HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 18-96 City CouncilTerm LimitsORDINANCE NO. 18 - 96
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
PROVIDING FOR TERM LIMITS FOR THE
OFFICE OF MAYOR AND COUNCILMEMBER
THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY:OF DUBLIN DO HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Term Limits
Section 2.08.050 is added to the Dublin Municipal Code to read as follows:
"Section 2.08.050 Term Limits
No person shall serve as Councilmember for more than two (2) consecutive terms, nor shall any person serve as
Mayor for more than four (4) consecutive terms. In addition, (a) no person who has served as a Councilmember for
one (1) term shall serve more than two (2) terms as Mayor if the terms as Councilmember and Mayor are
consecutive; (b) no person who has served as Councilmember for two (2) consecutive terms shall serve a consecutive
term as Mayor; (c) no person who has served as Mayor for three (3) or four (4) consecutive terms shall serve a
consecutive term as a Councilmember; (d) no person who has served as Mayor for two (2) consecutive terms shall
serve more than one succeeding consecutive term as Councilmember; (e) no person who has served consecutive terms
as Mayor and Councilmember shall serve more than one more consecutive term as Mayor; and (f) no person who has
served consecutive terms as Mayor and Councilmember shall serve another consecutive term as Councilmember. As
used herein, a person shall be considered to have served a "term" of office as a Councilmember if such person has
served as a Councilmember for two years plus one day and a person shall be considered to have served a "term" of
office as Mayor if such person has served as Mayor for one year plus one day."
SECTION 2. Effective Date
If approved by a majority of the voters, this ordinance shall be considered as adopted upon the date that
the vote is declared by the City Council and shall go into effect ten (10) days after that date as provided in
Elections Code Section 9217.
SECTION 3. Posting
The City Clerk of the City of Dublin shall cause this Ordinance to be posted in at least three public places
in the City of Dublin in accordance with Section 36933 of the Government Code of the State of California.
APPROVED by the following vote of the people on November 5, 1996:
CITY OF DUBLIN MEASURE Y: YesVotes = 5,395 No Votes = 2,186
ADOPTED by Declaration of the vote by the City Council of the City of Dublin on December 3, 1996.
EFFECTIVE on December 13,. 1996.
ATTEST:
Mayor
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