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12/8/82
Rev. 12/22/82
ORDINANCE NO. NS-1667
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF SANTA
ANA ON APRIL 5, 1983, FOR THE ELECTION
OF THREE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
AND FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE VOTERS OF
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA OF PROPOSED
AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That a general municipal election is hereby
called to be held in the City of Santa Ana on April 5, 1983.
SECTION 2: That said election is held to fill the
offices of three members of the City Council, to be
nominated from Wards 2, 4 and 6, the term of each to begin
on April 12, 1983, or as soon thereafter as the result of
said election can be declared.
SECTION 3: That said election shall also be held for the
purpose of submitting to the electors of the City a proposal
of the City Council to amend section 901 of the City Charter
in the manner set forth in Exhibit B, attached hereto and
incorporated herein be reference, said proposal to appear on
the ballot as follows:
"Shall section 901 of the Charter of the City of Santa
Ana be amended to provide that the terms of members of City
boards and commissions which are established by the Charter
or by ordinance of the city council shall run concurrently
with the terms of city council members?"
ADOPTED this 3rd day of Sanuar¥ , 1983.
ATTEST:
Y, ~ler~f the
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Bricken Aye
Luxembourger Aye
Acosta Aye
Serrato Absent
Griset --~ye
Markel ~ye
McGuigan Aye
GORDON
Council
, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
~City Attorney
Sec. 901. Appointments, removals, vacancies, terms.
Except as otherwise specified in this charter, the
member of each of the appointive boards and commissions
shall be appointed, and may be removed, by the city council,
subject in both appointment and removal by the affirmative
votes of a majority of the members. Vacancies from whatever
cause arising shall be filled in the .same manner. Upon a
vacancy occurring leaving an unexpired portion of a term,
any appointment to fill such vacancy shall be for the
unexpired portion of such term. If a member of & board or
commission absents himself from three (3) regular meetings
of such board or commission, consecutively, unless by
permission of such board or commission expressed in its
official minutes, or is convicted of a crime involving moral
turpitude, or ceases to be a qualified elector of the city,
his office shall become vacant and shall'be so'declared by
the city council.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the
members of such boards and commissions shall serve for a
term of four (4) years and until their respective successors
are appointed and qualified, but in no event shall any
person be eligible for reappointment who has served two (2)
consecutive terms of four (4) years each. Unless otherwise
provided by ordinance of the city council for a board or
commission havin~ more or less than seven (7) members, the
terms of three (3) of the members of each such board or
commission shall basin on the date of the beginning of the
term of office of council members elected at every second
general election commencing with the April, 1983 general
election, and terms of the remaining members shall begin on
the date of the beginning of the term of office of council
members elected at every second general election commencing
with the November, 1984 general election. It is the intent
of this section that the term of office on boards and
commissions shall be concurrent with the term of office of
council members. The members f~st appointed-to such boa~s
and commissions sha~ se e~ass~fy themselves by ~e~ %~a~ ~he
%e~m e~ ese ef eae~ sE ~be&r Ramber sba~ e~p~ee e&eb
eaeeeed~R~ ~a~y ~a% %~S~T W~e~e &~e be~a~ ~mm~e~ e~ %he
membePs efa bea~4 e~ eemm&ss&e~ %e be &ppe&~e4 e~eee4s
sba&& e~p&re &e ese½ saeeeea&~ year. Thereafter] any
appointment to fill an unexpired term shall be for Such an
unexpired period.
The city council shall determine which members of such
boards and commissions serving as such at the time of the
April, 1983 general election shall serve shortened or
extended terms.
F. Xim, 6