y Attorney
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