Pursuant to the authority granted by the State, the City shall hold its general municipal election on the same day as the statewide general election. The date for said election is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years, unless otherwise designated by the State.
(Ord. 45 § 2-4.101, 1981; Ord. 288 § 1, 1995; Ord. 564 § 2, 2012)
(a) 
The electors shall elect a Mayor, four City Councilmembers, and a City Treasurer.
(b) 
The term of office of the Mayor shall be two years. The term of the office of the Councilmembers and the Treasurer shall be four years.
(Ord. 564 § 2, 2012; Ord. 605 § 4, 2016)
(a) 
Any elected officer, candidate, committee or other person required to file statements, reports or other documents required by Chapter 4 of the Political Reform Act (commencing with Section 84100 of the Government Code) shall file such documents online or electronically with the City Clerk, unless exempt from the requirement to file online pursuant to Government Code Section 84615(a) because the elected officer, candidate, committee or other person receives contributions totaling less than $2,000 and makes expenditures totaling less than $2,000 in a calendar year.
(b) 
Any person holding a position designated in the City’s local conflict of interest code adopted pursuant to Government Code Section 83700 shall file any required statement of economic interest reports (Form 700) electronically with the City Clerk unless any designated person is required to file said reports directly with the FPPC.
(c) 
Filings set forth in Section 2-14.03(a) which are filed and received electronically with the City Clerk are not required to also be filed with the City Clerk in paper format. An electronic filing will be the official record of such filing. Filers must sign electronic filings in the system under penalty of perjury.
(d) 
In any instance in which an original statement, report or other document must be filed with the California Secretary of State and a copy of that statement, report or other document is required to be filed with the City Clerk, the filer may, but is not required to, file the copy electronically.
(e) 
If the City Clerk’s electronic system is not capable of accepting a particular type of statement, report or other document, an elected officer, candidate, committee or other person shall file that document with the City Clerk in an alternative format.
(f) 
The City Clerk is authorized to adopt such administrative policies and procedures as deemed necessary by the City Clerk to implement this Section 2-14.03.
(Ord. 688, 7/22/2025)