HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-04 - Amending Code Regarding Term of Mayor and Mayor Pro TemporeORDINANCE NO. 054
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA AMENDING TITLE 2
SECTION 2-22 OF THE COSTA MESA MUNICIPAL CODE
REGARDING THE TERM OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO
TEMPORE.
WHEREAS, at the January 3, 2005 City Council meeting, the City Council voted
to extend the term of service for Mayor and Mayor Pro Tempore from one (1) year to
two (2) years term of service; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa's Municipal Code currently is silent as to the
length of term of service; and
WHEREAS, in order to reflect this change in term of service, it has been
determined that the Municipal Code should be amended to reflect the change.
WHEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA DOES
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Costa Mesa Municipal Code Section 2-22 is hereby amended to
read as follows:
The city council shall choose one of its members as mayor and one of its
members as mayor pro tempore at its next regular meeting after the meeting at which
the declaration of the municipal election results is made. The term of service for both
mayor and mayor pro tempore shall be for a period of two (2) years from the date of
appointment.
Section 2. Inconsistencies. Any provision of the Costa Mesa 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such inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent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 affect the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 3. Severability. If any chapter, article, section, subsection, subdivision,
sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Ordinance, or the application thereof to any
person, is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portion of this Ordinance or its application to other persons. The City Council
hereby declares that it would have adopted this Ordinance and each chapter, article,
section, subsection, subdivision, sentence, clause, phrase or portion thereof,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more subsections, subdivisions, sentences,
clauses, phrases, or portions of the application thereof to any person, be declared
invalid or unconstitutional. No portion of this Ordinance shall supersede any local,
State, or Federal law, regulation, or codes dealing with life safety factors.
Section 4. Publication. This Ordinance shall take effect and be in full force
and effect thirty (30) days from and after its passage and, before the expiration of fifteen
(15) days after its passage, shall be published once in the NEWPORT BEACH -COSTA
MESA DAILY PILOT, a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the
City of Costa Mesa, or, in the alternative, the City Clerk may cause to be published a
summary of this Ordinance and a certified copy of the text of this Ordinance shall be
posted in the office of the City Clerk five (5) days prior to the date of adoption of this
Ordinance, and within fifteen (15) days after adoption, the City Clerk shall cause to be
published the aforementioned summary and shall post in the office of the City Clerk a
certified copy of this Ordinance together with the names of the members of the City
Council voting for and against the same.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of February, 2005.
Mayor
ATTEST:PPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Dep(y City Cler ( of the City Attorney
City of Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE) ss
CITY OF COSTA MESA)
I, JULIE FOLCIK, Deputy City Clerk and ex -officio clerk of the City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and foregoing Ordinance No. 05- 4 was
introduced and considered section by section at a regular meeting of said City Council
held on the 18th day of January, 2005, and thereafter passed and adopted as a whole
at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 7' day of February, 2005, by the
following roll call vote:
AYES: Mansoor, Monahan, Bever, Dixon, Foley
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the City
of Costa Mesa this 8th day of February , 2005.
Depu City Clerkand fficio
Clerk of the City Council of the
City of Costa Mesa