Montebello Municipal Code Ch. 2.08 City Council

A. The council shall reorganize by selecting one of its number as mayor, and another of its number as mayor pro tempore, on the following occasions:

1. At the second meeting of November in nonelection years, beginning November 28, 1988; or

2. At the first meeting immediately following the certification of election results in election years.

B. Persons shall be appointed to the position of mayor, in accordance with an order of appointment, established hereby. The order of appointment which shall apply is as follows:

1. Glasman;

2. Nighswonger;

3. Pizzorno;

4. Payan;

5. Salazar;

C. Persons shall be appointed to the position of mayor pro tempore in the same order for the period of time immediately preceding their appointment as mayor.

D. As members leave the council, the order of appointment shall be deemed modified by adding the names of new council members at the bottom of the order of appointment, and deleting the name of the retiring member or members therefrom. Where the names of two or more new council members are added to the order at the same time, their respective positions on the order of appointment shall be determined based upon which person received the highest number of votes in the municipal election immediately preceding.

E. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, by the affirmative vote of not less than three members of the council, any or all provisions hereof may be suspended, and any member of the council may be appointed to the position of mayor or mayor pro tempore for a fixed or indeterminate term or terms.

(Prior code § 2800.1)

Pursuant to Government Code Section 36805, council meeting dates and times shall be set by resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 2090 § 1, 1993: Ord. 2086 § 1, 1993: Ord. 2009 § 1, 1990: prior code § 2800)

The council chamber in the city hall, located at 1600 West Beverly Boulevard, within the city, is designated as the meeting place of the city council.

(Prior code § 2801)

Any person shall be disqualified from being an elective officer of the city of Montebello if that person has been convicted of a felony. Prior to running for elective office, a candidate is required to execute, under penalty of perjury, a statement indicating the candidate has not been convicted of a felony.

(Ord. No. 2339, § 1, 10-27-2010)

A. Pursuant to Sections 1301 and 1000 of the California Elections Code, commencing with the statewide election to be held on November 6, 2018, the city of Montebello's general municipal elections shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years to coincide with the statewide election.

B. Pursuant to Sections 34886 and 34871(a) of the California Government Code, council members will be elected on a by-district elections system. The term "by-district" as used in this section shall mean election of members of the city council by voters of the district alone. Candidates for council seats in each district shall be nominated and elected only by the voters of that district.

C. Except as provided in subsection (D) of this section, each council member must be a resident of and a registered voter in the council district from which the member is nominated at the time the member is nominated, elected, and throughout that member's term of office. In the event any council member ceases to be a resident of the district from which the member was nominated, the office shall immediately become vacant and shall be filled in the same manner as herein provided for other vacancies. If a council member ceases to be a resident of the district from which the member was nominated solely because of a change in the boundaries of the districts, the member shall not lose office during that term by reason of such change pursuant to California Government Code section 34882 and Elections Code section 10227.

D. A council member in office at the time this section takes effect will continue in office until the expiration of a full term to which they were elected or appointed and until their successor is qualified. If vacancies in council member offices elected at-large occur before expiration of the full term thereof, such vacancies will be filled according to law from the city at-large.

E. The number of council member districts of the city and the boundaries of said districts shall be adopted and established by the city council by resolution no later than May 12, 2022. The by-district elections process and the established district boundaries shall be implemented in the city's next general election occurring on November 8, 2022.

F. District boundaries shall be adjusted by the city council before the first day of November of the year following the year in which each decennial federal census is taken by majority vote of the total membership of the city council, and as provided in Elections Code Sections 21601, 21602 and 21607. The district boundaries, but not the number thereof, may be changed by ordinance adopted by the city council by majority vote of all its members; provided that districts established by the city council shall be as nearly equal in population and as geographically compact as possible. However, the city 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 one hundred eighty days preceding a general municipal election. The preceding limitations shall not apply to changes made necessary by changes to city boundaries, as provided in Elections Code Section 21603. After city 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 city council.

G. The following five city council district seats will be placed on the ballot for the November 2022 regular election, in accordance with the assigned term length for the district seat specified:

i. District 1: 4-year term.

ii. District 2: 2-year term.

iii. District 3: 4-year term.

iv. District 4: 2-year term.

v. District 5: 4-year term.

(Ord. No. 2394, § 3, 3-8-2017; Ord. No. 2444, § 2, 3-9-2022; Ord. No. 2451, § 2, 6-22-2022; Ord. No. 2458, § 2, 2-13-2023; Ord. No. 2462, § 2, 2-13-2023)