HomeMy WebLinkAbout15-07 CC OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 15-07
' AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA REPEALING CHAPTER 5.06, LAWFUL
HIRING COMPLIANCE (E -VERIFY), OF THE TEMECULA
MUNICIPAL CODE AND AMENDING SECTIONS 5.04.280
AND 5.04.300 OF THE TEMECULA MUNICIPAL CODE TO
DELETE REFERENCES TO CHAPTER 5.06
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 691 of the Statutes of 2011 enacted Labor Code Sections
2811 through 2813, effective on January 1, 2012, that prohibit the state, cities, counties,
city and county, and special districts from requiring employers to use an electronic
employment verification system (including e -verify) for its employees. Therefore, the
City's e -verify ordinance, Chapter 5.06 of the Temecula Municipal Code, needs to be
repealed to comply with this state statute. By January 1, 2102, the City had notified all
holders of business license certificates that such employers were not required to comply
with Chapter 5.06 due to the State legislation.
Section 2. Chapter 5.06, Lawful Hiring Compliance, of the Temecula Municipal
Code is hereby repealed.
' Section 3. Section 5.04.280 of the Temecula Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
5.04.280 Grounds for denial or revocation.
A certificate required by this Chapter may be denied or revoked pursuant
to this Chapter only upon one or more of the following grounds:
A. Proper application as prescribed in this Chapter has not
been made or information submitted is false; or
B. The prescribed fee for such certificate has not been paid; or
C. Delinquent certificate fees have not been paid; or
D. The conduct of the business has been or is contrary to local,
state or federal law.
Section 4. Section 5.04.300 of the Temecula Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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5.04.300 Violation—Penalties.
' A. Any person who fails to apply for and receive a certificate
prior to the start of business, or has not applied for the renewal of an
existing certificate prior to expiration of the certificate shall pay the
applicable fee, plus a penalty fee not to exceed twice the normal
registration fee.
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B. Any person who fails to file for a certificate as provided in
this Chapter within thirty calendar days after being informed to do so, or
fails to pay the applicable fee, or violates any of the other provisions of this
Chapter, or knowingly or intentionally misrepresents any material fact to
any officer or employee of the City in procuring the certificate provided in
this Chapter, or continues to operate a business after the business
registration certificate has been revoked, is guilty of a violation of this code
that may be enforced pursuant to the enforcement provisions set forth in
Title 1 of this code.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and
cause the same to be published in the manner required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Temecula this 28th day of July, 2015.
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Ran Jo - Ison, City Clerk
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/ Jeff Comerchero, Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
' COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Randi Johl-Olson, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 15-07 was duly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
meeting of the City Council of the City of Temecula on the 16th day of July, 2015, and
that thereafter, said Ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of
Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 28th day of July, 2015, the following vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS
ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS
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Edwards, McCracken, Naggar, Rahn,
Comerchero
None
None
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Randi Johl-Olson, City Clerk