Exhibit 1
ORDINANCE NO. CS-477
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 2, CHAPTER 2.12, SECTION 2.12.010 OF THE
CARLSBAD MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS OF
THE CITY MANAGER
WHEREAS, the City Manager of the City of Carlsbad is an appointed official; and WHEREAS, the City Manager is appointed by the City Council wholly on the basis of his or her administrative and executive ability and qualifications and shall hold office for and during the pleasure of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager residency requirements currently in Carlsbad Municipal Code Section 2.12.010 are not consistent with Article XI, Section 10(b) of the California Constitution.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, ordains as follows that:
1. The above recitations are true and correct.
2. That Title 2, Chapter 2.12, Section 2.12.010 is amended to read as follows:
§ 2.12.010. Residency requirements.
Within 180 days after reporting for work, the City Manager must establish and maintain residency in California within 40 miles of the City of Carlsbad City Hall facility.
EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption; and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause the full text of the ordinance or a summary of the ordinance prepared by the City Attorney to be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad within fifteen days after its adoption.
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INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a Regular Meeting of the Carlsbad City Council on the 12th day of November, 2024, and thereafter
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 19th day of November, 2024, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NAYS:
BLACKBURN, BHAT-PATEL, ACOSTA, BURKHOLDER, LUNA.
NONE.
ABSTAIN: NONE.
ABSENT: NONE.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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CINDIE K. McMAHON, City Attorney
KEITH BLACKBURN, Mayor
SHERRY FREISINGER, City Clerk
(SEAL)