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City council Meeting 7-23-96
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 9066 (CCs)
(City council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA CALLING FOR AND GIVING NOTICE
OF THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1996
WHEREAS, Elections Code section 12107 authorizes the City
Council to provide that all ballots cast at the Special Municipal
Election be counted at a central counting place; and
WHEREAS, Elections Code section 9280 authorizes the City
Council to direct the City Clerk to transmit a measure appearing on
the ballot to the City Attorney to prepare an impartial analysis,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. A Special Municipal Election shall be held in the
City of Santa Monica on November 5, 1996, which is the election
ordered in accordance with Elections Code Section 9255 for the
purpose of submitting initiatives amending the Santa Monica City
Charter and which is the election ordered in accordance wi th
Government Code section 43608 for the purpose of submitting a
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proposition for incurring bonded debt to the qualified voters of
the City of Santa Monica.
SECTION 2. The following measure shall appear on the ballot
and be submitted to the voters of the city:
PROPOSITION II ". Shall the
City of Santa Monica incur
general obligation bonded
indebtedness in the principal
amount of not to exceed $29.5
Million for the acquisition and
construction of a Public Safety
Building and certain related
parking, street, utility and
other improvements.
YES
NO
The city Clerk shall cause the text of the proposition to be mailed
to all qualified voters with the sample ballot. The City Clerk
shall cause the text of the proposition to be published in the
official newspaper and in each edition thereof during the day of
publication in the manner required by law.
SECTION 3. The ballots to be used at the Special Municipal
Election shall be both as to form and matter contained therein such
as may be required by law.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk is authorized, instructed, and
directed to procure and furnish any and all off icial ballots,
notices, printed matter, and all supplies, equipment, and
paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and
lawfully conduct the Special Municipal Election.
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SECTION 5. The polls for the Special Municipal Election shall
be open at 7:00 a.m. of the day of the election and shall remain
open continuously until 8:00 p.m. of the same day when the polls
shall be closed, except as provided in Elections Code section
14401.
SECTION 6. The notice of the time and place of holding of the
Special Municipal Election is hereby given and the City Clerk is
authorized, instructed and directed to give such further or
additional notice of the election in the time, form and manner
required by law.
SECTION 7. Pursuant to Elections Code section 12107, the City
Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give such notice of
the central counting place in the time, form and manner required by
law.
SECTION 8. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 9280, the city
Clerk is directed to transmit a copy of each measure to be
submitted to the voters to the City Attorney and the city Attorney
is directed to prepare an impartial analysis of each measure
showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the
operation of the measure in accordance with the provisions of
Elections Code Section 9280. 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 9. In all particulars not recited in this Resolution,
the Special Municipal Election shall be held and conducted as
provided by law for holding municipal elections in the City of
Santa Monica.
SECTION 10. 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 AS TO FORM:
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MARSHA JONE MOUTRIE
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved thIS 23th of July, 1996
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Mayor
I hereby certIfy that the foregomg ResolutIOn 9066 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meetmg
of the CIty CounCIl held on the 23th of July, 1996 by the follO\~..lng vote
Ayes
CouncIlmembers
Abdo, Genser, Greenberg, Holbrook. O'Connor,
Rosenstem
Noes
CouncIlmembers
None
Abstam
Councdmembers
None
Absent
Councdmembers
Ebner
ATTEST
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CIty Clerk