The City Council of the City of Santee is elected through a
by-district election system.
(Ord. 555 § 3, 2019)
Four City Council districts are hereby established in the City
of Santee. The boundaries and identifying number of each district
shall be as described on the City of Santee Council District Map shown
in Figure 1, a copy of which shall be on file in the City Clerk's
office.
 Figure 1. City of Santee Council District Map
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(Ord. 555 § 3, 2019)
A.
Members of the City Council shall be elected in the electoral districts established by Section 2.38.020 of this chapter and subsequently reapportioned as provided by State law. Elections shall take place "by district" as that term is defined in California Government Code Section 34871, meaning one Council member shall be elected from each district, by the voters of that district alone.
B.
No term
of any member of the City Council that commenced prior to the effective
date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be affected by
the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter.
C.
A Council
member elected or appointed to represent a district must reside in
that district and be a registered voter in that district, and any
candidate for City Council must reside in, and be a registered voter
in, the district in which he or she seeks election at the time nomination
papers are issued.
D.
Termination
of residency in a district by a Council member shall create a vacancy
for that City Council district unless a substitute residence within
the district is immediately declared and established within 30 days
after the termination of residency.
E.
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this section, the Council members in office
at the time this chapter takes effect shall continue in office until
the expiration of the term to which he or she was elected. In the
event a vacancy occurs before the expiration of the term of a Council
member in office at the time this chapter takes effect, a person who
is appointed or elected by special election to fill such vacancy may
reside anywhere within the corporate boundaries of the City. A person
appointed or elected to fill such a vacancy shall hold the office
in accordance with Government Code Section 36512.
F.
Except for the initial two-year term described in Section 2.38.040(B), the terms of the office of each member elected to the City Council shall remain four years.
(Ord. 555 § 3, 2019)
The by-district system of elections shall be implemented, beginning
at the general municipal election held in November 2018, as follows:
A.
Members
of the City Council shall be elected in Districts 1 and 2 beginning
at the general municipal election in November 2018, and every four
years thereafter; and
B.
A member
of the City Council shall be elected in District 3 at the general
municipal election in November 2018 to serve an initial two-year term,
and beginning at the general election in November 2020, will be elected
every four years thereafter; and
C.
A member
of the City Council shall be elected in District 4 beginning at the
general municipal election in November 2020, and every four years
thereafter.
(Ord. 555 § 3, 2019)
Pursuant to Elections Code Section 21601, as it may be amended
from time to time, the City Council shall adjust the boundaries of
any or all of the districts following each decennial Federal census
to ensure that the districts are in compliance with all applicable
provisions of law.
(Ord. 555 § 3, 2019)
