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EJC:mb(16) 7/8/88 ORDINANCE NO. NS-19~ AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTIONS 2-101, 2-101.1, 2-101.2, 2-101.3, 2-101.4, 2-101.5 AND 2-101.6 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE TO CHANGE THE COMMENCEMENT DATE FOR NEWLY ELECTED CITY COUNCILS AND TO CHANGE THE TITLES OF "VICE MAYOR" AND "MAYOR PRO TEM" TO "MAYOR PRO TEM" AND "ACTING MAYOR PRO TEM" RESPEC- TIVELY. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That section 2-101 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 2-101. Organization The newly elected council shall convene on the first regularly scheduled meeting after election returns are certified for any general municipal election at which any member of said council shall have been elected, or as soon thereafter as the new members have taken their oaths of office. The newly elected council shall proceed to organize, and the newly elected mayor shall immediately become the presiding officer. The council shall thereafter elect a mayor pro tem. In the absence of the mayor and the mayor pro tem the clerk of the council shall call the council to order and call the roll of the members. If a quorum is found to be present, the council shall, by majority vote of those present, elect a chairman of the meeting to act during the meeting or until one of the regularly desig- nated presiding office~s shall appear. SECTION 2: That section 2-101.1 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 2-101.1. Appointment of acting mayor pro tem. The mayor shall have the right to appoint an acting mayor pro tem when, in his or her judgment, neither the mayor nor the mayor pro tem are able to attend to any public function requiring the mayor's presence, either in his or her official or unofficial capacity. 453