Fullerton Municipal Code Ch. 2.04 Council

The meetings of the City Council shall be held in the Council Chambers of the City Hall, located at the northwest corner of Commonwealth and Highland Avenues in the city.

(Ord. 483, passed - -1942; Ord. 1504, passed - -1967)

The Council shall hold regular meetings at least once in each month at such times as it shall from time-to-time fix by resolution.

(Ord. 483, passed - -1942)

Each member of the Council shall be paid a salary of $650 per month for serving on the Council until the beginning of a new term of office by any incumbent or newly elected member of the Council following the 2006 municipal election. Commencing at the beginning of any such new term of office, each of the five members of the Council shall be paid a salary of $750 per month for serving on the Council.

(Ord. 496, passed - -1944; Ord. passed 4-18-1958; Ord. 1454, passed - -1966; Ord. 1841, passed - -1972; Ord. 2038, passed - -1975; Ord. 2173, passed - -1977; Ord. 2305, passed - - 1980; Ord. 2745, passed - -1990; Ord. 3077, passed - - 2006)

(A) That certain document entitled “Robert’s Rules of Order,” Newly Revised Edition, one copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk, is adopted by reference, in accordance with Cal. Gov’t Code § 50022.2, as a part of this chapter and shall govern the actions and proceedings of the City Council in all of its legislative, administrative and other functions.

(B) Additional rules not in conflict with or a duplicate of the general laws of the state may be adopted by resolution.

(C) A tie vote of the Council on any matter under consideration constitutes denial of the request.

(Ord. 1505, passed - -; Ord. 1578, passed - -1969; Ord. 2720, passed - -1990; Ord. 2805, passed - -1992)

(A) Any person who shall have served three successive four-year terms as a member of the City Council shall be ineligible to serve again in the office until an intervening period of four years has elapsed.

(B) The term limits imposed by this section shall apply prospectively only to those terms of office that commence after November 2, 2010, the date this section was adopted by the voters.

(Ord. 3165, passed - -2010)

(A) Officers. The elective officers of the city shall constitute a Council consisting of five members elected by district at the times and in the manner provided in this chapter, in a sequence to be determined by ordinance or resolution, each of whom shall serve for a term of four years and until their respective successors qualify.

(B) Council districts. The city is hereby divided into five Council districts. The five districts shall be as described in § 2.04.070. Candidates for Council seats shall be nominated and elected by such district and shall be residents of such district.

(C) Changes in boundaries of Council Districts. The boundaries of said Council Districts, but not the number thereof, may be changed by ordinance adopted by the Council by a three-fifths vote of all its members; provided, that districts established by the Council shall be as nearly equal in population and as geographically compact as practical. Boundaries shall be evaluated within at least one year subsequent to the availability of the information from each decennial United States census or on another basis adopted by three-fifths vote of the total membership of the Council, and as provided in Cal. Elections Code §§ 21601 et seq. However, the Council shall not change the boundaries of districts more than once in any two-year period and no such change shall be made within the period of 180 days preceding a general municipal election. The preceding limitations shall not apply to changes made necessary by changes to the city boundaries. After the Council has exercised its power to change the boundaries of districts, these changes shall immediately be reflected in the district boundaries specified by ordinance adopted by the Council.

(D) Residency in districts. Each member of the Council must also be a resident of the Council district from which the member is nominated at the time the member is nominated and elected. In the event any member of the Council shall cease to be a resident of the district from which the member (or, in the case of an appointee, a predecessor) was nominated, the office shall immediately become vacant and shall be filled in the same manner as herein provided for other vacancies and as provided in § 2.02.020. If a member of the Council ceases to be a resident of the district from which the member (or, in the case of an appointee, a predecessor) was nominated solely because of a change in the boundaries of any district as in this code provided, the member shall not lose office during that term by reason of such change.

(E) Current office holders. The five members of the City Council in office at the time this section takes effect shall continue in office until their terms expire.

(Ord. 3230, passed - -2016)

(A) The Council member districts of the city shall have the following legal boundaries.

(1) First District. The region bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of N. Euclid St. and City Boundary, and proceeding southerly along N. Euclid St. to Union Pacific RR, and proceeding westerly along Union Pacific RR to Warburton Way, and proceeding easterly along Warburton Way to Bastanchury Rd., and proceeding southerly along Bastanchury Rd. to W. Valley View Dr., and proceeding easterly along W. Valley View Dr. to La Mesa Dr., and proceeding northerly along La Mesa Dr. to TLID: 630985301, and proceeding easterly along TLID: 630985301 to W. Valley View Dr., and proceeding easterly along W. Valley View Dr. to N. Euclid St., and proceeding southerly along N. Euclid St. to Malvern Ave., and proceeding easterly along Malvern Ave. to W. Chapman Ave., and proceeding easterly along W. Chapman Ave. to N. Harbor Blvd., and proceeding southerly along N. Harbor Blvd. to W. Commonwealth Ave., and proceeding westerly along W. Commonwealth Ave. to Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rlwy, and proceeding westerly along Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rlwy to City Boundary, and proceeding northerly along City Boundary to the point of beginning.

(2) Second District. The region bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of City Boundary and N. Euclid St., and proceeding easterly along City Boundary to Maple Ave., and proceeding southerly along Maple Ave. to Rolling Hills Dr., and proceeding easterly along Rolling Hills Dr. to N. State College Blvd., and proceeding southerly along N. State College Blvd. to Bastanchury Rd., and proceeding easterly along Bastanchury Rd. to Associated Rd., and proceeding southerly along Associated Rd. to Yorba Linda Blvd., and proceeding westerly along Yorba Linda Blvd. to N. State College Blvd., and proceeding southerly along N. State College Blvd. to W. Campus Dr., and proceeding westerly along W. Campus Dr. to Dorothy Ln., and proceeding westerly along Dorothy Ln. to N. Raymond Ave., and proceeding southerly along N. Raymond Ave. to E. Glenwood Ave., and proceeding westerly along E. Glenwood Ave. to N. Yale Ave., and proceeding southerly along N. Yale Ave. to E. Brookdale Pl., and proceeding westerly along E. Brookdale Pl. to N. Berkeley Ave., and proceeding northerly along N. Berkeley Ave. to N. Harbor Blvd., and proceeding westerly along N. Harbor Blvd. to W. Chapman Ave., and proceeding westerly along W. Chapman Ave. to Malvern Ave., and proceeding westerly along Malvern Ave. to N. Euclid St., and proceeding northerly along N. Euclid St. to W. Valley View Dr., and proceeding westerly along W. Valley View Dr. to TLID: 630985301, and proceeding westerly along TLID: 630985301 to La Mesa Dr., and proceeding southerly along La Mesa Dr. to W. Valley View Dr., and proceeding westerly along W. Valley View Dr. to Bastanchury Rd., and proceeding northerly along Bastanchury Rd. to Warburton Way, and proceeding westerly along Warburton Way to Union Pacific RR, and proceeding northerly along Union Pacific RR to N. Euclid St., and proceeding northerly along N. Euclid St. to the point of beginning.

(3) Third District. The region bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of City Boundary and Maple Ave., and proceeding easterly along City Boundary to E. Chapman Ave., and proceeding westerly along E. Chapman Ave. to N. Lemon St., and proceeding southerly along N. Lemon St. to E. Commonwealth Ave., and proceeding westerly along E. Commonwealth Ave. to N. Harbor Blvd., and proceeding northerly along N. Harbor Blvd. to Ellis Pl., and proceeding northerly along Ellis Pl. to N. Harbor Blvd., and proceeding northerly along N. Harbor Blvd. to N. Berkeley Ave., and proceeding easterly along N. Berkeley Ave. to E. Brookdale Pl., and proceeding easterly along E. Brookdale Pl. to N. Yale Ave., and proceeding northerly along N. Yale Ave. to E. Glenwood Ave., and proceeding easterly along E. Glenwood Ave. to N. Raymond Ave., and proceeding northerly along N. Raymond Ave. to Dorothy Ln., and proceeding easterly along Dorothy Ln. to N. State College Blvd., and proceeding northerly along N. State College Blvd. to Yorba Linda Blvd., and proceeding easterly along Yorba Linda Blvd. to Associated Rd., and proceeding northerly along Associated Rd. to Bastanchury Rd., and proceeding westerly along Bastanchury Rd. to N. State College Blvd., and proceeding northerly along N. State College Blvd. to Rolling Hills Dr., and proceeding westerly along Rolling Hills Dr. to Maple Ave., and proceeding northerly along Maple Ave. to the point of beginning.

(4) Fourth District. The region bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of City Boundary and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rlwy, and proceeding easterly along Burlington Northern Santa Fe Rlwy to W. Commonwealth Ave., and proceeding easterly along W. Commonwealth Ave. to S. Harbor Blvd., and proceeding southerly along S. Harbor Blvd. to W. Walnut Ave., and proceeding westerly along W. Walnut Ave. to S. Richman Ave., and proceeding southerly along S. Richman Ave. to W. Valencia Dr., and proceeding westerly along W. Valencia Dr. to Fullerton Creek, and proceeding easterly along Fullerton Creek to TLID: 616902681, and proceeding southerly along TLID: 616902681 to TLID: 616902680, and proceeding southerly along TLID: 616902680 to S. Orchard Pl., and proceeding southerly along S. Orchard Pl. to W. Ash Ave., and proceeding westerly along W. Ash Ave. to S. Lee Ave., and proceeding southerly along S. Lee Ave. to W. Hill Ave., and proceeding easterly along W. Hill Ave. to Citrus Ave., and proceeding southerly along Citrus Ave. to W. Orangethorpe Ave., and proceeding easterly along W. Orangethorpe Ave. to S. Woods Ave., and proceeding southerly along S. Woods Ave to TLID: 632992014, and proceeding easterly along TLID: 632992014 to City Boundary, and proceeding westerly along City Boundary to the point of beginning.

(5) Fifth District. The region bounded and described as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of E. Chapman Ave. and N. Lemon St., and proceeding easterly along E. Chapman Ave. to City Boundary, and proceeding southerly along City Boundary to TLID: 632992014, and proceeding westerly along TLID: 632992014 to S. Woods Ave., and proceeding northerly along S. Woods Ave. to W. Orangethorpe Ave., and proceeding westerly along W. Orangethorpe Ave. to Citrus Ave., and proceeding northerly along Citrus Ave. to W. Hill Ave., and proceeding westerly along W. Hill Ave. to S. Lee Ave., and proceeding northerly along S. Lee Ave. to W Ash Ave., and proceeding easterly along W. Ash Ave. to S. Orchard Pl., and proceeding northerly along S. Orchard Pl. to TLID: 616902680, and proceeding northerly along TLID: 616902680 to TLID: 616902681, and proceeding northerly along TLID: 616902681 to Fullerton Creek, and proceeding westerly along Fullerton Creek to W. Valencia Dr., and proceeding easterly along W. Valencia Dr. to S. Richman Ave., and proceeding northerly along S. Richman Ave. to W. Walnut Ave., and proceeding easterly along W. Walnut Ave. to S. Harbor Blvd., and proceeding northerly along S. Harbor Blvd. to E. Commonwealth Ave., and proceeding easterly along E. Commonwealth Ave. to N. Lemon St., and proceeding northerly along N. Lemon St. to the point of beginning.

(B) These district boundaries are depicted on a boundary map attached to the ordinance codified herein as Exhibit A. These boundaries will remain in effect until amended by ordinance as provided in § 2.04.060.

(C) Nothing herein shall affect the terms of office of the five members of the City Council in office at the time this section takes effect, who shall continue in office until their terms expire.

(Ord. 3230, passed - -2016)