Perris Municipal Code Ch. 2.05 Term Limits for Elected Officials

No person shall be elected or appointed to more than three terms as an elected official in the City of Perris. For the purposes of calculating the number of terms in the limitation on terms of office, the terms served by a person elected or appointed to one elected office in the City of Perris shall not be aggregated with terms served by that person in another elected office in the City of Perris. For example, a single person may serve three terms as mayor, three terms as a city council member, and three terms as city clerk.

(Ord. No. 1362, § 2, 11-6-2018)

The term "elected official" as used in this chapter shall mean the:

(1) Mayor,

(2) Member of the city council, and

(3) City clerk.

(Ord. No. 1362, § 2, 11-6-2018)

The limitation on terms of office described in section 2.05.010 shall not apply to any unexpired term to which a person is elected or appointed if the remainder of the term is less than one-half of the full term of office.

(Ord. No. 1362, § 2, 11-6-2018)

The term limits described in this chapter shall apply prospectively to terms of office beginning after the November 2018 election.

(Ord. No. 1362, § 2, 11-6-2018)

The city council may by majority vote amend the provisions of this chapter contained in section 2.05.030 to implement the substantive provisions of this chapter, provided that such amendments are consistent with and further the purposes and intent of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 1362, § 2, 11-6-2018)

If any subsection, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this chapter or any part thereof is for any reason held to be unenforceable or otherwise invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portion of this chapter or any part thereof.

(Ord. No. 1362, § 2, 11-6-2018)