HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1477ORDINANCE NO. 1477
AN ORDINANCE OF THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN
PARK, CALIFORNIA, ADDING SECTION 30.06 TO CHAPTER 30 OF
TITLE 3 (ADMINISTRATION) OF THE BALDWIN PARK MUNICIPAL
CODE REGARDING TERM LIMITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE CITY
COUNCIL AND DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYOR
WHEREAS, the City of Baldwin Park is a general law city incorporated under the laws
of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, California Government Code Section 36502 (b) provides that the City
Council of a general law city may adopt a proposal to limit the number of terms a member
of the City Council may serve on the City Council upon approval by a vote of the electors
of the city; and
WHEREAS, no such terms shall apply to the City Council Members unless and until
such limits are approved only to those terms of office which commence on or after
November 8, 2022.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK DO
HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The recitals above are true and correct and incorporated herein by
reference.
Section 2. Section 30.06 (Term Limits) is hereby added to Chapter 30 (City Council)
of Title 3 (Administration) of the Baldwin Park Municipal Code to read as follows:
Section 30.06 — Term Limits
A. The purpose of this section is to create more competitive elections by ensuring
that periodically the advantages of incumbency of a city council member and
mayor will yield to increased participation in seeking elective office.
B. Pursuant to the authority granted to the City under Government Code Section
36502(b), no person shall serve more than twelve (12) years, or three (3) four-year
terms as a member of the Baldwin Park City Council and/or no person shall serve
more than twelve (12) years, or six (6) two-year terms as the directly elected
Baldwin Park Mayor; and/or person shall serve more than a combined twelve (12)
years as either Council Member or directly elected Mayor.
C. Any person, who either by appointment or election, serves a partial term of office
24 months or greater in length, as a member of the City Council or directly elected
Mayor, shall be deemed, for the purposes of this section, to have serviced a full
D. four-year term. A partial term of office less than 24 months shall not be counted as
service for the purpose of this chapter.
E. The three -term for City Councilmember and six -term for directly elected Mayor limit
established by this section shall apply prospectively only to those terms of office
which commence on or after November 8, 2022.
F. The City Clerk must reject, refuse to accept for filing, and otherwise refuse to
process any nomination papers of other equivalent declaration of candidacy as
required or authorized by law for persons if they are ineligible to hold public office
pursuant to this section.
G. This section shall not be amended or repealed except by a majority vote of the
voters of the City of Baldwin Park at a regularly scheduled election.
Section 3. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance or the application thereof
of any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of the ordinance and the
application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected
thereby.
Section 4. Effective date. This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
the following conditions: (1) approval by the City Council; (2) approval of the Ordinance
by majority of the voters casting votes at the General Municipal Election of November 8,
2022; (3) certification of all votes cast by the City Council confirming that a majority of the
voters have approved this ordinance; and (5) confirmation of approval of this Ordinance
by the City Council upon certification of election results.
Section 5. The City Clerk shall timely cause the same to be published once in a
newspaper of regular circulation. The Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon
the certification of an affirmative majority of the electors of the City in favor of term limits
at the November 8, 2022, General Municipal Election.
I hereby certify that the Baldwin Park Term Limits Ordinance was PASSED,
APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the People of the City of Baldwin Park on the 8t" day of
November 2022.
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
- n
Emmanuel . Estrada, Mayor
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ss.
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK
Christopher Saenz, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Marco t r Martinez, City Atney