HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 3234 RESOLUTION NO. 3234
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
ADOPTING THE ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF DOWNEY CITY CHARTER
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO BE SUBMITTED TO A VOTE OF THE
QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF SAID CITY AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON APRIL 13, 1976
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council hereby adopts the following argument,
— the text of which is set forth below in support of Downey City Charter
Amendment No. 2, which amendment is to be submitted to a vote of the
qualified electors of said City at the General Municipal Election to be
held on the 13th day of April, 1976:
ARGUMENT IN FAVOR OF DOWNEY CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 2.
The present Charter provision which requires bids for the
letting of contracts for public works projects in excess of
$2,500 increases the cost of work because the opportunity of
negotiating contracts is precluded. At the time Section 1211
of the Charter was ratified in January, 1965, the limitations
of $2,500 and $5,000 under certain circumstances were adopted
as being in keeping with the times. Since then, the inflationary
spiral has made these amounts unrealistic.
It is the opinion of the Council that economies and efficiency
will be effected by increasing the limitations in Section 1211
of the Charter to $12,500 and under certain circumstances
$25,000.
Vote Yes on Downey City Charter Amendment No. 2.
The Downey City Council:
Joseph E. DiLoreto, Mayor
Donald H. Winton, Mayor Pro Tem
Hazel N. Scotto
Richard M. Jennings
William L. Greene
Signed and approved this 12th day of January, 1976.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force
and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of January, 1976.
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`.Joseph E. DiLoreto, Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF DOWNEY )
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey held on the
12th day of January, 1976, by the affirmative vote of at least five
Council Members, to wit:
AYES: 5 Council Members: Scotto, Winton, Jennings, Greene, DiLoreto
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: 0 Council Members: None
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