HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 5920 RESOLUTION NO. 5920
RESOLUTION OF Tff CITY COUNCIL OF TFf CITY OF DOW NE Y,
CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FCR FILING A WRITTEN ARGUMENT
REGARDING A PROPOSED CITY CHARIER MEASURE AND DIRECTING THE
CITY ATTCR NE Y TO PREPARE AN IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS
WHEREAS, a Special Municipal El ection is to be held in the City of
Downey, California, on March 26, 1996, at which there w i l l be submitted to the
voters the following Charter amenctnent :
Charter Amendment No. 10: Shall numerous sections of the Charter of
the City of Downey be amended, as specifically set forth in Charter
Amendment No. 10, to make certain textual changes to the Charter, to
update the Charter to conform to changes in State law a ppl i abl a to
charter cities, to change certain procedures for the conduct of City
business, and to clarify certain Charter provisions?
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNE Y, CALIFORNIA, DOES
RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. With respect to Charter Amendment No. 10, the City Council
hereby authorizes Council Member Diane P. Boggs to file the written argument
in favor, in accordance with the provisions and requirements set forth in
Section 2 of this Resolution.
SECTION 2. The argument referenced in Section 1 regarding the City
measure shall be prepared and filed in accordance with Article 4, Chapter 3,
Division 9 of the El ections Code of the State of California and to change the
argument until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk after which no
arguments for or against the City measures may be submitted to the City Clerk.
SECTION 3. That the City Council directs the City Clerk to transmit a
copy of the Charter measure to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall
prepare an impartial analysis of the Charter measure showing the effect of the
measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure. The impartial
analysis shall be filed by the date set by the City Clerk for the filing of
primary arguments.
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption
of this Resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of December, 1995.
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dot E. McDonne 1, City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 5920
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City
Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting held on the 12th day of
December, 1995, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: 4 Council Members: Boggs, Lawrence, Bra zel ton, McCaughan
NOES: 1 Council Members: Rif ey
ABSENT: 0 Council Members: None
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Judith E. Tonne , ity erk
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