Pursuant to Government Code Section 36503.5, the City Council of the City fixes the day of the Statewide general election the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year (pursuant to Elections Code Sections 2500 and 2501) as the date of the general municipal election within the City and which otherwise would be held on the second Tuesday in April of even-numbered years. The municipal election thereafter shall be conducted on the date of the Statewide general election unless the ordinance codified in this chapter is later repealed by the City Council.
(Ord. 266 § 1, 1981; Ord. 267 § 1, 1981)
Pursuant to subsection (c) of Section 36503.5 those elected officers whose four-year term of office would have, prior to the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter, expired on the Tuesday succeeding the second Tuesday in April of an even-numbered year, shall instead continue in their offices until the second Tuesday after the date fixed by this chapter as the date for the general municipal election.
(Ord. 266 § 2, 1981; Ord. 267 § 1, 1981)
The City Clerk shall, pursuant to Section 36503.5(a), submit the ordinance codified in this chapter for approval to the Sutter County Board of Supervisors and further shall, within 30 days after this chapter becomes operative, upon approval by the Sutter County Board of Supervisors, shall cause a notice to be mailed to all registered voters informing the voters of a change in the election date and also informing the voters that as a result of the change in the election date, elected City officeholders' terms in office will be extended and that no term shall be decreased.
(Ord. 266 § 2, 1981; Ord. 267 § 1, 1981)