Ridgecrest Municipal Code Art. II City Council

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State Law reference— City councils generally, Government Code § 36801 et seq.

(a) The vice-mayor has all the powers and duties of the mayor when the mayor or mayor pro tempore are absent or unable to act.

(b) The council shall meet as soon as new council members take office after a general municipal election to choose one of its members to serve as mayor pro tempore and one of its members to serve as vice-mayor.

(c) Any person who has held the office of member of the city council for eight consecutive years shall not be eligible to hold such office until at least two years have passed since such person last held such office. In no event shall any person be eligible to serve as a member of the city council for more than eight consecutive years.

(d) In the event that the office of mayor is separately elected from the city council, any person who has held any combination of the offices of member of the city council and mayor for eight consecutive years shall no longer be eligible to hold either the office of member of the city council or the office of mayor until at least two years have passed since such person last served in either capacity. In no event shall any person be eligible to serve in any combination of member of the city council and mayor for more than eight consecutive years.

(e) Any sitting mayor or member of the city council already in office at the time of the adoption of the limitations described in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, or elected at any election concurrent with the adoption of the limitations described in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, shall be considered to be in their first four-year term for the purpose of computing years of consecutive service.

(Code 1980, § 2-2.101; Ord. No. 96-03; Ord. No. 01-05; Ord. No. 12-03, § 4)

State Law reference— Presiding officer of council and powers of mayor pro tempore, Government Code § 36802; selection of mayor and mayor pro tempore, Government Code § 36801.

(a) Council members shall each receive a monthly salary in the amount established by resolution.

(b) Council members shall be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performance of official duties provided that the council member has been authorized and instructed to perform such duties and incur such expenses by the council in advance and, provided further, that a written claim for reimbursement is filed by the council member with the director of finance within 30 days after such expenses are incurred. Such reimbursement shall be made in accordance with policy established by resolution.

(Code 1980, § 2-2.102; Ord. No. 96-03; Ord. No. 01-14, § 2; Ord. No. 06-03, § 2; Ord. No. 08-05, § 2)

State Law reference— Compensation of city council, Government Code § 36516.

(a) The general municipal election shall be conducted in November of even-numbered years. The general municipal election shall be consolidated with the statewide general election pursuant to Government Code § 36503.5.

(b) The period for nominations of candidates shall coincide with the period of nominations for candidates for the statewide general election.

(Code 1980, § 2-2.103; Ord. No. 96-03)

(a) Under Elections Code § 10228, the city has established and collects a filing fee as set by resolution for each nomination filed.

(b) The filing fee shall be paid upon the filing of each nomination paper. Nomination papers for city council elections shall not be accepted unless accompanied by the filing fee except as specified in subsection (c) of this section. Filing fees shall be paid into the general fund.

(c) In lieu of payment of a filing fee, a candidate for member of the city council may submit a petition containing four qualified signatures for each dollar of the filing fee not paid. As used herein, a qualified signature is the signature of a person who, at the time of providing such signature, was a registered voter within the city. Any petition submitted pursuant to this section in lieu of all or part of the required filing fee shall be submitted to the city clerk with nomination papers and the amount of the filing fee, if any, remaining to be paid.

(Code 1980, § 2-2.104; Ord. No. 96-03)

State Law reference— Nomination of candidates, Elections Code § 10220.