§ 3.40.030. Review and hearing on proposed regulation.

A.

All agency records that may by definition be a regulation shall be reviewed by the Municipal Attorney's Office for an initial determination prior to agency adoption. Each agency shall work with the Municipal Attorney's Office in the preparation and revision of regulations. The Municipal Attorney's Office shall advise the agencies on legal matters relevant to the adoption of regulations and may advise the agencies on the need for and the policy involved in particular regulations.

B.

Prior to adoption of a municipal regulation under this chapter, the adopting agency may schedule and conduct a public hearing to give interested persons an opportunity to present statements, arguments or contentions on matters relevant to the proposed rule. Public hearings scheduled pursuant to this section may be advertised with such notice and conducted in such manner as the adopting agency deems appropriate.

(AO No. 154-76; AO No. 78-192(S); AO No. 2013-143, § 1, 2-11-14)

Editor's note

Section 2 of AO No. 2013-143 effective February 11, 2014 states, "Within 120 days of the effective date of this ordinance, the Municipal Attorney's Office shall prepare and present to the Assembly a table of regulations for each municipal agency that lists each agency and its regulations that do not have a record of Assembly approval. The table shall be presented in a format that allows the Assembly to adopt, amend, repeal or refer back to the initiating agency any of the regulations listed in the table."