HomeMy WebLinkAbout94-10 CC OrdinanceORDINANCE NO. 94-10
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
TEMECULA AMENDING CHAPTER 2.08 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
REQUIRING THAT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS OF THE
CITY OF TEMECULA BE HEI.D ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFI'ER THE
FIRST MONDAY OF NOVEMBER IN EACH ODD-NUMBERED YEAR
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section I - Findings: The City Council of the City of Temecula finds as follows:
A. Pursuant to the terms of Government Code Section 36503.5, cities are authorized
to change the date of general municipal elections to coincide with the elections date of the
statewide direct primary, the statewide general election or the date of school district elections;
B. The City Council finds that its goals of encouraging maximum voter turn-out and
minimizing costs will be promoted by changing the general municipal election date of the City
from the first Tuesday, after the first Monday of November in each even-numbered year to the
farst Tuesday, after the first Monday of November in each odd-numbered year.
C. If approved by the Riverside County Board of Supervisors, this change will not
have the effect of extending any term of office by more than twelve months.
Section · - Change in General Municipal Election Date:
Temecula Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2.08.010 of the
"2.08.010 When held Commencing with the general municipal elections to occur
during 1997, general municipal elections of the City of Temecula shall be held on the farst
Tuesday after the farst Monday of November in each odd-numbered year."
Section 3 - Extension of Terms of Office:
Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 2.08.020 of the Temecula Municipal
"2.08.020 Extension of terms
A. Those councilmembers of the City of Temecula whose terms of office would have,
prior to the adoption of this Ordinance, expired following the November, 1996, general election
shall, instead, continue in office until no later than the fourth Tuesday after the date of the
November, 1997, general municipal election of the City of Temecula."
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B. Those councilmembers of the City of Temecula whose terms of office would have,
prior to the adoption of this Ordinance, expired following the November, 1998 general election
shall, instead, continue in office until no later than the fourth Tuesday after the date of the
November, 1999, general municipal election of the City of Temecula.
Section 4 - Effective Date: This Ordinance shall become operative 30 days from the
date of its adoption and upon approved by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside.
Section 5 - The City Clerk ix hereby directed to:
A. Certify to the adoption of this Ordinance and cause the same to be published as
required by law;
B. Transmit a copy of this Ordinance to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Riverside, together with the request that said Board approve this Ordinance and provide
the City with notice of such approval; and
C. Within thirty (30) days after approval of this Ordinance by the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Riverside, cause a notice to be mailed to all registered voters in the City of
Temecula informing them of the change in the general municipal election date and
councilmembers terms affected by this Ordinance, which notice shall be in accord with the
requirements specified in California Government Code Section 36503.5(e).
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this 5th day of April, 1994.
ATTEST:
~. Greek, Ci~ Clerk~~
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE) SS
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, June S. Greek, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, California, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Ordinance No. 94-10 was duly introduced and placed upon its first reading at a
regular meeting of the City Council on the 22nd day of March, 1994, and that thereafter, said
Ordinance was duly adopted and passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Temecula on the 5th day of April, 1994 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Birdsall, Mufioz, Parks, Stone,
Roberts
NOES:
0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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