The City Council shall hold regular meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at the hour and place as prescribed by City Council resolution.
(Prior code § 2100; 711 § 1, 1964; 787A § 1, 1965; 787 § 1, 1965; 902 § 1, 1966; 1001 § 1, 1968; 1115 § 1, 1970; 1157 § 1, 1970; 1332 § 1, 1973; 1361 § 1, 1973; 1487 § 1, 1976; 1508 § 1, 1976; 1666 § 1, 1978; 1772, 1981; 1991 § 1, 1987; 2005 § 1, 1987; 2068 § 1, 1988; 2170 § 1, 1991; 2206 § 1, 1991; 2259 § 1, 1993; 2279 § 1, 1993; 2296 § 1, 1994; 2317 § 1, 1995; 2379 § 1, 1997; 2404 § 1, 1997; 2410 § 1, 1997; 2477 § 1, 1999; 2483 § 1, 1999; 2486 § 1, 1999; 2540 § 1, 2001; 2653 § 1, 2005; 2813 § 1, 2012)
A. 
Purpose and Intent. The State Legislature has amended Government Code Section 36502 to provide that cities may enact term limits for Councilmembers, subject to a vote of the people. The City Council finds that it would be sound public policy to establish term limits with respect to the office of mayor and Councilmember, pursuant to Government Code Section 36502.
B. 
Establishment of Term Limits.
1. 
Office of Mayor. No person shall serve more than four consecutive two-year terms as mayor. No person who has been appointed to the office of mayor for more than one year of an unexpired term shall be eligible for more than three subsequent terms.
2. 
Councilmember. No person shall serve more than two consecutive four-year terms as Councilmember. No person who has been appointed to the office of Councilmember for more than two years of an unexpired term shall be eligible for more than one additional four-year term.
3. 
Subsequent Terms.
a. 
No person shall be eligible for further election or appointment to the office of Mayor after completing four consecutive terms in that office, as set forth in subsection (B)(1) of this section, until not less than two years has or will have elapsed between the most recent date of such person's prior service as Mayor and the effective date of such person's most recent election or appointment to such office.
b. 
No person shall be eligible for further election or appointment to the office of Councilmember after completing two consecutive terms in that office, as set forth in subsection (B)(2) of this section, until not less than two years has or will have elapsed between the most recent date of such person's prior service as a Councilmember and the effective date of such person's most recent election or appointment to such office.
c. 
In the context of election to office, the phrase "two years" as used in this section shall mean the period between the date of assumption of office by elected officeholders following any general municipal election held in November of any even-numbered year and the date of the assumption of office by elected officeholders following any general municipal election held in November of any immediately preceding or immediately succeeding even-numbered year, even though such period may be more or less than an actual period of two years. In the context of an appointment to office, the phrase "two years" shall mean two calendar years.
4. 
Exception. The term limit restrictions set forth in this section shall not be applicable to any person having completed consecutive terms in the office of Councilmember, desiring to be elected to the office of mayor, and vice-versa.
C. 
Prospective Application. Pursuant to Government Code Section 36502(b), this term limit provision shall apply prospectively only.
(Approved by voters March 1996; by voters November 2008; 2813 § 1, 2012)
A. 
Mayor. The person elected to serve in the office of Mayor shall be elected by the voters City-wide (at-large). A person is not eligible to hold office as Mayor unless he or she is at the time of seeking nomination or appointment to office an elector of the City. If, during his or her term of office, he or she moves his or her place of residence outside of the City limits or ceases to be an elector of the City, his or her office shall immediately become vacant.
B. 
Councilmember (Other than Mayor). Beginning with the November 2016 General Municipal Election, a person elected as a member of the City Council other than the Mayor shall be a resident of his or her respective Council District created by Section 2.04.040 (as may be subsequently reapportioned as provided by applicable law) and shall be nominated and elected only by the voters of his or her respective Council District. A person is not eligible to hold office as Councilmember unless he or she is at the time of seeking nomination or appointment to office an elector of the City, residing in the District from which he or she is elected or appointed. If, during his or her term of office, he or she moves his or her place of residence outside of the District boundaries or ceases to be an elector of the City, his or her office shall immediately become vacant. However, no Councilmember shall be deemed to have moved outside of his or her District as a result of District boundary changes which may occur during his or her term of office, and such Councilmember shall continue to serve until his or her term is complete or the office otherwise becomes vacant.
(2866 § 1, 2016)
A. 
Boundaries. Beginning with the November 2016 General Municipal Election, the City Council shall consist of seven members with the Mayor elected at-large and six Councilmembers elected by districts. Descriptions of the boundaries for each of the six Districts and their numbering are as shown on the attached Exhibit "A" along with a map entitled "City of Garden Grove District Map," a copy of which shall be on file in the City Clerk's office.
B. 
Transition.
1. 
Nothing herein shall affect the terms of office of the five members of the City Council in office at the time the ordinance codifying this section establishing district elections takes effect, who shall continue in office until their respective terms expire and until their successors are elected and qualified. Recall proceedings, if any, of such City Council members serving the remainder of an at-large elected term and an election of a successor to such City Councilmember to complete that term, shall be conducted at-large in accordance with applicable law.
2. 
Councilmembers shall be elected in Council Districts 2, 3, 5, and 6 at the General Municipal Election in November 2016 and at the General Municipal Election every four years thereafter with the following exception: the Councilmember elected in Council District 3 shall serve a term of office of two years and shall be subject to the election cycle schedule for the Districts described in subsection (B)(3).
3. 
Councilmembers shall be elected in Council Districts 1 and 4 at the General Municipal Election in November 2018 and at the General Municipal Election every four years thereafter. The Councilmember elected in District 3 (whose member was elected at the November 2016 election to serve a two-year term of office) shall be elected at the General Municipal Election in November 2018 and every four years thereafter.
C. 
Future Redistricting.
1. 
Future adjustments to the boundaries of the Districts established herein shall be made in accordance with federal and state law applicable to General Law cities, including, but not limited to, the provision of California Elections Code Section 21600 et seq., requiring the adjustments of the boundaries of any or all of the Districts following each decennial federal census.
2. 
Pursuant to Elections Code Section 21606, the term of office of any Councilmember who has been elected and whose term of office has not expired shall not be affected by any change in the boundaries of the District from which he or she was elected, whether or not that Councilmember is a resident within the boundaries of the District as adjusted. At the first election for Council following adjustment of the boundaries of the District, a person meeting the requirements of Government Code Section 34882 shall be elected to the City Council for each District under the readjusted District plan that has the same District number as a District whose incumbent's term on the City Council is due to expire.
D. 
Annexations. At the time of any annexation of territory to the City, the City Council shall designate, by resolution adopted by a vote of at least a majority of the City Council, the contiguous District or Districts to which the annexed territory shall be a part and shall amend the District boundaries if necessary in accordance with Elections Code Section 21603, as it may be amended.
(2866 § 2, 2016)
Pursuant to Government Code Sections 36516 and 36516.5, beginning with the first day of the month following the date when the term of office commences for a member of the City Council elected at the November 8, 2022 general municipal elections, the compensation of City Council members, including the Mayor, shall be $1312.34 per month.
(2930 § 1, 2022)
Beginning with the effective date of the adjustment in compensation for City Council members after the November 8, 2022 general municipal election, the City's elected Mayor shall receive an additional compensation in the amount of $200.00 per month.
(2931 § 1, 2022)