Review of proposed amendments.
San José Municipal Code § 3.28.275
in effect3.28.275 - Review of proposed amendments.
A. Except as provided in subsection B., prior to the adoption of any ordinance amending the Federated City Employees Retirement System, a copy of the proposed ordinance shall be provided to the board for the board's review and recommendation.
1. The board may, but is not required to, submit a report or recommendation on the proposed amendment to the city council.
2. If the board declines or fails to submit a report or recommendation on a proposed amendment within sixty days of receipt of the proposed ordinance by the secretary to the board, the city council may proceed to adopt or not adopt the ordinance without first receiving a report or recommendation from the board.
3. Nothing in paragraph 2. shall be deemed to preclude the board from thereafter submitting a report or recommendation to the city council.
B. In any case where the city council finds that there is a need to adopt an ordinance amending the system within a time period which would not allow for a sixty-day review period, the council may act on the ordinance without first submitting it to the board, and the following procedures shall apply:
1. At the time the council passes the ordinance for publication of title or, in the case of an urgency ordinance, at the time the council adopts the ordinance, the council shall refer the ordinance to the board for study and consideration.
2. Following its study, the board may submit to the council a recommendation that the council take one or more of the following actions:
a. Repeal the ordinance.
b. Readopt the provisions of the ordinance with such amendments, additions or changes, if any, as the board may wish to recommend.
c. Make such other changes or provisions as the board may recommend.
3. Upon receipt of the board's recommendation, the council may implement or disapprove the recommendation.
(Ords. 24921, 24979.)
Source: City of San José, Municipal Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/san_jose/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT3PE_IIREPL_CH3.281975FEEMREPL_PT2AD_3.28.275REPRAMFetched: 11/1/2026