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City Council Meeting 12-22-98
Santa MOnica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 1930
(City Council Senes)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA ADDING SECTION 11 04 180
TO THE SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE
RELATING TO THE SETTING OF SPECIAL ELECTIONS
WHEREAS, Santa Monica City Charter Section 1403 authonzes the City Council
to adopt an ordinance If It desires to set an election on a date other than that set forth In
the California Elections Code, and
WHEREAS, when a City CounCIl vacancy occurs whIch cannot be filled either at the
next general election due to the timing of the vacancy nor by appointment, a speCial
electIon must be set to fill that vacancy,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS
SECTION 1 Section 11 04 180 IS hereby added to the Santa Monica MUnicipal
Code to read as follows
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Section 11.04.180. Setting of Special Elections by Resolution.
The City Council IS authorized to set the date of a special election by
resolution The City Council may set the date of a special election on an
established election date as provided for by the California Elections Code or on any
other date as the City Council may select as permitted by law
SECTION 2 Any proVIsIon of the Santa MOnica MunIcipal Code or appendIces
thereto Inconsistent With the prOVIsions of thiS Ordinance, to the extent of such
inconsistencies and no further, IS hereby repealed or modIfied to that extent necessary to
effect the prOVIsions of thiS OrdInance
SECTION 3 If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of thiS
Ordinance IS for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a deciSion of any court
of competent JUriSdiction, 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 and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared Invalid or unconstitutional Without regard to whethef any portion of the ordinance
would be subsequently declared InvalId Of unconstitutional
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SECTION 4 The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage
of this Ordinance The City Clerk. shall cause the same to be published once in the offiCial
newspaper within 15 days after Its adoption ThiS Ordinance shall become effective upon
Its adoption
APPROVED AS TO FORM
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MARSHA JONES MOUTRIE
City Attorney
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State ofCahforma )
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Pt O.Connor. Mayor
I, Mana M Stewart. CIty Clerk of the City of Santa Momca.. do hereby certIfy that the foregomg
Ordmance No 1930 (CCS) had Its first readmg on December 15. 1998, and was adopted on
December 22. 1998 by the follo"vmg vote
Ayes
CouncIl members
Feinstem. Genser, Holbrook. :Y1cKeowTI. O'Connor
Noes
CouncIl members
None
Abstam
CouncIl members
None
Absent
CouncIl members
Rosenstem
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ATTEST
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