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ORDINANCE NO. 11 -940
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE
CITY, CALIFORNIA, ADDING A NEW SECTION 2690 TO THE TEMPLE
CITY MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO COMMISSIONER TERMS OF
OFFICE.
WHEREAS, the Temple City Municipal Code establishes several City Commissions, including the
Planning Commission, the Public Safety Commission, and the Parks and Recreation Commission; and,
WHEREAS, the Temple City Municipal Code provides in Sections 2601, 2681, and 9141 that
these Commissions shall consist of five Commissioners appointed for two year terms; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to clarify that all City Commissioners shall serve staggered
terms and that all Commissioner terms shall start on July 1 and end on June 30th; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council further desires to allow City Commissioners to serve three year terms if
the Commissioners are serving on a newly formed or reconstituted Commission.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE CITY HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: A new Article F is hereby added to Title 2, Chapter 6 of the Temple City Municipal
Code. Article F shall be entitled "General Provisions."
SECTION 2: A new Section 2690 is hereby added to Title 2, Chapter 6, Article F of the Temple
City Municipal Code, and shall read as follows:
"Section 2690: TERMS OF OFFICE
A. The members of all City commissions shall serve staggered two -year terms. Two
commissioners' terms shall expire on the same date and the remaining three
commissioners' terms shall expire one year later. All commissioner terms shall commence
July 1 and end on June 30. If an individual is appointed to a commission seat after July 1 to
fill a vacancy or for any other reason, the individual shall be appointed to serve for the
unexpired portion of the term.
B. Notwithstanding paragraph A, the terms of individuals appointed to serve on a newly
formed or reconstituted commission are deemed to have commenced on the July 1
immediately preceding their appointment. Two commissioners on a newly formed or
reconstituted commission shall serve a two year term and the remaining three
commissioners shall serve a three year term. Any commissioner serving on a newly formed
or reconstituted commission may volunteer to serve for the shorter term, and shall be given
such term if approved by a unanimous vote of the commissioners present. The terms for
any remaining seats shall be determined by drawing lots.
C. The City Clerk shall keep track of the commencement and expiration dates of all
commissioner terms, the names of the individuals currently serving on a commission, and
the dates on which the individuals currently serving on a commission were actually seated.
The City Clerk shall notify the City Council of the need to commence consideration of the
replacement or reappointment of commissioners three months before the commissioners
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terms are set to expire."
SECTION 3: The City Council hereby declares that, should any provision, section, subsection,
paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this Ordinance or any part thereof, be rendered or declared
invalid or unconstitutional by any final court action in a court of competent jurisdiction or by reason of any
preemptive legislation, such decision or action shall not affect the validity of the remaining section or portions
of the Ordinance or part thereof. The City Council hereby declares that it would have independently adopted
the remaining provisions, sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, phrases, or words of this
Ordinance irrespective of the fact that any one or more provisions, sections, subsections, paragraphs,
sentences, clauses, phrases, or words may be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and to its
approval by the Mayor and shall cause the same to be published according to law.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 15th day of February 2011.
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Clerk City Attorney
I, Mary Flandrick, City Clerk of the City of Temple City, hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 11-
940 was introduced at the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Temple City held on the 1st day of
February 2011, and was duly passed, approved and adopted by said Council at the regular meeting held on
15th day of February, 2011 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember -Blum, Sternquist, Yu, Chavez, Vizcarra
NOES: Councilmember -None
ABSENT: Councilmember -None
ABSTAIN: Councilmember -None
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