2008-09 Setting the Date for the General Municipal Election on the Date of the Statewide General Election ORDINANCE NO. 2008-09
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF MENIFEE, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTION 2.04.060
TO THE MENIFEE MUNICIPAL CODE SETTING THE DATE FOR
THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION ON THE DATE OF THE
STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MENIFEE DOES ORDAIN AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. The City Council finds that
a. The City Council must set a future date for the first general municipal
election after incorporation to determine council members' terms of office
and set a date for adoption of a permanent appropriations limit; and
b. The City may choose any established election date for the municipal
election date; and
c. Such established elections dates include statewide elections dates, which
are June and November of even-numbered years; and
d. The Terms and Conditions of Incorporation set the date for the adoption
of the permanent appropriations limit for November, 2010; and
e. Adoption of a statewide elections date lessens the cost of elections
because the cost is shared among more participants and should increase
the voter turnout.
f. Many other cities in Riverside County have adopted a November
statewide election date for council elections.
g. This date will set the council members' terms at approximately 2 years for
the two lowest vote getters and 4 years for the other three.
SECTION 2. CODE REVISED. Section 2.04.06 is added to the Menifee Municipal
Code to read as follows:
2.04.06 Municipal Election Date. The electors of the city shall elect council
members at the general municipal election held every two years on the date of
the statewide general election in November of even-numbered years. The
general municipal election shall be conduct in accordance with all applicable
procedural requirements of the Elections Code. As provided by the Elections
Code, the City also may adopt a resolution consolidating the general municipal
election with the County election.
SECTION 3. INTENTION TO SUPERSEDE COUNTY ORDINANCES. The
provisions of this Ordinance are intended to and do supersede any provisions of the
ordinances of the County of Riverside which cover the same matters as in this
Ordinance and which are in effect pursuant to Ordinance No. 2008-1 of the City.
SECTION 4. EFFECTIVE DATE. The City Clerk shall post a copy of this Ordinance
as required by law and, upon its effective date, shall provide a copy to the Riverside
County Board of Supervisors for its approval. This Ordinance shall become effective
upon such approval by the Board of Supervisors.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of November, 2008, by
the following vote:
Ayes:
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Absent: 020-u-
Abstain:
Wallace W. Edgerton, Mayor
Attest:
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Kathy Bennett, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Elizabeth Martyn, City Attorney
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