Chapter 2.35
CITY COUNCIL BY-DISTRICT ELECTIONS
Sections:
2.35.020 Declaration of purpose.
2.35.030 City council districts established.
2.35.040 Election of members of the city council by-district.
2.35.050 Commencement of district elections.
2.35.010 Date of election.
Pursuant to Elections Code Sections 1301 and 10403.5, the general municipal election in the city of Millbrae for the offices of city councilmember shall be the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November of even-numbered years commencing in November 2022. (Ord. 454, § 1; Amended by Ord. 760, § 1; Ord. 794, § 2; 1976 Code § 2-7.01).
2.35.020 Declaration of purpose.
The city council hereby declares that the change of method of electing members of this city council hereby enacted is being made in furtherance of the California Voting Rights Act of 2001. (Ord. 794, § 2).
2.35.030 City council districts established.
Five city council districts are hereby established in the city of Millbrae. The boundaries and identifying number of each district shall be as described on the City Council District Map as attached to the ordinance codified in this chapter as Exhibit A and incorporated herein. (Ord. 794, § 2).
2.35.040 Election of members of the city council by-district.
A. Following the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter and upon the commencement of “by-district” elections in the order established in MMC 2.35.050, city councilmembers shall be elected “by-district” as defined in California Government Code Section 34871 or any successor statute. Any candidate for city council must have been a resident and elector of the district in which they seek election for at least thirty days before the time they file nominating papers or an equivalent declaration of candidacy for the city council, or such person’s appointment to fill a vacancy therein. No term of any city councilmember that commenced prior to the effective date of the ordinance codified in this chapter shall be affected by the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter.
B. Registered voters signing nominating papers or voting for a city councilmember shall be residents of the geographical area making up the district from which the city councilmember is to be elected.
C. The terms of the office of each city councilmember elected shall remain four years. Pursuant to MMC 2.05.050, no person shall be eligible to serve as a city councilmember for more than two successive four-year terms. (Ord. 794, § 2).
2.35.050 Commencement of district elections.
A. Commencing on the general municipal election in 2022, and every four years thereafter, the voters in districts 2 and 4 shall elect city councilmembers by-district for full four-year terms. At the general municipal election in 2024, and every four years thereafter, the voters in districts 1, 3 and 5 shall elect city councilmembers by-district for full four-year terms.
B. The term of office of any city councilmember who has been elected and whose term of office has not expired shall not be affected by any change in the boundaries of the district from which he or she was elected. (Ord. 794, § 2).