General municipal elections of officers and for such other purposes
as the council may prescribe shall be held in the city to coincide
with any statewide primary election date in even numbered years. (1963;
1982.)
Editor's Note: The catchline of this section originally
read as follows: "When general municipal elections held; special municipal
elections."
(Res. No. 18-10 § 1, 2018)
Elections shall be called by the council by ordinance or resolution.
Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, all elections shall be held
in accordance with the provisions of the Election Code of the State
of California, as it exists or is amended, for the holding of municipal
elections, so far as the same are not in conflict with this Charter.
No primary elections shall be held. (1982.)
Editor's Note: The catchline of this section originally
read as follows: "Ordinance ordering holding of elections; election
officers at precincts; publication of ordinance."
The council shall canvass the returns of an election at its
second regular meeting following the election, unless otherwise provided
in the ordinance or resolution calling the election. (1982.)
Editor's Note: The catchline of this section originally
read as follows: "Filing the returns."
(Res. No. 04-238 § 1,
2004)
After the result of an election is declared, the clerk, under
his hand and official seal, shall issue a certificate thereof and
deliver the same personally or by mail to the person elected.
Editor's Note: This section was repealed in 1982.
It formerly dealt with election regulations and prohibited primary
elections.
(a) From
and after the general municipal election to be held in 2020, the two
members of the council receiving the highest number of votes for said
offices respectively shall hold office for terms of four years commencing
at eight p.m. (8:00 P.M.) on the date the council certifies the results
of the election and until their successors are elected and qualified.
From and after the general municipal election of 2022, the clerk and
treasurer elected and the three members of the council then elected
shall hold office for terms of four years commencing at eight p.m.
(8:00 P.M.) on the date the council certifies the results of the election
and until their successors are elected and qualified. Any person elected
to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term.
In the election of councilmembers where full terms and one or more
unexpired terms are to be filled, no distinction shall be made in
nominating or voting between the full terms and the unexpired terms,
but the person or persons elected by the highest number of votes shall
be elected for the full term or terms and the person or persons receiving
the next highest vote shall be elected for the unexpired term or terms,
as the case may be.
(b) No
person may serve more than three terms of office as a member of the
city council, either by election or appointment. This limitation on
the number of terms of office shall not apply to any unexpired term
to which a person is elected or appointed to council if the remainder
of the term is less than one-half of the full term of office and shall
apply only to terms of office that began after April 4, 2017. (1963.)
(Res. No. 18-10 § 1, 2018; Res. No. 16-213 § 1, 2016; Res. No. 04-238 § 1, 2004)