Page 4 July 6, 2017 PUBLIC NOTICES Visit us online: www.heraldpublications.com ORDINANCE NO. 2144 ORDINANCE OF THE Council of the City OF HAWTHORNE ENACTING A TRANSACTIONS AND USE TAX TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE STATE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION, SUBJECT TO ADOPTION BY THE ELECTORATE The City Council of the City of Hawthorne does ordain as follows: Section 1. TITLE. This ordinance shall be known as the “City of Hawthorne Transactions and Use Tax Ordinance of 2017.” The City of Hawthorne hereinafter shall be called “City.” This ordinance shall be applicable in the incorporated territory of the City. Section 2. OPERATIVE DATE. “Operative Date” means April 1, 2018. Section 3. PURPOSE. This ordinance is adopted to achieve the following, among other purposes, and directs that the provisions hereof be interpreted in order to accomplish those purposes: A. To impose a retail transactions and use tax in accordance with the provisions of Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and Section 7285.9 of Part 1.7 of Division 2 which authorizes the City to adopt this tax ordinance which shall be operative if a majority of the electors voting on the measure vote to approve the imposition of the tax at an election called for that purpose. B. To adopt a retail transactions and use tax ordinance that incorporates provisions identical to those of the Sales and Use Tax Law of the State of California insofar as those provisions are not inconsistent with the requirements and limitations contained in Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. C. To adopt a retail transactions and use tax ordinance that imposes a tax and provides a measure therefore that can be administered and collected by the State Board of Equalization in a manner that adapts itself as fully as practicable to, and requires the least possible deviation from, the existing statutory and administrative procedures followed by the State Board of Equalization in administering and collecting the California State Sales and Use Taxes. D. To adopt a retail transactions and use tax ordinance that can be administered in a manner that will be, to the greatest degree possible, consistent with the provisions of Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, minimize the cost of collecting the transactions and use taxes, and at the same time, minimize the burden of record keeping upon persons subject to taxation under the provisions of this ordinance. Section 4. CONTRACT WITH STATE. Prior to the operative date, the City shall contract with the State Board of Equalization to perform all functions incident to the administration and operation of this transactions and use tax ordinance; provided, that if the City shall not have contracted with the State Board of Equalization prior to the operative date, it shall nevertheless so contract and in such a case the operative date shall be the first day of the first calendar quarter following the execution of such a contract. Section 5. TRANSACTIONS TAX RATE. For the privilege of selling tangible personal property at retail, a tax is hereby imposed upon all retailers in the incorporated territory of the City at the rate of 0.75% of the gross receipts of any retailer from the sale of all tangible personal property sold at retail in said territory on and after the operative date of this ordinance. Section 6. PLACE OF SALE. For the purposes of this ordinance, all retail sales are consummated at the place of business of the retailer unless the tangible personal property sold is delivered by the retailer or his agent to an outof state destination or to a common carrier for delivery to an out-of-state destination. The gross receipts from such sales shall include delivery charges, when such charges are subject to the state sales and use tax, regardless of the place to which delivery is made. In the event a retailer has no permanent place of business in the State or has more than one place of business, the place or places at which the retail sales are consummated shall be determined under rules and regulations to be prescribed and adopted by the State Board of Equalization. Section 7. USE TAX RATE. An excise tax is hereby imposed on the storage, use or other consumption in the City of tangible personal property purchased from any retailer on and after the operative date of this ordinance for storage, use or other consumption in said territory at the rate of 0.75% of the sales price of the property. The sales price shall include delivery charges when such charges are subject to state sales or use tax regardless of the place to which delivery is made. Section 8. ADOPTION OF PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW. Except as otherwise provided in this ordinance and except insofar as they are inconsistent with the provisions of Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, all of the provisions of Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code are hereby adopted and made a part of this ordinance as though fully set forth herein. Section 9. LIMITATIONS ON ADOPTION OF STATE LAW AND COLLECTION OF USE TAXES. In adopting the provisions of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code: A. Wherever the State of California is named or referred to as the taxing agency, the name of this City shall be substituted therefor. However, the substitution shall not be made when: 1. The word “State” is used as a part of the title of the State Controller, State Treasurer, State Board of Control, State Board of Equalization, State Treasury, or the Constitution of the State of California; 2. The result of that substitution would require action to be taken by or against this City or any agency, officer, or employee thereof rather than by or against the State Board of Equalization, in performing the functions incident to the administration or operation of this Ordinance. 3. In those sections, including, but not necessarily limited to sections referring to the exterior boundaries of the State of California, where the result of the substitution would be to: a. Provide an exemption from this tax with respect to certain sales, storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property which would not otherwise be exempt from this tax while such sales, storage, use or other consumption remain subject to tax by the State under the provisions of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, or; b. Impose this tax with respect to certain sales, storage, use or other consumption of tangible personal property which would not be subject to tax by the state under the said provision of that code. 4. In Sections 6701, 6702 (except in the last sentence thereof), 6711, 6715, 6737, 6797 or 6828 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. B. The word “City” shall be substituted for the word “State” in the phrase “retailer engaged in business in this State” in Section 6203 and in the definition of that phrase in Section 6203. Section 10. PERMIT NOT REQUIRED. If a seller’s permit has been issued to a retailer under Section 6067 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, an additional transactor’s permit shall not be required by this ordinance. Section 11. EXEMPTIONS AND EXCLUSIONS. A. There shall be excluded from the measure of the transactions tax and the use tax the amount of any sales tax or use tax imposed by the State of California or by any city, city and county, or county pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law or the amount of any state-administered transactions or use tax. B. There are exempted from the computation of the amount of transactions tax the gross receipts from: 1. Sales of tangible personal property, other than fuel or petroleum products, to operators of aircraft to be used or consumed principally outside the county in which the sale is made and directly and exclusively in the use of such aircraft as common carriers of persons or property under the authority of the laws of this State, the United States, or any foreign government. 2. Sales of property to be used outside the City which is shipped to a point outside the City, pursuant to the contract of sale, by delivery to such point by the retailer or his agent, or by delivery by the retailer to a carrier for shipment to a consignee at such point. For the purposes of this paragraph, delivery to a point outside the City shall be satisfied: a. With respect to vehicles (other than commercial vehicles) subject to registration pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 4000) of Division 3 of the Vehicle Code, aircraft licensed in compliance with Section 21411 of the Public Utilities Code, and undocumented vessels registered under Division 3.5 (commencing with Section 9840) of the Vehicle Code by registration to an out-of-City address and by a declaration under penalty of perjury, signed by the buyer, stating that such address is, in fact, his or her principal place of residence; and b. With respect to commercial vehicles, by registration to a place of business out-of-City and declaration under penalty of perjury, signed by the buyer, that the vehicle will be operated from that address. 3. The sale of tangible personal property if the seller is obligated to furnish the property for a fixed price pursuant to a contract entered into prior to the operative date of this ordinance. 4. A lease of tangible personal property which is a continuing sale of such property, for any period of time for which the lessor is obligated to lease the property for an amount fixed by the lease prior to the operative date of this ordinance. 5. For the purposes of subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this section, the sale or lease of tangible personal property shall be deemed not to be obligated pursuant to a contract or lease for any period of time for which any party to the contract or lease has the unconditional right to terminate the contract or lease upon notice, whether or not such right is exercised. C. There are exempted from the use tax imposed by this ordinance, the storage, use or other consumption in this City of tangible personal property: 1. The gross receipts from the sale of which have been subject to a transactions tax under any state-administered transactions and use tax ordinance. 2. Other than fuel or petroleum products purchased by operators of aircraft and used or consumed by such operators directly and exclusively in the use of such aircraft as common carriers of persons or property for hire or compensation under a certificate of public convenience and necessity issued pursuant to the laws of this State, the United States, or any foreign government. This exemption is in addition to the exemptions provided in Sections 6366 and 6366.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code of the State of California. 3. If the purchaser is obligated to purchase the property for a fixed price pursuant to a contract entered into prior to the operative date of this ordinance. 4. If the possession of, or the exercise of any right or power over, the tangible personal property arises under a lease which is a continuing purchase of such property for any period of time for which the lessee is obligated to lease the property for an amount fixed by a lease prior to the operative date of this ordinance. 5. For the purposes of subparagraphs (3) and (4) of this section, storage, use, or other consumption, or possession of, or exercise of any right or power over, tangible personal property shall be deemed not to be obligated pursuant to a contract or lease for any period of time for which any party to the contract or lease has the unconditional right to terminate the contract or lease upon notice, whether or not such right is exercised. 6. Except as provided in subparagraph (7), a retailer engaged in business in the City shall not be required to collect use tax from the purchaser of tangible personal property, unless the retailer ships or delivers the property into the City or participates within the City in making the sale of the property, including, but not limited to, soliciting or receiving the order, either directly or indirectly, at a place of business of the retailer in the City or through any representative, agent, canvasser, solicitor, subsidiary, or person in the City under the authority of the retailer. 7. “A retailer engaged in business in the City” shall also include any retailer of any of the following: vehicles subject to registration pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 4000) of Division 3 of the Vehicle Code, aircraft licensed in compliance with Section 21411 of the Public Utilities Code, or undocumented vessels registered under Division 3.5 (commencing with Section 9840) of the Vehicle Code. That retailer shall be required to collect use tax from any purchaser who registers or licenses the vehicle, vessel, or aircraft at an address in the City. D. Any person subject to use tax under this ordinance may credit against that tax any transactions tax or reimbursement for transactions tax paid to a district imposing, or retailer liable for a transactions tax pursuant to Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code with respect to the sale to the person of the property the storage, use or other consumption of which is subject to the use tax. Section 12. AMENDMENTS TO STATE LAW. All amendments subsequent to the effective date of this ordinance to Part 1 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code relating to sales and use taxes and which are not inconsistent with Part 1.6 and Part 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, and all amendments to Part 1.6 and Part 1.7 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, shall automatically become a part of this ordinance, provided however, that no such amendment shall operate so as to affect the rate of tax imposed by this ordinance. Section 13. ENJOINING COLLECTION FORBIDDEN. No injunction or writ of mandate or other legal or equitable process shall issue in any suit, action or proceeding in any court against the State or the City, or against any officer of the State or the City, to prevent or enjoin the collection under this ordinance, or Part 1.6 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, of any tax or any amount of tax required to be collected. Section 14. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby. Section 15. EFFECTIVE DATE AND SUBMISSION TO VOTERS. This ordinance relates to the levying and collecting of City transactions and use taxes and shall take effect immediately. However, no tax imposed by this ordinance shall be effective unless that tax has been approved by the by the voters of the City as required by Section 2(b) of Article XIIIC of the California Constitution and applicable law. Section 16. AUDIT AND REVIEW. The proceeds of the tax imposed pursuant to this Ordinance, as well as the expenditure thereof, shall be audited annually by an independent accounting firm. The City Council shall discuss the results of such audit at a meeting of the City Council that is open to the public. The report of such audit shall be posted on the City’s website. Section 17. CITIZEN’S OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. The City Council shall appoint a Citizens Oversight Committee, which shall have five members. The Citizen’s Oversight Committee shall review the audit prepared pursuant to Section 16, and may make such recommendations to the City Council as it deems necessary or useful. The Citizen’s Oversight Committee may, by a majority vote of its membership, choose to publish an annual report, in which event such report, if approved by a majority of the members, shall be published on the City’s internet page. Members of the Citizen’s Oversight Committee shall be appointed to terms of a length set by the City Council, and any member may be removed from the Committee prior to the end of his or her term by a unanimous vote of the Council. In the event the City Council, the Citizen’s Oversight Committee, the City, any employee of the City, or any member of the City Council or the Citizen’s Oversight Committee fails to take an action required by this Section, any court of competent jurisdiction may order that the action be taken. However, such failure to act shall not invalidate the City’s authority to levy any tax or in any way affect the ongoing collection of any tax pursuant to this Ordinance. Section 18. TERMINATION AND REPEAL. The authority to levy the taxes imposed by this ordinance shall continue indefinitely unless this ordinance is earlier repealed. This ordinance may be repealed by ordinance of the City Council. Section 19. DECLARATION. The proceeds of the taxes imposed by this ordinance may be used for any lawful purpose of the City, as authorized by ordinance, resolution or action of the City Council or by Ordinance adopted by the electorate of the City. These taxes do not meet the criteria established by Section 1(d) of Article XIIIC of the California Constitution for special taxes, and are general taxes imposed for general government purposes PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 27th day of June, 2017. ALEX VARGAS, MAYOR City of Hawthorne, California ATTEST: NORBERT HUBER, CITY CLERK City of Hawthorne, California APPROVED AS TO FORM: RUSSELL I. MIYAHIRA, CITY ATTORNEY City of Hawthorne, California I, Monica Dicrisci, the duly appointed Deputy City Clerk of the City of Hawthorne, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance, No. 2144 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Hawthorne, at their regular meeting of the City Council held June 27, 2017 and that it was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmembers Awad, Reyes English, Valentine, Mayor Vargas. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: Councilmember Michelin. Hawthorne Press Tribune Pub. 7/6/17 HH-25651 ORDINANCE NO. 2145 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWTHORNE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING CHAPTER 9.65 (AGGRESSIVE SOLICITATION WITHIN TEN FEET OF ATMS) OF DIVISION VI (CONSUMER PROTECTION) OF TITLE 9 (PUBLIC PEACE, MORALS AND WELFARE) OF THE HAWTHORNE MUNICIPAL CODE (“HMC”) WHEREAS, the maintenance and improvement of the quality of life and economic vitality of the City of Hawthorne are significant governmental interests; WHEREAS, the protection of the residents of the City of Hawthorne from the danger of assault, battery, theft, and disturbances of the peace, as well as other crimes, is also a significant governmental interest; WHEREAS, aggressive and abusive solicitations threaten these significant governmental interests by diminishing access to and enjoyment of public places, threatening the commercial wellbeing of local businesses, and creating an environment of fear, intimidation and confrontation; WHEREAS, solicitations in certain sensitive places also threaten these significant governmental interests; such solicitations also diminish access to and enjoyment of public places, threaten the commercial wellbeing of local businesses, and create an environment of fear, intimidation and confrontation; WHEREAS, residents of the City of Hawthorne are involuntarily subjected to aggressive and abusive solicitation for monetary or other donations, causing them to feel threatened, intimidated, and coerced; such conduct usually includes approaching and following persons, repeated requests for donations, unwanted physical contact, abusive language or threats, and obstruction of pedestrian vehicular traffic; WHEREAS, residents of Hawthorne are involuntarily subjected to coercion, intimidation and fear in certain places, including public parking lots, ATMs, lines of people, outdoor dining areas, and other areas where they are a “captive audience” and thus feel less able to decline a solicitor’s request; WHEREAS, aggressive and abusive solicitations increase the risk of assault, battery, theft, disturbing the peace and other crimes; such solicitations can provoke confrontations due to the threatening and offensive nature of the conduct of the solicitor; these situations put not only the solicited person, but also the solicitor, at risk of being the victim of assaultive and criminal conduct; WHEREAS, solicitations in certain sensitive places also increase the risk of assault, battery, theft, disturbing the peace, and other crimes; such solicitations can provoke confrontations due to heightened sense of susceptibility of the person solicited; these situations put the solicited person and the solicitor at risk of being the victim of assaultive and criminal conduct; WHEREAS, on February 25, 2014, the City of Hawthorne adopted Ordinance No. 2065 to prohibit aggressive solicitation within ten (10) feet of ATMs as a reasonable restriction upon the time, place and manner of solicitation, which served the City’s interest in protecting residents from disturbing, disruptive and potentially dangerous situations while respecting the constitutional rights of free speech for all citizens; WHEREAS, the City of Hawthorne wishes to amend Chapter 9.65 in order to address aggressive and abusive solicitation in public places as well as solicitation in certain places, including ATMs and other specified locations; WHEREAS, the content-neutral time, place and manner restrictions on aggressive and abusive solicitations as narrowly tailored in this amended Chapter serve these government interests; such restrictions will lessen feelings of coercion, intimidation, fear and confrontation by prohibiting that conduct most likely to create such feelings; WHEREAS, restricting all solicitations in certain sensitive areas will enhance the feeling of security and peace of mind of persons in those areas; the restrictions in this amended Chapter leave open ample alterative avenues of communication and these restrictions are not interned to diminish the freedom or liberty of speech guaranteed under the United States and California Constitutions; WHEREAS, it is not the intent or purpose of this Council in amending Chapter 9.65 to eradicate or displace any individual or group of homeless or indigent persons, but rather to protect the public from those persons, indigent or otherwise, who engage in aggressive and abusive solicitations, and/or who solicit in certain narrowly-defined areas of heightened sensitivity. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Hawthorne does hereby ordain as follows: SECTION 1. The facts set forth in the Recitals are true and correct. SECTION 2. Chapter 9.65 (Aggressive Solicitation Within Ten Feet of ATMS) of Division VI (Consumer Protection) of Title 9 (Public Peace, Morals and Welfare) of the City of Hawthorne Municipal Code (“HMC”) is hereby amended to read as follows: “Chapter 9.65 AGGRESSIVE SOLICITATION WITHIN TEN FEETS OF ATMS AGGRESSIVE AND ABUSIVE SOLICITATIONS; SOLICITATIONS IN PROHIBITED PLACES 9.65.010 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: “Aggressive or abusive manner” means and includes solicitation via any of the following acts or conduct: Intentionally coming within three feet of a solicited person unless and until that person has indicated, by word or conduct, he or she wishes to make a donation; Intentionally blocking the path or impeding the passage of a solicited person; Intentionally following behind, beside or in front of a solicited person after that person has indicated, by word or conduct, he or she does not wish to make a donation; Continuing to request a donation from a solicited person after that person has indicated, by word or conduct, he or she does not wish to make a donation; Approaching a solicited person when that person is entering or exiting a motor vehicle or assisting another in doing so; Rendering any service to a motor vehicle, including but not limited to any cleaning, washing, protecting, guarding or repairing of said vehicle or any portion thereof, without the consent of the owner, operator or occupant of such vehicle, and thereafter requesting payment for the performance of such service, regardless of whether such vehicle is stopped, standing or parked; Threatening a solicited person, by word or conduct, with physical harm or violence; Using profane or abusive language towards a solicited person; Intentionally touching or attempting to touch a solicited person without that person’s consent; Any other words or conduct that would cause a reasonable person, in the position of the solicited person, to fear for his or her safety, the safety of his or her property or the safety of another person accompanying the solicited person. Intentionally or recklessly making any physical contact with or touching another person in the course of the solicitation without the person’s consent; Following the person being solicited, if that conduct is: Intended to or is likely to cause a reasonable person to fear imminent bodily harm or the commission of a criminal act upon property in the person’s possession; or Is intended to or is reasonably likely to intimidate the person being solicited into responding affirmatively to the solicitation; Continuing to solicit within five feet of the person being solicited after the person has made a negative response, if continuing the solicitation is: Intended to or is likely to cause a reasonable person to fear imminent bodily harm or the commission of a criminal act upon property in the person’s possession; or Is intended to or is reasonably likely to intimidate the person being solicited into responding affirmatively to the solicitation; Intentionally or recklessly blocking the safe or free passage of the persons being solicited or requiring the person, or the driver of the vehicle to take evasive action to avoid physical contact with the person making the solicitation. Acts authorized as an exercise of one’s constitutional right to picket or legally protest shall not constitute obstruction of pedestrian or vehicular traffic; Intentionally or recklessly using: Obscene or abusive language or gestures: (i) intended to or likely to cause a reasonable person to fear imminent bodily harm or the commission of a criminal act upon property in the person’s possession; or Words intended to or reasonably likely to intimidate the person into responding affirmatively to the solicitation; or Approaching the person being solicited in a manner that: Is intended to or is likely to cause a reasonable person to fear imminent harm or the commission of a criminal act upon property in the person’s possession; or Is intended to or is reasonably likely to intimidate the person being solicited into responding affirmatively to the solicitation. “Automated teller machine” is a device linked to a financial institution’s account records, which is able to carry out transactions, including, but not limited to, account transfers, deposits, cash withdrawals, balance inquiries and mortgage and loan payments. “Automated teller machine facility” is the area comprised of one or more automatic teller machines and any adjacent space which is made available to banking customers after regular banking hours. C. “Public place area” means any place open to the public and includes, but is not limited to, any sidewalk, alley, street, highway, bridge, driveway, parking lot, parking structure, playground, park, plaza, mall, structure, building, doorway, entrance, lobby or hallway to or in a building, the grounds around or enclosed by a building, school, or place of amusement, Such a place is a “public place” regardless of whether it is publically or privately owned. an area to which the public or a substantial group of persons has access, and includes, but is not limited to, alleys, bridges, buildings, driveways, public parking garages, parking lots, parks, playgrounds, schools, plazas, sidewalks, and streets open to the general public, and the doorways and entrances to buildings and dwellings, and the grounds enclosing them. “Prohibited place” means any: Bus stop; Public transportation vehicle or facility; Public parking lot or structure; An area within ten (10) feet of an automated teller machine (ATM); A queue or line or two or more persons waiting to be admitted to a commercial establishment or waiting to purchase an item or tickets; An outside dining area or motor vehicle drivethrough lane or a restaurant or other dining establishment serving food for immediate consumptions. “Solicitation” means to any request, by words or physical gesture, made in person seeking an immediate donation or contribution of money or other thing of value. Purchase of an item for an amount far exceeding its value, under circumstances where a reasonable person would understand that the purchase is in substance a donation or contribution, is a donation or contributions for purposes of this Chapter.from another person, regardless of the solicitor’s purpose or intended use of the money or other thing of value. The solicitation may be, without limitation, by the spoken, written, or printed word, or by other means of communication. 9.6574.020 Prohibition It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in solicitation in an aggressive or abusive manner in any public place. solicit money or other things of value, or to solicit the sale of goods or services in an aggressive manner in a public area, while located within 10 feet of any automated teller machine; provided, however, that when an automated teller machine is located within an automated teller machine facility, such distance shall be measured from the entrance or exit of the automated teller machine facility. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in solicitation while the solicited person is in a prohibited place. 9.65.030 Punishment. A violation of this Chapter is a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not to exceed six (6) months, or by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1000) or by both such fine and imprisonment. 9.74.030 Non-Exclusivity Nothing in this chapter shall limit or preclude the enforcement of other applicable laws.” SECTION 3. If any provision, clause, sentence or paragraph of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this Ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provisions or application, and to this end the provision of this Ordinance are declared to be severable. SECTION 4. This Ordinance shall be posted and published by the City Clerk in accordance with State law and applicable City regulations. SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall go into effect and be in full force and effect at 12:01 a.m. on the 31st day after passage. PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 27th day of June, 2017. ALEX VARGAS, MAYOR City of Hawthorne, California ATTEST: NORBERT HUBER, CITY CLERK City of Hawthorne, California APPROVED AS TO FORM: RUSSELL I. MIYAHIRA, CITY ATTORNEY City of Hawthorne, California I, Monica Dicrisci, the duly appointed Deputy City Clerk of the City of Hawthorne, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance, No. 2145 was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Hawthorne, at their regular meeting of the City Council held June 27, 2017 and that it was adopted by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Councilmembers Awad, Reyes English, Valentine, Mayor Vargas. NOES: None. ABSTAIN: None. ABSENT: Councilmember Michelin. Hawthorne Press Tribune Pub. 7/6/17 HH-25650
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