ORDINANCE 1517ORDINANCE NO. 1517
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1-4 -2 OF THE EL SEGUNDO
MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE SELECTION OF THE CITY'S
MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM.
The City Council for the city of El Segundo does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1' : The City Council finds and declares that:
A. The City's code currently requires the City Council to meet on the
Tuesday after the City's general municipal election and choose the
mayor and mayor pro tem;
B. Due to recent changes in state law, the results of the City's general
municipal election will not be certified in time to seat the newly elected
council members on the Tuesday following the election; Senate Bill No.
29 (Correa) now requires the City Clerk's office to accept any vote by
mail ballot up to 3 days after election day, provided that the ballot was
postmarked or signed by the voter on or before election day; Assembly
Bill No. 477 (Mullin) allows voters who failed to sign their Vote -By -Mail
ballot envelope to turn in an "Unsigned Ballot Statement" or sign the
envelope at the office of the City Clerk up to 8 days after the election;
C. State law allows the City Council to meet no later than the fourth Friday
after the election to declare the results (Elec. Code § 10263(b));
D. The City Council desires to amend the Code to allow more flexibility in
the scheduling of the meeting declaring the results of the election and
choosing the mayor and mayor pro tem, to conform to state law.
SECTION 2: Environmental Findings. Pursuant to the authority and criteria of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), it can be seen with certainty that this project
does not have the potential to cause significant effects on the environment and, therefore,
the project is exempt from CEQA pursuant to 14 Cal. Code Regs. §15061(b)(3).
SECTION 3: Section 1 -4 -2 of the El Segundo Municipal Code is amended as follows:
1-4 -2: SELECTION OF MAYOR AND MAYOR PRO TEM:
After the election results are certified by the City Clerk, the newly seated City
Council shall meet and choose one of its members as mayor, and one of its
members as mayor pro tem.
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SECTION 4: If any part of this Ordinance or its application is deemed invalid by a court
of competent jurisdiction, the city council intends that such invalidity will not affect the
effectiveness of the remaining provisions or applications and, to this end, the provisions
of this Ordinance are severable.
SECTION 5: The City Clerk is directed to certify the passage and adoption of this
Ordinance; cause it to be entered into the City of El Segundo's book of original
ordinances; make a note of the passage and adoption in the records of this meeting; and,
within fifteen (15) days after the passage and adoption of this Ordinance, cause it to be
published or posted in accordance with California law.
SECTION 6: This Ordinance will become effective on the thirty -first (31st) day following
its passage and adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED ORDINANCE 1517 this 2nd day of
February, 2016.
uz e Fuentes, Mayor
ATTEST:
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing ordinance was duly passed and
adopted by the El Segundo City Council at its regular meeting held on the 2nd day of
February, 2016 by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Mayor Fuentes, Mayor Pro Tern Jacobson, Council Member
Atkinson, Council Member Fellhauer, and Council Member Dugen
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mark D. Hensl ity Attorney