![]() ![]() “The vote to appoint Deidre Duhart to the vacant District 1 council seat is exactly a scenario the Framers of our Charter envisioned where a mere majority of the Council members voting would prevail. At the Council meeting on April 5, there were four Council members present (Councilpersons Galvan, Bowers, Darden, and Mayor Sharif), establishing a quorum for the purpose of conducting City business.Ĭompton City Attorney Eric Perrodin stated: “The Framers of our City Charter were silent on the number of affirmative votes necessary to fill a vacant seat but they were very clear that in order to have a legal council meeting to conduct the business of the City at least three council members must be present. The Compton Charter Section 606 states that three councilmembers must be present in order to conduct City business. ![]() In addition, the California Government Code Section 36512(a) is also silent on how many votes are necessary to fill a vacancy in a general law city. The City of Compton’s Charter Section 505 is silent on the number of votes needed to fill a vacancy to the Council. The City Attorney stated that after further review of the City Charter, a majority vote is what is required to appoint a resident to fill a vacant council seat. I look forward to working with her and am confident that she will provide a strong voice to represent the residents of District 1,” said Mayor Emma Sharif. During the April 12 Compton City Council meeting, City Attorney Eric Perrodin announced that the majority 2-1 vote to appoint Deidre Duhart as District 1 Councilmember during the April 5 city council meeting should have been upheld, officially making the appointment to fill the vacant council seat. ![]()
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