Chapter 2.04 — CITY COUNCIL

State Law reference— For statutory provisions regarding scheduling and content of City Council meetings, see Gov. Code §§ 36805—36812; For provisions prescribing salaries for City Councilmembers, see Gov. Code § 36514.

The City Council shall have all the powers, legislative, contractual and administrative, authorized by the Constitution, codes and general laws of the State of California, as they now are or as they may be hereafter amended affecting cities governed by general laws in the State of California.

(Prior code § 2100).

(Ord. No. 2117, § 1A, 12-8-2008)

Meetings of the City Council shall be regularly held as set by resolution of the City Council and at such times to which regular meetings may be adjourned. The official place for the holding of such meetings is

established to be the Campbell City Hall Council Chamber. Special meetings may be held pursuant to the provisions of general laws as the same now exist or may be hereafter amended.

(Ord. 1387 § 1, 1981: prior code § 2101).

(Ord. No. 2117, § 1A, 12-8-2008; Ord. No. 2302, § 1, 2-6-2024)

Rules for the conduct of proceedings of the City Council may be established by the Council by motion or by resolution. The same may be changed in whole or in part in the same manner by majority vote of Councilmembers present at any regular meeting. The City Council may censure a member or other person for disorderly behavior at a meeting.

(Prior code §2102).

(Ord. No. 2117, § 1A, 12-8-2008)

Code.

Each of the members of the City Council shall receive a monthly salary in the amount authorized by Section 36516 of the California Government Code.

(Ord. 1578 § 1, 1985: prior code § 2102.1).

(Ord. No. 2117, § 1A, 12-8-2008)

Annually, the Mayor may appoint members to committees as deemed appropriate and necessary.

(Ord. 1312 § 1(part), 1980: prior code § 2103).

(Ord. No. 2117, § 1A, 12-8-2008)

2.04.060—2.04.090 - Reserved.

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2117, § 1A, adopted December 8, 2008, repealed §§ 2.04.060—2.04.090, which pertained to Selection of committees; Duties and functions of committees; Committees—Terms of office; and Committees not exclusive. See also the Code Comparative Table and Disposition List.

Legislation by the City Council shall be by ordinance where that mode is specifically required by the general laws of the state and acts amendatory thereof. In all other cases the City Council may legislate by ordinance, resolution, or minute action.

(Prior code § 2104).

(Ord. No. 2117, § 1A, 12-8-2008)

Except as otherwise specifically provided by general laws of the state a majority vote of the Councilmembers present at a regular meeting is sufficient for the adoption of ordinances or resolutions.

(Prior code § 2104.1).

(Ord. No. 2117, § 1A, 12-8-2008)

Ordinances shall be published within the time and for the period prescribed by general law.

(Prior code § 2104.2).

(Ord. No. 2117, § 1A, 12-8-2008)

The City Clerk shall keep all original ordinances signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in the order of their adoption in a safe place. The City Clerk shall keep or cause to be kept true and correct copies in printed permanent form which shall be open to the public during office hours. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, originals and typewritten or printed copies may be replaced by photographic, electronic, or other forms of memorialization as allowed by applicable general law of this State.

(Prior code § 2104.3).

(Ord. No. 2117, § 1A, 12-8-2008)

Editor's note— Ord. No. 2117, § 1A, adopted December 8, 2008, repealed § 2.04.140, which pertained to Effective date of ordinances. See also the Code Comparative Table and Disposition List.

California Government Code Section 36512 sets forth the options available to fill a Council vacancy.

(Ord. 1719 § 1, 1988).

(Ord. No. 2117, § 1A, 12-8-2008)

(a)

No person shall be allowed to serve more than two consecutive terms on the Campbell City Council.

(b)

For purposes of this code section, anyone who has served two or more years of any term shall be deemed to have served a full term. A partial term of less than two years shall not be counted as a term for purposes of subsection (a) of this code section.

(c)

Anyone who has served two consecutive City Council terms may seek election or appointment to the City Council after the expiration of twenty-two months following the end of the two consecutive City Council terms.

(d)

Notwithstanding anything contained in this code section to the contrary, the provisions of this code section shall apply prospectively from the effective date of the ordinance enacting it; and no unexpired City Council term being served at the time that this section becomes effective shall be counted toward the term limitations established in this section.

(Ord. 1990 § 1, 2000).

(Ord. No. 2117, § 1A, 12-8-2008)

A.

Pursuant to California Government Code sections 34886 and 34871(a), Councilmembers shall be elected by-districts in five single-member districts.

B.

Beginning with the general municipal election in November of 2020, Councilmembers shall be elected in the electoral districts reflected on the District Map as adopted and periodically modified by ordinance of the City Council as provided by State law. Elections shall take place on a by-district basis as that term is defined in California Government Code section 34871, meaning one member of the City Council shall be elected from each district, by the voters of that district alone with each Councilmember serving a four-year term until his or her successor has qualified.

C.

Except as provided in subsection D hereof, the 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 live in, and be a registered voter in the district in which he or she seeks election at the time nomination papers are issued, pursuant to California 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 council district unless a substitute residence within the district is established within thirty days after the termination of residency.

D.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, each of the Councilmembers in office at the time this section takes effect shall continue in office until the expiration of the full term to which he or she was elected and until his or her successor is qualified. Vacancies in Councilmember offices elected at-large may be filled from the City at-large. At the end of the term of each Councilmember, that member's successor shall be elected on a by-district basis in the districts shown on the District Map adopted by ordinance of the City Council, as may subsequently reapportioned as provided by State law. A vacancy in a Councilmember office elected by-district shall be filled by a person qualified to hold the office, who is a resident and a registered voter of the district.

(Ord. No. 2248, § 2, 7-2-2019)

A.

Except as otherwise required by California Government Code Section 36512, Councilmembers from Districts one and two shall be elected beginning at the General Municipal Election in November of 2020, and every four years thereafter.

B.

Except as otherwise required by California Government Code Section 36512, Councilmembers from Council Districts three, four and five shall be elected beginning at the General Municipal Election in November 2022, and every four years thereafter.

(Ord. No. 2248, § 2, 7-2-2019)