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ORDINANCE NO. 1428
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE PALM DESERT MUNICIPAL
CODE TO UPDATE, CLARIFY, AND CODIFY BYLAWS AND
GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR BOARDS, COMMISSIONS,
COMMITTEES, AND TASK FORCES
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, does hereby ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. Amendment to Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Chapter
2.16 Finance Committee of Title 2 Administration and Personnel, is hereby amended as
follows:
“CHAPTER 2.16 FINANCE COMMITTEE
2.16.020 Purpose.
The Finance Committee shall advise the city council and work to promote and
enhance fiscal responsibility, accountability, integrity, and transparency.
2.16.050 Responsibilities.
The Finance Committee shall review and, if necessary, advise the city council on
auditing and internal controls, financial reporting, investments, municipal debt and
refunding, and other financial matters as referred by the city council. The committee may
review and provide recommendations on fiscal and investment policies only when
specifically referred by the city council.”
SECTION 2. Amendment to Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Chapter
2.34 Boards, Commissions, Committees, and Task Forces – General Provisions of Title
2 Administration and Personnel, is hereby amended as follows:
“Chapter 2.34 BOARDS, COMMISSIONS, COMMITTEES, AND TASK
FORCES – GENERAL PROVISIONS
2.34.030 Eligibility.
B. City Employees. City employees are not eligible to serve as members of an
appointed body and shall remain ineligible for 12 months following separation from city
employment.
C. Relatives of City Employees and Officials. A relative of a city employee or
city council member shall not be eligible to serve on any appointed body and shall remain
ineligible for 12 months following the separation from city employment.
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1. “Relative” includes mother, father, sister, brother, spouse, domestic
partner, daughter, son, mother-in-law, father-in-law, sister-in-law, brother-in-law,
daughter-in-law, son-in-law, grandmother, grandfather, granddaughter, grandson,
aunt, uncle, first cousin, nieces, and nephews.
SECTION 3. Amendment to Municipal Code. Chapter 2.58 Parks and Recreation
Committee of Title 2 Administration and Personnel of the Palm Desert Municipal Code is
hereby amended as follows:
“Chapter 2.58 PARKS AND RECREATION COMMITTEE
2.58.020 Members.
The parks and recreation committee shall be composed of seven regular members
from the community. Additionally, a representative from Desert Recreation District, Family
YMCA of the Desert, and any other organization that has an interest in parks and
recreation are encouraged to attend.”
SECTION 4. Amendment to Municipal Code. Chapter 2.60 Public Safety
Committee of Title 2 Administration and Personnel of the Palm Desert Municipal Code is
hereby amended as follows:
“Chapter 2.60 PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE
2.60.040 Meetings.
The Public Safety Committee may hold meetings every other month at a date, time,
and place as set by committee resolution or minute order.”
SECTION 5. Amendment to Municipal Code. Chapter 2.62 Civic Engagement
Committee of Title 2 Administration and Personnel of the Palm Desert Municipal Code is
hereby amended as follows:
“Chapter 2.62 CIVIC ENGAGEMENT COMMITTEE
2.62.030 Members.
The Civic Engagement Committee shall be composed of seven members and
should reflect a cross-section of the community.
2.62.040 Meetings.
The Civic Engagement Committee may hold meetings semi-annually at a date,
time, and place as set by committee resolution or minute order.”
SECTION 6. Amendment to Municipal Code. Chapter 2.66 Resource Preservation
& Enhancement Committee of Title 2 Administration and Personnel of the Palm Desert
Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:
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“Chapter 2.66 RESOURCE PRESERVATION & ENHANCEMENT
COMMITTEE
2.66.020 Purpose.
The purpose of the Resource Preservation & Enhancement Committee is to
provide recommendations to the city council on policies and initiatives related to
sustainability, resource conservation, and environmental stewardship.
2.66.040 Meetings.
The Resource Preservation & Enhancement Committee shall meet on an as-
needed basis at the direction of the City Council or when City staff determines that
committee input would be beneficial for a specific project or policy matter.
2.66.050 Responsibilities.
The Resource Preservation & Enhancement Committee shall advise the city
council on sustainability and resource conservation efforts as they relate to city policies,
programs, and projects. Its responsibilities include providing input on sustainability and
environmental policies, programs, and initiatives referred by the city council, as well as
reviewing and offering recommendations on specific projects or policy proposals identified
by city staff or the city council. The committee shall serve as a resource for evaluating
best practices in environmental sustainability when requested and collaborate with
stakeholders to support community engagement efforts related to environmental
preservation when directed by the city council. The committee shall meet only when
specific items are referred for review and consideration by the city council or when city
staff identifies a project that would benefit from committee feedback.”
SECTION 7. Amendment to Municipal Code. Chapter 2.70 Homelessness Task
Force of Title 2 Administration and Personnel of the Palm Desert Municipal Code is
hereby amended as follows:
“Chapter 2.70 HOMELESSNESS TASK FORCE
2.70.040 Meetings.
The Homelessness Task Force may hold meetings semi-annually at a date, time,
and place as set by task force resolution or minute order.”
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SECTION 8. Amendment to Municipal Code. Palm Desert Municipal Code Title 29
Cultural Resources, Chapter 29.30 Cultural Resources Preservation Committee, is
hereby amended as follows:
“Chapter 29.30 CULTURAL RESOURCES PRESERVATION COMMITTEE
29.30.030 Meetings.
The Cultural Resources Preservation Committee may hold meetings every other
month at a date, time, and place as set by committee resolution or minute order.”
SECTION 9. Amendment to Municipal Code. Section 2.74.070 Library advisory
committee of Title 2 Administration and Personnel of the Palm Desert Municipal Code is
hereby amended as follows:
“Chapter 2.74 PUBLIC LIBRARY
2.74.070(C) Members. The committee shall be composed of seven community
members.
2.74.070(D) Meetings. The committee may hold meetings quarterly at a date,
time, and place as set by committee resolution or minute order.
SECTION 10. Severability. If any section, subsection, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance or any part thereof is for any reason he ld to be invalid, unconstitutional, or
unenforceable by the decision of any court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall
not affect the validity of the remaining portion of the Ordinance. The City Council declares
that it would have passed each section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or
phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section, subsection,
sentence, clause or phrase would be declared invalid, unconstitutional or unenforceable.
SECTION 11. CEQA. The City Council hereby finds and determines that this
Ordinance is exempt from CEQA pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines section 15061(b)(3)
because it can be seen with certainty that the Ordinance would not have the potential or
possibility for causing a significant effect on the environment. Specifically, the proposed
changes to the Municipal Code are primarily procedural and administrative in nature.
Moreover, the changes are technical in nature and do not allow for specific development.
In reviewing the Ordinance the City Council has exercised its independent judgment and
has reviewed and considered the Ordinance in light of all testimony received, both oral
and written. Therefore, based upon the entire administrative record, the City Council
hereby determines that no further environmental review is required for the Ordinance.
SECTION 12. Publication. The City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, California, is
hereby directed to publish a summary of this Ordinance in the Desert Sun, a newspaper
of general circulation, published and circulated in the City of Palm Desert, California, and
shall be in full force and effective thirty (30) days after its adoption.
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ADOPTED ON MARCH 13, 2025.
JAN C. HARNIK
MAYOR
ATTEST:
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
I, Anthony J. Mejia, City Clerk of the City of Palm Desert, California, do hereby
certify that Ordinance No. 1428 is a full, true, and correct copy, and was introduced at a
regular meeting of the Palm Desert City Council on February 27, 2025, and adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council held on March 13, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: NESTANDE, PRADETTO, QUINTANILLA, TRUBEE, AND HARNIK
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
RECUSED: NONE
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of Palm Desert, California, on ____________________.
ANTHONY J. MEJIA
CITY CLERK
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