HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. No. 2018-1386 repealing sections 2.08. 025, 2.08 26, 2.332.010 and 2.32.020 deleting chapter 2.32 and adding chapeter 2.09ORDINANCE NO. 2018-1386
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE,
CALIFORNIA, REPEALING SECTIONS 2.08.025, 2.08.026, 2.32.010 AND 2.32.020;
DELETING CHAPTER 2.32; AND ADDING CHAPTER 2.09 ELECTIONS OF THE
LAKE ELSINORE MUNICIPAL CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. This Ordinance is adopted with respect to the following purposes.
(a) Consolidating all election related codes into one chapter.
Section 2. Sections 2.08.025, 2.08.026, 2.32.010 and 2.32.020 of the Lake Elsinore Municipal
Code (LEMC) are hereby repealed.
Section 3. Chapter 2.09 Elections, is hereby added to the LEMC to read as follows:
Article I - General
2.09.010. Election Dates. General Municipal elections of the City shall be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday of November in each even -numbered year. References in this
Chapter to state statutes shall include any amendments thereto and any successor statutes.
Article II — Fees
2.09.0030 Filing Fee Established.
A. In accordance with Section 10228 of the Elections Code of the State of California, as such
section may be amended from time to time, it is hereby determined that the filing fee for each
candidate's nomination papers is set at $25.00 for a City office to be elected at a municipal
election.
B. The filing fee established by subsection A of this section shall be payable at the time of
submission of nomination papers to the City Clerk.
C. Filing fees collected pursuant to this article shall be paid into the General Fund of the City.
2.09.035 Petition in Lieu of Fees.
A. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a candidate for a City office may submit, in
lieu of all or part of the required filing fee, a petition containing four qualified signatures for each
dollar of the filing fee not paid.
B. Within the meaning of this section, a qualified signature is the signature of a person who, at
the time of providing such signature, was a registered voter within the city.
C. Any petition submitted pursuant to this section in lieu of all or part of the required filing fee shall
be submitted to the City Clerk with nomination papers related thereto, together with the amount
of the filing fee, if any, remaining to be paid.
2.09.040 Extension of Filing Date. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to extend
or otherwise modify the period of time for filing nomination papers for candidates of City offices.
Section 4. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall take effect upon its adoption pursuant to
Government Code Section 36937(a) as it is an Ordinance relating to an election for the City.
Section 5. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of
this Ordinance or Chapter 2.09 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 City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore hereby declares that it 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 6. CEQA. This Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act in
accordance with Section 15061(b) (3) there is no possibility that the activity in question may have
a significant effect on the environment.
Section 7. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this Ordinance and
shall cause a synopsis of the same to be published according to law.
Passed and Adopted on this 1St day of February, 2018
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Nata Johnson u- - . Domen, MMC
Maya Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA j
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE } ss.
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE }
I, Susan M. Domen, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Lake Elsinore, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Ordinance No. 2018-1386 was introduced at the Regular meeting of January 23, 2018,
and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore at its Adjourned Regular meeting of
February 1, 2018, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Hickman, Tisdale and Magee; Mayor Pro -Tem Manos and Mayor Johnson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
I further certify that said Summary of Notice of Adoption of Ordinance No. 2018-1386 was
published as required by law in a newspaper of general circulation in the city of Lake Elsinore,
California on the 20th day of February 2018, and the full text was posted on the 14th day of
February 2018, at the Lake Elsinore Library, Cultural Center and City Hall.
Domen, MMC
City Clerk