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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.
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SECTION 3: That section 2-101.2 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-101.2. Eligibility.
Only duly elected and acting city councilmembers of
the City of Santa Ana shall be eligible to be appointed
as acting mayor pro tem. Appointments shall be made in
a successive rotational order from a list composed for
such purpose at the first meeting of the city council
following any municipal election. The list shall be
composed of the names of all the duly elected and acting
members of the city council other than the mayor and
mayor pro tem drawn in random order. The list shall be
revised following each election of the city council to
reflect such changes in the composition of the city
council, which shall be accomplished by deleting from
said list the names of those persons not reelected to
office, and adding to the end thereof the names of such
newly elected councilmen.
SECTION 4: That section 2-101.3 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-101.3. Powers and duties.
The acting mayor pro tem shall be the agent of the
duly elected and acting mayor of the City of Santa Ana,
and shall be the mayor's representative for the purpose
for which he or she was appointed, and his or her duties
and obligations shall be those assigned by the mayor
with such limitations as the mayor or city council shall
reasonably impose, including limitations on purpose and
length of appointment.
SECTION 5: That section 2-101.4 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-101.4. Compensation.
The acting mayor pro tem shall not be entitled to
any additional compensation over and above that which
is his or her normal and usual compensation as a council-
member for the City of Santa Ana. The acting mayor pro
tem may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses incurred
in the performance of his or her duties as acting mayor
pro tem.
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SECTION 6: That section 2-101.5 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-101.5. Designation.
Once appointed by the mayor, the acting mayor pro
rem may be introduced at all public gatherings as the
acting mayor pro tem of the City of Santa Ana, and shall
be afforded all of the rights and privileges usually
afforded the mayor in similar circumstances. The acting
mayor pro tem shall be provided with credentials, letters
of introduction, or written authority wherever the same
is required, in order for him or her to effectively act
on behalf of the City of Santa Ana.
SECTION 7: That section 2-101.6 of the Santa Ana Municipal
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 2-101.6. Limitations.
The appointment of the acting mayor pro tem by the
duly elected mayor of the City of Santa Ana shall in no
manner be deemed a permanent appointment of acting mayor
pro tem, nor shall said appointment in any manner create
any priority for future similar appointments. The acting
mayor pro tem appointment shall be at the pleasure of the
mayor and subject to recall by the city council. The
appointment of an acting mayor pro tem shall be limited
by the mayor in time and purpose, and in no circumstance
shall extend beyond that time reasonably required to per-
form the designated appearance.
ADOPTED this ]Sth day of Au§ust , 1988.
ATTEST:
ouncil~ /
Mayor
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Young
McGu igan Ave
Acosta Ave
Griset Ave
Hart Aye
May Ave
Pulido Absent
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Ed~af.~fd~jboper
City Attorney