HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. No. 2004-1133
ORDINANCE NO. 1133
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING SECTION
2.08.025 OF THE LAKE ELSINORE MUNICIPAL CODE
CHANGING THE DATE OF THE CITY'S GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND ADDING SECTION 2.08.026
PROVIDING FOR THE EXTENSION OF TERMS
WHEREAS, General Municipal Elections in the City of Lake Elsinore are held on the
first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of odd-numbered years;
WHEREAS, California Election Code Sections 1301 and 10403.5 authorize the City to
change the date of general municipal elections to coincide with the election dates of the
statewide direct primary, statewide general election or the day of school district elections; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council finds that its goals of encouraging maximum voter turn-out
will be promoted by changing the City's General Municipal Election date from the first Tuesday
after the first Monday of November in each odd-numbered year to coincide with the statewide
general election on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in each even-numbered year and that
the City's request to consolidate the City's General Municipal Elections with the statewide
general election conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-
numbered years is in the best interests of the voters of the City of Lake Elsinore.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Change in General Municipal Election Date. That Section 2.08.025 of the
Lake Elsinore Municipal Code is hereby amended as follows:
"Section 2.08.025 City Council Elections. Commencing November 2006, general
municipal elections shall be held in the City of Lake Elsinore on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year. All other municipal
elections, which may be held by authority of the constitution and laws of the State of
California, shall be known as special municipal elections."
SECTION 2. Extension of Terms of Office. That Section 2.08.026 is added to the Lake
Elsinore Municipal Code as follows:
"Section 2.08.026
Extension of Terms.
A. The term of those Councilmembers of the City of Lake Elsinore whose
office would have, prior to the adoption of Ordinance 1133, expired following the
November 2005 general municipal election shall be extended for twelve months until the
November 2006 general municipal election pursuant to Elections Code Section 10403.5.
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B. The term of those Councilmembers of the City of Lake Elsinore and the
elected City Treasurer whose office would have, prior to the adoption of Ordinance 1133,
expired following the November 2007 general municipal election shall be extended for
twelve months until the November 2008 general municipal election pursuant to Elections
Code Section 10403.5."
SECTION 4. Severability. If any provision, clause, sentence or paragraph of this
ordinance or the application thereof to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect the other provisions of this Ordinance and are hereby declared to be
severable.
SECTION 5. Transmittal to County. The City Clerk is hereby directed to transmit a
copy of this Ordinance to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside,
together with the request that said Board approve the change of the City of Lake Elsinore
General Municipal Elections to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in each even-numbered
year to allow consolidation with the statewide general election and provide the City with notice
of such approval.
SECTION 6. Effective Date and Operational Dates. This Ordinance shall take effect
- thirty (30) days after its final passage and shall become operative upon approval by the Riverside
County Board of Supervisors. Within 30 days of the operative date, the City Clerk shall cause a
notice to be mailed to all registered voters of the City of Lake Elsinore informing them of the
change in the general municipal election date.
SECTION 7. Posting and Publication. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause the same to be published in the manner required by
law.
PASSED, UPON FIRST READING this 23rd day of November, 2004, by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
HICKMAN, MAGEE, BUCKLEY
KELLEY, SCHIFFNER
NONE
NONE
PASSED, UPON SECOND READING this 14th of December, 2004, by the following
vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS: HICKMAN, MAGEE, BUCKLEY
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NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
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Vicki Kasad, City Clerk
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COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
City COlUlcil Ordinance Amending Section 2.08.025
KELLEY, SCHIFFNER
NONE
NONE
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City of Lake Elsi
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS:
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE)
I, VICKI KASAD, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced and read by title only on the 23 rd day of
November, 2004, and presented for second reading by title only for adoption on the 14th day of
December, 2004, and approved, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
HICKMAN, MAGEE, BUCKLEY
NOES:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
KELLEY, SCHIFFNER
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBERS:
NONE
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VICKI KASA , CITY CLERK
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
CILMEMBERS:
NONE
(SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) SS:
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE)
I, VICKI KASAD, CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy
of Ordinance No. 1133 of said Council, and that the same has not been amended or repealed.
Df'ED:\ JanlJl!fY 12,2005
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CKI KASA , CITY CLERK
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE
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