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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-10-19; City Council; 7184; Add Provisions for Office of Mayor Municipal Code00 LO N r-i O U U O U N I M r-i 1 O r-i .© LU 0 a_ Gt CIT^F CARLSBAD - AGEND ALL AB## y _ III —LE, DEPT. HD. � 1�ITG•—��/'Q f,�,�AMENDING, THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADD ' ,? PROVISIONS FOR OFFICE OF MAYOR CITY /1TTY�_ DEFT. c" CITY MGR.,5 ' RECOMMENDED ACTION: If Council desires to add the provisions to the Municipal Code, introduce Ordinance No. STATEMENT OF THE MATTER: There are currently no provisions in the Municipal Code which are applicable to the Office of Mayor or the reorganization of the Council following an election. Therefore, the attached ordinance has been prepared and reviewed by the Mayor to add such provisions to the Municipal Code. In addition, two other changes are incorporated in the ordinance: i. Currently the code requires the City Council to elect the Vice -Mayor on an annual. basis. In actuality, the Council elects a Vice -Mayor every two years. Section 2.08.010 has been amended to make that change. 2• The Council has always used the term "Vice -Mayor". In keeping with the verbage in the Government Code, that term has been changed to "Mayor Pro Tempore", A. Ordinance No. III 2', 3 4 51 6 7 8 91 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21, 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ORDINANCE NO. 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 REPPONSIBILITIES 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: /// 121 J 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15' 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24I25 20 il 27 28 "Chapter 2.06 Sections: Mayor 2.06.010 Term of office. 2.06.020 2.06.030 Presiding at meetings. Keeping order. 2.06.040 Mayor as council member. 2.06.050 2.06.060 Signing various documents. Ceremonial duties. 2.06.070 Appointments. 2.06.080 Vacancy in office. 2.06.090 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 his 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 pr serve 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 8 9 10 11 12 I 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 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 I lof the City to sign such documents if the Mayor and Mayor Pro ITempore 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, sand 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 Ilestablished 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 Ilincumbent. 7� 1 2.06.090 Eligibility for office. A person is not 2 ligible to hold office as Mayor unless that person is, at the time of assuming such office, an elector of the City.1° 4 EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be effective thirty 5 lays after its adoption, and the City Clerk fall certify to the 6 doption of this Ordinance and cause it to be published at least 7 nce in the Carlsbad Journal within fifteen days after its 8 doption. 9 INTRODUCED AND FIRST READ at a regular meeting of the 10 arlsbad City Council held on the 1.9th day of October , 1 982, and thereafter, 12 PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of said City Council 13 eld on the 2nd day of _NOVOTber, 1982, by the following 14 ote, to gait: 15 AYES: 16 NOES: 17 ABSENT: 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 ATTEST: 26 LETHA L. RAUTENKRANZ, City Cler 27 28 MARY H. ASLER, Mayor I