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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 on tho HFGt
ro€l~lorly sORod~lod meeting after electicR ret~rns ar-e certified for aRY €leRer-a1 muniGiflal
olection at which any meml:ler ef saiE! ce~Rcil snail have Boon elected, or as seen
thereafter as the nel\' memBers Rave tal<en tRoir ElatRs 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 designated presiding officers shall appear.
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Section 3. This ordinance shall become effective only upon the approval
of the amendment of Santa Ana Charter Section 400 by a majority of the voters of the City
of the Santa Ana at the Novomber 7, 2006 general election.
ADOPTED this 3rd day of July, 2006.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher
City Attorney
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By:
Lau ra Sheedy
Assistant City Attorney
AYES Councilmembers Alvarez, Bisl. Bustamante. Christy,
Garcia. Pulido, Solorio (7)
NOES: Councilmembers None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Ordinance No. NS-2716 to be the original ordinance adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on July 3. 2006, and that said ordinance was published
in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date: ~?
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Clerk of the Council J
City of Santa Ana
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