Temple City Municipal Code Art. V Municipal Elections

Except as otherwise provided by ordinance, all municipal elections hereafter conducted by or on behalf of the city shall be held and processed in accordance with the provisions of the constitution and the Elections and Government Codes.

The elective officers of this city shall be five (5) members of the city council, each of whom shall hold the office of council member.

Elective officers of the city shall be elected for four year terms by the registered qualified voters of the city, on an at large basis, at general or special municipal elections, held for that purpose. General municipal elections shall be conducted on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in March of even-numbered years, commencing in March of 2020 and as more fully set forth in Elections Code section 2601.

To effectuate the change from odd-numbered to even-numbered years, the elective officers holding office as of the effective date of this section shall have their current terms extended by one (1) year.

(4/12/94; amd. Res. 16-5187; Res. 18-5347)

The qualifications for any person to hold an elective office of the city shall be as follows:

A. Any such person shall be an elector, within the meaning of the constitution of the state; and

B. Any such person shall have been a bona fide resident of the city for at least one year next preceding the date of the election at which he desires to be a candidate for such elective office; and

C. A council member who has been elected or appointed to four four-year terms whether consecutive or not, shall not be eligible to be a candidate for election to the office of council member again. A council member elected or appointed to serve two years or more of an unexpired term shall have that term counted as a "four-year term" for purposes of this section. A council member elected or appointed to serve less than two years of an unexpired term shall not have that term counted as a "four-year term." This section shall apply prospectively, meaning that it eliminates previous limitations on holding office and shall apply to council members elected or appointed to office on and after the effective date of this section. (Res. 16-5187)

All of the incumbent elective officers of the former city, shall continue in such offices until the expiration of their respective terms for which they were elected, and until their successors are appointed or elected, and qualified.

The electorate of the city, notwithstanding the adoption of this charter, reserve unto themselves the following processes:

A. The right of referendum as to any legislative act taken by the city council; and

B. The right of initiative, as to any legislative act the city council could legally effectuate; and

C. The right of recall as to any elective officer of the city.

Such reserved rights shall be exercisable only in accordance with, and subject to the limitations of, the provisions of the constitution of the state of California and applicable laws.

Vacancies in elective offices shall be deemed to occur under any of the following circumstances:

A. If, during the term of his office, an elective officer of the city dies; or

B. If, during the term of his office, he ceases, for any reason, to be a registered qualified voter and resident of the city; or

C. If, during the term of his office, an elective officer of the city files a written letter of resignation with the city clerk, his office shall be deemed vacant as of the date stated in such letter, or if no date is so stated in such letter, upon the date of its filing;

D. If a city council member absents himself, without the consent of the city council, from all regular city council meetings for a period of sixty (60) consecutive days from the last regular meeting of the council he attended, his office shall be deemed vacant; provided that the consent of the city council shall be given only for good cause, but shall not be unreasonably withheld; or

E. If an elective officer of the city is convicted of any crime which involves moral turpitude, such office shall be deemed vacant as of the date the judgement of conviction becomes final. (Amended Res. 16-5187)

No elective officer of the city, during his tenure as such, or for a period one year thereafter, shall hold any other city office or employment.