HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1990-2402 ORDINANCE NO. 2402
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
AMENDING SECTIONS 2.30.020 AND 2.30.060 OF THE
CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO
EXPANDING MEMBERSHIP IN THE ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION FROM SEVEN TO NINE
MEMBERS.
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as
follows:
Section 1. That Sections 2.30.020 and 2.30.060 of the Chula
Vista Municipal Code are amended to read as follows:
Section 2.30.020 Membership.
A. Number of Members.
The Commission shall consist of nine (9) Voting Members,
a Staff Ex-officio Member and up to three (3) General Ex-
officio Members.
B. Designation of Members.
1. Voting Members.
The Voting Members shall be appointed by the City Council
from the qualified electors of the City, two (2) of whom shall
be appointed from a classification consisting of nominees from
the Board of Directors of the Chula Vista Chamber of Commerce
and who shall, at the time of their appointment and throughout
their term, have membership in the Chamber of Commerce; one
(1) of whom shall be a nominee from the Board of Directors of
the South San Diego Bay Cities Board of Realtors and who
shall, at the time of their appointment and throughout their
term, have membership in the South San Diego Bay Cities Board
of Realtors; and six (6) of whom shall be residents of the
City at large and who shall, throughout their term, maintain
their residency and elector status.
2. Staff Ex-officio Member.
The City Manager or his/her designate representative
shall be an ex-officio member of the commission, who shall not
be required to be a qualified elector of the City, but who
shall have no vote ("Staff Ex-officio Member").
3. General Ex-Officio Members.
The City Council, or its designee, may appoint not
greater than three (3) additional ex-officio members of the
Commission, who shall not be required to be qualified
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elector(s) of the City, but any such appointed ex-officio
members shall have no vote ("General Ex-Officio Member").
Section 2.30.060 Term of Office.
A. Term of Office--All Classes of Members.
1. Post-Initial Terms.
Except as otherwise provided in this Subsection A, the
term of office of all members, and all classes of members, of
said Commission shall be for a nominal period of four (4)
years, and shall terminate on June 30th of the fourth year of
their term, unless they shall otherwise sooner resign, die,
become disqualified or incompetent to hold Office.
2. Initial Terms of Voting Members.
Notwithstanding subsection A.i., the Initial Terms shall
commence upon appointment and shall conclude, for two (2)
Voting Members on June 30, 1991; for two (2) Voting Members on
June 30, 1992; for two (2) Voting Member members on June 30,
1993; and for three (3) Voting Members on June 30, 1994,
unless they shall otherwise sooner resign, die, become
disqualified or incompetent to hold Office.
a. Appointment to Initial Terms by Lot.
Appointment of the initial Voting Members as to the
Initial Terms shall be determined by lot, the fairness of
which method shall be approved by the Mayor in advance if
agreement as to method can not be reached among the Voting
Members.
3. General Ex-officio Member.
The term of General Ex-officio members shall be for a
period of four years from the time of appointment.
4. Staff Ex-officlo Member.
The term of the Staff Ex-officio Member shall be
indefinite.
5. Holdover Office.
Notwithstanding the end of any Member's Initial Term or
Post-initial Termas herein provided, a Member, other than the
Staff Ex-officio Member, shall be permitted to continue to
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exercise the privileges of his former Office for a period of
6 months after the end of his term until the Office to which
he was assigned is filled by his re-appointment or by the
appointment of a qualified successor to his Office.
6. Vacancies.
Notwithstanding the term of Office to which a Member is
assigned, said Office shall be deemed vacant upon any of the
following events ("Event of Vacancy"):
a. The death or disability of said Member that
renders said Member incapable of performing the duties of his
Office.
b. The termination of his status as Member of the
Commission or the classification he was assigned to represent
on the Commission.
c. The member's conviction of a felony or crime
involving moral turpitude.
d. The member's absence from three (3) regular,
consecutive meetings of the Commission, unless excused by
majority vote of such board or commission expressed in its
official minutes.
e. The member's has submitted his resignation which
resignation has been accepted by the City Council.
f. The membership has been terminated by three
affirmative votes of the City Council.
Upon the occurrence of an Event of Vacancy as hereinabove
listed, the City Council shall so declare the Office to be
vacant, and shall expeditiously take such steps as are
necessary to fill said vacancy.
B. Number of Terms.
1. Voting Members.
a. Two Term Limit. No Voting Member shall be
appointed to more than two (2) terms except as herein provided
("Two Term Limit").
b. Unexpired Term Exception. Notwithstanding the
Two Term Limit, a person appointed to the Committee as a
Voting Member to fill the unexpired term of an Office of a
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Voting Member which has become vacant ("Unexpired Term") which
has less than two (2) years remaining on said Unexpired Term,
may be appointed to two ( 2 ) terms in addition to their
Unexpired Term. A Voting Member who currently occupies an
Office may not be re-appointed to fill the Unexpired Term of
another Office which has become vacant.
c. Initial Term Exception. Notwithstanding the Two
Term Limit, a person appointed to an Initial Term of two (2)
or less years may be appointed at the natural expiration of
their Initial Term to two (2) terms in addition to their
Initial Term. A Voting Member who occupies an Office under an
Initial Term may not be appointed to fill the Unexpired Term
of another Office which has become vacant.
d. Any Voting Member may be re-appointed to serve
on the Committee after two (2) successive years of not serving
on the Committee in any Office or Membership capacity--Voting
or Staff Ex-officio.
2. General Ex-officio Members.
A General Ex-officio member may be reappointed without
limitation as to number of terms.
3. Staff Ex-officio Member.
The Staff Ex-officio member shall serve at the pleasure
of the City Council.
Section 2: This ordinance shall take effect and be in full
force on the t irtieth day from and after its adoption.
Pr d And proved o form by:
Bruce M. Boo ' ' orney
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City
of Chula Vista, California, this 9th day of October, 1990, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: McCandliss, Moore,
Nader, Cox
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Malcolm
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None
R. Cox, Mayor
ATTEST:
Beverl~ A. Authelet, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Beverly A. Authelet, City Clerk of the City of Chula Vista,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2402
had its first reading on October 2, 1990, and its second reading
and adoption at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the
9th day of October, 1990.
Executed this 9th day of October, 1990/.?~ ~
~. A~thelet, City Clerk