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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS-1667 REL:adg 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