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ORD 550 ORDINANCE NO. 550 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING SECTION 2.20.020 OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE TERM OF OFFICE OF PLANNING COMMISSIONERS AND ADDING SECTION 2.20.080 TO THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE IMPOSING A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE TERMS (NO LIFETIME BAN) THAT A PERSON MAY SERVE AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER. WHEREAS, on December 2, 1975, Ordinance No. 80 was adopted by the City Council, adding Part A to Chapter 7 of Article II of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code, creating the Planning Commission consisting of five members, establishing a two year term of office, and establishing the parameters of that advisory body under the provisions of State Planning and Zoning Law; and, WHEREAS, on March 1, 1983, Ordinance No. 165 was adopted by the City Council, amending Sections 2.20.020 and 2.20.060 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code, to state that the Planning Commission, consisting of five members who are appointed by the City Council, shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council; and amending the term of office for each commissioner to four years, and determining the expiration of terms to be on the first Council meeting in December of odd years, or until a successor is appointed; and, WHEREAS, on January 7, 1992, Ordinance No. 278 was adopted by the City Council, amending Sections 2.20.020 and 2.20.040 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code, to increase the membership of the Planning Commission from five to seven members; to establish the term of office for each commissioner at two years, with the term of office to expire on the date of the first regular City Council meeting in December of odd years, or until a successor is appointed; and, to establish the regular meetings of the Planning Commission to be held at the hour of seven o'clock p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, unless the regular meeting date falls on a holiday, in which case the meeting shall be held on the next succeeding day which is not a holiday; WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to change the term of office of the Planning Commissioners back to a four year term of office; WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to impose a limit on the number of consecutive terms of office (no lifetime ban) that a person may serve as a member of the Planning Commission; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS: `" SECTION 1: Section 2.20.020 of Chapter 2.20 of Title 2 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows: 2.20.020 Members. The term of office for each commissioner is four years. The terms of office shall expire on the date of the first regular city council meeting in December of odd years, or until a successor is appointed. Ordinance No. 550 Page 1 of 2 SECTION 2: Chapter 2.20 of Title 2 of the Rancho Palos Verdes Municipal Code is hereby amended by adding Section 2.20.080, to read as follows: 2.20.080. Term Limits. a. No person shall serve more than two (2) consecutive terms of office as a member of the Planning Commission. b. For the purpose of this Section, a "term" shall mean any period of service on the Planning Commission 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 Planning Commission 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 the adoption of this ordinance by the City Council. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 19th day of November, 2013. Attest: Mayor /7/614.Leah_ City Clerk State of California ) County of Los Angeles ) ss City of Rancho Palos Verdes ) I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing Ordinance No. 550 passed first reading on November 6, 2013, was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting thereof held on November 19, 2013, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following roll call vote: AYES: Campbell, Duhovic, Misetich and Mayor Brooks NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: Knight (227 City Clerk Ordinance No. 550 Page 2of2 jig RANCHO PALOS VERDES STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES) The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That at all times herein mentioned, she was and now is the appointed City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes; That on November 20, 2013, she caused to be posted the following document entitled: ORDINANCE NO. 550, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING SECTION 2.20.020 OF THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE TERM OF OFFICE OF PLANNING COMMISSIONERS AND ADDING SECTION 2.20.080 TO THE RANCHO PALOS VERDES MUNICIPAL CODE IMPOSING A LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE TERMS (NO LIFETIME BAN) THAT A PERSON MAY SERVE AS A PLANNING COMMISSIONER, a copy of which is attached hereto, in the following locations: City Hall Ladera Linda Community Center 30940 Hawthorne Blvd. 32201 Forrestal Drive Rancho Palos Verdes Rancho Palos Verdes Hesse Park 29301 Hawthorne Blvd. Rancho Palos Verdes I certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is a true and correct affidavit of posting. - ,e(lit r / li City Clerk