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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 4103 RESOLUTION NO. 4103 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY ORDERING, CALLING, PROVIDING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON NOVEMBER 2, 1982, FOR THE PURPOSE OF SUBMITTING TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID CITY PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF SAID CITY AND CONSOLIDATING SAID ELECTION WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SAID DATE WHEREAS, pursuant to authority provided by Article XI of the Constitution and Title 4, Division 2, Chapter 2 of the Government Code of the State of California, the City Council of the City of Downey desires to submit to the electors of said City proposed Charter amendment relating to the general Municipal election; and WHEREAS, the City Council is thereupon authorized and directed by statute to submit the proposed amendment to the Charter to the qualified voters of said City. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That pursuant to Article XI of the Constitution and Title 4, Division 2, Chapter 2 of the Government Code of the State of California, it hereby is ordered that said proposals for the amendment to the Charter of the City of Downey be submitted to the electors as a special Municipal election to be held in said City on November 2, 1982. SECTION 2. The proposed amendment to the Charter of said City submitted to the voters shall be as follows: Downey City Charter Amendment No. 5 Shall Section 1300 of Article XIII of the Downey City Charter be amended to read as follows: ARTICLE XIII GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS Section 1300. GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS. General Municipal elections for the election of officers, e�,,:ept members of the Board of Education, and for such other purposes as the City Council may prescribe shall be held in the City on the second Tuesday in April in each even numbered year. SECTION 3. That the foregoing proposal hereby submitted shall appear upon the ballot for said general Municipal election in substantially the following form: :Shall proposed Charter Amendment No. 5: :amending Section 1300 of Article XIII,: YES :providing that the General Municipal . • :Election shall be held in the City on : • :the second Tuesday in April in each . :even numbered year instead of consoli -: NO • :dating with, and at the same time as . • :the Statewide Direct Primary be ratified. SECTION 4. That the polls for said election shall be opened at seven o'clock a.m. of the day of said of said election and shall remain open continu- ously from said time until seven o'clock p.m. of the same day, when said polls shall be closed, except as provided in Section 14301 of the Elections Code of the State of California. SECTION 5. That the special election hereby called for the date hereinbefore specified shall be and is hereby ordered consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held on said date, and within said City the precincts, polling places and officers of election for the special Municipal election hereby called shall be the same as those provided for said Statewide General Election. The Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County is hereby requested to order the consolidation of the special Municipal election hereby called with said Statewide RESOLUTION NO. 4103 Page 2 General Election, and the Registrar of Voters is hereby authorized to canvass the returns of said special Municipal election, and said elections shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one form of ballot, namely the ballots used at said general State election, shall be used. Said Registrar of Voters shall certify the results of the canvass of the re- turns of said special Municipal election to the City Council of said city which shall thereafter declare the results thereof. A proposition submitted by this resolution shall be designated on the ballot by a letter printed on the left margin of the square containing the description of the measure, as provided in Section 10219 of the Elections Code. SECTION 6. That notice of the time and place of holding said election is hereby given and the City Clerk is hereby authorized, instructed and directed to give such further or additional notice of said election in time, form and manner as required by law. SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution; shall enter the same in the book of original Resolutions of said City; and shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council of said City, and in the minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted. SECTION 8. That this Resolution shall take effect immediately. APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of May, 1982. ATTEST: / / Lyell . Swearing n, Mayor av,.* C off‹ De ut City Clerk I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting thereof held on the 25th day of May, 1982, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: 3 Council Members: Cormack, Jackman, Swearingen NOES: 0 Council Members: None ABSENT: 1 Council Members: Quinn ABSTAIN: 1 Council Members: Mackaig oo1 City Clerk