Ordinance - 1249ORDINANCE NO. 1249
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
WEST COVINA RELATING TO THE FILLING OF VACANCIES
IN THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCILMEN AND DECLARING
THE URGENCY THEREOF TO TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
WHEREAS, because of the untimely death of Russ Nichols,
a vacancy now exists on the West Covina City Council, and
WHEREAS, recent changes in the State Elections Code make
it impossible to hold a special election to fill the vacancy before
the general election on November 5, 1974, and
WHEREAS, Section 36512.2 of the Government Code authorizes
a City to enact an ordinance providing that a person appointed to
fill a vacancy on the City Council shall hold office only until the
day upon which an election can be regularly scheduled to fill the
office for the remainder of the unexpired term, and
WHEREAS, the public interest would be served by the
adoption of an ordinance which would authorize the filling of the
vacancy on an interim basis until a special election can be held
to fill the office for the remainder of the unexpired term;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of West
Covina does ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 2125 is added to the West Covina
Municipal Code to read:
112125. COUNCILMEN VACANCIES IN OFFICE.
A person appointed by the City Council to fill a
vacancy on the City Council shall hold office only until the
first Tuesday after the earliest date provided by law upon which
a regular or special election can be held for City Council
members and at which a successor is elected for the remainder
of the unexpired term."
SECTION 2. This ordinance is an urgency ordinance
necessary for the protection of the public peace, health and safety
and shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. The facts
constituting the urgency are: The existing vacancy on the City
Council results in the delay and inefficiency in the transaction of
City business. In order to fill the vacancy at the earliest pos-
sible time, subject to the right of the voters of the City to fill
the vacancy, it is necessary that this ordinance be effective
immediately.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as required
by law.
Passed and approved this 24th day of June 1974.
IL
Mayor
ATTEST: 1 /
GC/
City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF WEST COVINA )
I, LELA W. PRESTON, City Clerk of the City of
do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1249
introduced and placed upon its first reading at a regular
of the City Council on the 24th day of June , 1974.
thereafter, said ordinance was duly adopted and passed at
meeting of the City Council on the 24th day of June
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Browne, Lloyd, Chappell, Shearer.
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CityC
orney
West Covina,
was regularly
meeting
That,
a regular
, 1974,
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