HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-11-02; City Council; 1258; CMC 2.04/..08 amends/.06 adds - Council reorg. after election & Mayor responsibilitiest
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ORDINANCE NO. 1258
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING TITLE 2 OF THE CARLSBAD
MUNICIPAL CODE BY THE AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 2.04 BY THE
ADDITION OF SECTION 2.04.050, THE AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER
2.08, SECTION 2.08.010, AND BY THE ADDITION OF CHAPTER
2.06 TO ADD PROVISIONS PROVIDING FOR THE REORGANIZATION
OF COUNCIL FOLLOWING ELECTIONS AND DETAILING
RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR.
SECTION 1. Chapter 2.04 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code
is amended by the addition of Section 2.04.050 to read as
follows:
"2.04.050 Reorganization of the City Council. The City
Council shall meet on the first Tuesday after the general
municipal election for the purpose of appointing individual
members of the City Council to boards, commissions,.committees
and other bodies as the Council may find necessary for the
reorganization and effective functioning of the City Council."
SECTION 2. Chapter 2.08 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code
is amended by the amendment of Section 2.08.010 to read as
follows:
"2.08.010 Mayor pro tempore. The City Council shall meet
on the first Tuesday after the general municipal election and
choose one of its members as Mayor pro tempore. If the Mayor is
absent or unable to act, the Mayor pro tempore shall serve as
Mayor until the Mayor returns or is able to act. While serving
as Mayor pursuant to this section, the Mayor pro tempore shall
have all of the powers and duties of the Mayor."
SECTION 3. Title 2 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is
amended by the addition of Chapter 2.06 to read as follows:
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Sec t ions :
2.06.010
2.06.020
2.06.030
2.06.040
2.06.050
2.06.060
2.06.070
2.06.080
2.06.090
"Chapter 2.06
Mayor
Term of office.
Presiding at meetings.
Keeping order.
Mayor as council member.
Signing various documents.
Ceremonial duties.
Appointments.
Vacancy in office.
Eligibility for office.
2.06.010 Term of office. In accord with a vote of the
citizens of the City of Carlsbad, the office of mayor shall be
an elected office. The person elected as mayor shall hold office
for a term of four years from the first Tuesday succeeding
ais election and until his successor is elected and qualified.
2.06.020 Presiding at meetings. The Mayor shall assume the
chair of the presiding officer on the first Tuesday after the
election and thereafter shall preside at all meetings of the
City Council. The Mayor shall state every question coming
before the Council, announce the decision of the Council on all
subjects and decide all questions of procedure and order,
subject, however, to an appeal to the Council by any individual
member of the Council, in which event a majority vote of the
Council shall govern and conclusively determine such question.
2.06.030 Keeping order. The Mayor shall preserve strict
order and decorum at all meetings of the City Council.
2.06.040 Mayor as council member. The Mayor is a member
of the City Council with all the powers and duties of a member
of the City Council. The Mayor may make or second motions
and otherwise participate fully in the workings of the City
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Council. The Mayor shall vote on all questions. Whenever the
vote is taken by means of a roll call, the Mayor's name shall be
called last.
2.06.050 Signing various docments. The Mayor shall sign:
(1) All warrants drawn on the City treasury;
(2) All written contracts and conveyances made or entered
into by the City as specified in Chapter 3.28.
(3) All instruments requiring the City seal.
The City Council may by ordinance authorize other officers
of the City to sign such documents if the Mayor and Mayor Pro
Tempore are both absent or unable to act.
2.06.060 Ceremonial duties. The Mayor shall be the
official head of the City for all ceremonial purposes, and shall
perform all other duties as may be prescribed by ordinance or by
the Council consistent with the office.
2.06.070 Appointments. The Mayor, with the approval of the
City Council, shall make all appointments to boards, commissions
and committees with the exception of the Planning Commission,
and unless otherwise specifically provided by statute.
2.06.080 Vacancy in office. In the case of a vacancy in
the office of the Mayor for any reason, the City Council may
fill the vacancy by appointment. If the City Council fails to
fill the vacancy within thirty days, it shall immediately call
an election to fill the vacancy, to be held on the next
established election date to be held not less than seventy-four
days thereafter. A person appointed or elected to fill a
vacancy shall hold office for the unexpired term of the former
incumbent.
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EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be effective thirty
lays after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify to the
'~doption of this Ordinance and cause it to be published at least
ince in the Carlsbad Journal within fifteen days after its
adoption.
INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the
"Carlsbad City Council held on the 19th day of October Y
11:.982, and thereafter,
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said City Council
2.06.090 Eligibility for office. A person is not
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2/bligible to hold office as Mayor unless that person is, at the
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eld on the 2nd day of NO- , 1982, by the following
ote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
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MARY H. FASLER, Mayor