HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2018-059EXHIBIT A
ORDINANCE NO. _____
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING
SECTION 2-14.02(b) “ELECTED POSITIONS” OF
THE ATASCADERO MUNICIPAL CODE,
CHANGING THE LENGTH OF THE MAYOR’S
TERM OF OFFICE FROM A TWO-YEAR TO A
FOUR-YEAR TERM.
The City Council hereby finds and declares as follows:
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Atascadero consists of four council
members and a separately elected mayor; and
WHEREAS, Atascadero City Council Members are elected to a four-year term,
while the Mayor is elected to a two-year term; and
WHEREAS, Government Code Section 34900 authorizes the City Council to
submit to the voters the question of whether an elected mayor should serve a two-year
or four-year term; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor serves on a number of countywide commissions and committees
where longevity in service on these boards, as well as stability in representation by the same
individual, ensures that the needs and expectations of the City of Atascadero are consistently
voiced; and
WHEREAS, to promote stability and equality among all voting members of the
City Council, and to ensure continuity of representation on countywide boards, the elected
term of the Mayor should be increased from a two-year term to a four-year term,
as of the November 2020 General Municipal Election.
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF ATASCADERO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Code Amendment. Section 2-14.02(b) of the Atascadero Municipal Code
is hereby amended as follows:
2-14.02 Elected Positions
(b) The term of office of the Mayor Councilmembers and the Treasurer shall be four (4)
years.
SECTION 2. Approval by the Voters. Pursuant to California Elections Code §9217, this
Ordinance shall take effect only if approved by a majority of the eligible voters of the City of
Atascadero voting at the General Municipal Election of November 6, 2018, and shall take effect
ten (10) days after certification, by resolution of the City Council, of the results of that election.
The new four-year term for Mayor begins with the 2020 General Municipal Election.
SECTION 3. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have
passed this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause and phrase thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses, or phrases
be declared invalid.
SECTION 4. CEQA. This Ordinance is exempt from the California Environmental
Quality Act (CEQA), Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq., because it can be seen with
certainty that there is no possibility that the enactment of this Ordinance would have a significant
effect on the environment (Pub. Resources Code § 21065; CEQA Guidelines §§ 15378(b)(4),
15061(b)(3)).
This Ordinance was PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the People of the City of
Atascadero at the City’s November 6, 2018 statewide election.
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XXX, Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney