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HomeMy WebLinkAbout496NO. 496 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE DIRECTING THAT GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE BE HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN MARCH OF ODD -NUMBERED YEARS. A. Recitals. (i) Pursuant to the provisions of the California Government Code, the general municipal elections for the City of Irwindale presently are held on the second Tuesday in April in each even -numbered year. (ii) California Elections Code § 2601 provides that a city council may enact an ordinance requiring its general municipal election to be held on alternate election dates, as specified in said ordinance. (iii) The City Council desires to cause the municipal elections for the City of Irwindale to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of odd -numbered years in order to preclude confusion and to conserve City resources as a result of changes in State law modifying the Presidential primary election date and establishing said primary election to occur in March of even -numbered years. (iv) All legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred. e071' 1 B. Ordinance. Now, therefore, the City Council of the City of Irwindale does ordain as follows: Section 1. In all respects, as set forth in the Recitals, Part A of this ordinance. Section 2. This Council hereby directs that general municipal elections of the City of Irwindale shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of March in each odd -numbered year. Section 3. Those elected officers of the City of Irwindale whose �r++ @ terms of office would have, prior to the adoption of this ordinance, expired following the April, 1996 general municipal election, shall, instead, continue in their respective offices until no later than the fourth Tuesday after the day of the 1997 general municipal election of the City of Irwindale (March, 1997). Those elected officers of the City of Irwindale whose terms of office would have, prior to the adoption of this Ordinance, expired following the April, 1998, general municipal election, shall instead, continue in their respective offices until no later than the fourth Tuesday after the day of the 1999 general municipal election of the City of Irwindale. 2 Section 4. The City Clerk is hereby is directed to: (a) Cause this Ordinance to be published in the manner required by law; and (b) Within thirty (30) days after this Ordinance becomes operative, cause a notice to be mailed to all registered voters in the City of Irwindale informing them of the change in the general municipal election date effected by this Ordinance, which notice shall be in accord with the requirements specified in California Elections Code § 2601. 1995. ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 23rd day of February a Mayor I, DAVID A. CARETTO, City Clerk of the City of Irwindale, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Irwindale held on the 9th day of February 1995, and was finally passed at a regular meeting of the City , 3 (OON Council of the City of Irwindale held on the 23rd day of February , 1995, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: J. Tapia, R. Chavez, P. Miranda, J. Breceda, and J. Miranda NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ATTEST: City Clerk of the City of Irwindale L\1021\0RDELEM 1 1.6 4