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Item No. 32
To: Mayor Haila and Ames City Council
From: Mark O. Lambert, City Attorney
Date: December 13, 2019
Subject: Ordinance changing the term of office of the City Council member
serving on the Ames Transit Agency Board of Trustees
At the December 10, 2019 Ames City Council meeting, the Council directed the City
Attorney to draft an ordinance changing the term of office of the City Council member
serving on the Ames Transit Agency Board of Trustees to begin on January 1.
The attached ordinance accomplishes this. The terms of the other Transit Board members
will still begin on May 15.
In order to make the appointment to the Transit Board at the December 17,2019 meeting,
all three readings of the ordinance will have to take place at the December 17, 2019
meeting.
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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
CITY OF AMES, IOWA, BY REPEALING SECTION 26A. 3 (2)
AND ENACTING A NEW SECTION 26A. 3(2)THEREOF, FOR
THE PURPOSE OF QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS OF THE
AMES TRANSIT AGENCY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
REPEALING ANY AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF
ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT TO THE EXTENT OF SUCH
CONFLICT;AND ESTABLISHING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ENACTED,by the City Council for the City of Ames,Iowa,that:
Section One. The Municipal Code of the City of Ames,Iowa shall be and the same is hereby
amended by repealing Section 26A.3 (2)and enacting a new Section 26A.3 (2) as follows:
"Sec.26A.3. QUALIFICATIONS,TERMS OF OFFICE,OATHS AND BONDS,VACANCIES.
(2) All terms shall run from May 15 of the year of appointment, except for the term of the
Ames City Council member provided for in 26A.3(I)(a),which shall run from the first day of January each
year."
Section Two. All ordinances,or parts of ordinances, in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to
the extent of such conflict, if any.
Section Three.This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and
publication as required by law.
Passed this day of
Diane R. Voss,City Clerk John A.Haila,Mayor