HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD NO 4931ORDINANCE NO. 4 9 3 1
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING
CHAPTER 5.32 OF THE BAKERSFIELD MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO MASSAGE PROFESSIONALS AND
MASSAGE ESTABLISHMENTS.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield as follows:
SECTION 1.
Chapter 5.32 of the Bakersfield Municipal Code is hereby repealed in its
entirety and replaced with the following:
Chapter 5.32 MASSAGE
5.32.010 Definitions.
5.32.020 CAMTC—Certificate required.
5.32.030 Massage establishment—Permit required.
5.32.040 Application for establishment permit, fee.
5.32.045 Renewal.
5.32.050 Establishment permit—Investigation, approval or denial.
5.32.060 Exemptions.
5.32.070 Permit denial, revocation, non -renewal.
5.32.080 Regulations.
5.32.090 Prohibited conduct.
5.32.100 Violation and penalty.
5.32.110 Appeal.
5.32.120 Severability.
5.32.130 Practitioner Permit Exemption Option.
5.32.010 Definitions.
Whenever used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears
from the context, the words set out in this section shall have the following
meanings:
A. "Massage" means the systematic manual or mechanical
manipulations of the soft tissues of the body by such movements as rubbing,
stroking, kneading, pressing, tapping, pounding, vibrating, rolling, compression
and friction, for the purpose of promoting circulation of the blood and lymph,
relaxation of muscles, relief from pain, restoration of metabolic balance,
neuromuscular reeducation, prevention, rehabilitation, healing, or other benefits
both physical and mental, including, but not limited to, deep tissue and pre ando 6AK,,q
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post sports massage, manual lymph drainage therapeutic technique and
myofascial release.
B. "Massage establishment" means an establishment having a fixed
place of business where massage or similar procedures are performed.
C. "Massage professional" means any person, other than a medical
practitioner licensed by the state of California, who administers to another
person for a fee, profit or other compensation, massage, baths or other similar
procedures.
D. "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation or
association of any nature whatsoever.
E. "CAMTC" means California Massage Therapy Council
F. "Employee," for the purpose of this chapter, shall include
independent contractors.
G. "Manager" means the person(s) designated by the operator of the
massage establishment to act as the representative and agent of the operator
in managing day-to-day operations with the same liabilities and responsibilities.
H. "Off -premises massage" means the performing of massage for a
fee, profit or other compensation at a location other than the massage
establishment, including, and limited to, the following:
f. "Off -premises public" when the client remains fully clothed and
limited to modalities that do not require the removal of clothing, including, but
not limited to, chair massage, reflexology, sports massage, and acupressure,
shiatsu and Thai massage. Off -premises public is limited to areas open to the
public, but limited to sidewalks, sports complexes, convention centers, public
events, and business lobbies or common areas open to the public or other
employees;
2. "Off -premises private' when the client may or may not remain fully
clothed and shall not be performed unless authorized in writing by a physician,
surgeon, chiropractor or osteopath duly licensed to practice in the state of
California.
I. "Owner" means all persons who have an ownership interest in the
massage establishment and are responsible for its day-to-day operations. The
owner also is an individual(s) whose name(s) appears on the City of Bakersfield
business license.
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J. "Reflexology" is the application of specific pressures to reflex points
in the hands and feet. It is a clothed session with only the removal of shoes and
socks allowed.
5.32.020 CAMTC—Certificate required.
Except as provided for in Section 5.32.130, every massage professional
must be certified through the CAMTC.
A. Effective immediately the City will no longer issue massage
practitioner permits.
B. For those massage professionals who currently have City -issued
massage practitioner permits, those permits are not subject to renewal by the
City.
5.32.030 Massage establishment—Permit required.
Every person conducting, managing, owning, or operating a massage
establishment in the city, except as exempted in this chapter, shall first obtain a
permit under this chapter. Said permit shall be numbered and must be
displayed in a prominent place on the premises in which the business is
conducted.
5.32.040 Application for establishment permit, fee.
A. Every person desiring an establishment permit under this chapter
shall complete and submit to the Bakersfield Police Department a written
application in a form approved by the chief of police along with the required
fee.
B. Any establishment permit issued under this chapter shall be valid for
two years from the date of issuance unless revoked or suspended. Existing
establishment permits shall continue in effect until the anniversary date of
issuance of the existing permit at which date a renewal shall be required in
accordance with this section.
5.32.045 Renewal.
To renew the permit under this chapter, the permit holder must fill out a
new application and pay the required fee at least ninety days before the permit
expires.
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5.32.050 Establishment permit—Investigation, approval or denial.
A. The chief of police, upon receipt of a complete application for a
massage establishment permit or a renewal of such permit, shall conduct an
appropriate investigation to determine whether the permit shall be issued in
accordance with the procedures of this chapter.
B. The chief of police shall have ninety days to investigate the
application and the background of the applicant, including, but not limited to,
any past criminal convictions as provided by the Justice Department or other
legally authorized agency.
C. After investigation, the chief of police shall approve or conditionally
approve issuance or renewal of the permit if he or she finds:
1. A completed written application form has been filed;
2. The required application fee has been paid;
3. The applicant has fully cooperated in the investigation of his or her
application;
4. The applicant has not knowingly made any false, misleading or
fraudulent statements in the application;
5. The applicant is operating the establishment in a building that
complies with all of the health, zoning, fire, building and safety requirements and
standards of the laws of the state of California and the city;
6. The applicant, his, her or its employees, agents, partners, or officers,
directors or shareholders of the corporation holding more than five percent of
the stock, if the applicant is a corporation, or any of the partners, including
limited partners, if the applicant is a partnership, has not been convicted in a
court of competent jurisdiction of an offense involving conduct which requires
registration under California Penal Code Section 290, or of conduct violating
Penal Code Sections 220, 261, 264.1, 266e, 266h, 2661, 314, 315, 316, 318, 647(a),
and 647(b) or convicted of an attempt to commit any of the above-mentioned
offenses or convicted in any state of any offense which, if committed or
attempted in this state, or conspiracy to commit any of the above offenses,
would have been punishable as one or more of the above-mentioned offenses,
or any crime involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or moral turpitude;
7. The applicant, his, her or its employees, agents, partners, or officers,
directors, or shareholders of the corporation holding more than five percent of
the stock, if the applicant is a corporation, or any of the partners, including gpKF
limited partners, if the applicant is a partnership, has not been convicted, within o 9mT
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the past five years, in a court of competent jurisdiction of any offense involving
the controlled substances designated in Sections 11054, 11055, 11056, 11057 or
11058 of the Health and Safety Code or violation in any other state of an offense
which, if committed in this state, would have been punishable as one or more of
the above-mentioned offenses;
8. The applicant, his, her or its employees, agents, partners, or officers,
directors, or shareholders of the corporation holding more than five percent of
the stock, if the applicant is a corporation, or any of the partners, including
limited partners, if the applicant is a partnership, has not been convicted in a
court of competent jurisdiction of an offense involving the maintenance of a
nuisance in connection with the same or similar business operation;
9. The applicant has not had a permit or permit for a similar type
establishment revoked by the city or any other jurisdiction within the past three
years;
10. The applicant has shown proof of liability insurance as required by
this chapter;
11. The applicant is not delinquent in payment to the city of taxes, fees,
refuse, water, sewer or other charges, fines, or penalties assessed against or
imposed upon the applicant.
D. The chief of police is authorized to issue a temporary permit if
relevant Department of Justice state summary criminal history information is not
received within the ninety-day investigation. A final decision granting or denying
a permit shall be made after receipt of such summary criminal history
information. If the permit is granted, its effective date shall be the date of
issuance of the temporary permit. Temporary permits shall be issued for a ninety-
day period. The chief of police may extend such temporary permit should the
relevant Department of Justice information not yet be available.
E. Upon review of all documentation provided, the Chief of Police
shall issue the massage business a City massage establishment permit, which
shall be valid for two (2) years from the date of issuance.
F. The chief of police may deny or refuse to renew an establishment
permit if a massage establishment permit was revoked within the last year at
that particular location.
G. The chief of police shall provide written notice to the applicant of
the decision and the grounds therefor as soon as possible after arriving at the
decision. If denied, an applicant may reapply if he or she can provide evidence
that the ground or grounds for denial of the applicant no longer exist; provided,
however, that no such reapplication may be made sooner than one year afteroFgAKFq�m
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the original application. All permits issued pursuant to the provisions of this
chapter shall be personal to the applicant and nontransferable.
5.32.060 Exemptions.
The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to the following classes of
persons while engaged in the performance of the duties of their respective
professions:
A. Physicians, surgeons, chiropractors, osteopaths, podiatrists,
acupuncturists or physical therapists duly licensed to practice in the state of
California;
B. Registered nurses or state licensed vocational nurses;
C. Hospitals, nursing homes, sanitariums or other health care facilities
duly licensed by the state of California;
D. Barbers, beauticians and cosmetologists who are duly licensed
under the laws of the state of California while engaging in practices within the
scope of their licenses, limited solely to the massaging of the neck, face, scalp,
feet up to the ankle, or hands up to the wrist of the client. This includes
manicurists, nail technicians and estheticians licensed by the state of California
as required by the Barbering and Cosmetology Act;
E. Accredited high schools, junior colleges and colleges or universities
where coaches and trainers are acting within the scope of their employment;
F. Trainers of any amateur, semiprofessional or professional athlete or
athletic team while engaging in their training responsibilities for and with athletes;
G. Holistic health practitioners who are non-medical health care
therapists and use a massage specialty and therapeutic approach in caring for
clients and who present to the chief of police proof of satisfactory completion of
one thousand hours of instruction in such specialty or therapeutic approach at a
school with a state approved curriculum and proof of membership in a state or
nationally chartered organization devoted to the specialty or therapeutic
approach are exempt. The practice of such health care therapists may include
other services such as nutritional assistance or counseling as long as all activities
are directed toward health care.
5.32.070 Permit denial, revocation, non -renewal.
A. The chief of police may deny, revoke or refuse to renew any permit
granted under this chapter on the grounds that the applicant or permit holder
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has failed to comply with the permit conditions or other requirements of this
chapter.
B. The chief of police may deny, revoke, or refuse to renew any permit
if any of the following are found:
1. The permit holder does not possess the qualifications for the permit
as required by this chapter;
2. The permit holder has been convicted of any violation of any
provision of this chapter;
3. The permit holder has engaged in conduct or operated a massage
establishment or is engaged in conduct as a massage professional in a manner
which violates this chapter, any conditions of the permit, or any of the laws
which would have been grounds for denial of the permit;
4. There is fraud, material misrepresentation, false statement, or
omission of a material fact in any application for a permit or in any
supplemental material;
5. An activity authorized under the permit has been conducted in an
unlawful manner or in such a manner as to constitute a menace to the health,
safety, or general welfare of the public;
6. Upon a recommendation from the city officials which states that
such establishment is being managed, conducted or maintained without regard
for public safety or public health.
7. For purposes of this section, permit holder, in the case of a massage
establishment, shall include the managing responsible officer or managing
employee.
C. When the chief of police concludes grounds for denial, revocation
or refusal to renew a license exists, the chief of police shall serve the applicant or
permit holder, either personally or by certified mail addressed to the business or
residence address of the applicant or permit holder, with a notice of denial, or
revoke or refuse to renew the permit. This notice shall state the reasons for the
proposed action, the effective date of the decision, that the applicant or permit
holder has the right to appeal the decision to the city manager, and that the
decision will be final if no appeal is filed within the time permitted.
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5.32.080 Regulations.
A. A recognizable and readable sign shall be posted at the main
entrance identifying the massage professional/establishment; provided,
however, that all signs shall comply with the sign requirements of the city.
B. Lighting shall be provided as required by the Building Code,
adopted in Chapter 15.05; in addition, at least one artificial light of not less than
a constant forty watts (with no dimmer switches) shall be provided in each
enclosed room where massage services are being performed.
C. Ventilation shall be provided as required by the Building Code,
adopted in Chapter 15.05.
D. The massage establishment premises and facilities shall meet and
be maintained in a condition to comply with all applicable code requirements
of the city, including, but not limited to, those related to the safety of structures,
adequacy of the plumbing, heating, waterproofing of rooms in which showers,
water or steam baths are used, and the health and cleanliness of the facility.
E. Massage establishments and massage professionals shall at all times
have an adequate supply of clean sanitary towels, coverings and linens. Towels,
non -disposable coverings, and linens shall not be used on more than one client,
unless they have first been laundered and disinfected. Disposable towels and
disposable coverings shall not be used on more than one client. Soiled linens
and paper towels shall be deposited in separate receptacles.
F. In the massage establishment, wet and dry heat rooms, steam or
vapor rooms or cabinets, toilet rooms, showers and bathrooms, tanning booths,
whirlpool baths, and pools shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected as
needed, and at least once each day when the premises are open, with a
disinfectant. Bathtubs shall be thoroughly cleaned with a disinfectant after each
use. All walls, ceilings, floors and other physical facilities for the establishment
shall be in good repair and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
G. All equipment used in the massage establishment shall be
maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Instruments utilized in performing
massage techniques shall not be used on more than one client unless they have
been sterilized, using standard sterilization methods.
H. Clients of the massage establishment shall be furnished with a
dressing room. Dressing rooms will be used only by clients of the some sex at the
same time. Dressing rooms need not be separate from the room in which the
massage is being performed.
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I. Toilet facilities shall be provided in convenient locations within the
massage establishment and shall consist of at least one unisex toilet with
lavatories or wash basins provided with soap and both hot and cold running
water either in the toilet room or vestibule.
J. A minimum of one washbasin for employees shall be provided at all
times. The basin shall be located within or as close as practicable to the area
devoted to performing of massage services. Soap and sanitary towels shall also
be provided at each basin.
K. All massage establishments shall be operated in compliance with
state and local health laws and regulations.
L. All employees of the massage establishment, and all persons
performing massages shall be eighteen years of age or older.
M. No massage establishment shall operate at any time unless there is
displayed in a location clearly visible to the public a valid permit to so operate
issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.
N. It shall be the responsibility of the holder of the permit for the
massage establishment to insure that each massage professional operating at
the establishment shall have first obtained a valid permit pursuant to this chapter.
O. The permit holder for the massage establishment shall maintain a
current file of all persons operating at the establishment. The file shall contain
true names and aliases used by such employees, age, birth date, color of hair
and eyes, home address, phone numbers, social security number and the date
of employment and termination. The manager of the massage establishment
shall have access to the records for inspection by the chief of police or
designee during business hours.
P. Every person holding a permit pursuant to this chapter shall keep a
record of the date and hour of each treatment, the name and address of the
patron and the name of the massage professional administering such treatment.
The record shall be open to inspection by the chief of police or designee during
business hours. Such records shall be maintained for a period of two years.
O. No person holding a permit pursuant to this chapter shall permit
communication devices to be installed or used in any manner on the premises
of the massage establishment so as to interfere with or hinder inspection by a
law enforcement officer.
R. A massage shall be provided or given only between the hours of
seven a.m. and ten p.m. All clients shall exit the premises by ten p.m. and no g�K
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massage business shall allow any person to reside within the premises or in
attached structures owned, leased or controlled by the massage business.
S. Either a manager or person holding a permit for a massage
establishment shall, during business hours, be present, be responsible for, and
provide, that the premises be readily accessible and open for inspection by law
enforcement officers or other government employees who are charged with
enforcement of health and safety or other laws of the city or state.
T. The departments of planning, building, fire and health shall, from
time to time, make an inspection of each massage establishment in the city for
the purpose of determining that the provisions of this chapter are met.
U. No massage establishment shall operate under any name not
specified in the permit.
V. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, massage shall be
performed only at a massage establishment for which a permit has been issued
and is valid.
W. Massage professionals shall be fully clothed at all times, unless
providing a water-based massage modality approved by CAMTC, in which
case they shall not dress in a manner that exposes one's breasts, buttocks, or
genitals, or otherwise dress in a manner that constitutes a violation of state or
local laws, including California Penal Code section 314. Otherwise, clothing shall
be of a fully opaque, non -transparent material and provide the complete
covering from mid-thigh to three inches below the collarbone. Massage
professionals shall have visible in the work station at all times a photo -
identification name tag issued by the chief of police which readily displays a
photograph of the massage professional measuring no smaller than two inches
by two inches, the name of the massage professional, the name of the massage
establishment in which the massage professional is employed, and the date of
expiration of the massage professional's permit.
X. An original CAMTC certificate or a practitioner permit under Section
5.32.130 for each massage professional employed in the business shall be
displayed in the reception area or similar open public place on the premises.
Likewise, a CAMTC certificate or a practitioner permit under Section 5.32.130
shall also be visibly displayed in the work station or worn by and clearly visible on
the massage professional's person during working hours, and at all times when
the massage professional is inside a massage business or providing outcall
massage.
Y. No person shall enter, be, or remain in any part of a massage
establishment while in the possession of, consuming, or using any alcohol or drug
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employee, manager or permit holder shall not permit any such person to enter
or remain upon such premises.
Z. All exterior doors shall remain unlocked from the inside during
business hours unless otherwise allowed by law. A person operating a massage
establishment shall be responsible for and provide that said premises shall,
during business hours, be readily accessible and open for inspection by law
enforcement officers for the purpose of locating evidence that would
substantiate a violation of the provisions of this chapter.
5.32.090 Prohibited conduct.
A. No owner, manager, operator, responsible managing employee or
permit holder shall allow, offer or perform any service other than those permitted
under this chapter.
B. No owner, manager, operator or employee of a massage
establishment, while on the premises of a massage establishment and/or during
the course of performing massage, shall:
or
Expose the sexual or genital part of the permit holder or employee;
2. Expose the sexual or genital part of any other person; or
3. Intentionally touch or make physical contact with the genitals, anus
and/or perineum of another person. Sexual and genital part shall include the
genitals, anus and/or perineum of any person and the breasts of any female.
C. No owner, manager, operator or employee of a massage
establishment shall place, publish or distribute or cause to be placed, published
or distributed any advertising matter that depicts any portion of the human
body that would reasonably suggest to prospective customers that any service
is available which is prohibited under this chapter, nor shall any massage
establishment employ language in any advertising text or business name that
would reasonably suggest to a prospective client that any service is available
that is prohibited under this chapter.
D. A massage professional shall not violate the provisions of Section
647(a) and (b) of the California Penal Code, or any other state law involving a
crime of moral turpitude, and such practices shall not be allowed or permitted
by the massage establishment permit holder.
E. A massage professional shall not massage a client of one sex within
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or permitted by the massage establishment permit holder. Parents, spouse,
guardians, translators or caregivers are excluded from this requirement.
F. No owner, manager, operator, responsible managing employee, or
permit holder shall permit, and no massage professional shall violate any of the
regulations contained in this chapter.
G. Notwithstanding Section 5.32.130, no manager or owner of a
massage establishment shall allow or permit a person to administer massage for
such establishment unless the professional possesses a valid CAMTC permit
issued under the provisions of this chapter. It shall be the responsibility of the
massage establishment permit holder to ensure that each person operating as a
massage professional shall first have obtained a valid license under this chapter.
H. Proof of knowledge of any violation of this section shall not be
required to be shown where a massage establishment permit is suspended or
revoked.
5.32.100 Violation and penalty.
A. Any massage establishment operated, conducted or maintained
contrary to the provisions of this chapter shall be unlawful and a public nuisance,
and the city attorney may enforce such violations as criminal, civil and/or
administrative utilizing administrative remedies.
B. Each person shall be charged with a separate offense for each and
every day during which any violation of any provision of this chapter is
committed, continued or permitted by such person and shall, upon conviction,
be punished accordingly.
5.32.110 Appeal.
A. If the chief of police denies, revokes or does not renew the
massage establishment permit, the decision may be appealed by the applicant
to the city manager, or designee, through the following procedure:
1. No later than fifteen calendar days after mailing of the notice of
denial, the applicant shall file with the city clerk a written request for an appeal
hearing, which states the specific grounds for appeal.
2. As soon as practicable after receiving the appeal, the city
manager, or his or her designee, shall set a date to hear the appeal, which date
shall be within a reasonable time from the date the appeal was filed. The city
manager, or designee, shall give the appellant written notice of the time and
place of the hearing at least fifteen days prior to the date of the hearing, either
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by certified mail addressed to the appellant at the address shown on the
appeal. Continuances of the hearing may be granted by the city manager, or
designee, on request of the appellant for good cause shown, or on the city
manager's own motion. The hearing shall be informal. At the hearing, the city
manager, or designee, shall hear the appellant and any witnesses, as well as
any information to be provided by the chief of police, or designee. Upon
conclusion of the hearing, the city manager, or designee, shall render a decision.
The decision of the city manager, or designee, shall be final.
3. Unless otherwise specifically
is on the applicant or permit holder in
chapter.
5.32.120 Severability.
prohibited by law, the burden of proof
any hearing or other matter under this
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this chapter is for
any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this chapter. The city council hereby declares that it would
have passed the ordinance codified in this chapter, and each and every
section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase not declared invalid or
unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of this chapter would be
subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
5.32.130 Practitioner Permit Exemption Option.
The City recognizes that some massage professionals currently practicing
in Bakersfield may not meet the current requirements set forth by the CAMTC,
even though the person has been in practice for a significant period. The City
will allow such persons to bypass the CAMTC requirement of section 5.32.020 if
they show all of the following:
1. Must apply for this exemption with the Bakersfield Police
Department within 30 days from the effective date of this ordinance; and
2. Must show that he or she has had a massage practitioner permit for
the past 10 consecutive years (4/2008 to 4/2018) with no time lapse; and
3. Must show to the satisfaction of the police department that he or
she has not been issued any warnings or citations regarding issues with their
massage practitioner permit or with their establishment permit.
A. Terms: Persons that are granted an exemption from the CAMTC
certification requirement will still be required to meet all other terms of this
ordinance, including but not limited to being issued a practitioner permit as set o.0AKe,9m
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renewed annually with the Bakersfield Police Department prior to the expiration
date of the practitioner's permit.
B. Practitioner Permit Application: Every person desiring a practitioner's
permit under this section shall complete and submit to the Bakersfield Police
Department a written application in a form approved by the chief of police. In
order to qualify for a practitioner permit, a massage professional must satisfy one
of the following criteria:
1. If self-employed or employed at a permitted massage
establishment, have received a diploma or certificate of completion in a course
of study in massage at a recognized school of massage or institution approved
pursuant to the California Education Code; or
2. Have received a certificate of completion in a course of study at
an institution outside California which, in the opinion of the chief of police, meets
or exceeds the criteria for approval for such programs in California; or
3. Have successfully passed an independently prepared and
administered national certification examination which is recognized by
objective standards to fairly evaluate professional levels of skill, safety and
competence, as determined by the National Commission for Certifying
Agencies.
SECTION 2.
This Ordinance shall be posted in accordance with the provisions of the
Bakersfield Municipal Code and shall become effective thirty (30) days from and
after the date of its passage.
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HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was passed and adopted
by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
APR 1 1 2018 , by the following vote:
VES'. COUNCILMEMSERGONZALES, WEIR, SMITH, FREEMAN, SULLIVAN,'PAT
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER: TA
COUNCILMEMBER:_
BS COUNCILMEMBER: .' IIIAVIUY
1 CHRISTOPHE GERRY
ACTING CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED: APR 1 1 2018
By:
KAREN GOH
f Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
VIRGINIA GENNARO
City Aftorn y
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VIRIDIA- A GALLARDO-KING
Associate City Attorney
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AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING DOCUMENTS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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County of Kern )
CHRISTOPHER GERRY, being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That he is the duly appointed, acting and qualified City Clerk of the City of Bakersfield;
and that on the 11t' day of April' 2018 he posted on the Bulletin Board at City Hall, a full,
true and correct copy of the following: Ordinance No.4931 passed by the Bakersfield
City Council at a meeting held on the 111" daV of April. 2018 and entitled:
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING CHAPTER 5.32 OF THE BAKERSFIELD
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO MASSAGE PROFESSIONALS AND MASSAGE
ESTABLISHMENTS.
CHRISTOPHER GERRY
Acting City Clerk and Ex Officio of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
By:
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