The city council shall by resolution establish the times and
dates of its regular meetings. Except when otherwise designated by
the city council, the place of such regular meetings shall be the
council chambers of the city.
(Prior code § 1-2.01; Ord. 1222 § 5, 1985)
A. The
city council shall meet on the first Tuesday after it receives from
the registrar of voters or from the city clerk a certified statement
of the results of an election for city council and mayor. A special
meeting may be called for that purpose. At that meeting the city council
shall canvass the election returns, declare elected the persons having
the highest number of votes and install the newly elected officers.
B. Each
such council member shall hold office for a term of four years from
and after the date and time at which he or she was declared elected
and was installed and shall hold office until his or her successor
is elected and qualified. The mayor shall hold office for a term of
two years from and after the date and time at which the mayor was
declared elected and was installed and shall hold office until his
or her successor is elected and qualified. The mayor and members of
council serving upon the adoption hereof shall continue to serve for
the terms to which they were elected.
C. A council
member (other than mayor) shall serve no more than two consecutive
terms and a person who has been appointed or elected to council for
more than two years shall serve no more than one additional term.
D. A mayor
shall serve no more than four consecutive terms and a person who has
been appointed or elected to mayor for more than one year shall serve
no more than three additional terms.
(Ord. 1493 § 1, 1990; Ord. 1700-A § 1, 1996)
The salary of each council member $1,321.92 per month.
(Ord. 1422 § 1, 1989; Ord. 1957 § 1, 2008; Ord. 2138 § 1, 2016; Ord. 2201 § 1, 2019; Ord.
2242 § 1, 2022)
If there is a city council vacancy, including a vacancy for
the office of mayor, the city council shall immediately call for a
special election to fill the vacancy, with the special election to
be held on the next regularly scheduled election date not less than
114 days from the call of the special election.
(Ord. 1696 § 1, 1996)
Except as otherwise required by California
Government Code Section
36512, councilmembers shall be elected in council districts 1 and
3 beginning at the general municipal election in November 2022, and
every four years thereafter. Councilmembers shall be elected in council
districts 2 and 4 beginning at the general municipal election in November
2024, and every four years thereafter. The election schedule for the
mayor is not affected by this section.
(Ord. 2236 § 2, 2022)