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Iss061406 ORDINANCE NO, NS-2716 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AMENDING SECTION 2-101 OF THE SANTA ANA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO COUNCIL ORGANIZATION THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A, Section 400 of the Santa Ana Charter sets the time for a council member's term to commence following the certification of election results. B. The City Council has proposed that the voters amend Section 400 of the Santa Ana Charter to change the date of the first meeting of the newly elected council to 6:00 pm on the second Tuesday in December, following certification of election results. C. Santa Ana Municipal Code section 2-101 conflicts with the proposed amendment of Charter section 400 regarding the time for convening the newly elected council. Section 2. Santa Ana Municipal Code, Chapter 2, Article II, Section 2-101 relating to city council organization, is hereby amended as follows: A. Section 2-101 shall be amended to read as follows: Sec. 2-101, Organization. The newly elected council shall convene as set forth in the Santa Ana Charter 00 the first regularly soheduled meoting aftor election returns am oertifiod for any genofal munioipal oleotion :::It whioh any membor of said council Sh311 havo been eloctod, or as soon thereafter as the now members have t3ken their oaths of offioe. 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 11 C-1