Ordinance - 1448e
s. ORDINANCE NO. 1448
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF WEST COVINA, CALIFORNIA, M4ENDING SECTION
2101 OF CHAPTER 1 OF ARTICLE II OF THE
WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING TO THE
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST COVINA DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 2101 of Chapter 1, Article II of
the West Covina Municipal Code, relating to voting on resolutions,
is hereby amended to read as follows:
SECTION 2101. MAYOR, DUTIES OF.
The Mayor, sometimes herein referred to as
the "Presiding Officer", shall preserve strict
order and decorum at all meetings of the City
Council. He shall state every question coming
before the Council, announce the decision of
the Council on all subjects and decide all
questions of order, subject, however, to an
appeal to the Council, in which event a majority
vote of the Council Members present shall govern
and conclusively determine such question of
order. Voting on all Ordinances shall be by
roll call vote called by the City Clerk, and the
Mayor shall be entitled to vote on all questions,
his name being called last. At the second
regular meeting of the City Council in April
of each year the Council shall hold and conduct
an organizational meeting and choose one of
its members as Mayor, subj�,ect, however, to
the .provisions of Section 36801 of the Govern-
ment Code requiring the appointment of a Mayor
on the Tuesday after a general municipal
election.
The Mayor shall be the official head of the
City for all ceremonial purposes and he shall
perform all duties imposed upon him by the laws
of the State or by Ordinance of the City. The
Mayor shall serve in such capacity at the
pleasure of the City Council.
SECTION 2. The City. Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this.ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as
required"by law.
1979.
ATTEST:
Passed and approved this
CITY CLERK
13th day of August ,
Resolution No. 1448
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF WEST COVINA )
• I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing Ordinance
No. 1448 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the
City of West Covina.at:.its regular meeting held on the 13th day
of August , 1979, by the following vote:
AYES Councilmen: Miller, Tice, Shearer, Browne, Chappell
NOES Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
CITY CLERK:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
. CITY ATTORNEY
C E R T I F I C A T I O N
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss.
Cityof West Covina )
I, JANET BERRY, Deputy City Clerk of the City of
West.Covina., State of California., do hereby certify
that a true and accurate copy of Ordinance No. 1448
wa.s published, pursuant to law, in the west Covina.
Tribune, a. newspaper of general circulation published
and circulated in the City of West Covina..
Jan Berry, Deput City Clerk
City of West Covina., California.
Dated 9/10/79