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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1840 - Providing For and Giving Notice of a Special Municipal Election to Be Held in Said City ...REL :k-1 03/04/86 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1840 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ORDERING, ~ALLING, PROVIDING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE SAID CITY ON JUNE 3, 1986, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF THE SAID CITY A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE SAID CITY TO PROVIDE FOR THE ELECTION OF COUNCIL MEMBERS BY WARDS AND THE SEPARATE ELECTION OF A MAYOR. WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana desires that a special municipal election be held on June 3, 1986, for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the City a certain proposed amendment to the Charter of the City of Santa Ana; and WHEREAS, the City Council is requesting the Board of Supervisors of Orange County to order the consolidation of the said special municipal election with the statewide general election to be held on the same date; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That a special election be held, and the same is hereby called to be held, in the City of Santa Ana on June 3, 1986, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said city a proposal to amend Sections 400, 401.1 and 404 of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana to read as set forth in Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. SECTION 2: That on the ballot to be used at said special election, in addition to any other matters required by law, there shall be printed substantially the following: Shall Sections 400, 401.1 and 404 of the Charter be amended to provide for election of 7 councilmembers by ward, and an office of mayor be added to be elected at large, with a vote only in case of tie and with veto power subject to 2/3 override, elections for all to occur in November, 19867 YES NO ORDINANCE NO. NS- 1840 PAGE TWO SECTION 3: The abovesaid proposal shall be designated on the ballot by a letter, pursuant to Section 10219 of the Elections Code of the State of California. SECTION 4: That the said special municipal election shall be conducted in accordance with the Elections Code of the State of California, and the Clerk of the Council is hereby authorized and directed to take all actions necessary or appropriate with respect thereto, except to the extent such actions may be undertaken by the Registrar of Voters of the County of Orange upon consolidation of the said spectial municipal election with the statewide general election. SECTION 5: That notice of the time and place of holding said special municipal election is hereby given, and the Clerk of the Council is hereby authorized and directed to give such additional~notice thereof as required by law. ADOPTED this 17th day of March , 1986. Daniel E. Griset, Mayor ATTEST: COUNCILMEMBERS: Griset Aye Acosta Aye Hart Aye Johnson Aye Luxembourger Aye McGuigan Aye Young Aye APpROvED AS TO FORM: Edward~ .( Cog~er City At t o ~-~ Sec. 400. Number, selection and terms of members. The city council shall consist of seven (7) members elected at the times and in the manner provided in this charter, each of whom shall serve a term of four (4) years, except as otherwise stated herein. The term of each member shall begin following such election, at the first regularly scheduled meeting of the city council following certification of election reSults, and each shall serve, except as other- wise provided for in this charter, until his successor is elected and qualified. Each office of council member shall be a separate office and one of such offices shall be assigned to each of the wards of the city. Candidates for each office of council member shall be nominated from such ward by the electors of such ward and shall be residents of such ward, and each council member shall be elected by the vote of only those electors of the ward from which such council member was nominated. EXHIBIT. A Sec. 401.1. Order of filling offices. The offices of Council Member from all Wards shall be filled at the General Municipal Election held in 1986 or, within ninety (90) days following the General Municigal.Election of 1986, whichever is the earliest date after passage of said amendments. The offices of Council Member from Wards Two, Four, and Six shall be for a period ending at the General Municipal Election of 1988. The offices of Council Member from Ward One, Three, Five and Seven shall be for a period ending at the General Municipal Election of 1990. Thereafter, the offices of Council Member from Wards One, Three, Five and Seven and from Wards, Two',. Four and Six shall be filled alternately at the General Municipal Elections held in the years in which the terms of such offices respectively expire. The candidate elected from each Ward at each such election shall be the candidate receiving the highest number of votes cast for any candidate from said Ward. Sec. 404. Presiding officer, Mayor. duties but shall by this charter, with this office. Candidates for the office of mayor shall be nominated from the city at-large by the electors of the city, and shall be residents of the city at-large. The mayor shall serve a term of four (4) years. No person shall be eligible for nomination for or election to the office of mayor who has served two (2) terms of four (4) years each. Short or partial terms shall not be considered. The mayor shall preside over the meetings of the city council as chairman. The mayor may only vote on any matter voted upon by the city council in the case of a tie vote on such matter by the council members, in which event the mayor shall be deemed a member of the city council. The mayor may veto any action taken by the members of the city council, in which case such action may only be taken if passed by vote of two-thirds (2/3} or more of the members of the city council. The mayor shall be recognized as head of th~ city government for all ceremonial purposes and for purposes of public relations and inter-governmental relations. The mayor shall be an ex-officio, non-voting member of all boards, commissions and co~nittees of the city. The mayor shall have no a~ministrative perform such other duties as may be prescribed or imposed by the city council, consistent In the event that the mayor ceases to be a resident of the city or is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, his office shall immediately become vacant and be so declared by the city council. If the mayor absents himself from all regular meetings of the city council for a period of sixty (60) days consecutively from and after the last regular city council meeting attended by such member, unless by permission of the city council expressed in its official minutes, his office shall become vacant and shall be so declared by the city council. In the event of a vacancy occurring in the office of mayor, resulting from removal, resignation, death, inability to serve or for whatever cause, a special election shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the elections code of the State of California. In the interim, the vice-mayor shall preside over the meetings of the city council until such time the vacancy is filled. The first mayor will be elected in the general municipal election of 1986 or, within ninety (90) days following the General Municipal Election of 1986, whichever is the earliest date after passage of said amendment.