HomeMy WebLinkAbout1974-112-A1 Amending Ord. No. 1955-112 to Fix the Election Date, Extend Council Member Terms in 1975 Election, and Staggering Terms of Council Members Elected in 1976 ORDINANCE NO. 112-A1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 112 TO FIX THE DATE
OF THE REGULAR CITY ELECTION, EXTENDING THE TERM OF THE
COUNCIL MEMBERS WHO WOULD STAND FOR ELECTION IN 1975,
AND PROVIDING FOR STAGGERED TERMS OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS
ELECTED FOR THE 1976 ELECTION
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EDINA, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 1 of Ordinance No. 112 is hereby amended to read as
follows:
Section 1. Date of Election.. The regular City election shall be held
biennially on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in
every even numbered year, beginning with the election to be held in 1974.
Sec. 2. Ordinance No. 112 is hereby amended by adding thereto a Section
2 as follows:
Sec. 2. Extension of Terms of Council Members and Mayor. The terms of
the mayor and the two council members whose current terms will expire in
the year when there is no election to be held, i.e. , 1975, are hereby
extended up to, but not including, the first business day in January,
1977, and those offices shall be filled at the election to be held in 1976.
Sec. 3. Ordinance No. 112 is hereby amended by adding thereto Section 3
as follows:
Sec. 3. Staggering of Terms. Two council members shall be elected at
each biennial city election. To effectuate this transition, the one
council member to be elected in the 1974 election shall be elected for a
term of four years, and, of the three council members to be elected
in the 1976 election, the two receiving the highest number of votes shall
serve for terms of four years each and the one receiving the lowest number
of votes shall serve for a term of two years. Thereafter, each council
member elected shall serve for a term of four years .
Sec. 4. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its pass-
age and publication.
First Reading: February 4, 1974
Second Reading: February 25, 1974
Published in the Edina Sun on February 28, 1974
(signed) JAMES VAN VALKENBURG
Mayor
ATTEST:
(signed) FLORENCE B. HALLBERG
City Clerk
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