Chapter 2.32
ELECTIONS
Sections:
2.32.020 Extension of terms of office.
2.32.030 District-based electoral system.
2.32.040 City Council districts established by resolution.
2.32.010 Consolidation.
The city municipal election shall be consolidated with the statewide general election which is held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even-numbered years. (Ord. 14-86 § 1: Ord. 11-84 § 1)
2.32.020 Extension of terms of office.
City Councilmembers’ terms of office shall expire no later than the fourth Tuesday after the day of the general municipal election and until their successors are elected and qualified. (Ord. 9-91 § 1: Ord. 14-86 § 2: Ord. 11-84 § 2)
2.32.030 District-based electoral system.
A. Subject to Section 2.32.050, Councilmembers shall be elected on a district-based electoral system from four (4) single-member City Council districts pursuant to Government Code Sections 34886 and 34871. For purposes of this section, the term “district-based electoral system” shall mean the election of Councilmembers by the voters of the district alone.
B. Except as provided in subsection C of this section, each Councilmember elected to represent a district must reside in that district and be a registered voter in that district, and any candidate for City Council must reside in, and be a registered voter in, the district in which they seek election at the time nomination papers are issued, pursuant to Government Code Section 34882 and Elections Code Section 10227. Termination of residency in a district by a Councilmember shall create an immediate vacancy for that district unless a substitute residence within the district is established within thirty (30) days after that termination of residency.
C. An at-large Councilmember shall continue in office until the expiration of the full term to which they were elected or appointed and until their successor is qualified. If vacancies in Councilmember offices elected at large occur before expiration of the full term thereof, such vacancies shall be filled pursuant to California Government Code Section 36512.
D. Upon expiration of the full term of each Councilmember elected at large, that Councilmember’s successor shall be elected on a by-district basis in the districts established in Section 2.32.040(A) and as provided in Section 2.32.050. (Ord. 10-22 § 1)
2.32.040 City Council districts established by resolution.
A. Subject to Section 2.32.050, Councilmembers shall be elected on a bydistrict basis from the Council districts depicted on the official district map, as adopted separately by resolution and incorporated by this reference, a copy of which shall be on file in the City Clerk’s office.
B. The Council districts specified in subsection A of this section shall continue in effect until they are amended or repealed in accordance with law. The Council districts shall be adjusted following each decennial federal census, as required by the Elections Code and other applicable law. (Ord. 10-22 § 1)
2.32.050 Election schedule.
Councilmembers shall be elected in Council Districts 1 and 3 beginning at the general municipal election in November 2024, and every four (4) years thereafter. Councilmembers shall be elected in Council Districts 2 and 4 beginning at the general municipal election in November 2026, and every four (4) years thereafter. The term and election schedule for the Mayor is not affected by this section. (Ord. 10-22 § 1)