HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1114-1992ORDINANCE NO. 1114-92
AN ORDINANCE ADDING SECTION 2.18.040 TO THE SOUTH
SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE ALLOWING FOR AN INTERIM
APPOINTMENT, ELECTION OR SPECIAL ELECTION TO FILL CITY
COUNCIL VACANCIES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
Section 2.18.040 is hereby added to Chapter 2.18 of the
South San Francisco Municipal Code to read as follows:
"Section 2.18.040.
Council Vacancies. Interim Appointments
and Special Elections
If a vacancy occurs on the City Council, the remaining
members of the Council shall, by a majority of the Council, do
one or more of the following within thirty (30) days from the
date of the occurrence of the vacancy:
(a) Appoint an individual to serve the remaining unexpired
term of the former incumbent.
(b) Appoint an individual to serve as an interim City
Council member. The term of an interim appointee shall be
from the date of the appointment until a new member is
elected to the Council at a special election. If an
appointment is made under this subdivision, the Council
shall, at the same time it makes the interim appointment,
call for a special election to fill the vacancy. An
election held pursuant to this subdivision shall be held on
the next regularly established election date to be held
throughout the City not less than ninety (90) days from the
call of the special election, unless such election date
falls more than 270 days from the call of the special
election, in which case the special election shall be held
on the next regularly scheduled election date not less than
ninety (90) days from the call of the election.
(c) LeaVe the position vacant and immediately call for a
special election to fill the vacancy. An election made
under this subsection shall be held on the next regularly
scheduled election date not less than ninety (90) days from
the call of the election.
SECTION 2.
SEVERABILITY.
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of
this ordinance is for any reason to be invalid or
unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity or
constitutionality of the remaining portions of this ordinance.
The City Council hereby declares that it would have adopted this
ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or
phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more
sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared
invalid or unconstitutional.
Introduced at a requ]ar meeting of the City
Council of the City of South San Francisco, held the 13th
of May , 1992.
day
Adopted as an Ordinance of the City of South San Francisco
at a re§u]a~ meeting of the city Council of the City of
South San Francisco, held the 27th day of
1992, by the following vote:
AYES:
Councilmembers Jack DraQo, Joseph A. Fernekes, and
Mayor John R. Penna
NOES: N0ne
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT:
Councilmember Roberta Cerri Teglia
As Mayor of the City of South San Francisco, I do hereby
approve the foregoing Ordinance this~Tt~ May