Compton donated his land to incorporate and create the city of Compton in 1889, but he did stipulate that a certain acreage be zoned solely for agriculture and named Richland Farms.
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A series of town meetings were held to discuss incorporation of their little town. Many in the Compton party wanted to relocate to a friendlier climate and settle down, but as there were two general stores within traveling distance-one in the pueblo of Los Angeles, the other in Wilmington-they eventually decided to stay put.īy 1887, the settlers realized it was time to make improvements to the local government. To gather firewood it was necessary to travel to mountains close to Pasadena.
The weather continued to be harsh, rainy and cold, and fuel was difficult to find. Compton's earliest settlers were faced with terrible hardships as they farmed the land in bleak weather to get by with just the barest subsistence. However, to avoid confusion with the Comptonville located in Yuba County, the name was shortened to Compton. Originally named Gibsonville, after one of the tract owners, it was later called Comptonville. These families had traveled by wagon train south from Stockton, California in search of ways to earn a living other than in the rapid exhaustion of gold fields. In 1867, Griffith Dickenson Compton led a group of 30 pioneers to the area. The tree that marked the original northern boundary of the rancho still stands at the corner of Poppy and Short streets. Dominguez's name was later applied to the Dominguez Hills community south of Compton. Sharif and Darden voted yes in support of the appointment, Galvan abstained, and Bowers voted no.In 1784, the Spanish Crown deeded a tract of over 75,000 acres (300 km 2) to Juan Jose Dominguez in this area. The City Clerk conducted the roll call for the vote. Duhart, seconded by Councilmember Galvan. Councilmember Darden made the motion to appoint Mrs. Duhart to fill the vacant Council seat for District 1. The City Attorney’s decision was to uphold the April 5 2-1 vote to appoint Mrs. This analysis draws from standardized and routinely applied rules for interpreting statutory construction and legislative intent.” “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.
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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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