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RESOLUTION NO. CC 2212-109
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ORDERING THE
SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY
OF CERTAIN MEASURES RELATING TO AMENDING
CHARTER SECTIONS 8.3, 18.4 AND REVISING THE CHARTER
LANGUAGE TO GENDER NEUTRAL; ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON TUESDAY MARCH 7, 2023, AS CALLED BY RESOLUTION
NO 2210-079.
WHEREAS, A General Municipal election on Tuesday, March 7, 2023 has been called by Resolution No. 2210-079, adopted on October 11, 2022; and WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized and directed by statute to submit the proposed charter amendments to the voter;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH,
CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That pursuant to the California Constitution, Article XI and the Government Code, Title 4, Division 2, Chapter 2 (commencing at section 34450) and the Election Code Division 9, Chapter 3, Article 3 (commencing at section 9255) of the State of California, there is called and ordered to be held in the City of Redondo Beach, California, on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, a General Municipal Election for the purpose of submitting the following proposed charter amendments:
MEASURE CA3
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT. Shall the Charter of the City of Redondo Beach be amended to use gender neutral language throughout the Charter?
YES
NO
MEASURE CA4
PROPOSED CHARTER VIII AMENDMENT. Shall Section 8.3(c) of the Charter of the City of Redondo Beach be amended to provide an exception to the current requirement that the Mayor sign all contracts, permitting the City Manager, other officer or employee to approve and sign a written contract on behalf of the City when authorized to do so by the City Council? YES
NO
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MEASURE CA5
PROPOSED CHARTER XVIII AMENDMENT. Shall Section 18.4 of the Charter of the City of Redondo be amended to eliminate runoff elections for elective offices of the City and to require the City Council to adopt an ordinance implementing ranked choice voting, also known as instant runoff voting, for elective offices of the City instead?
YES
NO
Section 2. That the text of charter amendments submitted to the voters are attached as Exhibit A, B, and C.
Section 3. That the vote requirement for the measures to pass is a majority 50%+1 of the votes cast.
Section 4. That in all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.
Section 5. That notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give further or additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law.
Section 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and shall enter the same in the Book of Original Resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6
th day of December, 2022.
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William C Brand, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
________________________________ ________________________________ Michael W. Webb, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. CC-2212-109
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )ss
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH )
I, Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk of the City of Redondo Beach, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. CC-2212-109 was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 6
th day of December, 2022, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk
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EXHIBIT “A”
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT MEASURE CA3
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH CALIFORNIA, HEREBY AMEND SECTION 20.1 OF ARTICLE XX OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
(NOTE: New provisions or language added to the existing charter section are shown in BOLDFACE type; words and figures deleted from the existing charter section are shown in strikeout type.)
Article VI. City Council
Sec. 6. Number and term.*
The City Council shall consist of five (5) members elected from the City by districts, at the times and in the manner in this Charter provided, and who shall serve for a term of four (4) years. All members shall take office on the first day of the month following the general municipal election; except that a person elected at a runoff election shall take office after the canvass of votes and upon installation pursuant to law. Each member shall serve until his such member’s successor is elected and qualified.
*6—as amended by election 3-5-85.
Sec. 6.1. Eligibility.*
No person shall be eligible to file as a candidate for or hold office as a member of the City Council unless such person shall be registered to vote at an address within the district he(she) such person seeks to represent at the time of filing his(her) nomination papers, and shall have been a resident of the City for at least thirty (30) days immediately preceding the date of such filing. In addition, the candidate for City Council either by election or appointment, shall have been a resident of the district which such person seeks to represent for at least thirty (30) days immediately prior to filing his(her) such person’s nomination papers or the date of his(her) such person’s appointment.
*6.1—as amended by election 6-6-78 and 3-7-95.
Sec. 6.4. Vacancies; special election.*
Any vacancy in the City Council, or any elective office, shall be filled as follows:
(a) If less than two (2) years remain in the unexpired term of the vacant office, such vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the majority of the remaining members of the City Council within thirty (30) days following the vacancy. The Mayor shall not have the right to veto any Council appointment made pursuant to this section, but may vote to break a tie. If the Council fails to fill the vacancy as provided herein, the Mayor shall make such appointment within fifteen (15) days following the Council's failure to fill the vacancy. Any appointee shall hold office until the first day of the month following the next General Municipal Election and until his such appointee’s successor is elected and qualified.
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(b) If two (2) years or more remain in the unexpired term of the vacant office, the City Council shall forthwith order a special election to be held to fill the vacancy for the remainder of the unexpired term.
*6.4—as amended by election 4-12-55 and 11-2-82.
Sec. 6.5. Vacancy, declared by Council.
If a member of the City Council is absent from all regular meetings of the City Council for four (4) consecutive regular meetings from and after the last regular City Council meeting, attended by such Councilman Councilmember unless by permission of the City Council as evidenced by its official minutes, or is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, or ceases to be a resident of the district from which he such
Councilmember was elected, his such Councilmember’s office shall become vacant and shall be so declared by the City Council.
Article VII. Districts
Sec. 7. City Council districts.*
The City shall be divided into five (5) districts, within its corporate limits, for all elections of Councilmen Councilmembers. Council districts shall be as nearly equal in population as practicable and in compliance with State and Federal law. Council districts in existence upon the effective date of the Charter Amendment shall continue to exist until altered as provided in Section 7.1.
*7, 7.1—as amended by election 4-12-55 and 11-2-82.
Article VIII. The Mayor
Sec. 8. Mayor, election, term and compensation.*
The Mayor shall be elected from the City at large and shall serve for a term of four (4) years and until his the Mayor’s successor is elected and qualified. He The Mayor shall be entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his the Mayor’s official duties and shall receive a salary which shall be set by ordinance in the same manner and subject to the same conditions as the salaries of councilmen Councilmembers pursuant to the provisions of Government Code Section 36516 as it now exists or as it may be hereafter amended by the State Legislature.
*8—as amended by election 4-13-65 and 4-11-67.
Sec. 8.1. Mayor, eligibility.*
No person shall be eligible to file as a candidate or hold office as Mayor unless such person shall be a registered voter of the City of Redondo Beach at the time of filing his(her)such person’s nomination papers and shall have been a resident of the City for at least thirty (30) days immediately preceding the date of such filing or appointment. *8.1—as amended by election 6-6-78 and 3-7-95.
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Sec. 8.3. Mayor, presiding officer.
He The Mayor shall be the executive head of the City of Redondo Beach for the purposes hereinafter set forth:
(a) He The Mayor shall preside over the meetings of the City Council. (b) He The Mayor shall be the representative of the City for all ceremonial purposes. (c) He The Mayor shall sign, on behalf of the City, all contracts, ordinances, resolutions and warrants except as hereinafter set forth.
(d) He The Mayor shall approve all bonds as to amounts. (e) He The Mayor shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or as may be assigned to him the Mayor by the City Council.
Sec. 8.4. Mayor, veto power.
The Mayor shall have the right to veto any action of the City Council, provided, however, that in the case of a resolution or ordinance the Mayor shall exercise the veto power in writing, expressing his the Mayor’s reasons therefor, and he the Mayor shall have five (5) days, after the delivery to the office of the Mayor of such resolution or ordinance, in which to exercise the veto. The City Council may override the action of the Mayor by four (4) affirmative votes.
Article IX. Legislative Department
Sec. 9.1. Departmental interference.*
Neither the City Council, nor any of its members, nor the Mayor of the City shall order or request, directly or indirectly, the appointment of any person to an office or employment, or his the removal of any person therefrom by the City Manager, or by any of the elective officers or other department heads in the administrative service of the City. The City Council and the Mayor shall conduct all business with the administrative branch of the municipal government solely through the City Manager. Neither the City Council, nor any members thereof, nor the Mayor shall give orders to any subordinates of the City Manager, either publicly or privately; provided that the foregoing shall not prevent the City Council, and the members thereof, or the Mayor from:
(a) Contacting officers and employees of the City for the purpose of inquiry or obtaining information, or
(b) Contacting officers and employees for the purpose of advising said officers and employees of citizen complaints relating to the operation of government. *9.1, 9.3—as amended by election 3-8-83.
Sec. 9.10. Ordinances and resolutions.*
Except as hereinafter specified, no ordinance shall be adopted by the City Council on the day of its introduction, nor within five (5) days thereafter, nor at any time other than at a regular or adjourned regular meeting. At the time of introduction of an ordinance or resolution, it shall be read in full unless, after the reading of the title thereof, the further reading thereof is waived by motion of the City Council regularly made and approved by a majority consent of the councilmen Councilmembers present. After the introduction of an ordinance and for a period of not less than five (5) days prior to the adoption of such ordinance, a copy of the ordinance shall be posted at the City Hall. At the time of adoption of an ordinance it shall be read in full unless, after the reading of the title thereof, the further reading thereof is waived by motion of the City RESOLUTION NO. CC-2212-109
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Council regularly made and approved by majority consent of the councilmen Councilmembers present. In the event that any ordinance is materially altered after its introduction, the same shall not be finally adopted except at a regular or adjourned regular meeting, held not less than five (5) days after the date upon which such ordinance was so altered. The correction of typographical or clerical errors shall not constitute the making of an alteration within the meaning of the foregoing.
Unless a greater number of votes is required by other provisions of this Charter or by the laws of this State under which any action is taken by the City Council, the affirmative votes of at least three (3) members of the City Council shall be required for the enactment of any ordinance or resolution, or for the making or approving of any order for the payment of money. *9.10—ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS—as amended by election 4-11-67.
Article X. Elective Officers
Sec. 10.1. Compensation of elective officers, other than Mayor and City Council.
The elective officers of said City shall receive at stated times a compensation for their services in their respective capacities, to be fixed by ordinance adopted by the City Council. The compensation for such services shall not be increased or diminished as to any such officer after his such person’s election and during his such person’s term of office, nor within thirty (30) days prior to the date when nomination papers for the position may be filed, provided, however, that in the event of an emergency and in the event any law is adopted by the Legislature of the State of California permitting an increase during the period of any emergency of the salaries of elective officers, then and in that event the City Council may by ordinance increase the salaries of such elective officers in accordance with the provisions of the general law then in effect. In the event of an appointment to fill the vacancy in the unexpired term of any elective official, the City Council may, prior to the time of such appointment, adopt an ordinance, as an emergency ordinance, providing for the compensation of such appointee during the balance of the unexpired term and thereafter the salary or compensation of such appointee shall not be increased or decreased except in the manner hereinabove provided for elective officials.
Sec. 10.2. Elective offices, vacancies, leaves of absence, temporary appointments.* In the event any elective official described in Article X, Section 10, is unable by reason of illness to perform the duties of his such elective official’s office, the City Council shall grant, without the necessity of any written request for such leave by the official, to such official a leave of absence with pay, for a period of not to exceed six (6) months. Upon the granting of such leave of absence the City Council shall make a temporary appointment for the duration of the leave of absence. In the event any elective official of the City of Redondo Beach absents himself is absent from said City for thirty (30) consecutive days or in the event that such elective official does not perform his such elective official’s duties for thirty (30) consecutive days, unless such elective official has the permission of the City Council to be absent himself from the City for thirty (30) consecutive days or to refrain from performing his such elective official’s duties for longer than such period, such permission being expressed in the official minutes of the City Council, or in the event such official is convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, or otherwise ceases for any reason to be eligible to hold his such official’s office, his such office shall become vacant and shall be so declared to the City Council. *10.2—as amended by election 6-3-86.
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Sec. 10.3. Eligibility.*
No person shall be eligible to file as a candidate or hold office as City Clerk, City Treasurer, or City Attorney under Article X unless such person shall be a registered voter of the City of Redondo Beach at the time of filing his(her) such person’s nomination papers and shall have been a resident of the City for at least thirty (30) days immediately preceding the date of such filing or appointment.
*10.3—as added by election 4-13-65; as amended by election 6-6-78, 3-5-85 and 3-7-95.
Article XI. Elective Officers, Powers and Duties
Sec. 11. City Clerk.*
The City Clerk shall have the power and be required to:
(a) Be represented at all meetings of the Council by himself or his, personally or through a deputy. Record and maintain a true and correct record of all of the proceedings of the City Council in books devoted solely to such purposes. Such books shall have a comprehensive index to enable persons readily to ascertain matters contained therein; (b) Compile and maintain ordinance and resolution books, in which shall be recorded all City Ordinances and Resolutions with the certificate of the Clerk annexed thereto to each said resolution or ordinance, together with a statement that the same is a true and correct copy, giving the numbers of said ordinance or resolutions and, as to an ordinance, a statement that the same has been published according to the requirements of this Charter; (c) Be the custodian of the seal of the City of Redondo Beach; (d) Administer oaths or affirmations, take affidavits and depositions pertaining to the affairs and business of the City and certify copies of official records; (e) Provide all elective officials with certificates of election properly authenticated to by himself and appointive officers with certificates of appointment; (f) Have charge of the administration of the financial affairs of the City under the direction of the City Manager and in connection therewith shall have the power and be required to:
(1) Prepare and assemble the budget expense and capital estimates for the City Manager; (2) Supervise all expenditures and disbursements to insure that budget appropriations are not exceeded;
(3) Provide and maintain a general accounting system for the City government and each of its offices, departments and agencies; keep books for and prescribe the financial forms to be used by each office, department and agency;
(4) Supervise the maintenance of current inventories of all property, real and personal, by the respective officers in charge thereof and periodically to audit the same; (5) Submit to the City Council, through the City Manager, a monthly statement of all receipts and disbursements in sufficient detail to show the exact financial condition of the City; and, as of the end of each fiscal year, submit a financial statement and report; and (6) To approve, except as to correctness, together with the City Manager, before payment, all bills, invoices, payrolls, demands or charges against the City government.
No person shall be eligible for office of City Clerk unless he such person shall have successfully completed, with a passing grade, at least 15 units consisting of the following courses: elementary accounting; intermediate accounting; advanced accounting; auditing; cost accounting; and municipal and governmental accounting. Said courses shall have been completed at a collegiate institution, either in residence or in extension, or in a recognized RESOLUTION NO. CC-2212-109
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private school of equal educational standards. Five years experience in municipal accounting, in a responsible position, may be substituted for the educational requirements. 11 *11—as amended by election 4-13-65.
Sec. 11.1. City Treasurer.*
The City Treasurer shall be the custodian of all public funds belonging to or under the control of the City, or of any office, department or agency thereof, and shall have the power and be required to:
(a) Receive and have custody of all moneys
collected by the City from any source;
(b) Deposit all moneys received in such depositories as may be designated by resolution of the City Council;
(c) Disburse moneys on demands properly audited and approved in the manner provided for in this Charter or by ordinance of the City of Redondo Beach; (d) Prepare and submit to the City Clerk monthly written reports of all receipts, disbursements and funds balances, copies of which reports shall be filed with the City Manager;
(e) Prepare and submit to the City Manager monthly reports as to the failure of any department heads, officers and/or employees within the City failing to promptly turn over moneys to the Treasurer as required by this Charter or by ordinances of said city and have the authority to audit all moneys collected by the City from any source in order to prepare these monthly reports;
(f) Collect City taxes and license fees;
(g) Invest and reinvest funds according to State law; provided, however, that the City Council may adopt investment guidelines by resolution.
The City Treasurer may appoint deputies for whose acts he and his bondsmen the City Treasurer and the City Treasurer’s bond agents are responsible. The deputies shall hold office at the pleasure of the City Treasurer. The effective date of this Charter Amendment shall be April 1,1983.
*11.1—as amended by election 11-2-82 and 11-4-14.
Sec. 11.2. City Attorney.*
No person shall be eligible for the office of City Attorney unless he such person shall have been admitted to practice as an attorney at law before the Supreme Court of the State of California, and shall have been engaged in the active practice of law in the State of California for at least five (5) years preceding his such person’s appointment or election. The City Attorney shall devote his the City Attorney’s full time to the duties of office and shall not engage in private legal practice during his the term of office, except to carry to conclusion any matters for which he the City Attorney has been retained prior to taking office.
The City Attorney shall have the power and shall be required to:
(a) Represent and advise the City Council and all city officers in all matters of law pertaining to the respective offices/duties.
(b) Represent and appear for the city and any city officer, employee or former city officer or employee, in any and all actions or proceedings in which the city or such officer or employee, in or by reason of his such person’s official capacity is concerned or is a party. The City Council, at the request of the City Attorney, may employ other attorneys to assist in any litigation or other matter of interest to the city.
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(c) Prosecute on behalf of the People any and all criminal cases arising from violations of this Charter or city ordinances; he the City Attorney shall prosecute violations of State misdemeanors, unless otherwise directed by the City Council. (d) Attend all meetings of the City Council, unless excused, and give his the City Attorney’s advice or opinion orally or in writing whenever requested to do so by the City Council or by any boards or officers of the city.
(e) Approve the form of all bonds given to, and all contracts made by, the city, endorsing his the City Attorney’s approval thereon in writing.
(f) Prepare any and all proposed ordinances or resolutions for the city and amendments thereto.
(g) On vacating office, surrender to his the City Attorney’s successor all books, papers, files, and documents pertaining to the city's affairs.
The City Attorney may appoint such assistant city attorneys or deputy city attorneys who shall serve him the City Attorney. Such assistant city attorneys or deputy city attorneys shall not be included in the classified service and shall be subject to removal by the city attorney City Attorney.
The City Attorney shall perform such other duties of a legal nature as the Council may by ordinance require or as provided by the Constitution and general laws of the State. *11.2—as amended by election 4-15-75 and 6-5-84.
Article XII. City Manager
Sec. 12.1. Method of appointment.
The City Manager shall be chosen on the basis of his the City Manager’s executive and administrative qualifications and experience in the field of city management. He The City Manager shall be paid a salary commensurate with his the City Manager’s responsibilities as the chief administrative officer of the City. The first City Council elected after the effective date of this Charter shall, within ninety (90) days after taking office, appoint a City Manager. Any City Manager appointed shall be employed by contract for a period of not less than one (1) year and not more than three (3) years, provided that such contract may be renewed from time to time for similar periods.
Sec. 12.3. Powers and duties.*
The City Manager shall be the chief administrative officer and the head of the administrative branch of the City government. He The City Manager shall be responsible directly to the City Council for the proper administration of all affairs of the City, and he the City Manager shall have power and be required to:
(a) Appoint, remove and assign, and supervise and direct the activities of all non-elected department heads and employees of the City, subject to the provisions of this Charter and the ordinances, Civil Service Rules and Regulations of the City and directives of the City Council; provided, however, that the City Manager shall not have any such or other authority over the City Attorney, City Treasurer or City Clerk, except as specifically provided in section 11(f) of this Charter, or over their Assistants and Deputies appointed in accordance with the provisions of this Charter and provided, further, that the City Attorney, City Treasurer and City Clerk shall supervise and direct the day-to-day work assignments of the employees assigned to their respective departments.
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(b) Prepare the budget annually and submit it to the City Council and be responsible for its administration after the adoption of the budget.
(c) Prepare and submit to the City Council at the end of each fiscal year a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the City for the preceding year, including all of his activities as City Manager.
(d) Keep the City Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City and make such recommendations as may seem to him to be desirable and to in the best interests of said City.
(e) Appoint and remove, subject to the provisions of this Charter and the Civil Service ordinances, rules and regulations of the City of Redondo Beach, all department heads of the City except as herein otherwise provided, and pass upon and approve all proposed appointments and removals of subordinate employees by department heads. (f) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or required of him the City Manager by the City Council not inconsistent with this Charter. (g) Attend all of the meetings of the City Council and have the right to participate in the deliberations of the City Council, but shall not have a vote at such meetings. (h) He The City Manager shall appoint, subject to the approval of the City Council, one of the other city officers as Manager pro tempore during any temporary absence or disability of the City Manager.
*12.3—as amended by election 3-4-97.
Sec. 12.4. Assistant City Manager.
In the event the City Council provides for the appointment of an Assistant City Manager he such Assistant City Manager shall be appointed by and be under the supervision and direction of the City Manager and may be removed at any time by the City Manager. In the event an Assistant City Manager is appointed, the provisions of Subdivision (h) of Section 12.3 shall be inoperative.
Article XVI. Redondo Beach Unified School District
Sec. 16.1. Board members.*
The government and control of the public schools shall be vested in the Board of Education, consisting of five (5) members. No person shall be eligible to hold the office of member of the Board of Education unless he(she) such person shall have been a resident of the territory included in the Redondo Beach Unified School District for at least thirty (30) days immediately preceding the date of filing his(her) such person’s declaration of candidacy. They shall be elected at large by the registered voters of the district and shall serve for a four (4) year term, without compensation, except necessary expenses when acting as a designated representative of the Board of Education as provided in the Education Code of the State of California. *16.1—as amended by election 4-10-73, 4-19-77, 6-678, 3-2-93, and 3-7-95.
Sec. 16.3. Elections.*
The election of members of the Board of Education members shall be held in the Redondo Beach School District on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each succeeding odd-numbered year to fill the offices of members whose terms expire on March 31st next succeeding the election. Each person elected at a regular biennial governing board member RESOLUTION NO. CC-2212-109
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election shall hold office for a term of four years from April 1st next succeeding his such person’s election. Board of Education elections shall be consolidated with General Municipal Elections.
*16-3—as amended by election 4-10-73, 6-6-78, and 3-2-93.
Article XVII. Taxation and Budget
Sec. 17.7. Budget preparation.
Annually, the City Manager shall require the heads of each department to submit to him the City Manager not later than April 1st, detailed estimates of the estimated revenues and expenditures of their departments for the ensuing fiscal year. The City Manager shall hold such conferences with the department heads as may be necessary to permit him the City Manager to accurately determine department needs in the light of anticipated municipal revenues and efficient operation of the departments.
Article XVIII. Elections
Sec. 18. General municipal elections.*
General Municipal Elections to fill elective offices shall be held in said City on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of each succeeding odd-numbered year to fill the offices of persons whose terms expire on March 31st next succeeding the election. Each person elected at a General Municipal Election shall hold office for a term of four years from April 1st next succeeding his such person’s election. General Municipal Elections shall be consolidated with Board of Eduction Education elections.
*18—as amended by election 4-10-73 and 6-6-78.
Article XIX. General Provisions
Sec. 19.9. Municipal purchases.
The City Council by ordinance, upon recommendation of the City Manager, shall provide for the purchase of all materials by the City through the City Manager or through some official, employee or department recommended by him the City Manager, subject to other provisions of this Charter, and in accordance with such regulations as may be deemed advisable by the City Manager and the City Council.
Article XXVI.
(Added by election 4-15-75)
Sec. 26. Mayor and City Council.
No person shall serve more than two full terms as Councilman Councilmember from any combination of districts, or Mayor. If a person serves a partial term in excess of two years, it shall be considered a full term for the purpose of this provision. Previous and current terms of office shall be counted for the purpose of applying this provision to future elections although all persons presently in office shall be permitted to complete their present terms.
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EXHIBIT “B”
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT MEASURE CA4
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH CALIFORNIA, HEREBY AMEND SECTION 20.1 OF ARTICLE XX OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
(NOTE: New provisions or language added to the existing charter section are shown in BOLDFACE type; words and figures deleted from the existing charter section are shown in strikeout type.)
Sec. 8.3. Mayor, presiding officer.
He The Mayor shall be the executive head of the City of Redondo Beach for the purposes hereinafter set forth:
(a) He The Mayor shall preside over the meetings of the City Council. (b) He The Mayor shall be the representative of the City for all ceremonial purposes. (c) He The Mayor shall sign, on behalf of the City, all contracts, ordinances, resolutions and warrants except when the City Council has authorized the City Manager, or other officer or other employee to approve and sign a written contract on behalf of the City as hereinafter set forth.
(d) He The Mayor shall approve all bonds as to amounts. (e) He The Mayor shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or as may be assigned to him by the City Council.
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EXHIBIT “C”
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT MEASURE CA5
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH CALIFORNIA, HEREBY AMEND SECTION 20.1 OF ARTICLE XX OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
(NOTE: New provisions or language added to the existing charter section are shown in BOLDFACE type; words and figures deleted from the existing charter section are shown in strikeout type.)
Sec. 18.4. Majority vote: Runoff elections.
A. Except as provided in this Section with regard to runoff elections, aThe City Council must by ordinance provide for ranked choice voting in the elections of each city elective office listed in Article VI, Article VIII, and Article X. A majority (more than half), of the votes cast for all candidates is required for the election of a candidate to each such office as determined by the ranked choice voting process detailed in the ordinance the council must enact for each City elective office is required for the election of the candidate to such office. In the event no candidate for an elective office receives a majority of the votes cast for all candidates for such office, the two (2) candidates receiving the highest numbers of votes cast for any such office shall thereby qualify as candidates for such office at a runoff election to be held not later than seventy (70) days after such election. In the event that any person qualifies pursuant to law to become a write-in candidate for such office at the runoff election, the candidate who receives a plurality of all the votes cast for such office in the runoff election shall be elected.
B. Notwithstanding the foregoing, members of the Board of Education shall continue to be elected by a plurality of votes cast.
*18.4—as added by election 11-4-80; as amended by election 11-6-84 and 3-7-95.