HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance #1756 ORDINANCE NO. 1756
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH ORDINANCE CODE
BY ADDING ARTICLE 120 THERETO ENTITLED : "ELI-
GIBILITY OF CANDIDATES"
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does
ordain as follows :
SECTION 1. The Huntington Beach Ordinance Code is
hereby amended by adding Article 120 to provide as follows :
ARTICLE 120
ELIGIBILITY OF CANDIDATES
1200 . RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTIVE AND APPOINT-
IVE OFFICERS . In the event any court of competent jurisdiction
holds invalid or inapplicable any provision of the city Charter
of Huntington Beach affecting the residency requirements as to
any elective or appointive office of the city , then no person
shall be eligible to hold any such elective or appointive office
unless he is and shall have been a resident of the city for at
least one (1) complete year next preceding the date of his
election or appointment .
1201 . REGISTERED VOTER REQUIREMENT OF ELECTIVE AND
APPOINTIVE OFFICERS . In the event any court of competent
jurisdiction holds invalid or inapplicable any Charter provi-
sion providing that no person shall be eligible to hold any
such office in the city unless he is and shall have been a
registered voter of the city, then no such elective or appoint-
ive officer shall be eligible to hold any such office unless
he is and shall have been a registered voter of the city for
at least one (1) complete year next preceding the date of his
election or appointment .
1202 . SEVERABILITY . If any section, subsection, sen-
tence , clause , phrase or portion of this article , or any future
amendments or additions hereto, is for any reason held to be
invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of com-
petent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of this article , or any future amend-
ments or additions hereto. The City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach hereby declares that it would have adopted this
article and each section, subsection, sentence , clause , phrase
1 .
or portion or any future amendments or additions thereto,
irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections , sub-
sections , clauses , phrases , portions or any future amendments
or additions thereto be declared invalid or unconstitutional .
SECTION 2 . This ordinance shall take effect thirty
days after its adoption. The City Clerk shall certify to
the passage of this ordinance and cause same to be published
within fifteen days after adoption in the Huntington Beach News ,
a weekly newspaper of general circulation, printed and published
in Huntington Beach, California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meetig thereof held on the 3rd
day of July , 1972 .
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Mayor
ATTEST:
Paul C. Jones B
City Clerk Assistant City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Ord. N,o. 1756
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss :
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I , PAUL C. JONES, The duly elected, qualified, and
acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-
officio Clerk of the City Council of the said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing
ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 19th day of June
19 72 , and was again read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 3rd day of July ,
19 72 , and was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of
more than a majority of all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Bartlett, Green, Matney, Duke, Coen
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Shipley, Gibbs
Paul C. Jones
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
1. PAUL C. JONES, CITY CLERK of the City of of the City Council of the City
Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, California
Council, do hereby certify chat this ordinance has
been publish in t e Huntington Beach News on
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in accordan with e City Charter of said City. B
A E. JONES
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