(A) The purpose of this section is to create more competitive elections by ensuring that periodically the advantages of incumbency of a City Council member and Mayor will yield to increased participation in seeking elective office.
(B) Pursuant to the authority granted to the city under Government Code § 36502(b), no person shall serve more than 12 years, or three four-year terms as a member of the Baldwin Park City Council and/or no person shall serve more than 12 years, or six two-year terms as the directly elected Baldwin Park Mayor; and/or person shall serve more than a combined 12 years as either Council Member or directly elected Mayor.
(C) Any person, who either by appointment or election, serves a partial term of office 24 months or greater in length, as a member of the City Council or directly elected Mayor, shall be deemed, for the purposes of this section, to have serviced a full four-year term. A partial term of office less than 24 months shall not be counted as service for the purpose of this chapter.
(D) The three-term for City Councilmember and six-term for directly elected Mayor limit established by this section shall apply prospectively only to those terms of office which commence on or after November 8, 2022.
(E) The City Clerk must reject, refuse to accept for filing, and otherwise refuse to process any nomination papers of other equivalent declaration of candidacy as required or authorized by law for persons if they are ineligible to hold public office pursuant to this section.
(F) This section shall not be amended or repealed except by a majority vote of the voters of the City of Baldwin Park at a regularly scheduled election.
(Ord. 1477, passed 11-8-22)