ORDINANCE NO. 2022-06-1534
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SIGNAL HILL, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SIGNAL HILL MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 1.14 – MUNICIPAL ELECTION WHEREAS, to comply with State law, the Signal Hill City Council added two measures to the ballot for the March 5, 2019 Signal Hill General Municipal Election amending the City Charter to consolidate future elections with either the Statewide Primary Election (Measure M) or the General Election (Measure N); and Whereas, Measure N received the highest affirmative votes changing the date of Signal Hill Municipal elections to be consolidated with the General Election date beginning November 3, 2020 and reducing one-time councilmember terms by four months; and Whereas, pursuant to Signal Hill City Charter Section 800, “general municipal elections for the election of city councilmembers and for such other purposes as the city council may prescribe shall be held in the City on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each even numbered year, commencing on November 3, 2020 or such date as the state shall fix for said general election in the event the existing date shall be changed;” and Whereas, City Council deems it necessary to adopt an ordinance to amend the Signal Hill Municipal Code to be consistent with the City Charter.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Signal Hill, California hereby ordains as follows:
Section 1. Recitals. The facts set forth in the recitals in this Ordinance are true and correct and incorporated by reference. The recitals constitute findings in this matter and, together with the staff report and other information contained in the record, are an adequate and appropriate evidentiary basis for actions taken in this Ordinance.
Section 2. Section 1.14.010 of the Signal Hill Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 1.14.010 Date of general municipal election.
General municipal elections of the city shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years commencing November 3, 2020.
Section 3. Section 1.14.020 of the Signal Hill Municipal Code is amended to read as follows:
Section 1.14.020 Terms of elected officers.
All elected offices (including city council, city clerk, and city treasurer) filled by general municipal election shall be for a term of four years. The term of each member of the city council, the city clerk and city treasurer shall commence upon the installation of that member, which shall occur no more than twenty-one (21) days after the date of the council meeting when certification occurs of the related general municipal election.
Section 4. Certification and Effective Date. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this ordinance by the City Council of the City of Signal Hill and shall cause a summary of this ordinance to be published in accordance with Government Code Section 36933, in a newspaper of general circulation which is hereby designated for that purpose. This ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Signal Hill, California, on this 28th day of June, 2022. ________________________________
KEIR JONES
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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CARMEN R. BROOKS
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SIGNAL HILL )
I, Carmen R. Brooks, City Clerk of the City of Signal Hill, California, hereby certify that Ordinance No. 2022-06-1534 was introduced by the City Council of the City of Signal Hill, California, at a regular meeting held on the 14th day of June, 2022, and that the same was adopted by the City Council of the City of Signal Hill, California, at a regular meeting held on the 28th day of June, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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CARMEN R. BROOKS
CITY CLERK
Ordinance No. 2022-06-1534
June 28, 2022