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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD198ORDINANCE NO.198 AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AMENDING THE APACHE JUNCTION CITY CODE BY AMENDING CHAPTER 2 MAYOR AND COUNCIL,ARTICLE 2-1 COUNCIL, SECTION 2-2-1 ELECTED OFFICERS;REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS;PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY;AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF APACHE JUNCTION,ARIZONA,AS FOLLOWS: SECTION I IN GENERAL That Chapter 2 Mayor and Council,Article 2-1 Council,Section 2-1-1 Elected Officers,be amended to read as follows: Section 2-1-1 Elected Officers A.The elected officers of the city shall be seven councilmen,one of whom shall be designated as mayor in accordance with Section 2-2-1. The mayor and councilmen shall constitute the council and shall continue in office until assumption of the duties of office by their duly elected successors.The regular term of office for councilmen shall be four years. B.The position of mayor shall be held for a period of two years only following said designation.However,this shall not preclude any member of the council from serving more than one term as mayor. SECTION I I REPEALING ANY CONFLICTING PROVISIONS All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance or any part of the code adopted herein by reference are hereby repealed. SECTION III PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY If any section,subsection,sentence,clause,phrase or portion of this ordinance or any part of the code 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. SECTION IV EMERGENCY CLAUSE I t is necessary for the preservation of the peace,health and safety of the City of Apache Junction,Arizona,that this ordinance become effective immediately,an emergency is hereby declared to.exist and this ordinance shall be effective immediately upon passage and adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Mayor and City Council of the City of Apache Junction,Arizona,this 23rd day of May ,1983. ATTEST: KATHLEEN CONNELLY City Clerk PROVED AS—TO_FORM: WENDELL J.CLARK Mayor CityN8ttorney