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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-07-10; City Council; NS-597; Replace 'Vice-Mayor' with 'Mayor Pro Tem'...1 ORDINANCE NO. NS-597 2 3 4 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, REPLACING REMAINING MUNICIPAL CODE REFERENCES TO “VICE-MAYOR” WITH “MAYOR PRO TEM” 5 WHEREAS, to make the Municipal Code more reflective of State 6 Government Code terminology, the City Council previously replaced the term “Vice- 7 Mayor” with that of “Mayor Pro Tern.” a WHEREAS, it was recently determined that term “Vice-Mayor” still existed 9 in certain sections of the Municipal Code; and 10 11 WHEREAS, in an effort to update the entire Municipal Code, the City 12 9 $g mwm yr7 3:s 13 IILL, OJ S,"Zf 14 "5'8 9 OIL a;sz 15 $;$x 16 p32 <a; fz’3 l7 5 la Attorney’s Office conducted an electronic word search of the Municipal Code for the term “Vice-Mayor.” WHEREAS, to replace the remaining references of the term “Vice-Mayor’ with that of “Mayor Pro Tern,” the City Council desires to amend certain sections of the Municipal Code. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1. That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. That Section 1.20.090 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: "1.20.090 Quorum. Three members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Motions may be passed by a majority of the quorum, but ordinances and resolutions granting franchises or authorizing the payment of money require at least three affirmative votes. Less than a quorum may adjourn from time to time. Where there is no quorum, the mayor, mayor pro tern or any member of the council shall adjourn such meeting, or if no member of the council is present, the city 1 of 3 of Ordinance No. Ns-597 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 a 9 10 11 12 13 la 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 clerk shall adjourn the meeting. For the purpose of considering any item subject to vote of the council, when a member of the council is disqualified due to a conflict of interest, his presence shall not be considered in determining the presence of a quorum. Consideration on such item shall be deferred until a quorum of non-interested council members are present to discuss and vote on them if a disqualification reduces those in attendance to less than a quorum.” 3. That Section 1.20.120 of the Carlsbad Municipal Code is amended to read as follows: “1.20.120 Call to order-presiding officer. The mayor, or in his absence the mayor pro tern, shall take the chair at the hour appointed for the meeting and shall call the council to order. In the absence of the mayor and may pro tern, the city clerk shall call the council to order, whereupon a temporary presiding officer shall be elected by the council members present. Upon the arrival of the mayor or mayor pro tern, the temporary presiding officer shall relinquish the chair at the conclusion of the business then before the council. Whenever the term “mayor” is used in this chapter, and the mayor is absent, it shall apply equally to the mayor pro tern, and if he is also absent, to the presiding officer elected pursuant to this section.” EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall be effective thirty days after its adoption, and the City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this ordinance and cause it to I// iii Ill Ill Ill I// ill Ill 2 of 3 of Ordinance No. NS-597 1 be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Carlsbad 2 within fifteen days after its adoption. 3 INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad 4 City Council on the 10th day of JULY ,2001, and thereafter 5 PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the 6 City of Carlsbad on the 24th day of JULY , 2001, by the following vote, to wit: 7 a AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Finnila, Nygaard, and Hall 9 NOES: None. 10 ABSENT: None. 11 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY 12 9 gj mum 327 ccrrg 13 s;a iLLam 2045 14 zrg dU>o 9 # 2" 15 S&8 a g,zL+!x 16 OgU I= m u811 c 2'9 17 G v la ATTEST: 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 (seal) 3 of 3 of Ordinance No. w-597