All city municipal elections shall be held in accordance with the election laws of the state of California, as the same now exists or hereafter may be amended, for the holding of municipal elections.
(Ord. 11 §§ 1—3, 1983; Ord. 432 § 3, 2014; Ord. 467 § 2, 2019)
Four city council districts are hereby established in the city of Moorpark. The boundaries and identifying number of each district shall be as described on the official "Council District Map" on file in the office of the city clerk.
(Ord. 467 § 2, 2019; Ord. 500 § 2, 2022)
A. 
Commencing with the November 2020 general municipal election, city councilmembers shall be elected "by districts" as defined in California Government Code Section 34871. Except for the mayor, a person shall not be eligible to be elected as a city councilmember unless he or she is otherwise qualified as required by law, resides in the geographical area making up the district from which he or she is nominated to be elected and is a registered voter of the city of Moorpark at the time nomination papers are issued to the candidate as provided in California Elections Code Section 10227. No term of any city councilmember that commenced on or prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter, as amended, shall be affected by the requirements of this Section prior to the expiration date of the city councilmember's current term.
B. 
Registered voters signing nomination papers or voting for a city councilmember shall be residents of the geographical area making up the district from which the member is to be elected.
C. 
The terms of the office of the mayor and each city councilmember are set forth in Section 2.04.045.
(Ord. 467 § 2, 2019)
Commencing with the general municipal election in November of 2020 and thereafter, the voters in Council Districts 2 and 4 shall elect city councilmembers by district for full four year terms and the mayor shall be elected at large for a two year term. At the general municipal election in 2022 and thereafter, the voters in Council Districts 1 and 3 shall elect city councilmembers by district for full four year terms and the mayor shall be elected at large for a two year term.
(Ord. 467 § 2, 2019)
A. 
Pursuant to Elections Code Section 21601, following each decennial federal census, and using that census as a basis, the city council shall adjust the boundaries of any or all of the council districts of the city so that the council districts shall be nearly equal in population and shall comply with all applicable provisions of law. Any adjustment of district boundaries shall be made by ordinance adopted by the city council before April 17, 2022, for the 2020 decennial federal census. For every adjustment of district boundaries following the 2020 decennial federal census, the ordinance shall be adopted before the first day of November of the year following the year in which the decennial federal census is taken. The city council shall hold a public hearing on the proposed district boundaries as required by Elections Code Section 21607 prior to the introduction of an ordinance adjusting the district boundaries.
B. 
At the time of any annexation of territory to the city, the city council shall designate, by resolution adopted by a vote of at least a majority of the city council, the contiguous district to which the annexed territory shall be a part and shall amend the district boundaries if necessary in accordance with Elections Code Section 21603.
C. 
Pursuant to Elections Code Section 21606, the term of office of any city councilmember who has been elected and whose term of office has not expired shall not be affected by any change in the boundaries of the district from which he or she was elected.
D. 
At the first election for city council following adjustment of the district boundaries pursuant to this section, a person meeting the requirements of Government Code Section 34882 shall be elected to the city council for each district under the readjusted district plan. The election of a city councilmember by a district shall occur in the year in which the term of an incumbent city councilmember elected by the district, if any, is due to expire.
(Ord. 467 § 2, 2019; Ord. 489 § 1, 2021)