CC RES 2003-050RESOLUTION NO. 2003 -50
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES ORDERING THAT A PROPOSITION RELATED TO THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE TERMS
THAT A PERSON MAY SERVE AS A MEMBER OF THE CITY COUNCIL BE
SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION
ON NOVEMBER 4, 20038
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the laws relating to general law
cities in the State of California, a General Municipal election shall be held on
November 4, 2003, for the election of Municipal Officers; and
WHEREAS, the City Council also desires to submit to the voters at the
election a question relating to the establishment of a limit on the number of
consecutive terms that a person can serve as a City Council Member;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE,
DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council has previously called and given notice of the
Regular Municipal Election to be held in the City on November 4, 2003:
Section 2. The City Council, pursuant to its right and authority, does
hereby order the following proposition be submitted to the voters at such Regular
Municipal Election:
Shall an ordinance be adopted to
YES
NO
establish a two -term limit on the
number of consecutive terms (no
lifetime ban) that a person may
serve as a Member of the City
Council?
Section 3. The text of the proposed ordinance to be submitted to the
voters is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" and incorporated herein by this reference.
Section 4. The ballots to be used at the election shall be in the form and
content required by law.
Section 5. The County Election Department is authorized, instructed and
directed to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter
and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to
properly and lawfully conduct the election and is authorized to canvass the
returns of the election.
Section 6. The polls for the election shall be open at seven o'clock a.m.
on the day of the election and shall remain open continuously from that time until
eight o'clock p.m. of the same day when the polls shall be closed, except as
provided in California Elections Code Section 14401.
Section 7. In all particulars not recited in this Resolution, the election shall
be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.
Section 8. Notice of the time and place of holding the election is hereby
given and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give further or
additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law.
Section 9. The City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this
Resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the Election Department of the
County of Los Angeles, not later than July 15, 2003.
Section 10. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this Resolution and shall enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON J ne 7, 2003.
Mayor
Attest:
City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Jo Purcell, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, California,
hereby certify that the above Resolution No. 2003 -50 was duly and regularly
passed and adopted by the said City Council at a Regular Meeting thereof held
on June 17, 2003.
Resolution No. 2003 -50
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES ADDING SECTION 2.04.060 TO THE RANCHO
PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE AND IMPOSING A
LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE TERMS (NO
LIFETIME BAN) THAT A PERSON MAY SERVE AS A
MEMBER OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES CITY
COUNCIL
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DO
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 2.04 of Title 2 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal
Code is hereby amended by adding Section 2.04.060, to read as follows:
2.04.060. Term Limits.
a. No person shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms of office
as a member of the City Council.
b. For the purpose of this Section, a "term" shall mean any period of
service on the City Council that exceeds two years, and
"consecutive" shall mean immediately following, without an
intervening hiatus in service.
C. Any person who has served two (2) consecutive terms as a
Member of the City Council shall not be eligible to serve again until
the expiration of at least six months after the end of that person's
last term of office.
d. The term limits imposed by this Section shall apply prospectively
only to those terms of office that commence after November 4,
2003, the date this section was adopted by the voters."
Section 2. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase, or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unenforceable
by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining portions of this Ordinance shall
nonetheless remain in full force and effect. The people of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes hereby declare that they would have adopted each section, subsection,
sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance, irrespective of the fact that any
one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, phrases, or portions of this
Ordinance be declared invalid or unenforceable.
Section 3. Execution. The Mayor is hereby authorized to attest to the
adoption of this Ordinance by signing where indicated below upon certification by the
City Clerk that a majority of those electors voting on this Ordinance have voted in the
affirmative.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the voters at the regular
municipal election held on .
Attest:
City Clerk
Mayor
Resolution No. 2003 -50
Exhibit A
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