HomeMy WebLinkAbout617ORDINANCE NO. 617
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE
REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 583 AND DIRECTING THAT
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS OF THE CITY OF IRWINDALE
BE HELD ON THE FIRST TUESDAY AFTER THE FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBER
OF ODD -NUMBERED YEARS,
CONCURRENT WITH THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
A. RECITALS
(i) Pursuant to the provisions of the California Government Code and City
Council Ordinance No. 583, adopted on October 5, 2004, the general
municipal elections for the City of Irwindale presently are consolidated with
the County of Los Angeles and held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November in each odd -numbered year.
(ii) Pursuant to Elections Code § 1301(b), 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 November of odd -numbered years;
however, it desires to conduct concurrent rather than consolidated
elections in order to return local control to the process.
(iii) All legal prerequisites to the adoption of this Ordinance have occurred.
B. ORDINANCE
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Irwindale does hereby ordain
as follows:
(i) The City Council hereby finds that the Recitals at Part A of this Ordinance
are true and correct.
(ii) The City Council hereby repeals in its entirety Ordinance No. 583 adopted
on October 5, 2004.
(iii) The City Council hereby directs that general municipal elections of the City
of Irwindale shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November in
each odd -numbered year.
(iv) The City Council hereby directs that pursuant to Elections Code
§ 10403.5, the general municipal elections of the City of Irwindale be conducted
concurrently with the Los Angeles County -conducted elections rather than consolidated
with the Los Angeles County -conducted elections.
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(v) Pursuant to the Charter of the City of Irwindale, at Section 601, the City
Council shall elect one of its members to be the Mayor at the regular council meeting at
which the canvass of the results of the general municipal election shall be conducted,
and in even -numbered years at the first regular meeting of the Council held in
November.
(vi) The Deputy City Clerk is hereby directed to:
(a) Cause this Ordinance to be posted in the manner required by law.
(b) Notify the County Board of Supervisors of this Ordinance.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 11 th day of July 2007.
H. Manuef Ortiz, Mayor
ATTEST:
da J. Ki ro, CMC
Deputy City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES } ss.
CITY OF IRWINDALE }
I, Linda J. Kimbro, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Irwindale, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Ordinance No. 617 was duly introduced and adopted at a regular
meeting of the Irwindale City Council held on the 11th day of July 2007, by the following
vote of the Council:
AYES: Councilmembers: Breceda, Gomez, Miranda, Fuentes, Mayor Ortiz
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None
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City Clerk
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING
I, Linda J. Kimbro, Deputy City Clerk, certify that I caused a copy of Ordinance No. 617 adopted by the City Council of the
ity of Irwindale at its regular meeting held July 11, 2007, to be posted at the City Hall, Library, and Post Office July 16, 2007.
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Dated: July 14, 2007
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City C erk
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