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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MERCED, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 1.17 ENTITLED "CITY
COUNCIL DISTRICTS" OF THE MERCED
MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MERCED DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 1.17. Chapter 1.17
"City Council Districts" of the Merced Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
"CHAPTER 1.17
CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS
Sections:
1.17.010 Manner of Drawing City Council
Districts.
1.17.020 Drawing of City Council Districts.
1.17.030 Election Dates for City Council Districts.
1.17.010 Manner of Drawing City Council
Districts.
Pursuant to Section 400(E) of the Charter, the City is
required to draw Council districts by ordinance. Pursuant to Section 400(A) of the Charter, there are to be six
single-member districts with the Council Members
elected by district and the Mayor elected at-large.
1.17.020 Drawing of City Council Districts.
A. On October 16, 2023, the City Council adopted
resolutions requesting the Merced County Local Agency
Formation Commission to take proceedings for
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Overriding Considerations, and Mitigation Monitoring
and Reporting Program.
B. The Merced County Local Agency Formation
Commission subsequently approved the annexation of
UC Merced into the City of Merced.
C. Pursuant to California Elections Code Section
21623 (a), if the boundaries of a city expand by the
addition of new territory, including through annexation of unincorporated territory or consolidation with another city, the council shall add that new territory to the nearest existing council district without changing the boundaries of other council district boundaries'
D. City staff reviewed the City's current boundaries
and recommends the annexed UC Merced territory be
absorbed by the nearest existing council district, District
6. 1.17.030 Election Dates for City Council Districts
A. The initial election date for District 1 shall be in 2016 and every four years thereafter.
B. The initial election date for District 2 shall be in 2018 and every four years thereafter.
The initial election date for District 3 shall be in
2016 and every four years thereafter.
D. The initial election date for District 4 shall be in 2018 and every four years thereafter.
E. The initial election date for District 5 shall be in 2016 and every four years thereafter.
F. The initial election date for District 6 shall be in 2018 and every four years thereafter."
2 X: \Ordinances|2024\City ClerklAmendment of Council Districts.docx SECTION 2. CERTIFIED ORDINANCE. City staff is directed to provide a certified copy of this Ordinance to the County of Merced for use in subsequent City of Merced City Council elections.
SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its adoption.
SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY. If any section, subsection,
subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance, is for any compr elit bita, der decision shally it dece van diy or ouremaining. portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance, and each section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, subdivisions, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions thereof be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 5. PUBLICATION. The City Clerk is directed to cause a summary of this Ordinance to be published in the official newspaper at least once within fifteen (15) days after its adoption showing the vote thereon.
The foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Merced on the _ day of , 2025, and was passed and adopted at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the day , 2025, by the following called vote:
AYES: Council Members:
NOES: Council Members:
ABSTAIN: Council Members:
ABSENT: Council Members:
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MATTHEW SERRATTO, MAYOR
Mayor
ATTEST:
D. SCOTT MCBRIDE, CITY CLERK
BY:
Assistant/Deputy City Clerk
(SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CRAIG J. CORNWELL, CITY ATTORNEY
Sai Cowell 119/2025
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MERCED concerning specific parcels should be
Last Date Updated: 10/23/2024 obtained from recorded or adopted City documents.
NOTICE OF POTENTIAL INTRODUCTION OF ORDINANCE
CITY OF MERCED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on _ 2025, the City Council of the City of Merced is scheduled to consider the introduction of an Ordinance entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MERCED, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING CHAPTER 1.17 ENTITLED
'CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS' OF THE
MERCED MUNICIPAL CODE"
at its regular meeting to be held at 6:00 pm in the City Council Chambers at 678 West 18'h Street, Merced, California. The public is invited to provide any oral or written comments regarding this proposed Ordinance.
If adopted, the Ordinance would amend the boundaries for the six City Council districts. Candidates for each of the six districts would need to live in that district and would be elected by electors from that district.
A copy of the full text of the proposed Ordinance is available for review in the Office of the City Clerk, City of Merced, 678 West 18th Street, Merced, California, and on the City's website at www.cityofmerced.org.
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
PUBLISH:
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PUBLIC NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE
CITY OF MERCED
ORDINANCE NO.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on -_ 2025, the City Council of the City of Merced adopted Ordinance No. , entitled:
"AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MERCED, CALIFORNIA,
ADDING CHAPTER 1.17 ENTITLED 'CITY
COUNCIL DISTRICTS' OF THE MERCED
MUNICIPAL CODE"
Ordinance No. amends the boundaries for the six City Council districts. Candidates for each of the six districts would need to live in that district and would be elected by electors from that district.
Ordinance No. was adopted by the following roll call vote of the City Council:
AYES: Council Members:
NOES: Council Members:
ABSTAIN: Council Members:
ABSENT: Council Members:
A copy of the full text of Ordinance No. is available for review in the Office of the City Clerk, City of Merced, 678 West 18'' Street, Merced, California, and on the City's website at www.cityofmerced.org.
ASSISTANT CITY CLERK
PUBLISH:
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