HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD1571 ORDINANCE NO. 1571
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, AMENDING APACHE JUNCTION
CITY CODE, VOLUME I, CHAPTER 2 : MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL AND
APPOINTED BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, ARTICLE 2-1 : COUNCIL
BY REPEALING AND REPLACING IN ITS ENTIRETY § 2-1-1,
ELECTED OFFICERS, IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE MAYORAL TERM OF
OFFICE FROM TWO TO FOUR YEARS PURSUANT TO VOTER APPROVAL
ON NOVEMBER 4, 2025 OF PROPOSITION 493; REPEALING ANY
CONFLICTING PROVISIONS; AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY.
WHEREAS, since 1978, pursuant to Apache Junction City Code,
Volume I, Chapter 2 : Mayor, City Council and Appointed Boards and
Commissions, § 2-1-1, Elected Officers, a person elected mayor of
the City of Apache Junction could serve an unlimited number of
successive terms of office with each term being two years; and
WHEREAS, over the city' s history there have been council
discussions to extend the mayoral term of office from two to four
years consistent with city councilmember terms; and
WHEREAS, on February 4, 2025, council directed city staff to
place the question before city voters whether the mayoral term of
office should be changed in the city code from 2 to 4 years; and
WHEREAS, on March 4, 2025, council passed Resolution No. 25-
03 which called for and ordered a special election in Maricopa and
Pinal counties to be held on November 4, 2025, for the purpose of
submitting to the qualified voters of Apache Junction the question
of changing the mayoral term of office from two to four years; and
WHEREAS, on November 4, 2025, the city voters overwhelmingly
(58 . 50o to 41 . 500) voted to pass Proposition 493, which authorized
the council to change the mayoral term of office from two to four
years under Apache Junction City Code, Volume I, § 2-1-1, Elected
Officers; and
WHEREAS, on November 18, 2025, the council passed Resolution
No. 25-33 by a vote of 7 : 0, canvassing the November 4, 2025
election results, wherein the city voters approved Proposition
493 .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS :
ORDINANCE NO. 1571
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SECTION I IN GENERAL
Apache Junction City Code, Volume I, Chapter 2 : Mayor, Council,
and Appointed Boards and Commission, Article 2-1 : Council, § 2-1-
1, Elected Officers, is hereby repealed and replaced in its
entirety, as follows :
§ 2-1-1 ELECTED OFFICERS
(A) The elected officers of the city shall be a mayor and
6 councilmembers . The mayor and councilmembers shall constitute
the "council" and shall continue in office until assumption of
duties of office by their duly elected successors .
(B) The term of office of the mayor shall be 4 years, but
nothing in this section precludes such person from serving as mayor
for more than one 4-year term after successive elections .
(C) Councilmembers shall serve 4-year overlapping terms,
and as in the case of the office of the mayor, councilmembers are
not limited to serving only one 4-year term.
SECTION II REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS
All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the
provisions of this ordinance or any part of the codes adopted
herein by reference are hereby repealed.
SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY
If any section, subsection, sentence, phrase, clause or portion of
this ordinance or any part of the codes or regulations adopted
herein by reference is for any reason held to be invalid or
unconstitutional by the decision of any court of competent
jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions thereof.
ORDINANCE NO. 1571
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
APACHE JUNCTION THIS I8-B1 DAY OF &Vtmh , 2025 .
SIGNED AND ATTESTED TO THIS 1e DAY OF /1QV6.M 2025 .
WALTER "CHIP" WILSON
ATTEST: Mayor
EVIE MCKINNEY
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
RICHARD J. STERN
City Attorney
ORDINANCE NO. 1571
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