The City Council declares that this change in method of electing
members of the City of Ojai City Council is enacted in furtherance
of the California Voting Rights Act of 2001.
(§ 2, Ord. 889, eff. December 11, 2018)
Beginning with the municipal election in November 2020, the four members of the City Council shall be elected in the electoral districts established by Section 2-6.103 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 member of the City Council shall be elected from each district by the voters of that district alone. Each member of the City Council shall serve a four year term.
(§ 2, Ord. 889, eff. December 11, 2018)
Members of the City Council shall be elected on a by-district
basis from the four City Council districts hereby established. The
boundaries and identifying number of each district shall be as described
on the City Council District Map attached to the ordinance codified
in this chapter as "Exhibit A" and incorporated by reference.
(§ 2, Ord. 889, eff. December 11, 2018)
Commencing with the general municipal election in November 2020
and every four years thereafter the voters in District 4 shall elect
a member of the City Council by-district for a full four year term.
At the general municipal election in November 2022 and every four
years thereafter, the voters in Districts 1, 2, and 3 shall elect
members of the City Council by-district for full four year terms.
(§ 2, Ord. 889, eff. December 11, 2018)
Each member of the City Council elected by-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 pursuant to Government Code Section 34882 and Elections
Code Section 10227. It is the intent of the City Council that no term
of any member of the City Council that commenced on the same day as
or before the effective date of this ordinance shall be affected by
this chapter. Any sitting City Council member elected at-large may
reside anywhere within the City during the pendency of his or her
term in effect on the effective date of the ordinance codified in
this chapter.
(§ 2, Ord. 889, eff. December 11, 2018)
Registered voters signing nomination papers or voting for a
member of the City Council shall be residents of the geographical
area making up the district from which the candidate is to be elected.
(§ 2, Ord. 889, eff. December 11, 2018)
Termination of residency in a district by a member of the City
Council elected by-district 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.
In the event that a vacancy is created as a result of termination
of residency as provided herein, such vacancy shall be filled pursuant
to the provisions of the Elections Code.
(§ 2, Ord. 889, eff. December 11, 2018)
If necessary to facilitate the implementation of this article,
the City Clerk is authorized to make technical adjustments to the
district boundaries that do not substantively affect the populations
in the districts, the eligibility of candidates, or the residence
of elected officials within any district. The City Clerk shall consult
with the City Manager and City Attorney concerning any technical adjustments
deemed necessary and shall advise the City Council of any such adjustments
required in the implementation of the districts.
(§ 2, Ord. 889, eff. December 11, 2018)
The office of Mayor of the City of Ojai is a separate office
with a term of two years, which shall continue to be elected at-large,
as approved by a majority of the City's electorate in November 2014
by adoption of Measures A and B, under the provisions of Government
Code Section 34900. The at-large electoral system for the Mayor may
only be changed by a vote of the City's electorate.
(§ 2, Ord. 889, eff. December 11, 2018)
