HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 6141 RESOLUTION NO. 6141
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY,
CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING A WRITTEN ARGUMENT
REGARDING AN ADDITIONAL PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT RELATING
TO ELECTIONS AND DIRECTING THE CITY ATTORNEY TO PREPARE AN
IMPARTIAL ANALYSIS
WHEREAS, a Special Municipal Election on May 5, 1998, has been called by Resolution
No. 6137, adopted on January 27, 1998, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors
thereof the question of the adoption of a proposed Charter Amendment#11, regarding Section
702, Officers and Employees, Administrative Functions; and
WHEREAS, the Downey City Council desires to submit to the voters at the election an
additional proposed Ordinance for a Charter amendment relating to Elections which question
reads a follows:
Charter Amendment#12: Shall a Charter amendment proposed by the Downey
City Council which requires that any proposed amendment to the City Charter on
the same subject matter shall not be voted upon twice within any 12-month period
at any special or general municipal election, be adopted?
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. With respect to proposed Charter Amendment#12, the City Council
hereby authorized Mayor Barbara Riley and Council Members Keith McCarthy, Gary
McCaughan, Joyce Lawrence and Robert Brazelton 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 Elections 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 measure 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.
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SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution and shall
cause the same to be processed in the manner required by law.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 27th day of January, 1998.
Barbar . Riley, M or
ATTEST:
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Judith E. cDonnell, City Clerk
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 27th day of January, 1998, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: 5 Council Members: McCarthy, McCaughan, Lawrence, Brazelton, Riley
NOES: 0 Council Members: None
ABSENT: 0 Council Members: None
Judith E. McDonnell, City Clerk ...
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