Ordinance 3392 CITY OF ALAMEDA ORDINANCE NO. 3392
AMENDING ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 1-5.3 (CIVIL ACTION
ENFORCEMENT) OF CHAPTER 1 (GENERAL) TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S
COLLECTIONS PROCESSES
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to authorize the City Attorney to initial legal action,
or delegate staff to initiate legal action, to collect debts within the jurisdiction of Limited Civil
Cases, in alignment with the City's improved and equitable Collections Policy.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Alameda does hereby ordain as
follows:
Section 1. AMENDMENT TO ALAMEDA MUNICIPAL CODE.
Section No. 1-5 (PENALTY PROVISIONS, ENFORCEMENT) of Chapter 1 (GENERAL) of the
Alameda Municipal Code, is hereby amended as follows (underlined for additions and otrikeout
for deletions):
1-5.3 - Civil Action Enforcement.
a. In addition to the penalties provided for in this chapter, any violation of this code or City
ordinance may be redressed by civil action. Any condition existing in violation of this code
or a City ordinance or any order, rule or regulation issued or promulgated by any duly
authorized officer or agent of the City, is deemed to be a public nuisance.
b. The City attorney may bring civil suit or other action to enforce any ordinance or section
of this Code, to enjoin or prevent any violation of any ordinance, or to abate any public
nuisance as defined or declared by this Code.
c. The City Attorney may authorize any legal action to collect debts due to the City in
amounts up to and including the jurisdictional limits of a Limited Civil Case under
California State law.
d_The remedy by civil action to enforce any ordinance or section of this Code is in addition
to any other remedies available under ordinance, City code or statute and does not
replace or support any other remedy but is cumulative thereto.
SECTION 2. Severability.
If any provision of this Ordinance is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
invalid, this invalidity shall not affect other provisions of this Ordinance that can be given effect
without the invalid provision and therefore the provisions of this Ordinance are severable. The
City Council declares that it would have enacted each section, subsection, paragraph,
subparagraph and sentence notwithstanding the invalidity of any other section, subsection,
paragraph, subparagraph or sentence.
SECTION 3. Repeal.
Any provision of the Alameda Municipal Code inconsistent with the provisions of this
Ordinance, to the extent of such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified
to the extent necessary to effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 4. EFFECTIVE DATE
This ordinance shall be in full force and effec rom and after the expiration of thirty (30) days
from the date of its final passage.
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Presidin ffic0 it
e City Coun
Attest:
Lara Weisiger, City rk
City of Alameda
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was duly and regularly
adopted and passed by Council of the City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 20th
day of January 2026, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Boller, Daysog, Jensen, Pryor and Mayor Ezzy
Ashcraft—5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of
said City this 21st day of January 2026.
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Lara Weisiger, Cit C rk
City of Alameda
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Yibin S_ , ity rney
City of Alam